The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-10

Tuesday, January 2, a number of the
new officials viii assume the duties
to which by the grace of the cleo
torate of the county or district, as
the case may be, they have been sell
ected to fulfil. Some of the officers
who received the highest number of
votes, and who were declared elect
ed, will receive their respective APP
pointments from the governor, also
a new man, for Sidney J. Cats as
sumes his duties on the same date,
and viii make appointments. Others
viii not receive their appointments
until April next, after. their names
are formally passed upon by the leg
islature, which convenes in that
month
In this county the more important
changes are those of sheriff, tax as
SCISSOR, state attorney, county solicit
tor and Judge of the court of record.
A number of officers were reelected.
Following his appointment by the
governor and confirmation by the
senate, William A. Blount, Jr., in
June will succeed to the office of
county solicitor, an office held by
Scott NJ. Loftin for about eleven
years.
In the court of record, the judge
will change. c. Moreno Jones, who
was elected without opposition will
succeed Judge Kirke Monroe to the
bench in that tribunal. Judge Mon
roe was not candidate for renomi-
nation to that office, but sought the
circuit judgeship, and was defeated
by Judge A. G.. Campbell. Judge
Monroe, therefore, goes out of office
at the same time as the solicitor with
whom he has been associated in legal
matters for past several years.
There will be no change in the Of
fee of cuonty tax collector. There
was no opposition to the candidacy of
j. S. Roberts, whom the voters ac-
corded one of the most compliment
tary votes of any man on the ticket.
Sheriff Ellis ends single term of
four years, having been defeated by
James C. Van Pelt, who, however,
defeated his nearest opponent, ex-
Chief of Police Sanders, by a narrow
margin of less than fifty votes. Mr..
Van Pelt held the office for two
terms and the part of an appointive
term, being defeated four years ago
by the man who leaves the office on
January 2.
Cade f. Shackleford, holding an
appointment as county tax assessor,
will relinquish that Office to the
care of Wiley ]. McDavid, who,
against the field of some Of the
strongest men in the county, went
into office. Mr.. Shackleford holds
the office by virtue of an appoint
ment made by Governor Park M
Trammell, following the death of the
late w. w. Richards. The incumb-
ent was a candidate for election ir
the recent primary, but Mr.. McDavid
proved to be the more popular of the
two, and defeated the entire lot.
James Macgibbon enters upon his
third successive term of office. He
defeated A. M. Mcmillan, one of the
strongest men in the county eight
years ago, and has proved invulnera,
BILE to all opposition to the clerkshiI
ever since. Mr.. Macgibbon, there,
fore, automatically succeeds him
self.
Another official who succeeds him
self is A. S. Edwards, as superinten
dent of public instruction. Fou1
wears ago Mr.. Edwards defeated N
b. Cook, who had held the office TO
so many years, and in the last elect
ion the people voted Mr.. Edward
another term. He defeated w. z
Cunningham by safe margin at tn
late primary, and in the genera
election was accorded a very comph
mentary vote.
County Judge Henry Bellinger wa
reelected by a safe margin over j. n
Hutchins, his only opponent. Judg
Bellinger has made a record in tn
office he has held for the past eigh
wears, and one that appeared to hav
been quite satisfactory to the PEG
pie.
John p. Stokes did not run for re
nomination, and his office of stat
attorney was fought by quite an al
ray of candidates, with the honor
going to r. A. McGeachy, youn
Santa Rosa county lawyer. Mr.
Stokes, however, holds over throug
next April. During his term of OF
fee the second Fudge trial will b
held.
Another official who held an al
pointment and who was reelected b
the voters of the district is Judg
A. G. Campbell, who, holding an al
pointment from the governor, was |
the last election, chosen to a full s.
years of office. Judge Campbell
however, has not held the office II
six years.
Angus Mcmillan was reelected
the office of clerk of the circu
court, and of course 'tMr. Mac" al