The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-19
Signatures of Hundreds of
Voters Are Signed to Call
for Gathering At Court
house.
CITY POLITICS WILL
BE FULLY DISCUSSED
Back to Aldermanic Form
Movement Will Be For
mally Launched Say Adj
vocates of Change.

1--WE, the undersigned citizens of
Pensacola hereby call mass meeting
of all citizens and voters in Pensa-
cola in favor of changing the present
form of city government from the
commission form back to the old al
dermanic form of government. The
meeting to be held in the court room
of the county court house. corner OF
Palafox and Chase streets on Thurs
day. June 10, 1919 at s o'clock, p. m"
The foregoing is a copy of the Of
fetal call for the mass meeting to
i be held tonight at the courthouse for
the purpose of devising ways and
means for placing the administration
Of city affairs back in the hands of a
mayor and IL aldermen after six years
of trial of the present commission form
Of government. which is looked upon
rose favoring the change as too au-
tocratic for the best interests of Pen
sacola and her progress.
Just what ways and means for get
ting back to the aldermanic form will
he adopted at the meeting tonight is
not definitely known. This is one
of the propositions to be threshed out
"a the meeting the call for which is
% gned by hundreds of voters.
1t will be necessary for the circuia-
tion of petitions to be presented Of
ficis lly to the city commissioners re-
quoting the cali of an election on the
proposition. These petitions, Il Is ex-
pecred~ VIII DC Started at the meeting
tonight. Under the present charter
It viii be necessary for at least 90
per cent of the qualified electors Of
the city to sign the petitions for cali
of an election. Interest being manifest
ed in the movement however indicates
this viii not be a difficult matter
1t is expected that the methods for
return to the aldermanic form OF gov
eminent viii provide for the election
of not only the II alderman but the
mayor and the various city depart
ment heads of the city by the people
Ven known citizens of Pensacola:
@. III. Hayes ]. Fl. Bayliss John r.
Lind. c. l. Griffin, j. NJ Cooper, b.
r. Skipper. w. H. Connors, E. H Der
mand, t. Brown. Ernest Largue, ]. y.
Schieffing. ]. c. Lawrence, G. j. Bark
er. Joe Simmons, David Monitor, c. r.
Bell, T.. #. Rice. c. T.. Gray. J. H. Har-
dey, E. j. Strickland, George r. Pritch-
ard, r. r. Brooks NJ. Mcdonald ed
Spottswood, c. j. Bell Roland +. Lee.
f. NJ Peterson, T. L. Erickson, H r.
Winfield. Jake Baars, G. w.
Hoss. TT. Gravy, ]. r. HUMPHREYS,
William A Sanders. Tony w. Licata,
John J. Caro-, #. NJ. Daniels, II. j. Da-
moth, c. A. Stewart, G. w Smith,
B. CATERS, 5. NJ. Howe. G. J. McMann,
Barker, J. S. Courtin. A. w. Briggs.
III. Z. Nolan. H. T. Wise w. A. Har-
rell, Wallace Walton, w. e. Lazelle.
J. T. Touart, II. J.. Quina, Harry M.
Gould, Joe Corino Herman Krone. G.
B. CATERS. S. NJ. Howe. G. JMcMann,
A. Vlazano, /. w. Farinas, Joseph liz
cata, :. 3. Dannheisser, L. v. Byrd.
w. J. Sinnott, Frank c. Harold 3. r.
Walker, p. F. Butler, r. T.. Coleman
Otto Riedman. William MvAvoy s. NJ
Scarritt w. ]. Brazzell, Leo A. Ruy-
monde, John X. Edwards w. H. Thur
man. A. c. Wilson, +. r.. Smith, George
r. Merlin, Sam c. Pinney, J. T. Whit
ting, Louis Friedman, A. J. Graham, j.
o. Simmons. w. p. Tracy, S. Sanchez,
J. p. Davis. James Lichtin, J. Mayer,
f. ID. Griffith. Peter Hoer, John Mon
gerry, c. Seorri, John T. Phather, p.
=. Roche, A. o. De Weese, r. c. VAL
liza, NJ. L. Gonzalez. +. T. Friedman, r.
NJ. Johnson. Grover GathIeny. c. Neal.
Thomas Smith, J. II. McNeel r. C.
Cushman. James A. White. c. f. Null
Ter, b. NJ. Bell, Scarritt Moreno, r. M.
Carey w. u. Barrow, Charles Cot
trell. C. b. Perry, T. Fredrickson, NJ. o.
Brown VIII L. Meyer. r. c. Willis.
z. L. Rollo. ]. t. SPRINGFIELD Aubrey
Maura. r. K. Brooks, A. BoIk, A r.
-Vickery, ]. j. Lindsay, James ". New
lille. Jr.. J. Z. Ware. ]. Hartman, G.
L. Kimmon, r. E. Krabbs, w. ]. Rob
erts, G.. Z. Sawyer, J. b. Stevens, Jessie
c. Clark. J. Hansen. r. T. Robinson,
r. r. Beal, G. w. D'AIemberte, A p.
Brady. w. c. Fillingim, L. c. Craddock,
T. p. White, NJ. T. Bolles. Louis Spock,
w. NJ. Mcclellan, B. E. Clutter, George
VI. Turton, Hugh Maloney. o. @. Pace,
$. A. Levy, ]. II. Miller, j. 3. Brant,
II. c. O'Hara, f. S. Bobe, H. Paul
son, p. III. Tart, Fred C. Humphreys,
H. DeGraff, Ed. Wentworth, E. w.
Fruter, George Gilmore, Dan Sacaro,
". r. Bowley, G. T. CoIvin c. w. Ber-
ME, S. Levy. G. Clarence O'Leary, c.
Henderson, John b. TiIler, c. Block, f.
E. Massey, G. p. Calhoun, Bruce s.
Weeks, w. T. Barker. Lewis Davis,
T. L. Shelby. Thomas F. Condor, A. g.
E. Jones' John Massey. s. w. Tough
tin, W. d. Bear. J. ]. Sullivan, J. II.