The courier-index., 1919-03-14
JOHNSTON IS WINNER
 IN RACE FOR MAYOR
POPULAR YOUNG SOLDIER DE- FEATS CITY CLERK NORMENT IN CLOSE ELECTION-voTE IS 173 TO 166.

In the prettiest and closest citt
 race pulled off in Marianna in many years, Jesse M Johnston, recently mustered out of the amy service at Camp Pike, where he held rank as captain. defeated City Clerk o. c.
 Norment, one of the most public spirited young citizens of Marianna, for mayor by only seven votes. John. ston carried the third ward by eleven votes, while Norment carried the first ward by three votes and the
 second ward by one vote, leaving
 Johnston net majority of seven votes. The total vote boiled was
 339, the largest in several years.
 The vote in the first ward was John. ston 72; Norment 75; in the second
 ward Johnston 55, Norment 56 in the third ward Johnston 46, Norment 35
 Jno. c. Williams for police judge
 and C.. c. Kitchener for city treas.
 urer had no opposition for renomi
 nation to the respective offices they
 now hold. Under the impression that MT Norment's term as city clerk ex- pires in April number of citizens voluntarily voted for Glen Leary
 recently returned from army service in France, for city clerk. MT. Nor.
 ment who declined to run for re
 was succeeded by A. B. Stewart After he was elected, however, MT Stewart decided not to qualify for the office. The mayor and council
 then. elected MT. Norment to fill the unexpired term of Mr Stewart Some of the citizens are under the impression MT Norment's appoint
 ment was good only until the next election and that the appointment does not hold for all of MT. Stewards f unexpired term, which runs until April. 1920 City Attorney D. S
 Hummer has investigated the matter and gives it as his opinion that MT Norment may hold the office as city
 clerk until April, 1920. if he so de sires. Mr Norment has not indicat ed what course he will pursue. In , the event he decides he does not
 care to continue as clerk and tenders his resignation, it is probable the
 city council would feel obligated to appoint MT. Leary because some
 votes were cast for him in the pri mary election Tuesday.
 It is customary for the democratic voters to assemble in mass conven | tion on the night of the election and
 nominate candidates for aldermen
 This time, however, so little interest was manifested in the selection oi aldermen that no mass conventions have been held. In the third ward fifteen votes were cast for K. ID Smith for renomination as alderman 1 from the third ward and his name will be placed on the ticket to be voted in the general election the
 first Tuesday in April. The demo
 crats in the first and second wards
 will probably get together within few days and make their nomina tions.
 Jacob Shaul, chairman of the board of election commissioners for Lee
 county. calls attention to the fac' that heretofore it has been the GUS tom of candidates to wait until the
 last minute to file their certificates of nomination with him. This veal
 he says he is going to enforce the law and that all nominees must gt
 to the city treasurer at once, pay th'
 one dollar fee required by law, take
 the receipt of the treasurer, attacf | it to the certificate of nomination
 which may be secured from J. B. Dag
 gett, chairman of the city centra
 committee, and file the certificate
 and receipt with MT. Shaul. Those
 who fail to do this at once will no
 get their names on the official bal
 lots to be voted in the April genera
 election. declares MT Shaul
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