The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-06
CITY PRIMARY ELECTION TODAY
HOLDS INTEREST OF VOTERS OF
SANDERS and SEMMES PARTIES
Campaign Has Been Quiet But
Both Candidates Have Worked
Hard Among Electors
POLLS OPEN AT EIGHT
Carpenters Endorse Semmes as
Best Qualified-Sanders Ap-
pears to Be Slight Favorite
(sy LUCKY BALDWIN,

the campaign, ending today, has been
carried on, interest in the election OF
city commissioner has reached a high
point. Mayor Frank Sanders and
Oliver j. Semmes put on speed yes
terday. and did general cleanup work.
Both were busy strengthening their
lines for the decisive test.
Appearing before a meeting of the
carpenters last night, Mayor Sanders
explained his attitude on various
questions affecting the city admins
tration. The meeting was a closed one
only members of the carpenters locals
being admitted.
Mayor Sanders sent communica-
tion TO the meeting, saving he was un-
avoidably detained and would not be
able to attend. Local as entertained
Local st@. Mr.. Semnes explained his
position a number of matters and
the carpenters decided to endorse him
for city commissioner.
A delegation made a report of the
decision to The Journal. and said:
I'VE believe Mr.. Semmes is a sincere
man and should be nominated. 1t is
the opinion of the carpentrs that he
is best qualified to fill the office.
This action of the carpenters may
be the decisive factor in todays elee-
tion.
Mayor Sanders goes into today's
contest with a record behind him OF
| long years in the public service. He
has won in many close elections and
has taken part in some in which the
vote was badly split up.
Judge Semmes entered the lists
(! with the backing of wide circle OF
| influential friends and supporters lie
4 haS IL, tr.x
government, although he helped to
] draft its charter He was a member
OF the council under the aldermanic
form of government up to the time
/! it went out of existence.
Public favor has never been so hard
| to estimate as on this race between
Messrs. Sanders and Semmes. For
some weeks Mayor Sanders basked IN
! the sunshine and then the smiles were
all for his opponent. A week ago the
| race was so tight meme could deter
mine the outcome. Yesterday there
was a general shifting of odds and
| opinion seemed to be crystalizing
The lines became more sharply
| drawn and each leader became surer
of his support.
1t is believed by many that which
ever way the election goe2. IL will be
1 the city Mayor Sanders, representing
the 'ins," will be hard to beat, es-
! pecialIy in a campaign in which the
| public has had little part. Judge
Semmes may have been able TO see
enough votes to swing favor to him.
| He has had difficult job, however
| but has been aided because his fight
| has been against Mayor Sanders and
/ not against the administration, thus
! giving the two remaining commits
I sioners no reason to oppose him
] actively. Judge Semmes believes he
will win today
/ odds yesterday morning were to
4 on Mayor Sanders 10 win, with a
/ few scattering ar even money early
in the day. Toward evening there
was considerable covering at these
4 figures, with plenty of hackers for
/ both sides.
Many wagers were made that Mayor
Sanders would win by $50 majority
/ General opinion comedies the election
to Sanders with the only question on
the closeness of the race. The mayor
appears to be about TO favorite
The polls will be open from in the
! morning until sundown in the even
ing The inspectors and the clerk win
| be at the place of polling a O'Clock
in the morning.
The following inspectors and polling
places of the different precincts have
been selected:
Precinct No. 12-E C. Stout. Will
liam Blumer and c. Beirne; Lind's
| store. Alcaniz and Intendencia.
Precinct ia LaFrapcois. J. NJ.
Stuckey and p. Stone; court house
/ Chase and Palafox-
Precinct 14-E. w. Lawrence. John
E. webb and j. G.. Rupert: Central
Garage, 207 South Baylen.
/ Precinct 15-W. j. Sennett, Gus "A.
| Soderlind and Philip Sanchez; Han
sens store, 300 West Government.
Precinct 26-R< 3. Little. Chester
Olsen and J. W. coons: Tenth. and
Gregory.
i Precinct 27-A L. kerle. Charles J.
Hervey ana S. :. Penny. F'arrior's old
! store. Ninth and Strong.
Precinct 2s-E. g. Gentry. f. ID An
derson and Tom Farrior; Gonzalez
and AIcaniz.
Precinct 29-L. E. Durham, o. J..
McReynolds and L. E. Hogan; Rid
cIiffe's store. Hayne and Gadsden.
Il Precinct 29-Allen e White, II. G..
DeSilva and John II. Cross: state
board OF health building. North Pal
afox.
Precinct BIB. Gerson. l. d. Gresn