The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-18
WILL CAMPAIGN
FOR COODROADS
Joint Commission Decides TO
Send Speakers Into Every
Precinct in County.
MAY LET WOMEN VOTE
County Attorney Says Certified
Copies of Registration List
May Be Used.

A Whirlwind campain., carrying the
gospel Of permanent roads to every
hamlet and town Of Escambia county.
on next Friday, was decided upon al
the meeting of the Joint Commission
on Road Improvement, held last night
at the county court house. Speakers
from Pensacola, in cooperation with
prominent men OF the communities
visited, will urge upon the voters the
necessity OF joining forces to pun Es-
Gambia county out OF the rut, and the
day will be featured by enthusiastic
rallies through which it is expected
to reach every voter in this section.
Steps will at once be taken 10 post
notices Of these meetings in the va
rious towns and precincts, and IL is
planned to put over the greatest thing
of the kind ever undertaken in this
part OF the state.
Fred SChad, chairman OF the cam
paign committee. who returned last
night from a trip through the country
D
the business men OF the county, but
| there are many who do not understand
the situation and are entirely unfamu-
lar with the details OF the plans which
have been formulated.
A feature Of the meeting was dis
custom of the woman vote in the BOND
| election. r. Pope Reese, county At
! torney, was called upon for an opinion
on the legal aspect OF the case and dc
,, clared that such a vote was not with
| out precedent. II was the opinion of
! Mr.. Reese and the members of rne
! board Of county commissioners aad the
Joint Commission that every facility
| should be offered the women to reg
! lister, in order that there may be no
delay in case it is definitely decided
that it is legal for them to vote.
! Mr.. Reese stated last night that ne
| believed that II there was prepared ID
certified copy of the registration books
llew in use for the general eiection. 10
/ be used at the polls that the vcte
| ,Y.uld be legal. In oIdcr that the. e
hay be no delay, tn commission win
CO in touch with lae officers Of every
| p, ecinct and will get tnera 20 mail 10
! 4i"I istratio1 Officer o: n. kirkpatrick
/ flied copies daily 81 tha names en-
{ eJlled on the precinct books.
r order TO facilIt1 &C registration. aud
also the work OF Transferring the names
to the certified lists which viii have
| to be used in the elscciosi. all women
of Pensacola who can do so arc urged
| to register at the court hoase annex,
precinct 13. Fifty-tnree women were
| l..
! the number runs inro the hundreds. but
many women are faiiinz 20 place thcir
names on the registration books Ice
cause they visit outlying precincts and
! find them closed. Women who can
conveniently register IN their own pre-
cincts may do 80 buc when lnannven-
| lent, women viii! always lind the o.
1 fices in the cD.T. house annex open on
| Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
| George Emmanuel chairman of lhe
! finance committee, made a strong pea
| for workers, to aid in raising me
! thousand dollar fund whioh 4 Is be-
/ lieved will be necessary to put over the
| campaign. Mr.. Emmanuel called fJr
volunteer workers, who viii mezt on
| Monday morning az le o'clock at tie
! rooms of the Chamber OF Commerce.
when a flying squadron will canvass
( the city rounding up the bu.inass men
I for financial aid.
! T. w. Marsh, secretary Of the Ioint
/ Commission, stated at last n's.lt's
meeting that more than 1900 pampa Its
were sent out yesterday TO county
voters, placing before them in con-
| crete form the outstanding facts of
! the contemplated bond issue for S2,-
! 000. 900. II is believed that this pub
! ncity matter, together with the rally
| of Tuesday night and the county raj
| lies Of Friday, viii place the facts be
| fore the voters in SO compelling a way
| that they can not fail to vote for the
/ bond issue.
! County Commissioner I. W. Hardy
said last night that there seemed TO
| be some misconception as 10 the at
| titude Of the county commissioners 20
/ the width Of the roads. He declared
that the commissioners were not and
never had been in favor Of nine foot
roads, their opinion being that half a
mile of sixteen foot, permanent road
| way is better than mile Of nine foot
| road.
/ w. z. Rowland, legislative nominee,
made short talk, announcing that At
q meeting OF the Trade Council unan-
imous endorsement had been given 70