The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-03
Heavy Vote Is Cast
In City and County
Democratic Nominees Carry
Election In Pensacola by
Overwhelming Maiorlties.
AMENDMENT rs IN DOUBT
West Florida is Favorable But
South Florida il Opposed 10
Roads Amendment.


With a very slow count of me re-.
! turns la the general election oa ae-
count ~ lack of II ldeeu tahsiaglax
machinery end - tie lrsang'y acay
polling 81 ire nrsi vote q tpe eorasa
only about one nalf - the votes il
the city preemots were eaantsd ap 10
hate hour 'his morning Tlsls eaans
gave the eonasstutonas atuous me.sf
favorahle majority of mere ihsa 20
a. ard tle dcm9er ~ slse pgs =
maJorty 81 about h l.
The heagiest vote IL 81 hlaate ~
Pensacola WIS reeoreed i. he f.-
ous palla yeutegdf5 o ee' IA ~ $50
womgn u the csty be- ssaate tio
risht 20 vote for rhe upss sine.
I J.. ocine. WAS ovvrerowuea Wst4 eas
/ ers thFaughout the dnv sf "a sssls ss
II the precincts mufe IS aN -
than there were ulen
TIE negro vote waa oste 81
] in the city. ihaush bt fe
/ ilsna ihe nvsro Vote Wa esHF
/ d light ~ sous sstsiala s.
Florida pfaetleaily 50 usaN
i H#AffNHN4 8M HtsAtN# tfsat
| Pensacola was eeEf 4 IS
( ileans, and tte huaeieef ram 8
!, The city WAS r.pn
csnct Ia Il euluci eH Hh
eoumfe1. 0eorgt e vn Wo
ncan eleetor waa elected Nah
terltg 81 S. Votes Taat WIS a. a
precinct % the eity ID walch
publican was cleeled
NeArees votiug 81 the clsy tssfala
were reported - he abeut ius8a ~
viaed between women and u4su Hd
in the precincts ia whish shs nag4sfss
bad TINS biggest the republicans Il 4
the hl@nest gains. o. the ssa rsln si0siss
mated by whites tnw Democrats hna
the biggest ma5orly. IN these an ~
heavy woman Yose saa Il lied.
though the men ontnumhs ed tha
womeu.
4 total ~ t.fEs whites wns caA IL
ths ~ prerineta 81 Pensacola 8afine
yesterday end Og this number tho
democrats were carrying by about Go
|. The total count viii NOT he com.
lsleted ln some of the preciaels nnsn
this afternoon. while aome oF The
lighter precincts were eoinpleted bu-
fore the Journal went 10 press.
Returns counted up 10 4 late hour
Journal from every precinct with the
exception of Ma. 81 When 4 Journal
representative called ~ that polling
place he was Informed BY Theoaors
PfeFferle that no admfttanee could he
allowed. When asked te be told the
count at that time, MF pfenerie STATE
"a I'VE haven't got time % stop and
cant give ont any information This
statement was made IN spite of the
fact that the clerks and inspectors
were riot counting votes AZ that time
and az least one 81 the number had
propped his fee on cleared table
where the tabulaflen had evidently
been In progress previously All
other clerks and inspectors were very
courteous III furnishing any inforna-
tion that could be given.
AZ the hour Of making the last visit
the figures given out at the various
polls gave the democrats = tcsal Of
1857 to the republicans SIS ard 1857
had voted for the constitutional
amendment 60 81 against Only pre-
cincts 2s and 30 were completed at
that time and some Of the others viii
not De completed until this afternoon.
Number 27 poIied the heaviest vote of
al precincts In the city. Thts one
showed that a total Of ss1 votes were
east. Precinct No - was the ae=s
highest in number Of votes ard 40
were polled-
Returns from precincts outside the
city were equally "a slow "a those tn
the city and only ineompIete returna
could be secured. From these partial
returns tha band amendments was carr
led b. 3 big majority. THE further
east. the lighter the majority Tor the
amendment and from the ineoinpIsts
returns from south and east Florida
the amendment In thought 60 have
been lo.t
Chattmhooche@ reported last night
that the heaviest vote on record had
been polIe6 and that no naaroea had
voted in that particular precinct,
from early returns no soloreA votes
had been cast In the county.
The women Of the county showed
much interest In the election many &c
them casting their vote 81 an early
ho&- Although the HssFes and schools