The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-25
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FOR COMMISSIONER
Petitions Being Circulated and
Opposition May Develop TO
Qualified Candidates
INTEREST INCREASES IN
COMING CITY ELECTION
While There Has Been No Other
Definite Announcement, the
Friends of Proposed Candi-
dates are Busy Among the
Voters With Petitions.

Voters With Petitions.
In view of developments during the
past few days it is not at all certain
that the three candidates for city com
missioner selected by special com
mittee Of FIVE will be elected without
opposition, as had been generally be
lieyed would be the case.
The time limit in which candidates
may qualify for the race Will not ex-
pire until next Saturday. November
27th. and while there have been no 9TH
er definite announcements, it is known
that two or three petitions in behalf
Of well known citizens are now being
circulated and it is said that there are
excellent prospects that at least once,
if not more, additional candidates viii
consent to yield TO the demands Of
their friends and get actively in the
race
Captain J. Fl. Leo is among the Wen
known citizens who are being promi-
nently mentioned in connection with
the race fer city commissioners, and q
petition in his behalf was being widely
circulated among the voters yesterday,
a large number of signatures having
been obtained, ii is said When asked
concerning the matter by News re-
porter last night. Capt. Leo said that
he had no statement TO make at this
time. He said that he had been ap-
preached by number Of his friends
in regard TO making the race bat that
he had not, as yet, consented to do So
Just what action Capt. Leo will take
remains to be seen. and in the mean
time his friends are busy obtaining
signatures to the necessary petition,
which must be filed with the city clerk
! if he becomes d candidate.
1t is also reported that there are al
least two other petitions being circu-
lated, one OF which is said To be in
behalf Of Alderman W. J. Butts. who
has already definitely announced that
he will not become candidate under
any circumstances.
Interest in the coming city election
is increasing, as the time for ballot.
ing draws near, and great many PEG.
PIE say that a spirited campaign is
not at all improbable. with active on
position to the three candidates who
have already qualified. M ssrs. G. D.
Ogg, NJ b. McKinnon and J. l.. An
drews
However there seems to be a dispo-
sition on the part of the citizens who
have been mentioned in connection
with the race not TO enter, and il is
possible that neither of them will al.
low the use OF their name, in spite
of the persistent efforts OF their
friends.
It is said that the petitions now in
circulation already have more than
the required fifty signatures. and AL
that will be necessary is to obtain the
consent Of the proposed candidatea
and file the petitions with the city
clerk on or before next Saturday.
Another meeting of the city execu-
tive committee Will be held next Mon
day, Nov goth. and if, in the mean
time. other candidates do qualify and
actively enter the race. the commit
tee will ask the white voters of the
city to participate in, and abide by the
results Of primary. The date of the
election has been set for December
'th, and if a primary is held at all. it
will probably be held during the early
part of next week. Just what action
the proposed candidates will take is.
matter Of interested speculation. and
1T will hardly be known definitely untii
Saturday whether there is to be a con-
test for the three places as city COM
missioner.
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