The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-29
CITY POLITICS
HOLD INTEREST
Mayor Sanders and Oliver
Semmes Running Neck and
Neck for Commissioner.
SHERIFF RACE SPLIT UP
William Fisher and Walter Ke-
hoe Get Into Race for COun-
ty Solicitor This Week.
(By LUCKY BALDWIN.)

Did y ever go to a hoss race and
see long shot come from behind and
win by a nose at the barrier?
That's what you're likely to see in
race for city commissioner that Mayor
Frank Sanders and Oliver J. Semmes
are putting on.
It's like this. The mayor is a strong
politician. He has a raft of friends
in all parts of the town who think he
has done pretty good work as city
commissioner, in fact as a city Off
cial in the various and sundry posi-
tions he has filled.
But Frank isn't getting all the sup
port he might get. There's a lot of
people who aren't working same's they
used to work. And the result is Mayor
Frank isn't so strong and sure a win
ner as he might be. OF course he's
likely to win. This week is the de-
Gliding one and the mayof may or may
not get enough support to come
through on Tuesday week.
On of the other hand we have Oliver
J.. working hard getting lots of en-
couraging support and showing mar
velous and unbelievable strength. Mr..
Semmes was a member of the charter
board under which the present admin
is working and lots of people
would like him to have a chance to
work the gimmck and see if he can
make it go any better.
Oliver would make a darn good city
He's an able business
man, has a good business of his own
and knows how many dollars it takes
to keep the wheels creased. He might
just be able to step into the city gov
ernment and help out bit here and |
there.
Anyway it looks like he stands an
excellent chance of donning the toga |
of the office.
They're off and past the turn. Watch |
'em coming down the home stretch!
Sheriff's Race Split.
James c. Van Pelt, A. Cary Ellis
J. S. Fillingim, los. A. Hicks and Hur-
tbs Whitaker are all in the scramble
for the shrievalty nomination Sher-
iff Whitaker has just plunged in and
is making a play for the strict en-
forcement prohibition votes. He claims,
and produces much evidence TO sub
stantiate his claims, that he plnches
all shinny violators and unlawful I'M
porters. Up at the Kiwanis Ciuo
few weeks ago Rev. Chalker told
puppy and pickles story about the
sheriff
but stories uOn tItSS
and Jim Van Pelt knows it. That's
wbv he has been busy out in the coun-
try. He expects to take the lions snare
of the country votes, splitting those at
with j. S. Fillingim who
has considerable strength in the neign-
borhood. paw will probably take Mr.
second choice
Cary Ellis is running stronger than
ever and will give j. G. race Tor the
office. Cary will poll heavy vote IN
the citv and will make a strong show
ing in the country. Without JOS HICKS
and Sheriff Whitaker in the race Mr.
Ellis would stand a good chance of
winning and he may slip in as Il IL.
Inst what Mr.. Hicks and Mr..
Whitaker will do is an unknown guam
tftv Both are calling for the prohi-
bition vote If they get all the oone-
dry ballots where VIII the other can
5iSatas be? And by the way. / have
IT. u;cks an apology. / don't blame
hin, for being peeved because / said
10 ,ras a member of Gov Cats vigi-
orca committed He wasn't. Wipe il
,ff the slate. He don't even speak
- Gov Cats. why. when the Gov.
mos in town a couple of weeks ago
sheriff whitaker was the only person
20 introduce him.
We'll. here's the prognostication.
van PeIt. 5: Ellis. 4 Hicks, 2 Whit
sker. 2; FiIlingim, a
County Solicitors Open Up.
william Fisher and Walter Kehoe
,re in the field for the nomination as
county solicitor. Mr. Fisher now holds
he office and has made an enviable
record for strict enforcement He has
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