The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-26

tHt D1fiOud beach CAUCUS
can be held.
~ that time the candidates for the
farions city Offices to be vn,ea for I,
Saturday. March &c. must be npminat.
ed Considerable Interest Is baing
manifested by those who are promi-
rent in the affairs OF the public here.
but no one seems to be caring greg,
deal who are chosen to sit in Tho
high saddles during the next muuici.
pal administration One well known
taxpayer said to the News yesterday
morning:
ny all odds the most important OF.
f'eers TO be chosen SO far as tho wei.
fare Of the city is concerned are the
three new councilmen. who will have
IN their power 10 entirely control the
public business for the next year al
least They will have thrust upon
them of spending every dollar the tax
PAYERS are called upon to contribute
TO the maintenance OF the city govern.
Fnent. II is necessary. therefore. that
they should be men who have made
snceess OF their own affairs and have
proved their Judgment I'm wisely
spending their own funds We should
have experienced business men who
will he sure 70 give careful eonsid.
Grafton OF every matter OF public in.
terest. no matter how trivial and
xho have the ability to act wisely and
the courage and honor To see that no
public dollar is speat without an ade-
! qnaie consideration is received there
for ! am really surprised that so lit.
lie thought Is usually given so inpor-
taut q matter here IL thu City is
blessed with the right kind OF coun-
cilmen the interests of the taxpayers
will be ia safe hands. otherwise
there will be waste and extravaganza
II not worse. Every taxpayer should
wake up. attend the caucus. and see
that clean, able aud honorable rep
lresenlatiye citizens are nominated
for every office No voter who fails
TO attend the caucus has any moral
right 10 object 10 the candidate pre-
scented. When poor ticket is named
1t is nearly always the fault Of those
who do not take enough interest in
their eity's business 10 attend the
caucus and fight for the right mate
rial"
| As yet no eall for the caucus has
been made and no date fixed therefor.
When asked regarding the matter, r.
] L. Selden. clerk for the council. said
sin past years ! have usually pre-
pared the call for the caucus. pre-
scented it to the mayor and he has
signed 1t and ] presume this will be
! the procedure this year ! have not
vet made up my mind what date the
caucus viii be called for. but feel
sure it viii be some time during the
] FIRST week OF March, and do not
think it viii be as late as March ..
which is the latest date under the
! law on which il can BE- held
As The fine for tho caucus ap-
proaehes most Of the talk Tor mayor
ais candidates eenters on john Farr,
]. Masker ard d. J. Tracy When
asked this morning II Mrs. Parker
| would be ID the race. George A. Far
lker. the collector said: Tue notice
Fshat sha vouqd be was all news to me.
and / think 10 nay wife Mrs. Parker
IS a woman who believes that men
should take care OF mons business.
Il does not seem to me as It j would
be very fitting Tor . lot Of drunks -
he brought UP before "otaan ior
trial. II Mrs Parker is candidat.
don't know il
! several names are looming ~ a.
councilmaule possibilities. They u
clude
Harry Thompson OF toe tiaren1on
hotel garage He is man oi fanny
and lives in the Bostwick Park sec
lion
| Clarence Willard the vel known
5 linotype operator at the Daily New
oatee. He is also man Of fanny
and lives in the Marshall Park as
itriet
Garth d. Young. the well kiowf
ovnpr Of the Atlantic Pharmacy. ais'
q family man
| CIV c. Bailey. owner Of tile Sea
side drug store, and president 81 1h'
Chamber Of Commerce.
George Foote. a well known resi-
dent Of the Marshall Park section g
the city
When asked if he would be eanai
date for reelection. President " r
Hickman OF the present council saia
i-some days ! think | win ana SOM
DAYS think / viii not Bat Il IN
people do not want me TO serve an,
longer / certainly do not want y
II. L. SeIdem announces that ne
candidate for reelection. toth a
clerk and assessor
II Is understood that George =
Parker will run for collector again
Also that Henry POLITE desires Z
succeed himself a. city treasures
Marshal ". Z. Young also expects L
be on The ticket for reelection It
estImatea thai &. H. Wilson viii agail
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