The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-09
Complete List OF Qualified
Candidates For May Primary
ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF VIM.
R. PORTER, CANDIDATE
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

AS a testimonial to the faithful
and untiring services rendered to
the County of Monroe and the
City of Key West by William r.
Porter, as county commissioner,
the following is submitted by a
group of his friends, advocating
his reelection as commissioner
from the First District:
Today's issue of The Key West
| Citizen carries the announcement
that William R. Porter is again a
! candidate for County Commits
sioner from the First District.
This announcement should prove
pleasing to the citizens of Mon
roe county, who know and appre-
ciate Mr.. Porter's unselfiSh devo-
ton to his public duties. 1t is
very gratifying to his close
friends and associates, who have
had many opportunities to OBJ
serve him deliberately neglecting
his own private business interests
in favor of public activities which
have resulted only in good for the
entire county.
We know positively it has cost
Mr.. Porter many thousands of
dollars, many weary hours and
many anxious moments in the
promotion of industrial and COM
mercial activities in Monroe coun-
ty, in the production of the large
/ improvements that now are Civ
/ ing this section new and in
spring economic development.
/ Our attitude toward Mr.. Por-
! ter. our appreciation of his de-
cent, homely, honest and courag-
eous qualities and our under
standing of the fine motives UNI
: DERIVING all of his acts, both pub
lie and private. have been crystal
lied and summarized by others
of his friends and by impartial
observers here and elsewhere
/ throughout the state, and these
observations of his worth. stand
ing and prestige are not of recent
origin. for they have been recog-
nized and appreciated for many
years, as has been evidenced by
such statements as those con-
tanned in an editorial which APP
peared in The Key West Citizen
eight years ago. Those state
ments are even more applicable
now than they were then. The
editorial i'm question read as fol-
lows:
WILLIAM r. PORTER
Mr. Porter is now serving his
oath year as a member of the
( County Board. in fact is the dean
of the Board. Elected in 1906 he
has devoted the intervening time
to the best interests of the coun-
ty, and not a voter of the county
can say truthfully that he has not
been one of the best County
Commissioners that has ever sat
at the board
MIR. Porter's knowledge Of the
financial conditions. not only in
Key West but Of the county at
large. are such that his advice IN
times when such is needed has
; been worth thousands of dollars
TO the county. Were the services
of an expert in such matters paid
for al the rate demanded and re-
ceived by such persons, the coun-
, ty would have been compelled 10
pay out. possibly. many thou
sands Of dollars more than once.
Yet. Mr. Porter on more than one
occasion. as every voter knows.
has given this advice freely for
the good of the county. Not only
that. but he has given his time
and money IN many ways not de-
nanded by his office duties IN
matters that have benefited Mon
roe county 10 an extent that can
not be computed
Is there biz financial deal
20 sJg put through 20 whom does
EACH and every voter IN the c0uIi
y lob y handle such matters
- Is There ar important matter
acorning up in Washington or any