in Tampa, Florida to eliminate African American influence in municipal elections.
The party produced an unbroken series of mayors in Tampa from 1910 until 1947.
[3] And in 1902 the Florida Democratic Party limited membership to whites only.
City officials prevented him from running and Judge Wall dismissed his appeal.
[3] Pam Iorio, who served as mayor of Tampa, wrote about the group in the Florida Historical Quarterly published by the Florida Historical Society.