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Named to replace [[Henry Clay Armstrong]], who was removed by the [[Pensacola City Council]] for his support of Republican presidential candidate [[Wikipedia:Alf Landon|Alf Landon]], Moyer reportedly told the council, "I assure you gentlemen you have elected a good, strong Democrat." He died shortly thereafter.<ref>Lowville N.Y. ''[http://fultonhistory.com/Process%20small/Newspapers/Lowvile%20Ny%20Rebulican/1936/Newspaper%20Lowville%20NY%20Journal%20Republican%201936%20-%20(308).PDF Journal & Republican]'', September 24, 1936.</ref> [[Max Bear]], the only council member who had opposed removing Armstrong, was subsequently named mayor pro tem.
==Other service==
Moyer had previously served on the City of Pensacola's [[Board of Aldermen]] from [[1901]] to [[1903]] and again from [[1907]] to [[1913]], and on the [[Pensacola City Council]] from [[1931]] to [[1936]], when he assumed the mayoralty.
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