The New York herald., 1868-04-28
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE


Florida.
Inc erection In Florida upon the ratification OF the
new constitution and to elect State officers and one
member OF Congress begins May and continues the
t"oiohowihg Gays. Annexed is list OF candidates.
GOVERNOR.
George w. Scott. Samuel Waiker
,o.,.. ~ l LlEurEsANr GovEKNoR.
CONGRESS. - 0ni''s'
John Friend. Liberty Billings.
SKETCHES OF CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATES.
Colonel Scott the conservative candidate for {, oy
ernor is by birth a Pennsylvania, but has resde6
in Florida since 1850, during which time he has been
actively engaged in mercantile pursuits and In
planting. No citizen in Florida stands higher in
popular estimation. He Is in his fortleth year. He
Is son OF the late John Scott, OF Hum
tingdon county, Pa, major in the war or
1912 and member Of Congress from that State
during Jackson's administration. He came to
Quincy Fla, an invalid in 1850, and In 1852 estab.
lshed the mercantile house Of Geo. w. Scott Co.
In Tallahassee which he Is still successfully con
ducting He is also partner in the well known cot
ton house Of SmaIlwood, Hodgkss Co., of New
York. He resides on his plantation near Tallahassee
and has been for years oicer in the Presbyterian
Church OF st. Augustine.
Mr.. John Friend, conservative candidate for Con-
gress, Is Northern man, going to Florida since the
close Of the war; and now practising lawyer in the
'scODDernea0
Democrat" but it Is said the denunciatOn comes
from lips of malignants Mr.. Friend was for brief
period member OF the Board Of Direct Tax Commits
sioners Tor Florida succeeding the violent and noto
GUS Daniel Richards, In which position he sought to
redress the many wrongs which that Board
upon citizens OF Fernandna, Jacksonville and
ST. Augustine in the sale OF their property for
taxes. After the dissolution of the Board, being
1amillar with the many cases OF wrong brought be-
fore It, ne was retained as counsel by parties inter-
ested IN recovering their property, and esp0used
n nun in
indeavoring to exclude mob melted by the radicals
OF the Billings and Richards stripe from the posses
sion OF house belonging to q client, he
was thrown into prison through the off,
ciousnes5 OF military otlieer where he
remained until released by higher authority
through the interference OF Governor Walker. SO
high was the estimation in which he was held by the
present Executive of Florida that he recommended
him to General Pope as the successor Of the late
lamented Judge j. Wayes Baker for the bench of the
Middle Circuit.
The last registration in Florida stood:-White
l0,3ol; colored, l5,23i. Colorei majority, 4.43O.
General Meade ordered that revision of the regis
tration lists be commenced the 10th inst. and
tnue five days.
CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE.
AT conference of conservatives held in Quincy,
Fla, the following deegat 10 the National Demo-
cratic Convention were selected
+. r. Gotten, Wilkinson Call, J. P. Sanderson, c.
3. Dyke, W. ID. Barnes, e. IL. Smith, T. Randall, S.
Fairbanks, Charles Davis, 5. Ii. Owens, A. L. Smith
a. Hewlin2, j. Is. Brown, j. Z. Mclean Il. O. Love,
II. Wright, r. L. Campbell, James Mckay, Major w
w. Van Ness, W. ii. Robinson, j. J. Williams and Z.
NJ. L'Engle
The executive committee were authorized TO pro.
vide for appointment OF Presidential electors IL
deemed proper, and in their secretion to call con-
venton Of the State.