The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-08-31

Early on wednesday morning the faithful be-
gan to gather from allparts of the county, and by
10 o'clock the streets were filed with an excited
crowd Of colored brethren, all looking anxious
and frightened, for it was well known there had
been bitter squabble in nearly every precinct
Of the county, the result of which was 10 send up
to the convention double delegations, each in the
interest of its fayorite candidates for the Legis-
lature, from nearly every precinct in the county.
The convention met at Gallie's Hall, at IL
O'Clock, and the first struggle between the con-
tending factions took place over the election Of
chairman. This having been decidedly pitched
battle occurred over the appointment of the COM
mittee on credentials, resulting in about an equal
victory for both Sides
The committee evidently found they had a
bigger contracto on their hands than they wereac-
customed to handle, and it was after O'Clock In
the evening when the committee brought In
their report Meantime the convention amused
itself listening to wild, crazy harangues from
distinguished orators"
When the convention, after recess taken at
dark, for the purpose of refreshing the inner
man, re-assembled at o'clock, it was with guard
ed doors, and no one was permitted to enter but
the elect. Many of the delegates even were bar
red out. The committee reported in favor of "a
free fight and no favor" recommending that all
who claimed TO be delegates should be recog-
nized as members of the convention, each to
have half a vote apiece. This did not prove sat-
isfaciory, and the report of the committee was
rejected whereupon the delegates who were
supposed 10 have been elected outside of the
regular organization declared war and retired
in body TO the Mayors office to hold separate
convention. headed bv John Wallace The two
conventions each proceeded In nominate county
ticket for the Legislature as follows:
CIRCULARS
Julius Ball, Isaac Jenkins, Wallace Carr and
Philip Carroll.
PEOPLES TICKET"
R. s. Williams, Isaac Dent, W. F. Thompson,
and Sam Shakespeare.
Yesterday morning the excitement had not
subsidized. and the warning factions seemed to be
as belligerent ever but after mutitudinous dis
cusson, which spread itself all over town for
several hours there was movement set on foot
to harmonic" and meeting was held by the
"leaders," John Wallace representing the bolt
ers p" and few others representing the other fell
lows and a mass meeting was called to be held
at Tom Roberts school-house in the country on
Saturday, the 18th inst.
This seemed TO be generally accepted as flag
of truce, so 10 speak, and the struggle was by
common consent, apparently, deferred until that
field day should arrive. We say seemed and
apparently adv isedly, for many and long and
loud were the reusals on the part of the adhe-
rents to the several tickets already nominated,
to he bound by the action of an irresponsible and
Unauthorized and seltconstituted committee, in
undoing the work of the conventions" and
calling the mass meeting.
The crowd was noisy and boisterous in the
morning session on Wednesday morning, but
not one-third as large, it is said, as in the good
old carpet-bag times, but they were not disorderly
on the streets, and we heard of but one fracas,
which occurred while the outsiders were trying
to get into the hall on Wednesday evening to
hear the report of the committee Bob Cox was
door-kceper and William Franklin got into an
alteration with him, during which the latter
attempted 10 fire his pistol but it would not 60
off.
Altogether it is fearful mix All the candi-
dates on each of the tickets, and all the special
and particular friends of each candidate nomi-
mated, seem to be determined to fight it out on
that line if il takes all summer, while a great
many who desire peace and harmony hope to
find both in the proposed mass-meeting MAY
we be there to see.."