The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-11

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pended for i've minutes TO allsw delegates An
opportunity TO confer with each otheE. Al he
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order and he vote taken BY counties The ne
suit a thb We did not 81, but the vOee wa
scattering. with Martin higheat and Witherspoon
next. On the second (6rst SormaD ballot. Martin
received 81, Withxspoon 10, Cobb 3 Stewart .
Locke and Wallace votes-s7 being The total
number cak Wares name WAS withdraw
from the csntess amer the infarmal ballet Lockes
was withdawn after the second ballot John
Wallace Withdrew In favor Of Wiiherposa. and
in short but stirring address exhorted The col
ored men to stand by him-iold them that they
were proving recreant to their trusts. principles
and duty-demanded in the name Of The colored
voters that they give their support to Wither-
spoon and elect him This speech doubles de-
cided the contest and defeated Martin. On the
third ballot the vote stood: Witherspoon q,
Martin Is, Stewart 5-57 being the number of
votes cast. Some nervous individual here moved
an adjournment, bat the idea was hooted at
" Stick TO him right now, if you want to elect .
colored man-f yOu wait I'll morning you'll
never get him in the world" said several, and
the die was cast On the fourth and last ballot
So votes were cast, of which Witherspeon re-
ceived IS and was declared elected, this be-
ing 9 majority Of the total number cast. The
hall was in an uproar at once, and all cries Of
order failed to find q response. Witherspoon
was taken upon the shoulders of his friends and
carried about the hall. and . few enthusiastic
dArkies actually improvised waltz Conant re-
signed the chair to Pearce, and when he sue
ceeded in making himself heard above the din,
the election was made unanimous by acclama-
ton.
Resolutions were then read and endorsed
concerning Grant and Seitle-the same set pub
lished in our last issue. Resolutions were also
adopted denOuDcing the late alleged outrage upon
Cadet Whitaker, at West Point The conven-
ton then adjourned-or it is supposed that ii
did
Conover, Martin and Judge Sam Walker. each
made short address 10 the remnant of the con-
vention, declaring, of course, eternal fidelity TO
the Republican party, and an intention 10 do all
in their power to further its interests and to
support the new nominee for Congress, as well
as all others, whoever they might be. When
the last one had finished there was not a corpo-
rails guard left in the hall
Among some Of the sharp things that were said
during the convention was the somewhat sar-
castle reply of one Of the colored delegates TO q
motion made Friday evening TO adjourn until
next morning. He said Yes-yes, adjourn by
all means-give 'em another chance to sell out
those who havn't sold perhaps will sell before
morning, and maybe such as have would like to
sell again.
AT another time, when the Wicker delega-
ton from Key West were claiming TO repre-
sent over two thousand Republican votes, while
tie Locke delegation" showed that they were
backed by two hundred and odd, Elder Pearce
wanted to know of the Wicker delegation "
where they found all those votes, that the two
delegations were pledged to bring out between
two and three thousand Republican votes when
the largest Republican vote ever returned from
Key West was known 10 be nine hundred and
eighty odd! he didn't like too much swearing!
They showed considerable division among
themselves throughout, and more than once
charges Of fraud, partially and unfainess were
made