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

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and to cast sAem sar Cosh - long - there was
chance Of his electioa-
At the frst RON can several AZ he counties
were not represented in The conventioa- Whcn
the name of McKnight, Of Levy, was called. Il
was objected 10 BY another party, who iasisted
that he represented Levy county and didn't know
anything about that gentleman. Gr. CenAnt 10
piled: am called upon TO read tie list Of the
names Of delegates - prepared By the SecTeaay
of the Executive COMMITTEES, and you must hear
me, and shall hear me respectfully, by
For this evidence Of disFcspect for them, he was
loadly applauded BY . majority Of his follow
ers present
When the reading Of The names was finished.
business was suspended Cor ten minutes 70 allow
delegates to come in When the house was
again called TO order, il was moved and carried
that the names Of Al delegates from coniesting
counties be called and they allowed 70 participate
in the temporary organization. Then followed
some discussion between different delegates and
the chairman.
Next the roll was again called and the list
made out. A committee Of FIVE On credentials
was then appointed, with Hon. John Wallace
for chairman, after which the eonvention ad-
journed until 3P.M. Upon rca@embling CON-
mittee was appointed on permanent OrganizA-
ton and recess taken until O'Clock.
At this hour. the committee not being ready
to report, an adjournment was taken until six
AT six the convention was reassembled and i'm
mediately readjourned til O'Clock Friday, with
Out the transaction of any business
A colored delegate got up and said he would
never vote to hold another convention in ITALIA
hassee-tbat when they got them up here they
did as they pleased with them-give them any
sort Of accommodations and kept them here as
long as they pleased-that he would go home
next evening whether the convention completed
Ifs work or not
At this time Senator Conover took occasion to
say that they had been deprived Of the use o.
Gallies Hall very Unexpectedly, and that he be-
lieved it was through the scheming and con-
niving Of few politicians in the Democratic
party. He did not attribute 1t to the citizens OF
the county or the town, but TO two or three
conspiring individuala He failed, however, 10
designate those individuals or even to state who
he believed them to be- Being unable TO see
wherein the Democratic party could have gained
anything by such a move, or how it could have
been of individual benefit to any, the reporter
at once called on Dir. Munro, owner OF the hall,
for the facts in the case. That gentleman stated
in the presence of third party, that there
was not the shadow Of a foundation for such a
supposition, and that he had told Senator Como.
yer why he could not get the hall-and that il
he had applied earlier he could have done So
That the hall had already been engaged by parties
interested in the opera to be presented Tuesday
tthis) night, with the understanding that the
stage was to be remodelled and enlarged in time
for the performance-that in order to accom-.
plish this he would have to put carpenters to
work on il at once. Thus the conspiring and
conniving existed only in the Senator's excited
and nervous imagination.
| There was any amount Of filibustering carried
on Thursday night about the streets and on the
corners. Friday morning some Of the aspirants
withdrew in disgust, Davidson, of Gadsden, for
one, who instructed his delegates 10 go for Stew
art. 1t was past 10 o'clock when the conven-
| ton was called to order. The committee on Gre
dentials offered a majority and minority report
the latter favoring the seating Of the Locke
delegation" from Munroe county, the former
the " Wicker delegation from the same county
Here discussion arose and waved warm on both
sides, and frequent personalities were INDUCED
| 10. The relative merits of the claims Of the del
egations were set forth and argued pro and CON
Between one and two O'Clock the convention
adjourned without having disposed Of the ques-
ton. At about half past three il was reassem-
bled, the roll called and the question stated
Senator Conover took the floor and said that the
Republicans had always had an honest majority
in Florida, and that their defeat was due TO dis
sensions in conventions among themselves. He
was in favor ofsending both the contrasting delega-
tions back TO settle their differences at home, and
lei the work of nominating Congressman 90 70
the State Convention. He went on to condole
the Cubans, whose vote had been rather lightly
treated by some Of the speakers preceding him
only the discussions in his own party had kept
them from voting with them heretofore to q
man-welcomed them with opened arms, &C.
was tired of the strife on this occasion, and sug
gested again, that if both delegations were moi
sent back (which he didn't seem to think would
be done) the thing be left TO go the State COnven
tion-that they go there united-united on no
particular man. but for the general good Of the
party.
This was objected TO by Q number - they
wanted the matter decided at once Elder
Pearce took the floor against 1t, and regretted
very much that he had 10 differ with his deal
and esteemed friend Senator Conover'-but be
lkened his action in the present instance TO that
Of Solomon on one occasion when two women
claimed the same child, only that the Senator
was on the side Of the pretenders, who were
ready to agree 10 anything to foil their oppO
nents. This gave rise TO some wrangling be
tween the two, and the Senator declared that he
was ready TO make war II Mr.. Pearce wanted it
and If things didn't 60 the way de wanted them
was prepared to contest, II 1t took from thai
time until next December. "And 20 am l." re-
torted the Bishop" with profound bow. One
fellow jumped up across the room and wanted
all this hallelujah stopped The wanted to e
home. One or two others put in something al
this juncture and the chairman perempiorily
ordered them all TO q shut up r'-instead Of which
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