The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-09-12

| MARIANNA, Sept 2, 18S2.-The Convention
mel pursuant 10 call W. II. Milton, Chairman
of the County Executive Committee. at 12 NJ
called the meeting to order. On motion. Judge
! Million was requested Ia retain the chair and DR.
! TheO. West Ia act secretary until permanent
| organization WAS effected.
| On motion, J. F. Mcclellan, T. E Clarke, June
| Rawls, l.. King and john Davis were appointed
as a committee "n credentials. who reported the
following delegates entitled 10 seats in the Con-
| venlion:
| [The following precincts were represented by
| 152 delegates: Smyrna, CampbelltOn, Harper
| Church, Underwood, Davis Mill, Mariana.
Keers Mill, Suea4's Store Carpenter, Dellwood.
Meals Landing. Friendship aud Greenwood.l
Report unanimously adopted.
| DuIing the absence of the committee upon ere
dentias The Convention addressed by Sena-
Tor J. IL McKinne, Bryant Messer and others 10
stirring words.
On motion, James E. Hearn was chosen per-
manenl President OF The Convention, DIR. Thro.
West Secretary and Frank Philips and L. C.
Vaughan, Esqs.. assistant secretaries.
On motion of j. F. Mcclellan, committee OF
thirteen. one from each pr cinci, MAS appointed
by the chair on resolutions.
The chair appointed 0n This committee Flank
Peacock. T. E Clarke, s. H. GrffB, Jas HinsOn,
ii. A. PLAYER. J. F. Mcclellan. J. c. Suns, Isaac
p. King, w. Il. Snc,d, j. A. Knighen. P. f.
Messer J r. Mosclry and II. G. Bryan, who re-
ported through their chairman the following res
oluions:
ResoLced, That we The Cons rvaive Democratic
voters of jackson county ia Convention Assem-
bltd. do hereby reaffirm the platform of princi-
piles adopted by The COnservative-D Democratic
Convention of the first Congressional District al
Tallah assoc, ON the 18th day of July last. which
platform is in The following words, iO-wil
AS the platform appears elsewhere in the
FLORIDIAN il Is Omi;ied here
ResOired, That We do beIeby unreservedly raj
lfy and cndor>e tie nominal is,n made by said
Congre ssiona Convention If Hon. II. H. NJ. Dd-
wilson candidate to represent the first Con-
greSsional District in the Forty eighth C,ngt Ss
of the United States, and do hereby pledge our
selves to ali legitimate and h"nOrahle means
to secure his triumphant eeciinn in November
next.
WHEREAS, The Constitution uf he State Of
Florida, in many of IFS provisions, is anli-repub-
licai, unnecessarily expensive and burdensnme
tn the people therefore, be il.
ResOtced, As the sense of The Convention, that
il will be the duty of The General Assembly, at
its session, 10 provide hy proper legislsiiOn
at as early period as may he consistent with
the hest interests of the State, for hndin. Con-
vrntIon of he people for the purpose Oi revising,
altering and amending said Constitution in
such manner that it shall conform 10 the genius,
wishes inter st and capacity of the people TO sus-
lain the State Government
TIE CLARKE, Chairman.
Which was unanimously adopted
On motion, the Convention adopted the 1--WE
thirds rule TO govern the Convention in makirg
nominations
The Convention then proceeded 10 nominate
candidates for Ihe Assembly.
On the first ballot w III. Milton received 143 vOt,
ont of possible 152 and was declared nOmiua-
tel on the third ballot John W. P"ser received
III votes out of possible 152 and was declar, d
nominated on the six IN ballot James A. Robin
son received 100 votes out ot a possible 152 and
was declared nominated
On motion, the nominations were declared
unanimous. The following resolution was
adopted:
BE 1t resoloed. That we, the members of this
Convention, do hereby pledge ourselves tO use
all honorable means TO secure the election of our
'hree legislative candidates and the Hon. X H.
NJ. Davidson tor Congress
DR.. TheO. West was elected Chairman Of The
Comfy Executive Committee.
On motion, the proceedings of the Convention
were requested to be published in the Mariana
fouriSr and FLoRIDIAN.