The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-11

TAEz.AnAasna, jay .. fses.
Tn pursuance 10 a call Of me Executive Com
mitiee, the Democrats votsss OF Leon county
assembled In mass-useting At 0Ailie's Hall, on
Saturday, the 9Th inst
\ On motion. Hon. d. W. Gwynn was unAni-
mous|y chosen Chairman and Mr. A. c. Brown
elected Secretary.
The object Of the meeting was briefly stated
namely: To select delegates TO represent TINS
county ia the District Convention to meet In
this city on the 10th inst, and TO elect new
County Executive Committee for the ensuing
two years
The Chairman announced the house ready Tor
business, whereupon Colonel John A Hender-
son moved that the meeting proceed TO select
delegates on the following plan: That the sew
eral precincts represented in this mass meeting
select each one voter, that the parties thus Sc
lected constitute q committee, whose duty 1t shall
be TO nominate the delegates to represent the
county in the Congressional Convention.
Mr.. r. C. Long moved that in order to ascer-
tain what precincts were represented the Secre-
tary call the precincts by numbers, and that par
ties present so announce themselves as the num-
bers of their respective precincts are called.
Captain w. !. Vason moved as a substitute for
the motion of Colonel Henderson that the dele
gates be elected by ballot.
As Mr.. Longs motion was stated to be pre-
liminary to the carrying out of the motion OF
Colonel Henderson it was first put to vote and
adopted
In accordance with this list of the voters
a. uao1a
and submitted. Twelve precincts were found
TO be represented.
Colonel Henderson then renewed his motion
and Captain VasOn his substitute
The substitute was first put to vote and lost.
The motion of Colonel Henderson was then
adopted.
A recess was now allowed to make the selec-
tions to constitute the committee.
The following committee reported as having
been selected From Precinct No. 1, b. F.
Walker: Precinct No. 2, A. r. Combs; Precinct
No. 3, j. B. Christie Precinct No. 4, ]. W.
Hines; Precinct No. Z, P. T. Roberts; Precinct
No. 6, B. F. Islcr; Precinct No 10, 8. J. Flem-
ing; Precinct No. II, J. p. Roberts Precinct No
10, w. l. Vason; Precinct No. 13, w. A. Rawls
Precinct No. II, Walter T. Moore; Precinct No
| 1S, w. c. Allen.
The house was again called TO order, and the
committee directed TO retire and proceed with
the work of making nominations.
After few minutes absence the committee
returned. submitted their report and asked TO be
discharged.
On motion, the report was adopted and the
committee discharged.
The delegates selected are as follows:
John Anders, B. F. Walker, A. NJ. Manning
A. r. Combs, Fl. T. Felxel, j. B. Christie, J. ii
Perkins, F. T. Christie, J. W. Hines A. NJ. Fen
mel, E. Smith, G. A. Chaires, G. d. Chaires. T
j. Roberts, r. A. Whitfield, Jr., j. c. Ross, J. ID
Pepper, John Bradford, s. J. Fleming l.. T
Roberts, J. NJ. Thomas, NJ. H. johnson, w. T
Cogswell, c. E. Dyke, NJ. F. Papy, w. l. Vason
G. w Saxon, J. A. Henderson, ID. w. Gwynn
r. H. Gamble, Benz Chaires, W. s. Ward, J. B
r. Boaiwright. w. T. Moore, j. N. Maige, Jack
son Moody, w. w. Gaudin, and w. ii. Allen.
The Chairman then stated that the next bust
ness was the election of an Executive Commit
| tee
| On motion of Captain G. E. Dyke, the ole
committee was unanimously reelected with
power to fill vacancies.
| No other business offering, the meeting adj
journed. ID. w. GwYNN, Chairman.
A. c. Brown, Secretary.