The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-08-19
Correspondence Of til FLoKI NAH
A-EI-TEEs FHelbM QUINCY.
gladden. COaniy Democracy.
LARG z AND KNTH UeIAsr1C CONVENTIONAL Liati
IsLATIvE TICKET IN THE FIELD :!
Speech If Colo eel Dduidaon.

wv A\e$oS~%oS's. !
Lait Saturday witness ed large numbers m
Democrats assembled OIL the streets, who had
come 70 nominate candid ties for the Legislature
and TO ratify the nomin .tion of Cleveland and
Hendricks, Perry and 1[abry, and Davidson,
with Ill their best wishes and sympathy for Ste
gallant Dougherty in tht Second Congressional
District Our town look ed like a considerable
business mart.
Abt ut nine o'clock, A. NJ, large U. s. Gag
waive1 from rope stret he'd across the street
from the market house 10 the courthouse the
walls were full Of picture s of the Democratic
candid aies for President and Vice President p1
der aches of small iags A large and hand
some American fig, in raceful folds, adorned
the ea.t window.
At eleven o'clock the ca mon doomed, which
was tt signal for the me citing. and soon after
wards the inspiritng st aims of 1.-The Star
spangled Banner" and Dixie" from Sniders
brass band, were heard fro the south balcoby
judge E. g. Love, Chs irman of the County
Executive Committee, call d the Convention 70
order, and the business proceeded in harlno+
NOUS and decorus manner resulting in the notni
ination of D. W. Miller, of Concord A. w. Shie
der. of Glen Julia. and Edward Owens, OF
Quincy for the Assembly Two Of them were
nominated on the irst b'llot and one on the.
second ballot each receivin nearly ever vote, an
evidence of the popularity If the ticket.
Among the incidents of The proceedings was
the resignation of Judge H. c. Love- as Chair
man of The County lcxecut We Committee, who
has held the position since 1870, and the deter
minatioI Of the Cor ventiol that his valuable
services should be retained. The overwhelming
demonstration Of tie ntiment of the dele
gates thst he should continus to act in that iun-
portant capacity could not be overthrown by tie
Judge, ar d, amid greai cheer ing, he finally Goa
sented to act for this campaign.
Colonel P. B. Stockton / sd a great MANY
friends who seemed determined noleds
colers to nominate him as me of the candi-
dates to he Assembly He had to decline THE
homer on two separate pccasid o, which he did
in very graceful manner ledsing a active
support to ~ party. III foe reasons or a conar
pulsoy chasscts = sAe vste sefatiops ii
life, coald nos N4bnesfitS k nIaee4
At the concfasion- Of w bus uess of the Con-
ventou Colonel r. H. N. Davf lson made very
eloquent 6peeA which We 1 eeived win The
closest aiten&fsn@ and g~eas q Dpause II has
been pronounced The hes speech of his life.
The Convention was the larg, Ut and naost en-,
thusiasic ever held in lhs eau 1ty, hsv1ns only
one rival, thai of 1870. II rer ,indet enc yer,
much Of that time, only then lie outiook was
gloomy. aud nov the lrSpec for SUCCESS s
8" bright Let the Democracy of the S,ate,
feel tina, their brelhren IN Gads. en- ceunty will
work with all their might and IN ain for Reform.
vs. Corruption. until the last ray of the setting
sun on the eve Of November pro claims that the:
great struggle of 1884 is over