The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-01
Pensacola Advance(}azetts June z7th.l
Democratic COiave mti0h.

1 ominated Mr.. John T. Walker, OF Laval kpd
Mr.. Taylor, of Alachua, nom mated Cilon w.
L. Chipley, OF Escambis Beore the iolI stalsl
b. called, Mr.. Davis wit idrew the narse ot Mr..
Walker, and moved tht Colonel Cleiplets d
Ell ected by reclamation, which was cat:ie;i' kmia
Ell thusasm. The Chair appointed Me Wklkef
al Captain Davis a com nittee to escdst Ct,NtnSl
Cllipley to the chair Colonel ChipleX .ifvf 4
few remarks, expressive f his thankf !pfths
honor conferred, prOcecde Immediately la hhsii
nes. Mr. r. NJ. Call, o. DuNal, VIZ elSied
temporary Secretary by reclamation III
The Chair announced lat the first fOyd& Of
bu mess was the formation of "A ComSlrt@t GA
Gre dentals. Right here there was IN. fior,
ma lie to do away with tn. Committee on Rjre,
den ,ials, which was proper voted downs AID a
motion that one member fro m each dcles ato nsbe
nan ed by their Chairman form C4mnIsaee
on Credentials was carried. Some sligat mi hun
ders anding arose among the delegat fie,m lon
roe TO who should cast tn vote Of TN, c0ukty
and he Chair, on motion, ap pointed cNr,n,tttee
of fiy to adjust the difference between elt ttrn
bers If Monroe for the sake IF haImonk III
Upon motion, the Conven ion aljoureei tHtil
four O'clock p. M. u
AFTERNOON Sc ,sION. u
Tht Convention re-assembl I'd at 1 T. NJ
Committee on Credentials reported sthrtigll
their Chairman, Hon. j. II. NICK me; thak 80
count 30, the whole number OF the State hsd Ere
sented Credentials, and not on contrasting HE
CATION The roll of delegates accredIc5 toifhe
Convention was then called and the tomb iit-
tees report was accepted AMI Commiaec Ni.-
charged.
The ommttee appointed t. scttl, ~ III Ter
ences between the delegetas rom IoEroeF re-
ported hat every difference hail been iSnic, aily
adjusted. Convention then az journrd ill tB0
T. NJ. II
EVENING sEssIOs
The committee on permanent organizations se-
ported the names OF j. F. McClcl lan Of .cicksfi.
for Pres lent General j. j. Die kinsoI }, II Sxan-
ter, Hon John T. Walker, of d. val, Hos ALL.
McCaski !, OF Walton, and W. j. .JOtcA' 0f Wf-
terson, V cePresidenrs; Frank Philips, II JaEl<-
son and. ii. Ancrum, OF lIamil on, S:c,star Nf;
Dennis Eurnes, of Escambia, Sc gean Al A rGiS
President Mcclellan was cscor ed To tI,. clksr
by cor lmittee, and Colonel 'hipl,y .turSsd
over the .avel to him in neat speech tF:ankJhv
the Cow ention for the honor :onfcrri nk,n
him and he order maintained by he Con ,cniS,n
while he acted Chairman. A rr$,ul8n
thanking Colonel Chipley for the able s,anser
with which he presided tempe AIRY harnEkn
was unan mOusly adopted. &
Il. w. Ong, Of Marion, moved that lie C%s,-
vention p 'oceed to nominations of canfidaA:s
for Cover lor. John T. Walker, of 9Dnval
moved to lay the motion on the tai lc, whS;h vas
lost and Longs motion carried :
Nominations were declared in order A,y iht.
chair, the tvO-thirds rule prevain,
The call was by counties in alphs bcic, ordtsf
Alachua being called j. b. JOl nson OF thai
county, no minated General Will IN Miller, Of
Washington county, The call pre- cecde with,
out respOns. until Duval was reached whn Col.
onel r. +. Fleming, in a voice of oquely:e sd,
dom equalei and never excelled pl iced q NOM
nation Esca nbia's great General AMI Stat ssman
General E. A. Perry, which was r. ccivr} with
tremendous applause. This nomination. VIZ
ably second I'd in ringing speech from L. w
" Tha roll | LII
again until ernando was reached, hen Churub
Groom placed in nomination that sterlii.g old
Democratic Var Horse, Samuel Pas %, of .sctfcr.
son. II
The roll was then continued III i'll WaltCil
was reached, when Hon. Alex McCaski pre-,
sented the mime of General Barnes rs "A nndf.,
date fer Governor.
There beinl, no other nominations the h.lot.l
ing was commenced by calling each county, and
the chairman If each delegation giving tha vots,
Of the deega ion.
The result Ct the first ballot was as follows, ii
requiring 1874 'Otes to nominate PERI, % /. Pas:
co, 80 30; Barnes, 1872 5; Miller, Is, Hlanks l.
Nelter OF tie candidates receiving wo.thirds
a second ballot ordered with the FOLLOWING
result Perry, 100 Pasco, SO 40 Barr es 81 Ii:
Blank, q Gel era Miller's name was ere ttl-
drawn, and the Convention adjourn Il Il 10
O'Clock
THURS DAY MORNING SESSION :;
Thursday mo ming 10 A. NJ The Ccnvch,jou
re-assembled an the ballotng for Cove no. Was
continued
Third ballot, Perry, 1O1; Pas.o 81 A. :;
Barnes 81 10 lank, l. Gen. Barnes Vas here
withdrawn.
Fourth ballot, Perry, 1856; P;,sc" 1874 bjkuk:.
Fifth ballot Perry, 16l; Pasco, leg; ans, L..
Sixth ballot, Perry, III; PaSco ia; b ana !;
nj
moved that Gen. Perry bc nominated bytac- !:
clamation, which WAS done amid great el .,jsi
asm. :
comm 'ttee Was appointed to escort The I
nominee be ore the Convention, and whri Den
Perry appeared upon the platform he was eked
with Il perfect wi irwind OF applause Cen
Ferry, In fOrci dc and beautiful AL r,-Ss
thanked the Convention for the honor conf; r,x.d
ana outlined IN m assure his policy i'll viii lahe
SAID that having AIDE no political allianc She
was pledged 10 no man or sci OF men, ami tIat
his best efforts won Il be for the good of Che ,
state and the success. of the Democratic pal IT,"
Mr.. Pasco, Gen. barnes, Gen. Miller. AT Sr.
ley General lsaney, and Gen. Bullock spok, 10
the Convention, cong ratnaing them upon isir
choice and predicting brilliant victory in 30
v ,mber.
Nominations for lieutenant Governor liz, ng |
in order the following named gentlemen uije |
put in nomination w. d. Mel Dancy, of l. |
val; Milton Ii. Mabry of Sumter J. J. Harris.
81 Orange, and J. T. Leslie, OF Iiisborouen, !
but before The baloiin.- commenced The names +
u linrrlS and Leslie were Withdrawn
But one ballot was l. ken, when VI, ID tnry |
name was Withdrawn IL nj lIr. Manr, Was nom /
na' "a by acclamainn. The Nnnvcnlu th,l /
adjourned until $40 n
A O'Clock i've Sir,ll fn.S Juno Mar, WI |
lch aud Ecir" took the ,lciesalrs and IN, nr,..,
IN IN excursion the b. V, 20 NJ nn~i IT, a> i,ra
he drr'l-" boat. and comm. back >inppin ~
|"r' Pichen> and The y " Yard oar Ni-iIor>
rom The interior cnjovr tins trip very mucn
mi were loud in heir p ai>ce of The citizens d,
'enN 'c"ia who had n'lrc,l them ll> treat
EVENING ,.EssIoN
The Convention wa~ called To- order Il, $50
The Committee on Platform and R,.,,,luiiun.
cp"itr'l the following:
The Democratic party o. the State oi Florjd,
n Convention assembled congratulatts rhc
rlends OF good government upon the assured
respect OF success in the coming campaign, AMI
makes he following dcclar lion of prime niles.
|. IL WiDed That we re-a hrm the tundam,.n
Al doctrines of the National Democracy Ms for
lulaiet in the plat..rm Of the National con.
ention ot 1876 at 81. Louis and OF 1890 nj Gin
innaii
,. Res 2ioet That advo cate a liberal policv
n the part of the general government in the
natter ~ public lmpr0ven ents and hold that,
lt South has IL RICH! to demand this until her
after ways and harbors a-e adjusted to the i
ee'is OF commerce Ia the So me extent rs other
,clions f the country
3. Res0eoed, That VI, fayo, the callin, of a
Onstiiut onal Convention Il r the reformation
our pre- sent Constitution
A. ResoI 'ed, That it is the duty of the State to
iuCate it!i children and thai We ,vor Ehor,I