The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-04-19
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Delegates Appointed to the St. Au-
gustine Convention.

guStlne Convention.
According to the call of H R. Teas
dale, chairman of the Putnam county
executive committee, the
convention to appoint delegates to the
Republican State convention to be held at |
ST. Augustine on the 31st inst, for the |
purpose of sending delegates to the Chi
cago convention, met in this city yester-
day at noon. After a few remarks by |
Mr.. Teasdale, in which he requested the |
delegates not to chew tobacco and spit |
on the floor, he called the convention to /
order, read his call and declared his
readiness to hear nominations for tenn
porary organization, when Isaac Purcell
was made chairman, and Mr.. L. Faulk
secretary. After the committee on ere
dentials had reported, the temporary or
ganization was, on motion, made per-
manent.
While the committee on credentials
were out Mr.. Teasdale again felt called
upon to request the delegates not to
smoke, this time emphasizing his re-
marks by noting the cleanliness of the
hall, and expressing his desire not to
leave it as though parcel of hogs had
gathered there instead of delegates repre-
senting the g. o. p. At the conclusion of
his remarks a sable brother in the rear
left hand cerner shouted Justify a loud
'Amen."
h.
vention ready for business. Mr.. ThOs.
Lyle, of San Matio precinct, took the
floor, and in a short speech in which he
reviewed the record of the party in the
county-and the United States assured
the convention that they would have to
nominate only good men, or the indepen
| dent voters, to whom the party had to
| cater, would desert them and give their
support to the democrats, and then de-
feat would be inevitable. He also as
sured the white republicans that the
colored man knew who his friends We're,
and could be counted on to stick. He
wound up his remarks by making
motion to the effect that Hon. II. R.
| Teasdale. because of the fact that he was
the leader of the party in this county,
and because of his valiant service and
hard work in securing party success, was
entitled tosonae recognition (or yindica-
ton or something of the kind at the
hands Of the party, and he moved that
the convention elect him to lead the del
egates to st. Augustine by aceIamation.
The motion was carried amid weak
effort of enthusiasm.
One prominent delegate, who claims
to be conscienttously opposed to vindica-
ton schemes of any kind was overhead
| by our reporter to remark that " / don't
care d--n if it was by reclamation;
somebody wants to hear something, and
they will be pretty apt to hear it before
next fall. All some men want
to hang themselves is enough rope"
The reporter is not versed well enough in
county affairs to analyze those remarks,
but they show pretty concIusively that
there is some dissatisfaction in the ranks
of the faithful.
After a great deal Of confusion, many
motions, amendments, calls to g Mr..
Chairman, counter motions, and'appeals
for ''the previous question:" the ballot
ing was proceeded with, when the fol-
lowing delegates were declared elected:
H R. Teasdale, j. F. Tenney, Thomas
Hind and w. H. Mann, with four alter
mates, whose names we failed to get.
Mr.. L. Faullx then offered a resolution
requesting the Putnam county deIega-
ton to press the name of Mr.. Teasdale
as delegate to the National Convention
DR.. Donnelly moved that the resolution
be laid on the table, which was voted
down, and the motion prevailed.
The convention then adjourned.
The convention was held in the skat-
ing rink hall, next door to an undertake
ing establishment We do not know of
a more appropriate place under the cir
cumstanCes to hold Republican conven-
ton than next door to a coffin shop,
unless, indeed, it should be a cemetery.
The whole party, from the national
down to county, will have sore need for
political coffins before the year is out, as
they have dug their graves deep by cor
ruption in high places, and the Demo-
Gratis will see to it that they are safely
laid away.
A Dangerous Practice.
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