Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-02
LAWS FOR A STATE.
The Florida Radicals Trip Up on the
Tissue Ballots Controversy.

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The Florida Radicals Trip Up on the
Tissue Ballots Controversy.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Aug. mfr. Nil.
ler's resolution for adjourning finally on
Monday was adopted today.
The article on suffrage and eligibility,
leaving the question OF a capitation tax
as prerequisite for voting to the Legisla-
ture, passed under suspension of the
rules.
A new section was offered by Mr.. Tay-
lor requiring the Legislature to appropri-
ate at least 5000 annually for the library
Of the supreme Court.
A new section offered by Mr.. Canova,
requiring the Legislature TO pension dis
abled soldiers and sailors. not otherwise
provided for, was adopted.
The convention is now considering the
constitution as corrected by the Commit
tee on Style and Arrangement.
The convention is composed OF some Of
the best men in the state Without dis
para iug the merits of any gentleman or
any county delegation. we shall under
take 10 speak OF q few county delegations.
The extreme western county. EscambiR,
sends a very able and reliable delegation.
Hon A. r. Maxwell. judge Of the First
judicial circuit Is one Of the most pOpu-
lar and h0uored citizens Of the state.
Gen. j. r. Y0nge is one Of the most prom
iuent and rising young men in the whole
common wealth. Hon. Wu. A. BlouBt
is a young man OF ability, a lawyer OF
rare attalnments. and man Of great in
duence IN the deliberations Of the conven-
ton.
JEFFERsoN's REPRESENTATIVES,
~ IA
fine delegation. President Pasco IS one
OF the most prominent men in Florida.
A lawyer OF great ability, he has a large
and lucrative practice, extending over
the entire state. AS Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee he has lead
his party successfully through three cam
paigns. Hon. Thomas l.. Clarke is a
young lawyer o. ability. Col. Samuel j.
Turnbull, Chairman OF the Committee on
Printing. is a rigid economist, and saves
10 the convention every farthing possible
on the printing account. Cnpts. X. G.
Parkhill and W. $. Jones, are young plan.
tets. and represent the true honesty and
chivalry Of the South.
KEY VESTS SONS.
The extreme south, Key West. is well
represented by eX-Lieut. Gov. l.. W. Beth
el, Hon. K. A. Monsaivatge and Hon
Jeremiah Fogarty, each of whom is an
anle jurist and thoroughly practical
hard worker.
Orange county has first-class delega
ton in Judge !. G. Speer. Dr. King WHY
and Hon. William b. Randolph.
Temperance has an able advocate in
Judge.Speer, Chairman Of the Temperance
| Committee.
The public health Is earnestly advo
! Gated by Or, WHY, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Public Health.
THE CoABnTreE on STYLE.
The Committee ON style and Arrange
ment are hard az work revising the arti
Giles OF the new constitution. They lnC
10 necessary TO make many changes il
phru seOlOgy, TO correct many incousis
tencies. and grammatical, rhetorical anC
logical errors. Every section of every ar
ticle Is more or less changed Thes,
changes are made necessary by so man,
amendments being brought in. In thii
way the logical connection is often broken
and often the grammatical construction
IS destroyed. Thus the committee viii
! hive 20 change nearly eyerl
sentence OF the new instrument
( The committee is well qualified for III
work.
SOME OF THE ERRORS.
/ In sentences, sections and articles tha'
/ the casual observer would think perfect
4 and complete, the committee finds many
/ things which, upon thorough eXamina
( uon. are found 10 convey a different
meaning from that intended 20 be con
yeyed. Besides the defects above enum
Grated, q section nt one article is some
tunes found TO contradict a section Of an
] other article.
These are some Of the many intrIcat,
/ questions which have to be- decided by
this very important committee.
TISSUE BALLOTS.
When the article on outrage and eligi
/ biiity was under discussion the Republl
cans desired TO put in q new section, de
cigring that all ballots should be- marked
/ and the name Of the person voting II b,
! placed on the back.
The Democrats opposed this. Tie Re
/ publicung declared that the Democrat,
used "tissue ballots" and that they
would affirm that tho Republicans never
used 'tissue ballots" They were very
much taken down when the Democrat
/ produced Republican ticket used In iS1,
with the name Of Marcellus l.. stearnl
| for Governor on n. The ticket in ques
| ton WAS IA inches long by / inch wide
! The Radicals said nothing more Of "tissut
/ ballots"
After having tested the effect OF Darbyl
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