The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-25

following as the result Of their del hera.
tions ~ to the names Of persons for del.
cgates to the county convention:
DELEGATES. ALTERNArEs.
Dr. j. G. DonnelIy ....,.. u. a. Boyd
Henry Jones. ...............J Joe Purcell
!. l.. Purcell. ...... ... John Brown
&. =. Avery. .........,.....le Levi Brown
&. p. Fowler. ........... James Brown
James I.alsoche. .... Willis Newman
A. N. Doyle. ....,........ Chas. Rivers
Randolph Foster. 80. w. G. Snow
James Adams. billiard Bingham
Geo. Washington. ..... .Chas. Spencer
j. IL. Grant. ...........C Scarborough
hnuglass Y. Hill ........... Sam'l Bell
j. A. Purcell. -. ....... Martin Davis
T.. hWestOn. ...........Th os Davis
T.. Perkins. ......... Charles Walters
J.. Peek. ......,..... .GOv. X. Peek
James Shelby .......n.,. John Il. Taylor
q. W. lansing. ..... !. Prince Counts
Joseph Baldwin .,.,.u.,..W VIM. Cohen
j. u. Fry Lewis Adams
Andrew Williams. .......... .J. J.. Cook
After the reading Of the report Of the
committee, the signs Of war which Com.
mitteeman Calvin wore in his eye when
he returned from the committee room
was made known. lIe rose and adj
dressed the chair. and declared the
square thing had not ben done, ann did
81 in terms which could well le under.
stood, although not Expressed exactly in
the Kings English, denouncing the com.
mittee for having struck the name of D..
a. Boyd from the list Of delegates and
placing In it, stead that Of George Wash
ington. lie declared Boyd to R worth
ten Of Washington in a convention. and
charged that because Boyd had not
voted the straight republican ticket in
the municipal election to have been the
cause If the action of the committee.
lie said other things about the commit
tee in the same line, bat we give only
the essential points, that the reader may
understand the situation.
Fowler said that the man who put
Boy Dis name in nomination had himself
withdrawn it for the purpose Of putting
on that of Washington, which he
claimed he had right to do. The dis
c,lssion continued for some minutes, and
then Mr.. Boyd felt that he would take a
hand in the matter, AMI he lid so in the
most lively fashion we have heard for
some time.
Mr.. hyd said that IL he had known
that the disturbance then raging was to
have come up on account Of himself. he
would not have leen at the meeting. liz
declared himself to be as firm republi.
can as any one in the ho,se ar in the
city. or the county: that he had record
Of work done when the party soush,
quiet places to hold their meetings to
avoid disturbances, aud now that BE-.
cause DE had chosen to support long
AMI honored friend for the office OF
mayor "f the city he Was 10 he pro.
scrile,i, they might do so to their entir,
satisfaction: hut declared il to he a low
mean, dirty piece Of work, and that b,
would fight those who were guilty Of il
to the bitter end. lie declared that tn,
souls Of those who stabbed him in III,
committee tn liz smaller than a n,,star,
seed. and although the sct made him ne
less a republican, he would fight then
and do it openly and in manly way
Others took an interest in the matter
and it was very apparent that the senti
ment was with Mr.. Boyd.
d. y. Hill moved u substitute III,
name of ID. A. Boyd ON the list of dele
gate instead Of that of q. ". iI.ansing
and place Lsnsing's maine on the list o
alternates instead VI Boyd. and, thu,
amended, the report was adopted. after ,
show Of considerable bad blood and
oratory.
In this discussion II was plainly shown
that sweet peace did not reign supreme