The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-22


the permanent officers Of the convention.
The next business in order being the
election Of twelve delegates to the con
gressional convention to meet Ct Ocala,
Col. Dancy moved the appointment Of a
committee Of six to arrange ticket Of
twelve names as suitable representatives
to east the vote IL Putnam county
in the congressional CON
yention. This was amended by Mr..
Darby to make the committee Of one
delegate from each of the fifteen ire
eine,s, AMI Judge Wigg added to the
resolution that these names le selected
by the respective delegations. The mo
ton rs thus amended was passed. AMI
the following was the committee ap.
pointed: Dr. Newsom. ". u. Allen, L.
NJ. Bard, j. 7. Appleby, John II. Miller,
j. G. Fulsom, Vim. +. Forward, L.. U.
Morgan. W. V. Boyd. S. T.. Timmons,
J. C. Strickland. T. u. Hall, ". c.
Crews, Peter Munroe.
After some time taken in considera-
ton, the committee reported through its
chairman, Dr. L.. /. Newsom, the follow.
ing ticket which it had arranged as dele.
gates to the Ocala convention: =. NJ.
McMeekin. Col. +. l.. Dancy, W. II.
Wigg, Irving ellis. T.. 7. Lane, A. j.
Wool. John W. McRae, ID. q. +.
Sprague, Walter Thomas. Lott Allen, c.
II. Gilchrist, DIR. A. II. Robinson. The
report Of the committee was adopted
unanimously.
On motion Of Dr. Newsom each dele
gate was allowed to name his alternate,
which was opposed.
FOR SENATOR
The next business before the conven.
ton Icing the nomination Of a candidate
for the senate to MI the unexpircd term,
made vacant by the resignation Of Hon.
4. s. Grill. Judge Wigg placed in nomi.
nation the name Of Dr. +. NJ. McMeekin
as the choice Of his district, and declared
him to be a tried and true democrat, and
man Of ability and one who would
most worthily I'LL the office. This nomi.
nation was seconded by Mr.. Darby in ap-
propriate and well.timed words.
Judge T. $. llaughton put before the
convention the name Of Hon. Robert W.
Davis, spoke eloqaently and earnestly of
his extraordinary qualifications for the
place, aud cited to his record ~ the
SPEAKER Of the lower house of our state
legislature, and although he was not
seeking the office there were none v he
could I'LL II with more ability than he.
Irving ellis declared he had but r..
Gently converted with Mr.. Davis ON III,
subject, and was assured that under nc
circumstances wonl,l b" accept the nom
nation. Judge liaughton insisted on
the name of Mr.. Davis going before thu
| 'buN'tlVVUs
Dr. McMeckin made "A talk, in wiicl
he feared he would not have time to de
vote that attention TO the campaign thai
II would require. Calls Of "sit down
ait down, came from several parts Of III,
house, and the Doctor was forced To tax,
his seat.
Col. Dancy said that w have been TN
much represented by lawyers in our law
making bUlies, and that he did not wan
to send u lawyer to the senate, but ,
representative working man. II son o
toll. a man of the people, and then in tn,
m"~t complimentary terms mrntionc,
the name Of Mr. ilenry Hutchinson
who he declared was u most worth,
young gentleman and onc who would ii
honor To the county,:
DIR. Robinson seconded the nomination
Of Mr.. Hutchinson. Said he knew hin
we'll, that he was an able man. and III
+ moral and intellectual character was a
good AZ the best.
Mr.. Packard moved that n committee
a wait upon MIR. Davis and ascertain if b
would accept the nomination IL tenlere
by this convention, and Judge 7.
liaughton. Mr.. Packard and Mr.. Darb
, were appointed On the committee. Ate
u short interval, the committee returned
accompanied by Mr.. Davis himself. VIII
was introduced by Judge llaughton
Mr.. Davis made talk tn the convention
I, in which he thanked his fellow citizen
for the honor they had done him; h
spoke Of the ambition he had. and tina
+. every man should have, to serve his pee
pie in such places of honor and trust
There were, however. personal reason
which forbade his acceptance Of such a
). honor as this convention might confs
upon him, and while he was grateful i
= the greatest degree to his friends, h
would ask that his name be Withdrawn
His utterances were full OF loyalty I
n democracy, and his undivided and earn
est support would be given to the nom
nee Of the convention. Judge llauglto
n then withdrew MIR. Davis name.
j. X. Roberts nominated r. NJ. Vary
a well known attorney of this city,
The name Of Mr.. Henry lIutchinso