The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-08-12
Palatka Daily News.l
The Ocala COmveatfOn.


The convention did not conclude its session
until $50 o'clock 10 the morning. AS soon as
the question of contesting delegations was dis
posed of The convention at once proceeded to
the nomination of a candidate for Congress.
Neither of the Duyal delegations were admitted.
The committee ON credentials found 1t impossi-
BILE to arrive at satisfactory conclusion on this
subject Therefore a majority and minority re-
port was made. The majority report, signed by
nine, favored the exclusion of both delegations.
as neither was legally elected The minority
report, signed by eight of the committeeman,
was favorable to seating the Owens delegation.
But the majority report was adopted by the
convention; thereupon the Owens delegation
retired from the convention. Both delegations
were permitted to present to the convention
their claims for recognition. But after long
and patient hearing the convention adhered to
the majority report
This ended the matter. as no other county had
contesting delegation.
Mr.. Dougherty was at once put in nomination.
AT this point Mr.. Owens stepped upon The stage,
and, while he maintained that he carried Duval
county, he checrfully submitted to the will of
the Convention, and so far as he was concerned
the question was settled He said that he had
for some time recognized that this District was
for Charles Dougherty. He moved that Mr..
D0ugherty be declared the nominee OF the Con
vention. This motion was at once seconded,
and Mr. Dougherty was nominated unanimously
by a rising vote amid the widest enthusiasm.
Mr.. Dougherty Is now the standard bearer Of
the Democracy of this District and as We have,
from first to last been in favor of him, We shall,
as a matter Of course, take great pleasure in the
labor of re-electing him. lie will be reelected
beyond any doubt He has strong hold on the
people, and as his record is irreproachable he
will succeed. Mr.. Owens has sounded the key
note, and Democrats will not fail to recognize
it and come up cordially to his support.
The following IS the
PLATFORM
Resolued, That in this, the first assem- blage in
Florida of representative democrats since the
Inauguration of democratic President. we en-
brace the opportunity to congratulate President
Cleveland upon the success OF his efforts to
bring the government back to those principles
of purity, integrity and simplicity that have al:
WAYS formed the cardinal doctrines of the dem
ocratic faith and we note with satisfaction his
steadfast fidelity to the promises of economical
government and administrative reform that
were made by himself and his party prior to
the election which placed him in the chair of
the Chief Magistrate
Resolced, That we reaffirm the demands of the
national democratic platform that " the neces-
sary reduction of taxation be effected without
depriving American labor of the ability to COM
pete successfully with foreign labor, that 4" Gus
tom house taxes should be levied on fewer inn
ported articles bearing heaviest on articles of
luxury and lightest on articles of necessity"
and that Federal taxation shall he exclusively
for public purposes :" but we opposed to any
reduction of the import duties on lumber or or
anges until general REIMBURSEMENT of the " in
equalities of the present tariff ;" shall Tighten
the burden that now rests upon Florida indus
tries.
Resolued That our representatives in Congress
requested to use their best efforts TO secure
the payment of the large sum due the State by
the United States government under the Indian
War claims and also to secure the settlement of
those Spanish claims which has 80 long been
wrongfuly withheld, to the detriment of numer- |
Gus worthy citizens of our State
Resotued, That our representatives in Congress |
requested to use their best efforts towards |
securing such notifications of existing treaty |
stipulations with Spain will serve to relieve |
the cattle trade of Florida with the Spanish |
West Indies of the grievous burdens which now
hamper it and prevent its development.
The convention passed the following resolu-
tons of sorrow on the death Of Hon Samuel j. |
Tilden:
WHEREAS, The intelligence of the sudden
death of Hon. Samuel j. Tilden has been re-
ceived this day, and
WHEREAS, In the death of Samuel J. Tilden |
America has lost her most distinguished states
man, and the democratic party most sagacious,
prudent and trusted leader
Therefore, We declare that the announcement |
fills our hearts with deepest SORROW and that in
his life, public and private, in his great industry
his steadfast adherence to principle and his I'M
bounded patriotism he has left an example which
is worthy of imitation that ours is the common
grief of a mourning nation; that the secretary
is hereby instructed to send certified copy of
these resolutions to the nearest relative of the
deceased statesman.