The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-13
FLORIDA,s METROPOLIS.
The Republican County Convention
The Libel Suit Continued.

The Republican County Convention
The Libel Suit Continued
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 12.-The Re
publican County Convention convened at
Jones Hall, near the water works, this noon.
All the delegates were in attendance, be-
sides large number of strikers"
j. E. Lee called the meeting to order, and
after the call had been read he was made
temporary chairman. After the roll call of
the delegates and other matters, the organ
ization was made PEI manent.
There were seventy four delegates present.
all being colored except fourteen.
E. NJ. Cheney was elected Vice President
and S. w. Fox Secretary.
The fun then began. Half a dozen
speeches, motions, calls to order, ETC., fol-
lowed in quick succession. There was so
much speaking that motion was adopted
to limit each speech to five minutes and to
allow only one on the same subject.
A PLEA FOR HARMONY.
Elk Gov Reed said that as Republicans
they could not expect a fair and honest
registration and count unless they fought
for it, and he appealed to the members of
the convention to lay aside the question of
white delegation and colored delegation and
to confine themselves to the selection of Re
publican delegates.
After four hours wrangling, a committee
on delegates was appointed. 1t reported the
following list of delegates to the State con-
vention, which was finally accepted: j. S.
Parker, w. w. Ledwith, W. A. Middleton,
J. E. Lee, VIM. James, G. w. Wetmore,
r. NJ. Cheney, E. Fortune, p. Walter, E.
f. Griffin, w. H. Brown, f. c. Sammis,
NJ. Chesborough, 7. G.. Clairborn, H.
Bisbee, w. T. Garvin, Tony Smith, and J.
B. Steele. Nine of these are colored.
In the United States Court to-day
Herman Moses, of Marion county, charged
with selling liquor at retail without paying
the special tax was acquitted.
THE LIBEL SUIT.
In the United States Court this morning
when the case of Mrs. Calvanno against the
NelUs- Herald was called CO.. Bisbae stated
that his client was unable to appear. DR..
Sollace MITCHELL her physician, then took
the stand and testified that she would not
be able to appear in court before a fort
night at least. Under these circumstances
as the counsel both asked a continuance,
Judge Settle reviewed the case in its present
aspect and then continued it till January
1889. The impression among outsiders is
that the cases will never be tried. On mo-
ton of Col. Bisbee, Mr. Lewis second suit
against the stockholders as partners for
100000 was ordered discontinued
One or two minor cases came up in the
forenoon but none of them were of any
consequence.
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.
Sanitary precautions are being pushed
rapidly, and every step possible is being
taken to place Jacksonville on a clean basis
this summer. DIR. Keuworthy, the City
Health Officer, and the County Board of
Health, are working indefatigably, and the
result will be greatly to the advantage of
this city. The bulkheads and wharves along
the river, and especially near the market,
seem to be the most objectiona BILE and steps
are to be taken at once to remove or rem
edy their worst features.
Gen. g. w. Bently, General Manager Of
the Tampa and Key West railway has
handed in his resignation to take effect
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