The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-19

pry6ssdisgs Of The Rspabiisaa Convsn-l
tidn Il Pss,eA ossstys I'D q thel4sh:
III. Hiss = deGrsd = knov By chat -
i4osiy ths ease.aes We e.lss1 He rss 90
e a. a. sssss q Geasri Ksdssts 70 cali
aSx c6sSsntton. He claimed there was no
6ssfe~ Csomissee. There had been one com-
pased Il evesy RederA o6iceholdcr in the Stale
They bad rseigned because the Civil Service law
would sse slDUW thsm 70 bold their Obces at
the sans iimA. ard thsis places h.d bsea filled.
They now come forward and assume their
pa1ce1 sgxin. He called attention to this be-
caaae tbese, was 10 be TIVE Stale -Couventions
and two Delegations 10 The National Couven-
tion."
Thus it viii be seen that the spasmodic
effort OF the old radical leaders, with
Ledwith 1t their head, TO galvanize into
seeming vitality the late Republican
party of Florida Is not submissively re-
cogsized by those they attempt to con-
troll. A galv.nie battery having been
experimentalIy applied TO a dead frog
made Il kick out its legs as If it would
actually jump, bat it did not come to life.
would not jamp-only kicked. That's
what the late Republican party Of
Florida is doing while the cunning
old carpet bsggers are attempting
to galvanizs tits kicking against
their manipulation, but making small
progress towards vitality. TO
litical ~party" is understood to mean
live organization, aligned on live issues,
acting in harmonious accord, with lead
ing men as acknowledged opponents Of
its principles. BY what right, then, do
the opponents Of democracy call them.
selves the Republican party of Flor
ida?" As we have above quoted, re-
publican-and brainy one-says that
there will be two State Conventions (of
the opponents Of the democracy, and
two delegations to the Republican Ma
tional Convention, 80 called. Is it "the
Republican party of Florida" that has
two conventions, and sends two del, ga
tions, or two Republican parties Of Flor
ida ?-and so poor as to have no State
committee. The republicans of Florida
do not ill the definition of party"
but they are the bitter opponents of the
democracy all the samoan antagon site
element that must be SO effectually trod-
den under at the polls next November
that in the future they will not even at
tempt organization-which really seems
out of their power now.
The glorious result of the election in
Louisiana day before yesterday is alto
gether Encouraging to the hopes Of the
opponents of democracy in Florida. The
Democratic party of that State was lit
orally torn asunder in the distressing
struggle between the McEnery and
Nichols factions prior to the nomination.
1t was one of the bitterest faction fights
that has occurred in the history of the
States of the South, and gave the Repub-
licans high hopes of winning the election.
There, as they are essaying to do in
Florida, the old carpetbaggers again
asserted themselves and attempted to
galvanize the defunct Republican par
ty." They had plenty of money and
nominated Warmoth, their strongest
man, but the wires tell us that he was de-
feated and Nichols, democrat, elected
governor by q very large majority.
The dispatches Say that ".the negroes
of Caddo, East Carroll, Madison, Rapides
and most of the northern parishes of the
State, voted the democratic ticket" This
action of the negroes sustains the infor-
nation that we have of the organizat ion
Of democratic clubs of numerous men,
bership by negro voters in other States.
There seems to be conviction gaining
ground and spreading wide among the
negro population that the wiser policy is
not TO antagonize the dominant race "a
common sense conclusion which is not
surprising. Here in Florida, also, they
must know that they have no chance Of
carrying the State, and that it is to their
interest to live in harmony with those
who hold the power of numbers as we'll
a. of wealth and Intelligence. The re-
suit in Louisiana shows the situation in
Florida without hope for the Republi-
cans.