The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-31

n - 500 Executive Committed
r.. Conveueioo was called 10 order BY Hoa-
Samuel Pasco, Chairman o. the Ssaie kxceuaye
Commitsee.
Sees,or Pssco then rose and delivered STIR
4, the conclusion Of his addrssa. Chairman
Pssco declared the Convention ready iof Dosa-
sen.tor Whidden, Of De Soto, nominated
Hon. John 81. McKinne, Of Jackson, for tempo
rarv chairman Of tho Conventsoa. II. brush,
n ksdisop. named Mr.. B. F. Ohveroe, OF 81
Johna Mr. Shine. Of Orange. seconded III. Nc
ImSv. n r. Welboru was then nominated.
NJ r. Gaskins was named by DR.. Pelot
Colonel l. L Fleming seconded Df. 0askins
noenio atsou. and in % doing asked tor harmony
Judee Welcome declined and seconded Mr..
NcKinne's nomination. =,
Mr.. SHINE, OF Orange, moved that the roll OF
counfies be called, and that the vote OF each
c,cntv he cast by the Chairman Of the delega-
ton.
Senator Mallory asked what rule was 10 force,
and vas informed by Chairman PAsc0 that the
two-thiids rule would prevail:
The vote was As foliowsi, Ackinne, Z'S Gas
On motion Mr.. L Wombwell was unani-
mously elected temporary Secretary.
Mr. BIZ Adams was chosen Assistant Secre-
tary.
On motion one delegate from each county was
appointed ON the Committee on Credentials
This committee Is as follows:
AIachua, John B Dell; Baker, F r Harndon
Bradford. w T Weeks: Brevard. De
Steuben Calhoun. w II Milton; Citrus, w d
Brooke Clay, G Barden: Columbia, .
Thompson Dade, J w Evan; DeSo.o. A W
Hutchinson franklin, J G Rcge; Gadsden.
Thomas Mitchell Hamilton. s 3 Sharpe; Her
nando, -; Hillsborough.J Wall Holmes,
T H Pittman Jackson, N F Boone; jefferson,
E B Bailey Lafayette. T P Chaires; Lake, II
Wise; Lee, N L Langford; Leon. w A
Madison @s ~ L 1nxiis; Maoasse, NJ Graham
Marion, 81 P Waitmxn; Monroe. r Mon-
s,ra,ge; Nassau. ] Misel Orange, King Willy !;
Osceola. Oliver; Pasco, W l. Mobley; Polk,
Frank Clark Putnam, Thomas A Darby; 81.
Johns, NJ r Cooper; Santa Rosa. II Wright /;
mum; Taylor, NJ. Gornto; Volusia, William
jackson Wakulla. H c Crawford; Walton, n
J McKennon; Washington, J. N Galloway.
The Committee on Credentials then retired TO
meet 10 the Board of Trade room.
On motion of Mr. Shine, of Orange, the con-
vention then adjourned TO 4 O'Clock, p m. to
give the Committee on Credentials time to re-
port
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At O'Clock Chairman McKinne raped
the convention to order. Mr.. j. b. Dell,
OF Alachua appeared upon the stand and an
nounced that the Committee on Credentials
could not possibly report for an hour % mo-
lion OF Judge Sharon, OF Quincy, the convention
then took q recess till o'clock
AT 5 D. m. the convention was again called 10
order. On motion of Mr.. Leonard, OF Escambia,
q committee of three was appointed 10 commu-
nicate with the Committee on Credentials, and
ascertain if possible, when the committee could
report progress.
The committee sent out reported that the
Credentials Committee would presumably be
able 10 report by 8 p. m. A motion to adjourn
to p. m. was then made, put, and lost by de-
cisive vote.
Chairman McKinne suggested that the Com
progress so that the convention could proceed
with its business, and the report of the contest
from fernando county could be sent in later.
Hon. P. p. Bisnop, of Marion, moved that q
committee OF three be appointed to ask the Gre
dentials COMMITTEES to report The chairman
appointed Messrs Bishop, Milton and Fleming,
OF Duval. Another motion TO adjourn was de-
feated. This committee reported that the Gre
dentals Committee would report q full list Of
delegates from all the counties except fernando
Secretary Wombwell then read the list of dele
gates No objections being raised this report
was accepted as authentic
By this time the Credentials Committee had
completed their labors and reported in favor of
the anti-Manu delegates. who are g Groom,
B F Kirk. G Martin, n V Ramsey, ] N He'd
| lex, T N Shackelford, T Marshall, L Han
cock, NJ Townsend and L B Saunders. This
was the majority report of the Credentials Com
mittee The minority report, signed by A w
Gilchrist Ingiis. r A Monsalvatge and s B
Thompson, was read
The majority report seating the anti Mann
delegates was adopted almost unanimously, and
the Convention adjourned until p. NJ.
THE EVENING SESSION.
DR.. Dewitt, of Putnam, moved that com
mittee Of one from each county be appointed to
select delegates TO st. Louis. This was carried.
On motion Of Judge Long, Hon. I. w. Shine.
of Orange, was unanimously elected Vice-Presi-
dent of the Convention.
Judge Welborn, Of Orange moved that a COM
mittee of one from each county be appointed on
| platform and resolutions. This was carried.
On motion of Mr.. Brush, OF Madison, Senator
Pasco was then elected y member OF the Ma
tional Executive Committee.
A committee was then appointed to recon-
mend Presidential electors.
A committee of three was appointed to confer
with The committee seat out 10 name delegates to
| ST. Louis and ask them TO report as soon rs pos
sible as it was important to have those delegates
notified Of their selection so that they could make
arrangements to get to the National Convention
| in due season. The convention then adjourned
to q. m to morrow.
I0e committee, Ebtc W-uISut, StIcCtcu as uel-
egaies TO the ST. Louis Convention T. N Shack
elfOrd OF fernando; W. T. Whtledge, of Polk
John F. Dunn, OF Marion Thomas A. Jennings,
of Hamilton; Judge E. j. Vann, OF Madison;
jeff B. Brown, of Monroe; 8. r Mallory, of
Escambia, and Andrew johnson. of Orange.
ST. AUGUSTINE. May, 30.-[SpecialJ -Messrs.
Speer, Fleming Davis and Bullock were nomi-
mated for Governor, and the balloting was as
follows:
1.t Ballot-Speer 90. Fleming 81, Davis %,
Bullock 87&, Crawford 3, Bloxham 49, Blank 4.
I'd Ballnt-Speer 93A. Fleming 10l, Davis 66,
Bullock 101, Crawford 2, Blank At.
I'd BaliOt-Speer 49, Fleming 81, Davis TIA,
Bullock Ill, Crawford 8, Blank 81.
4th Ballot-Speer 70, Fleming 81, Davis %.
Bullock 124&, Blank 81. The convention then
adjourned until O'Clock P. NJ.
The convention reassembled al 2:20 P. N.
Balloting was renewed, as follows:
9th Ballot-Speer 95i. Fleming lis, Davis 5Si,
Bullock 1924.
9th Ballot-Speer 92a, Fleming 863, Davis 80,
Bullock 1904. Blank J.
7th Ballol-Speer 70, Fleming 1172, Davis
62}, Bullock 1861. Blank 81. The convention
then adjourned unit; 8 P. N.
The convention met at p. n. and balloiing
recommended.
9Th Ballot-Fleming s4a, Davis "a, Bullock
113. Speer 96, Blank l.
9th Ballot-Fieming 95}, Davis S6}, Bullock
96}, Speer IS, Pratt 4, Blank l.
10Th BallOt-Fleming "a, Davis SO, Bullock
IS, Speer "a, Blank 1, Crawford Q.
18th Ballot-Fleming 70, Davis 70}, Bullock
1871. Speer 60 Crawford z, Blank 1.
18Th Ballo,-Flemlng "a. Davis 70, Bullock
1888 Speer 70, Crawford l. Blank I.