The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-24
FIORIDA'S CAPITAL CITY
,,pEr1NG OF THE COUNTY DEMO
CRATIC CONVENTION.

e. order at noon to-day by q. w. w alker,
sLoi-n,sn of the executive committee, aud
effected permanent organization with d
r Whitfield as chairman and l. A smith
and ]. R. Cohen as secretaries. Inc II
lowing delegates to the state and congress
eional conventions were selected, the one
N act as alternates for the other:
tn State Convention-W. T. Bannerman,
W L. Taylor, John A. Henderson, w. H.
Blake. P. Houston. G. A. Charles. ID. ..
Elliott, John Bradford, N. w. Eppes, 1. ).
Roberts, 6. G. Gibbs, n. L. Bowen and
Howard Gamble.
To the Congressional Conventional. M.
Edgar. S. ID. Hightower, George W.
Walker. W. C. Geddie, II. L. Hopkins, +. 4.
Myers, D. W. Gwynn, r. {. Long, Jonn ?.
Beard, Henry Bernreuter, Tom Costa, Jonn
G. Ward and w. |. Vason.
THE COUNTY TICKET.
The following ticket was nominated:
For State Senator-F. L. Myers.
For REPRESENTATIVES TO the Lower house
E. K. Hollinger and Theodore Turnbull.
For County Jud GER. c. Long.
For Collector-R. A. Shire.
For Assessor-Henry T. Felkel.
For Treasurer. F. Demilly.
A pleasing feature of the convention was
that the speech placing the name or Fred
T. Myers efore the convention for stats
senator was made by Hon. Patrick d oustoun,
who bad been an active contestant In the
primaries for the position. The NOMINATION.
of Mr.. Myers was unanimous
Mr.. Hollnger was nominated on the first
ballot and Mr.. Turnbull on the sixth. The
nominations for county judge, collector,
assessor and treasurer were all unanimous.
DANGEROUS GROUND AVOIDED.
A resolution to the effect that the legisla-
tors minated by this convention be In
structed to work for such Change In the
United Sta es senatorship and representa-
tives to the Fifty-second congress would
prove 10 the best interest Of Florida was in
Produced but as The sentiment of the con-
vention was decidedly in opposition to
bringing these issues into county politics it
was ia led However, all the nominees for
legislative honors are solidly anti-Call.
A res olution was unanimously adopted in
dorsing Hon. A. Maxwell for justice Of the
supreme court aud Hon. w. d. Bloxham
for controller
A new executive committee was selected,
one member being chosen from each
voting precinct
THE CONGRESSIONAL PREFERENCES
A canvass among delegates to the con-
gressional convention shows that the dele
CATION is probably Davidson, with
majority Of its votes for Mallory.
Hon. James E. Broome, who is promi-
nently spoken of as candidate for state
senator from Gadsden county, was here
yesterday He Is an enthusiastic friend of
Hon. R. H. NJ. Davidson and thinks that
gentleman will easily win in the congress
sional convention over Hon. S. R. Mallory
of Pensacola, who is the most prominent
opponent in the field against Mr.. Davidson
for the CO OCCASIONAL honors.
BLoxHAM FOR CONTROLLER.
The MORNING NEWS correspondent has
talked recently with prominent democrats
frcin all portions of the state, and thinks it
safe to say that ex-Gov. w. d. Bloxham
will be the nominee of the state conven-
ton for controller without opposition.
There are two or three candidates
in the field for justice of the su-
preue court, but the indications
are that Judge A. E. Maxwell, the present
incumbent, will be the choice of the conven-
ton. Prominent democrats, who have re-
Gently been over nearly the whole territory
embraced in the First congressional district,
think that there will he a strong Davidson
majority in the Barlow convention on the
first ballot, and that "Curly-head Bob" as
he is atfectionately called by his friends,
will again be the nominee of the party.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR COMPANY.
Members of the Knights of Honor
of ternandina have organized a COM
pany to be known as the Knignts
OF Honor Investment Company and
have filed their articles of incorpora-
ton with the secretary of state. Its pur-
pose Is to erect and rent buildings, and it
has capital stock of $4,000 to operate
with. The incorporatOrs are G.. L. Baltzell.
II. j. Baker, Thomas Kydd, Theodore Star.
buck and W. c. Beal
There has been very little work done for
some months on the Augusta, Tallahassee
and Gulf railway, but ]. Nj. Cook. the
chief engineer, has just received orders to
have the bridge across the Ocklockonee and
taat across the Sopchoppy both completed
at once, and 1T is said that active work on
the construction of the road to Thomasyille
VIII begin again in few weeks, and that
the road Will be pushed to completion.
THE TALLAHASSEE NORTHERN.
STOCK is being taken freely in the newly
Incorporated road, the Tallahassee North
ern, and some think that this squirt of
renewed work on the Augusta, Tallahassee
ana Gulf is to brighten the new connanv
on, but the indications are favorable for
ehe building of both roads, unless one buvs
ouU the other, and In that case neither
,mouiu sell unless the other guaranteed To
oulld the road to Thomasville at once.
1nofnasvllle now has an all-rail rate of so
oehIs Der barrel on pears to New York
M I'm 1dldndSSee the rate is 81 0S
Inc Inc rate from Townsville via Savannah
steamer steamer is GO cents per barrel from Talla-
nassee 1t is 81 o. The comparison of these
iaCes MAKES tae people of Leon county more
bbaAlous to secure road to Thomasville
s nenSe ttey are taking stock in the Tallabas'
see Northern. ''1eii''s-
PORTRAITS OF THE Ex-GovERNoRs.
r Gov, Fleming is endeavoring to secure g.
porIIalt OF each of the ex-governors of the
s SoaIltory and state of Flor ida. to be nra.
o ool Eeu among other historical relics in the
oSd9,.ol, and to acc )mplish this has
ulesSed letters to all of the surviving er-
55 oers and to the families of those
Diseased asking that they contribute a
ba sT.a,e 70 the states art gallery. Several
s uave made favorable replies, and a hand
1Uane portrait of Hon. John Milton. who
has governor governor from 1860 to 1864, Inclusive
r %of. Fleming, accompanied by Mrs
for PI5. a and his son, Frank, left Yesterday
ma ms + apo Beach. Before his departure bs |
MIL NIL t ne following appointments: W C
larl,o' ~ De notary public for the state at |
mist G ~ Edwin w. Bailey to be notary
'1''ic IN ana for Marion county.