The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-08
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/ grove located at Ultra Tor SIo,JJO-
! The sheriff has taken possession Of th'
/ plant Of tie Democrat Publishing Company
/ OF 81. Augustine. Judge c Do9er, represe it
| log the Sisters, has attached the col Ger . iol
rent. The sheriff has put Frank IrgrahaH
IN charge.
A reunion of the Second Florida Confed
crate regiment will b held At Ocala on Aug
| 10. Col. W. K. Moore, Lake City, com
mander. Over 100 veterans are 70 assemble
| The Ocala Rifles aud COud0ns convention
band act as escorts.
A much needed reform was started among
some of the dock laborers Of Fernandina
| Tuesday. 4 resolution was unanimously
passed that any one Of them guilty OF using
profanity 5 ould be well padded with ii
single Six Of the men Tebelliousiy SUB
mitted to the chastiSement during the day.
The delegates from Suwsnee county are:
To the congressional convention, K r.
! Rogers. George Wolfe, c. II. Brinson. ".
a. Parker. W. Is. High, ". A lison. +. b.
/ Mixer. ). f. Pinkham, J. W Hawkins aud
J. ". Newman. to the state convention,
James NJ. Adams, r +. Rogers, w. b.
High. William Simpson. George Wolfe, j..
r. NewIau. J. /. Leak. b. ". Helvenstcn,
o. !. Robertson and b. F. Umstead.
Volusia couuty's delegates to the state
convention selected are as follows: DR.. j.
N. Samuel. J. W. Westlake, W. c. Can
non, Henry Stevenson, NJ. S. Lee, z. II.
Purdv. B. NJ. Miller, Charles Dougherty
and Thomas Underhill. Alternates-Lee
Osteen, A. L. Wellman, Charles Delano, u.
W. Fish, James Allan, A. J. McCleary,
William Jackson, H. |. Long and W. h.
Hill. The alternates were made the dele
gates to the congressional convention, the
delegates to the state convention becoming
the alternateS in the congressional conven-
ton.
Capt O. G.. Finch, acting superintendent
OF the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf rail-
way, went south from Ocala Monday. At
Martel he got off to speak a few words to
the local agent, and as he was returning TO
board the train young man attempted to
get off at the same time causing Mr.. Finch
TO lose his foothold. He hung between two
coaches with one hand with death-like
grip. The train bad gone several hundred
yards before his dangerous position was
discovered, when several passengers came
to his rescue. The captain was bruised
considerably, but will be on duty in few
days
The democratic convention for fernando
county was held at Brooksville Monday.
Frank e. Saxon, L. c. O'Neal. n. B. Davis,
S. w. Haryille, DR.. n. A. Williams, B. +.
Kirk, J. r. Snow and p. W. Terry were
elected delegates to Barlow. Judge w. S.
Jennings, Col. T. P. Lloyd, DR.. A. A. Arm
strong. w. A. Smith, L. C. Lee, J. NJ.
Hedeck, J. Z. Bishop and James A. O'Hara
are the delegates to Ocala. T. M. Shackle-
ford was Endorsed for congressman. The
convention then began to ballot for a repre-
sentative in the state legislature. DIR.
Snow and DR.. Stringer were the opposing
candidates. The convention continued in
session without interruption until o'clock
Tuesday morning. when it adjourned with
out having made a decision. About 400
ballots were taken.
The democratic convention for Alachua
county was held at Gainesville Tuesday and
elected the following delegates to the state
convention at Ocala G.. n. Borden
alternate, James Weeks; E. n. Holt; alter.
nate, j. d. Chisholm; w. K. Chalker; alter.
nate, B. NJ. Frisbee; T. d. Prevatt alter
nate, E. w. Kickster; G. B. Fouts
alternate, G. NJ Priest, and at large for the
county, J. l.. Kirkpatrick; alternate, c.
Black. The delegates to the congressional
convention are: s. F. Hanford; alternate
N. B. Frey; f. N. Holt; alternate, J. j.
Chisholm; A. s. Chalker; alternate, Oliver
Green; j. Perkins Henry alternate, q. w
Hall G. Nj. Priest; alternate, q. B. Foutz
and at large, c. E. Gardner; alternate
james Conway. The following wa
adopted: "ReSolUed, That we are in favor
of the nomination of Col C. p. Cooper fol-
] stice of the supreme court and OF Hon
w. d. Bloxham for controller, and of the
return to his seat in congress of the Hon
Robert Bullock, from which he has recently
unjustly been expelled by partisan vote.
At the democratic convention for Orange
county, held at Orlando Tuesday, the follow
ing were selected as delegates to the STATE
convention: ]. D. Beggs, l.. C. Massey
w. l. Peeler, j. l.. Bryan, NJ. Gore, w. A
Guild, ?. j. Parramore. NJ. II. Bowler,
j. Harris, K. w. Peabody, j. n Burton
w. j. Proctor, L. w. Smith, Il. r. Prince
G. F. Foote, T. w. C. Parker, r. B. Whit
ten, c. o. Warner and T. j. Appleyard
The congressional delegates are w. r. Ammo
L. 9. Massey, L. d. Browne, l. C. Vaughn
J. Z. Allen. }. S. Simmons, j. n. Whitner
Il 5. Adams, B. +. Whittier, A. Denham
tor, p. B. Written, L. W. Smith
J. ]. Appleyard, e. o. Warner, E. r
Prince and Harry Smith. A resolution wa
enthusiastically carried indorsing Z. j
Vaun as railroad commissioner and request
ing the governor to reappoint him: also,
resolution as follows: "That the delegate
TO state and congressional conventions fror
Orange county are hereby instructed to us
all honorable methods to promote the nomi
hdIlOn duu eieCLlOH VI hon. II. Nj. han
mond to the United States Senate; alsC
that they advocate the denomination {
Robert Bullock to succeed himself in th
next congress, and that our delegates el
press on the floor of the conventions in th
strongest language the Indignation felt b
the democracy of Orange county at the Ill
seating of southern congressman"
The democrats of Alachua county he'll
their convention at Gainesville, Tuesday
One delegate was chosen from each pre-
cinct and one at large, which latter, it wa
| decided, should be chosen from Gainesville
| to serve in the congressional and state COZ
| vention as follows: L. b. Tillis, j. IL. Roe
| buck, W. r. Civers, E. d. Thomas, J. w
| +. King, j. NJ. Holt, J. j. Goodwin, G. M
| Bitch, Ii. II. Moran, j. A. Roseborough, !
| A. johnson, j. L. Strickland, Wiley Hine.
| B. 2. Boulware and w. G. Shehee, and tn
| following men were chosen for the stat
| convention alone: J. ID. Cromwell, S. j
| Burnett, j. r. Tompkins, l.. Montgomery
II. l.. Beville, J. J. Tillis and A. J. Cone
O. ID. Morris, j. r. Shaw, j. J
Barr, A. r. Emore and Frankli
Smith are for the congressional con
vention. A resolution was offered that tn
| primary plan was not harmonious on,
and that the executive committee be in
structed to call convention for count
nominations. A resolution was offere
| that Judge +. J. Vanu be recommends,
| for railroad commissioner. A resolutio
was adopted that the governor be requisite
to appoint no county commissioners bu
| those recommended by the executiv
committee. Nearly all the delegates wer
| for Call The delegates from the count