The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-16
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
DELEOA TIES no THE MLNNEA POLLS
CONVENTION SELECTED
NO TICKET OF ANY KIND NOMINATED
THE PLATFORM IN FULL-IT Is RED
HOT, RIP. ROARING DOCUMENT - THE
EAGAN FACTION COME OUT ON TOP.

day, April Is, and was called to order by
Hon. Dennis Eagan, chairman of the
executive committee.
The convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. J. H. Dickerson of Brad
ford.
The call was then read by Joseph E
Lee, secretary of the executive commit
tee.
John w. Mitchell broke in by motion
that the further reading of the call be
dispensed with, which was ignored by
the chairman and the secretary continued
to read.
The roll Of delegates was then called,
and they were found to number 212,
about half Of whom were white.
Delegate Moore nominated Joseph E
Lee of Duval for temporary chairman.
Dell gate Michel of Nassau nominated
Samuel Petite of Nassau.
Enthusiastic spe, ches were made in
favor of each of The two candidates, and
the argument grew exceeding heated,
coming very near resulting in fisticuff
exhibition between two delegates in the
Leon county row.
Delegate Chandler Of Marion raised
the questi II that there were contesting
delegations an | asked the chair to rule
who should have voice.
The chair ruled that the list If dele
gates prepared by the state central COM
mittee should be entitled to vote
To this ruling o. the chair Mr.. Chandler
objected and appealed fir, m the decision,
but after much discussion pro and con he
withdrew his objection
The roll was then called, which result d
in 113 votes for Lee and IS votes for Pet
tie.
The minati IL Of Joseph E. Lee for
temporary chairman was then made un-
animOus.
He was introduced to the convention
by Hon. d mis- Eagan and made a rous-
ing sppch in thanks to the convention
for the honor confer. ed, in which he said
it was now their time to encourage dis
sens ons in the democratic ranks, so that
n time the epublicans might again come
into power. He al-o spoke in glowing
terms of President Harrison.
Delegate Mitchell of Nassau was unan-
im"usy elected temporary secretary, and
mad hort address Of thanks.
Me srs Rush and Knapp were unani-
mously elected assistant temporary sec
retaries.
1t was then moved and carried that the
chair appoint a committee of eleven
on CREDENTIALS. The following were ap-
pointed as such committee:
Bu,h Of Columbia, Scott of Duval, Ea-
gan of Escambin, Rollins Of Leon, Alex
ander of Madison, Chubb of Orange,
Purcell of Putnam, Mitchell of Nassau.
Stripping of Suwannee and Crippen of
Lake.
The committee retired, and at 2 80 D. m.
WV al uOuT.
W. G. Mccall, who held Maj. E. C.
Weeks Proxy, got into dispute on the
question of having voice in the conven-
ton with Rev. H. c. Bailey Just as the
convention took this recess Wisdom
Allen stepped in to take Bailey's part
Mccall drew back his stick to strike. but
Allen was too quick, hitting Mccall a
sounding whack ON the nose with his fist.
which caused the blood to flow freely.
They were separated before any serious
damage was done.
Upon the reassembling of the conven-|
ton, the committee on credentials not
being ready to report, the convention
again adjourned
1t was mi night before he committee
on credentials vas ready to report.
In Hillsborough county the Gunby
delegation was seated. In Liberty the
Sanchez delegation, and in Monroe both
delegations with half vote each. There
were several other contesting dele.
cations which The committee settled in
various ways.
A motion was made to adopt the report
of the committee, which was ojected to
by Samuel Petite of Nassau, on the
ground that if both delegations from Mon
roe were allowed half vote each the
other contesting delegations should be
allowed an equal show.
He also opposed the seating of the
Gunby delegation from Hillsbornugh, be-
cause they were chosen in a mass meet
ing in which democrats and a mob of
foreigners who could not even speak
English, and who voted only when GER
tain men held up their hats, participated.
Delegate Chandler of Marion moved
that the report of the committee so far
as relates to uncontested delegations be
received and that The conte,t d delepa-