The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-03
FL0RIDA'S CONVENTION.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS IN
FAVOR OF TaE MITCHELL MEN.

The Report Not Made Till 8 O'clock
Last Night-The Committee in Ses-
sion All Night and All Day-The Vote
Stood % to 40 1t Adds 80 Votes to
the Mitchell Column.
TAMPA, FLA, June 2.-The democratic
convention met to-day at o'clock and
| adjourned at 9:l3 o'clock. II was called;to-
gether again formally at 10:45 O'Clock,
simply 90 hear some speeches on the two
thirds rule, etc.
At IL 80 O'Clock a recess was taken to
O'Clock. The convention could, of course,
do no business until the committee on cre-
dentials reported and permanent organIza-
tion was effected. The committee was out
all night. AZ O'Clock this morning it took
vote on the Duval county case, resulting
"a in favor Of seating the mick namedl
Mahoneite delegation to IS In favor of the
straightout Tor CALI delegation, and the
committee then began hearing contests from
two other counties. There will be II hot
fight on the Duval report in the body OF the
convention.
The convention met at 3 o'clock, but i'm
mediately adjourned owing TO the creden-
tials committee not being ready to report.
THE MITCHELL DELEGATES ADMITTED.
At O'Clock the delegates assembled
again in the wigwam and the credentials
committee presented its report (22 to 20) in
favor Of seating the Mitchell delegations
from Duval, Polk and Washington coun-
ties. motion was carried allowing one
spokesman on each side two minutes in
on the adoption or rejection
of the report: Maj. st. Clair Abrams
| of Lake county spoke for the anti Mitchell
side and r. A. Burford of Marion for the
Mitchell men. They both made impassioned
| appeals for their respective factions and
upon a vote being taken the convention ad-
mitted the Mitchell delegations amid tre-
mendous applause and uproar. This adds
| thirty-eight votes to the Mitchell column and
his friends claim his nomination with great
| confidence. 1t is asserted by the other side
| that had the credentials committee delayed
its report much longer the anti-Mitchell
| men could have overcome sufficient Of the
opposition to have seated their men, and
they had worked ike TroJaus since 4 O'Clock
this morning to this end.
REPORT OF THE MINORITY.
Mai. st. Clair Abrams submitted re-
port on behalf OF the twenty committee
men on the contests from Polk and Duval.
The report says that the committee found
| that gross frauds were perpetrated in Duval
at the first primaries; that the unorRan-
lied county convention seized control,
discharged the committee on credentials
| without report, disregarded all
| precedent, and that no legal organization
was effected. The report recommended
that neither Duval delegation be seated on
| account OF the irregularity or the last call,
and that this convention pass q resolution
calling new primaries on the contest.
The Polk report is in favor of the con-
| testants, and says the action OF the conven- =
| tion there was absolutely contrary TO ali
| precedent: that republicans and non-resi-
| dents voted, in large numbers; that the sit
| ting delegation is not entitled to their seats,
| and il recommended that nei ther delegation
be given seats, but that the whole matter
| be referred back 10 the democrats OF Polk
county.
THE MINORITY REPORT REJECTED.
| The vote on St. Clair Abrams motion to
adopt the minority report to seat the anti
Mitchell delegates from Duval county was
| l3919 for and 23S against, and the motion
| was lost. The vote recurring on Mr.. Ber-
| ford's motion to adopt the majority
report, this was carried by 302K
| to 7515. Many delegates changed their
votes to get in with the ajority when they
| foresaw the inevitable on the vote Of Mr..
| Abrams motions. Subsequently the ma
| jority report on the Polk aud Washington
L
the Mitchell delegation from the former
| and in the latter seats both sets of delegates
with half vote each.
| Nominations for governor and other state
offices are not expected until the morning
session.
THE ALLIANCE FOR MITCHELL.
The farmers alliance delegates have con-
| troll OF the situation and 1t is predicted that
they will support Mitchell's nomination in
exchange for pledges from the Mitchell
men that they will support resolution in-
| dorsing the 'Ocala demands but it is
| possible that tho alliance may demand a
| Rubernatorial candidate Of its own choice.
| Trading is 30 general that IL is difficult to
| predict the result on any state office.
The fight on the two-thirds rule will be
| precipltated carly In the morning session.
| Mr.. Mitchell insists on his nomination under
this rule, or not at all The threatened
| adoption Of the ''Ocala demands" as part of
| the state platform gives hope TO the anti
| Cleveland men that the Chicago delegation
| may be against the ex President. as they
| say that a democratic convention which
indorses the Peoples party demands free
| and unlimited coinage of silver includedJ
| cannot with consistency send Cleve-
| land delegates to the national convention.
| At IL o'clock Tonight the temporary or
! ganzation was made permanent, and a
resolution was carried providing that the
| various delegations shall each select one
member of tho following committees: To
| select delegates to the national convention
| at Chicago on platform and resolutions. to
select presidential electors, and on the se-
lection of the state executive committee.