The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-07-20
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Marion Chooses State And C.nsfes-
sioBaI delegates.
MR. COOPER GETS 4 BLACK EYE.
Tuesdays Convention besides in Favor
of Primaries and Declares for
Railroad Commission Resolu-
tionss, Notes, Esc.

The county convention to decide
whether we should nominate ouI
county officers and members Of the
lower house by primaries or a conven-
tion, and TO elect eleven delegates to
the state convention and nineteen to
the congressional, was called to order
in the court house Tuesday at noon
| by chairman McConathy. In the alb
sence of fsecretary -. ". Clyatt, Mr..
e. p. Thagard, of Reddick, was re-
! quested to act in his stead.
/ Hon. Jno. &. Feardon then present.
ed the name of Hon. Henry W. Long
for temporary chairman, which was
unanimously adopted. This honor,
Mr.. Long stated, had been conferred
upon him every year, with one single
exception, for the past quarter of a
century, a fact that wasof great pleas
ure to him. In his remarks be touched
| upon the position Marion had always
taken in regard to a railroad commits
sion, stating that she had always fa-
vored and voted for one, and that her
representatives voted against the re-
peal of the commission bill two years
ago, and in view Of these facts could
not see why the 'reformersn should
hav selected this county from all
others as the one in which to fire their
| first gun upon this important ques-
tion. He appealed to the people of
Marion to stand together and repudi-
ate the reform movement, which
he claimed was endeavoring to dis
rupt the democratic party of Florida.
Mr.. Long closed his remarks by re-
ferring to pamphlet just issued by
Senator Call at the expense of the gov
ernment. This pamphlet, he said,
was purported to be a ten-minute
speech made in the senate, and con-
tanned nothing but abuse of the DEM
ocratic party of the state and the ac-
tions of the Tampa convention,
which he Senator CALI styled So
called democratic convention.
Secretary Thagard then called the
roll and the different precincts were
found represented by the following
delegates:
0cala, Jno. G. Reardon, E. B. Rich
ardson, r. A. Burford, f. A. league,
S. L. Sistrunk, d. e. McIver, John r.
Martin, Simon Benjamin, j. B. Car
Isle, i. J. Brumby, Ed Carmichael,
s. ID. Zacharias, A. FL Birdsey, r. e.
Anderson, r. McConathy. r.. b. Me-
Connell, b. A. Weathers; Millwood,
d. HI. Irvine, e. p Thagard; Flem-
ington, ]. M. Mathews, j. s. Richard
son, ]. A. Jones, M. l.. Payne; Cotton
Plant, FL. w. Long, Or. W. r. O.
Veal, G. j. Ross; Blue Sp.ings, +. b.
Beckham; Camp lizard, FL B. Jordan:
Shady Grove, Geo. T. Moore; Sum-
merfield, f S. Lucius; Lake Weir, e.
l.. Carney; Moss Bluff, j. L. Driggers;
Brooklyn, L. NJ. Graham, B. Ell. Hol-
ley; Salt Springs, r. L. Mcclure;
Fort Mccoy, I. NJ. Boring, G. w. Tur-
ner; Linadale, J. NJ. Sims; Citra, E.
l.. Wartmann, G.. w. White, W. d,
earn Anthony, w. T. Forbes, DIR. d
A. Smith, w. III. Chisholm; Bitch
ton, G. J. Stroller, S. H. Bitch; Kerr
City. w. P. Williamson; Mcintosh,
w. ]. Chambers, w. J. Allen, DIR. P.
Burgess; Silver Springs Park, B. H.
Leitner and ID. w. Davis, with half
vote each; Gambler, b. f. Smoot;
Spar, w. d. Eminizer; Cbipco, G.
w. Higginbotham; Martin, L. G.
Mcleod; Dunnellon, w. Il. Tomp-
kins, M. Strauss; Pedro, Alfred Proc
tor; Stanton, H. G. Morrison.
The temporary organization was
then made permanent, and immedi-
ately Mr.. d. FL. Irvine made motion
that the chair appoints committee of
seven on resolutions, and the follow
ing names were announced from a
slip of paper which had been handed
the chairman before the meeting had
been called
ID. III. Irvine, DIR. s. III. Bitch, +.
M. Sims, j. L. Mathews. L. J. Brnm-
by, r McConathy and G. w. White.
To this committee all resolutions in
tended to come before the convention.
must be submitted, and it was intend
ed by the introducer that no resolu-
ton not concuFred in by this commit
tee could be presented 10 this con-
yention, but in this he missed his
reconing, as the chair ruled different.
A vote was then taken for prima-
ries or a convention and primaries
prevailed by vote of twenty-seven
10 seven.
There being no contesting delega-
ton committee on credentials
was unnecessary, ,landIan adjournment
was taken for dinner and to give the
resolution committee time to prepare
their report.
Immediately after converting
this committee made its report and
the following resolutions were read:
Resolred. BY the democrats of Marion countv
in convention assembled that we, without quail
itication, reaffirm allegiance to democratic
principles and proclaim our fealty 10 party pre-
cedents, discipline and law We claim that obe
dience to party precepts and the maintenance Of
our party authority is necessary to the integrity
and cohesiveness of the organization.
Resolred, That we have an abiding faith in the
integrity Of our chief magistrate Grover Cleve-
land, and as true democrats we pledge him and
his administration our hearty support in clearing
our statute books from burdensome and unjust
laws lett us as heritage from republican mis-
rule, and we believe that the day is not far dis
tant when peace and prosperity will bless our
entire country as a result of an honest wise and
brave administration of the law.
| Resolved. That this convention hereby endorse
and heartily approve the present state admins
tration as wise, patriotic and purely democratic
in its administration of affairs