The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-01
r1oR1pA's DEMOCRATS.
convention to Nominate a su-
irene Court Judge.


,-cxsonyine. Fla. July 31.-The Florida
,.-ocracv assembled In convention in
w.. ,itv at noon to-day for the purpose of
",r,inating a justice of the supreme
court.
II,r (. NJ. Sparkman, chairman of sthe
- Executive committee. called the
s..ravsntion to order and Rev. Robert
- lbs DubOse, pastor of the McTeire
;5SsTorial church of this city, opened the
.-oceedings with prayer.
Pin John McKinne of Jackson county
- Hon. Henry w. Long of Marion
st~rty were nominated for the temporary
s.5sirmanship. McKinne withdrew and
'r5 was chosen by reclamation. Mr.
rong on taking the chair, made neat
.rsech. pleading for harmony in the party
I'D urging the necessity of standing by
.ss administration of President Cleve-
snd
an credentials the convention took a
racess until o'clock p. m. At that hour
he credentials committee not being ready
n report, the convention adjourned until
iGo'tlock tomorrow morning. Ii is ex-
nscted that Hon. b. S. Liddou of jackson
Ssountv, who is now serving on the su-
irene bench by appointment of Gov.
Mitchell, will be nominated for justice
,rithout opposition. II is also likely that
the convention will indorse the admins
tration of President Cleveland.
The credentials committee has been
the storm center of the cOnven-
lion to-day and promises to so
continue during the night al
though there were contests from only
three counties, Duval Nassau and Volu-
sa still. factiOnal feeling ran 50 high in
regard to these contests that the creden-
nals committee had no easy task
Although the Bars Stockton faction of
Dnyal county had been ignored by the
state executive committee still, this fac
uon had friends on the credentials COM
mittee. and as, soon as the committee
0rranized by the election of Hon J.
D. Beggs of Orange county as chairman,
the Duval case was taken up This case
was under consideration all the afternoon,
and the committee finally decided against
the Barrs-Stockton faction by vote of IS
70 u. five members not voting.
The Nassau contest was then taken up,
and at this hour IL o'clock no decision
has been reached. The committee will
probably be all night on the Nassau and
VOlusia cases.
Minority reports in all three of the con-
tests will be made TO the convention, no
matter now majority OF the
committee decides, and so the fight will be
transferred to the convention tomorrow.
The feeling between the -contesting
factions from Duval, Nassau and Volusia
counties is very bitter, and it is feared
that personal collision will result In
fact. one fight has already taken place.
Late this afternoon Burt Dyal, who heads
one delegation from Nassau, and Conduc-
tor Hurt Of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, who is a member of
the other delegation, came to blows In
the encounter Dyal was roughly handled
by Hurt, being so badly punished that
medical attendance was necessary. IL is
evident that the faction in the
Democratic party in this state.
headed by Col. w. D. Chipley of
Pensacola and Col S. NJ. Sparkman of
Tampa is in control of the convention.
During the session of the convention
this afternoon, casual mention of Chip
leys name by the chairman was greeted
with loud applause.
All indications point to Liddon's nomi-
nation for Justice, and the bitterness
being injected into the convention is sim
ply continuation of the feeling which
was aroused during Calls campaign for
the Senate and at the Tampa convention
two years ago. The anti-Call element is
In complete control of this convention. .