The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-18
BLOxHAM UP FOR GOVERNOR.
HE CONVENTION NOMINATEs HIM
By ACCLANATION.

Ocala. Fla. June 1.-THE democratic
s-a-e convention was raped 20 order
thfs morning little after O'Clock by
senator Pasco. and the big crowd settled
down TO what proved 20 be another day
Of delay and caucusing for points The
paramount issue. of course, IS the imam
risl policy 10 be adopted by the party
in This state. and while some extreme
silver men are willing TO sacrifice every
thing 10 the cheap gods of popuNsm, the
cooler heads on each side of the hnan-
cial fence are willing TO make such con-
cessions as would bring together what
rnieht otherwise become warning factions
The morning session was brief ana
uneventful
PRAYER was offered by Rev. J. P. Hill
burn. and the temporary organization was
made permanent.
Senator Palmer OF Columbia moved
that a committee on platforms be formed
BY choosing one member from each deIe-
cation. ~,
This was promptly amended oy Mf.
Ems of Leon county, who moved that
Zach delegation be allowed TO cast its
fuIl vote in said committee. As this
amendment would have paralyzed the
smaller counties, il was tabled by a vote
Of 1874 to 1919.
Senator Paimers motion was then car
ried and committees were chosen in
similar manrer to bring in a list Of eight
delegates to the national convention and
10 name a new state executive committee.
With the appointment of the three com
rpittees the convention adjourned until 4
O'Clock. During the morning the creden-
tials committee. through Chairman Arch
ibald of Brevard, reported in favor OF
seating the delegation rom LdIdyeI'e
county headed by t. Z. Charles,
on motion of Mr.. Broome the ron was
called and the convention was put on
record on the contest. Nineteen members
only voted against the adoption OF the re-
The Volusea county contest was squelch-
ed in the executive committee. ana poth
s,Gad" Bryan and "Jeems' Alexander are
left on the outside. Both the SUCCESSFUL
delegations are for sound money.
The convention piled itself up in TIE
tent this afternoon at 4 O'Clock When the
various committees reports were caLeu
~ c. Cooper Of Duval. chairman of the
committee on the national deleBatloh'
submitted the following names;
j. Ed O'Brien of Eseamoia county
gold; T. d. Lukenbell Of Nassau county
gold; G. b. Sparkman OF HiHsDoLousn'
gold: c. B. Rogers Of DuVal, gold; X. w.
Davis of Putnam, silver; A. Is, carter OF
Jackson, silver; Nat. Walker OF Wakuha'
silver; T. c. Appleyard Of orange, SILVER.
To the surprise OF many SllFeIlteo the
report was unanimously ADOPTED, NOT
voice being raised against the acceptance
of a delegation that must be considered IN
the light of a timely compromise. some
well posted political experts put the dele-
CATION down as five for gold and three LOT
silver. and declare II they do not get
silver plank In the platform there VIII De
There was a long wait at this point of
the convention, neither the committee on
platform nor the one on the new eNecutiVe
COMMITTEES was ready and the assembly
amused itself by listening to some OF the
lesser lights in the local political nrma-
ment. Jake Strauss, well known 9rum-
dner made a humorous speech, ana w. y.
Condor a local celebrity, famous Tor mis-
extreme views on all questions, INDUCED
in a breezy farce free silver TRADE
Senator Call, who was mOdesuy seated
on the floor was invited to the platform,
but declined the honor.
An exciting episode was that afforded by
T. n c. Stockton, a Jacksonville banker,
and ex-Justice Raney of the supreme
court who during the long wait became
involved in a heated debate on the nnan-
cial question. Judge Raney is Tor SOUND
money and Mr.. Stockton an extreme sill
verfte. Both men WaSed eloquent as they
holly canvassed the situation in the pres
ence Of an excited crowd.
Imnediatelv after the convention had
acted on the report of the committee on
the delegation, John A. Henderson or
Leon moved for an Adjournment until
o'clock i was time. rumor had got
ten out that the committee on platform
had fallen into the hands of the sound
money men and the silverltes We're last
The night session Of the convention
opened at o'clock with a crowd that
packed every corner of the big tent. 1t
had been noised about the streets that
the success of the sound money men IN
the platform committee was due TO the
sudden conversion of a delegate who
had come here instructed for free silver,
and threats Of revolt were heard on ev-
cry side.
readiness of the committee to report. Two
reports were offered: one RELOCATING the
financial question to the Chicago conven-
ton, and the other committing the con-
vention to free silver on the 10 to basis,
regardless of the action of other states,
and opposing the retirement OF the
green backs. The latter was minority
report and was signed by twenty-five
members of the committee against TWEEN
ty-three on the other side.
Ocala, Fla, June Is, a. mr.. w.
Davis presented Bloxham for governor in
an eloquent speech and it was seconded
BIZ Messrs. Parkhil, Raney and Lamar.
]. c. Cooper moved that the nomination
be made unanimous, which was done.
The report of the committee appointed
10 name an executive committee was then
read. The committee recommended that
the counties be so graded as to do away
with the appOrtiOnment abuse. Under TINS
system the counties viii be divided into
the minority report being lost.
NJ II. Mabry was then nominated for
Justice of the supreme court by acclama-
ton, T. NJ. ShackelfOrd having withdrawn
after receiving a vote Of ll612
The convention Will remain in session
the remainder of the night.
Matters were brought to a focus after
some verbal pyrOtechnics from Senator
Pasco whose speech on this occasion was
sufficiently "silver," by John McKinne OF
jackson county, who boldly moved the
adoption of that part Of the minority re
port that referred to financial issues The
toll was called and as county after county
put itself on record, the applause broke
forth The result was tie vote, l73 &c
173 which lost the minority report.
Led by the irrepressible Mr.. Gilchrist
of De Soto, the victorious gold mer
broke into a hearty cheer.
The field was now clear for vote on The
majority report, and Mr. Palmer of Col
umbla exhorted mis- followers to stanC
firm and hold their own.
H c. McFarlane Of Hillsboro accepted
the challenge, and jumping upon his seat
denounced in unmeasured terms and witt
the force and ability for which he il
famous, any attempt 20 deadlock the con
vention on a question that could safely b
Telegated to the supreme tribunal of TIT
party in Chicago.
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