The Florida star., 1900-08-10
D|M|Ck IS NOMINATED
Brevard and Dade Delegations Come to
Happy Understanding.
THE MAJORITY RULE WAS ADOPTED
Full Proceedings OF the Senatorial Con-
vention at Fort Pierce wednes-
day and Yesterday.

The convention for the Thirteenth
senatorial district of Florida for the pur-
pose of nominating a Democratic senator
from Brevard and Dade counties was held
at Fort Pierce this week, the convention
being called 10 order Wednesday after
noon by Mr.. +. S. Morse, of Miami, sec
retary of the Democratic senatorial ex-
ecutive committee, in the absence of the
regular chairman. Mr.. Morse read the
official call as published, and also the
list of delegates and proxies arranged by
the committee for the organization of
the convention.
Nominations for temporary OrganiZa-
ton being in order, Geo. A. Worley, Esq
of Miami, placed the name of Hon. III. +.
Atkinson, of Miami, before the cOnven-
ton in few well chosen remarks, and
DIR. w. l.. Hughlett, of Rockledge, nomi-
mated Mr.. A. A. Boggs, of Cocoanut
Grove, prefaced by a short political ad-
dress 10 the convention.
On the call of the roll by districts the
vote for temporary chairman resulted as
follows: Atkinson, 81; Boggs, AZ. Messrs.
y. l..
Patterson, of Miami, were appointed
committee to escort Mr.. Atkinson to the
chair, and he was introduced to the
convention by Mr. Owens.
Mr.. Atkinson thanked the convention
for the honor conferred upon him, and
asked the aid of all the delegates in
transacting the business before them.
Mr.. NJ. 5. Jones, Jr., of Titusyille, was
nominated for temporary secretary and
elected by acclamatiOn, and Mr.. +. B.
Wager, of this paper, was called upon to
act as assistant secretary.
On motion of Mr. w. A. Filler, of Lem
on City, the chairman was authorized to
appoint committee of seven on creden-
tials. This motion was amended by Mr.
j. +. Wooten, of Rockledge, To allow one
delegate from each district To serve on
this committee. The amendment was
lost 10y vote Of rs to 10, when the
original motion was taken up and carried.
| The chairman allowed a recess for five
minutes, and then announced the follow
! ing committee on credentials: Messrs.
X. B. Raulerson, of Fort Pierce; II. T..
Minis; of ROckledge; NJ. ). Jones, Jr., OF
TItusville; b. Il. Tatum, of Miami; w.
\. Filler, of Lemon City, and f.. Il. King,
of Jupiter. BY request of Mr.. Boggs he
was excused from serving on this com.
mittee, and Mr.. J. +. WOOten, OF Rock.
ledge, was appointed in his stead.
The convention then adjourned unit
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock in order
to give the committee on credentials time
to make up their report.
THURsDAY MORNING.
The convention was called To order bN
Chairman Atkinson promptly at . o'clock
and the report of the committee on Gre
dentials was read.
IL was a. unanimous report, signed b,
all of the members of the committee, and
it accepted the list of delegates as wa,
made mp and presented the day before by
| the senatorial executive committee for the
temporary roll of delegates as correct
and the committee recommended il,
adoption as the official and permanent
/ roll of delegates To this convention, which
was carried unanimously. The list gave
Eden one more delegate than was men.
toned in the call. Total representation
/ for Brevard, jG; lade, 81
| Mr.. Owens then moved Ia make tenn
| purary organization permanent, and the
motion WAS carried.
( The following resolution was then III
| troduced:
Res ,lved, That the candidate for the
state senate receiving a majority of the
votes cast AT this convention he declared
! the nominee Of the Democratic party Ia
! the office of senator from the Thirteenth
senatorial district Of Florida
This resolution called forth vigorous
diSussion in which MeSSrs. Boggs, of Co
coahut Grove, and Hardesty, of Sebas-
! tian, spoke against the resolution, and
Messrs. J. VI. Owens and J. \. Mcdonald.
1 of Miami, favored il. The resolution WAS
adopted by a vote of 67 10 III. At this
announcement DIR. Hughlett arose and i'm
the course of few remarks refused 10 al
low his name 10 toe proposed for the nom
/ ination before this convention. Several
/ delegations expressed their further disap.
proval of the adoption of the majority
rule by leaving the convention. Confus-
ion and disorder prevailed for few min
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