Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-06-29
THE STATE CONVENTION.
A Notable Gathering of State Demo-
Gratis.

in many respects the greatest con-
vention of state democrats in the
history of Florida completed is
labors last Saturday morning just
at dawn and adjourned sine die.
During the progress of the bal
loting for a gubernatorial nomir-
nee one after another of the car
didateS were withdrawn until the
race narrowed down to w. S.
Jennings and w. H Milton. On
the 44th ballot Judge Jennings
received Io2 votes and Milton re-
ceived 90. Judge Jennings had
received a two thirds vote and
Millions manager moved his unan-
imous nomination by reclamation.
The motion was carried amidst
the widest enthusiasm and Judge
Jennings was declared the nominee
for governor. He was escorted to
the platform by committee of
three and made a very graceful
speech in accepting the nomina-
ton
The denomination Of cabinet Off
GERS was next proceeded with and
the following were nominated:
For Supreme Court Justice:
FRANCIS B. CARTER. Of Jackson.
For Secretary OF State:
JOHN L CRAWFORD. Of Wakuls
For Attorney General: ~
WIN B. LAMAR, OF Jefferson.
For Comptroller:
WIN H. REYNOLDS, of Polk " 4
For Treasurer:
JAMES B. WHITFIELD. OF Leon.
For superintendent OF Public Instruction:
VIM. n. SHEATS, Of Alachua-
For Commissioner Of Agriculture:
BENZ. Z. McLIN. Of Lake.
For Railroad Commissioner:
JOHN L. MORGAN, OF Hamilton.
For Presidential Electors: y
J. NJ. BARRs, of DuvaL
JOHN S BEARD. of Escambia.
W. II. ELLIS, Of Gsdsden
NJ. l.. WILLIAMS. Of DeSOto.
By the provisions of the platform
adopted the state executive COM
mittee will hereafter consist Of One
member from each county Col.
w. I Weeks was named as the
committeeman from this county
Hon. Frank Clark, of Duval coun
ty, was elected chairman of the
committee .E....
The platform endorses the Chi.
cago p auform; instructs the del
egates from Florida to the national
convention at Kansas City to vote
for w. J. Bryan for president; ex,
presses sympathy for the Beers in
the struggle for the control of
South Africa; favors governmental
control of corporations; recon-
mendS the election of Unitef
States senators by direct vote of
the people; advocates a liberal pol
icy toward the State Troops and
Naval Militia; is outspoken for
three additional justices of the
supreme court of Florida; declares
for state primaries; endorses the
administration of Governor VIM
d. BlOxham and recommends that
the question of the removal of the
state capital be submitted to the
people
The Bradford county delegation
did not succeed in securing the
nomination of Col. James T. Wills
for encouragement, but their
favorlte made a splendid showing,
receiving II3 votes on the only bal,
lot that his name was permitted
to be used.
That Mr.. Wills emerged from
the convention a stronger figure in
the politics of the state than if he
had received the nomination for
attorney general, no one who saw
the convention and the vast gath
ering of spectators electrified by
the magnanimiry and elOquence Of
his speech of withdrawal doubts
for a moment.
! Mr.. VII was placed in nOmina
ton by Hon. 7. J. Hillburn, Of
Palatka, an able lawyer and one Of
the promising young politicians Of
4 the state. His nomination was
seconded by the matchless Franz
Clark, of Duval, and by our owr
popular young attorney, A. V
! Long
On the roll call Mr.. Wills re
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