The Florida star., 1900-05-18
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Delegates to Democratic state and District
Conventions Elected Tuesday.

Conventions Elected Tuesday.
The county convention to nominate
delegates TO the state and congressional
conventions, to convene at Jacksonville
and Gainesville, respectively, was held at
the court house in Titusville Tuesday
afternoon, May 18th, in pursuance of the
call ofthe Democratic executive committee
of Brevard county.
The convention was called to order by
Mr.. T. V. Moore, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee, who stated the purpose
of the meeting and announced that nOmi-
nations for temporary organization were
in order, when Capt. w. II. Sharpe was
elected temporary chairman. Mr.. 5. q.
Vanlandingham was elected temporary
secretary, with Mr. +. b. Wager, of the
local press. as assistant secretary.
Motion carried that the chairman APP
point a committee of five on credentials,
and Messrs. Tnos. johnson. J. II. Walker,
j. X. Mot, w. l.. Hughlett and S. f.
Gibbs were appointed such committee.
The chairman was also empowered TO
appoint a committee on platform and
resolutions, and Messrs NJ. ). Sans, J. +.
WOoten, II. |. Herndon, Eli c. Walker
and l.. \. Peek were appointed to draft
suitable platform and resolutions.
Adjournment was then taken for one
hour To allow the committees time to for
mulate their reports.
When the convention was called TO or
der at 4:30 o'clock the committee on Gre
dentials presented their report which
read rs follows:
REPORT on CREDENTIALS.
LaGrange entitled To two delegates, T.
Johnson as proxy for Robt. Chaudoin, K.
|. Herndon.
Titusville, twelve delegates, j. X.
Walker, John Henry, proxy for Il. K.
Wilson; :. G.. Nanlandingham, w. +.
Goldsmith, NJ. :. Jones, Jr., proxy for ).
A. Kittles, for r. w. Rhodes, and for X.
Il. Pyles; ii. I. Titus, j. T. Tucker, &. K.
Stewart, A. ID. Penney and John Henry.
City Point, one delegate, w. ii. Sharpe.
Cocoa, four delegates, q. $. Hardee, w.
l.. Hughlett, J. +. WOOten, and I. Y.
Moore, proxy for \. Il. Dixon.
Eau Gallie, two, John Henry, proxy
for John Houston, and T. j. Stewart.
Melbourne, one delegate, Dr. l.. A.
Peek.
Malabar, one, 5. F. Gibbs, proxy for
T.. B. Arnold.
Sebastian, one, Paul krOegel.
81 Lucie, six, W. J. Tucker, James
Andrews, proxy for ID. l.. Alderman and
\. Il. Lowry; j. :. Bryan, W. }. Tucker,
proxy for Il. l.. Brown and \. \. Ford.
Eden, two, W. H. lIardee and +. j..
| D,,Steuhen.
Georgiana, one, u. l.. Gauldrn, proxy
for +. V. Hall.
Merritt, two. J. X. Mot, VI. :. Sans.
Canaveral, one, w. &. Peterson.
Ankona. one, James Andrews, proxy
for j. y. Waller
Micco, one, ID. l.. Gaulden, proxy for
1 ii: +. Nuchols.
Woodley, one, T.. {. Walker.
( M reports were received from Fort
/ Drum, Narrows, llaulover, Spruce Bluff,
Banyan or White City.
The-e credentials respectfully submitted
as straight and true, No contests having
been submitted. Signed, W. l.. Hugh
lett, chairman, and other members Of the
. committee.
The report 49, read with some minor
corrections was accepted and adopted.
The temporary chairman then an
nuunrrd that permanent organization was
in order, and Mr.. +. Y. Moore MAS called
to preside over the convention, and the
temporary and assistant secretaries were
made permanent.
Mr.. Moore, on being escorted 10 the
chair 10y j committee, returned thanks IL
tine convention for the compliment, r,-
garding il an expression of appreciation
of thc efforts OF the executive committee
10 serve the best interests of the
party. lie then called for the re-
port of tile committee on platform and
resolutions, which was read toy Chairman
VI. =. Sans, OF that committee, a. follows.
Resolved, That this convention cordial
ly endorses the Hon. James II. Beggs foI
governor
The following resolution was adopted
in regard to changing the route for the
prupoSed canal from st Johns river. lead.
ing into Indian river:
Whereas, The state oi Florida has en-
tered into some arrangement with certain
parties To cut drainage canal in Brevard
county from the -. Johns river into the
Indian river, Via the Eau t1allie river