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

A Notable Gathering Of State Demo-
Gratis.
What is conceded to have been |
in many respects the greatest con-
vention of state democrats in the !
history of Florida completed / S
labors last Saturday morning just |
at dawn and adjourned sine die.
During the progress of the bal
lO,ing 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didates were withdrawn until the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 a committee of
three and made a very graceful
speech in accepting the nOmina
ton
The nomination 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 Wakulla:
For Attorney General:
WIN b. LAMAR, of Jefferson.
For Comptroller:
WM II. REYNOLDS of Polk.
For Treasurer:
JAMES B. WHITFIELD, Of Leon.
- For Superintendent Of Public instruction:
MM. n. SHEATS, Of Alaehua-
FOR Commissioner of Agriculture:
BENZ. L. MCLIN. Of Lake.
For Railroad Commissioner:
JOHN l. MORGAN, of Hamilton.
For Presidential Electors:
J. NJ. BARRS, OF Duval.
JOHN S. BEARD. of Escambia.
W. Ii. ELLIS, OF Gadsden
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
The platform endorses the Chi
cago p arform; instructS the del
egateS from Florida TO the natiOna
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 Unite7
States senators by direct vote OF
the people; advocates 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
! ID. BlOxham and recommends thai
the question of the removal of the
state capital be submitted to tht
ipeoI le
: The Bradford county delegation
did not succeed in securing tht
domination of Col. James T. Wills
for encouragement, but thelI
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 hgure IL
the politics of the state than 1t h
had received the nomination 70
attorney general, no one who saw
the convention and the vast gath
ering of spectators electrified b,
the magnanimity and elOquence o
his speech of withdrawal doubt
tor a moment.
Mr.. VII was placed in nOmina
ton by Hon. I. ]. Hillburn, o
Palatka, an able lawyer and one G
the promising young politicians G
the state. His nomination wa
seconded by the matchless Fran
Clark, of Duval, and by our ow
popular young attorney A. '
: Long.
On the roll call Mr.. Wills r.