The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-04-04

shat three tellers be appointed by the
4hair to count the vote, which no.
zion being carried, the chair appoints
ID Mr.. Jones of Escambia, Mr. McGrif!:
sin of Nassau and MIR. Wall of Putnam!
The chair then asked the pleasure OF
the caucus, remarking that nominal
lions were then in order. Quite con
siderable interval of time elapsed bd
fore the friends of either candidate
arose to place their names in nOm;-
nation. Mr.. Palmer of Orange finally
arose and placed the name of Mr.
Watson of Osceola in nomination.
Mr.. Rivers nominated Mr.. Wolfe 5f
Escambia.
After the nominations had been sec
onded the caucus proceeded to ballot,
and Mr.. Watson received 81 votes to
% votes for Wolfe on the first ballot.
Mr.. Wolfe moved to make the nomi-
nation unanimous, which was done.
The election of the Chief Clerk be-
ing next in order, Mr.. Wall of Put
nam nominated VIM. Forsyth Bynum
for Chief Clerk, which was seconded
by Mr.. R. H. NJ. Davidson of Gadsden,
and Mr.. Bynum was declared elected
by acclamation.
The election of the assistant clerk
being next in order, Mr.. Palmer OF
Orange, nominated Mr.. Geo. w. Dick
inson, of Orange, Mr.. R. C. Dunn, of
Madison, and Mr.. ]. G. Kellum, of
Alachua, were also placed in nomtna-
tion.
On the first ballot Dickinson re-
ceived %, Dunn 6, Kellum 34-no cleo
ton. On second ballot Dickinson re-
ceived 26, Kellum 80, blank 8. So kel-
lum was declared elected.
The nomination of reading clerk
being next in order, Mr.. Wall of Put
nam put in nomination Mr.. Nat W.
Marion of Hamilton county. Mr.
Campbell of Walton nominated Our
old friend Nat R. Walker. Mr.. Marion
received As votes to Mr.. Walkers %
votes on the first ballot and was de-
clared the caucus nominee.
For assistant reading clerk Mi G.
l. Stroller of Marion county was elect
ed by reclamation.
The only candidate for engrOssing
clerk was Mr.. Herbert ]. Drane OF
Polk county. His past enviable record
in the same position caused his Selec-
tiOn to be made also without division
The nomination of enrolling IclerB
was then taken up, the candidates be-
ing Mr.. A. S. York of Bradford coun-
ty and Mr.. Rufus E. Dickinson of Mad
ison county, brother to the Cover
nOr's private secretary. Mr.. Dickinson
received 80 votes to Mr.. York's 81
votes on the first ballot and was de-
cared the nominee.
There was no opposition to Mr.. j
F. Kings of Citrus county, selection
as recording clerk and who was
named by acclamatiOn.
Four candidates for Sergeant-at-
Arms were placed in nomination, as
follows: Mr.. Andrew Scott of Jackson
Mr.. w. J. Smith of Jefferson, Thos. G
Wall of Duval and John S. Dorman Of
Suwannee The first ballot stood:
Scott IA, Smith 6, Wall IA, DOrman "a
Smith being lowest dropped out, and
Scott was withdrawn, leaving only
Wall and Dorman to try conclusion:
in the second ballot, which stood Dor.
man 43, Wall IA, Blank 1. DormaI
was therefore declared the nominee
The election of the messenger of tht
House was next in order. There were
five candidates in all for this. position
as follows: James H. Sylvester o.
Gadsden, Parrish Of Holmes, ]. D
BlantOn of Madison andtJ. CLYDE
Stenchcomb of Columbia. The frs
ballot stood: Sylvester 4, Parrish %
Blanton 19, Stenchcomb 21 mo elec
tion. Second ballot was theEast, Par
rish receiving "a, Blanton ID Stencil
comb 10. Parrish was Therefore de
clared elected.
For doorkeeper Mr.. Jessik C. Sum
ner of Pasco county, who erVed tht
House so faithfully and WILL in thu
two last sessions of the Legislature
was again a candidate foE the posi-
ton and proved a successful one. Mr.
Thos. o. Garner of Gadsdea was alsC
placed in nomination. Only one ballo
was necessary for a chOice.s It stood
Sumner 81, Garner 5.
Quite number of candidates came
up for the responsible position Of jan
itor. No less than five being placed il
nomination. They were John W. .Gof
of Columbia, J. E. Brock & Washing
ton, J. L. Sanders of Gadsden, C. G
Lee Of Columbia and J. Barker O.
Lafayette. Three ballots were. neces
sary for choice. The first stood GOT
9. Brock "a, Sanders 2, Lee 20, Barker
9. Second ballot stood: Cot 4, Brocl
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