The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-16
State Central Committee Held
Special Session in Jack
SOnViIIe Tuesday.
HON. JOHN z. sTlLLMAN EN-
DoRsED FOR RE-APPoINTMENF
AS COLLECTOR AT PENSACOLA
~. N. STRIPPING LEFT OUT IN
THE COLD.

BY far the largest gathering Of Flor
ida Republicans for some time was
held in Jacksonville Tuesday. says
the jacksonville Times-Union.
The occasion of the gathering was,
first a conferences. which was attend
ed by IS of the leading Republicans
of the state, ana then meeting OF the
state central committee. which was
attended in person or by proxy by .
of the q members Of the committee.
At the meeting of the State Central
committee the matter Of indOrsing APP
pHcants for appointment to the I'M
portant Federal Offices of the state was
taken up. Only applicants for onces
in which the term of the present In
cumbent wiz expire by January were
indOrsed at this meeting.
Stripping Left Out.
All the present Office holders, who
are applicants for re-appOintment
were endorsed, with the exception 2i
Joseph n. Stripping, United States
attorney for the southern district OF
Florida.
To succeed Colonel Stripping, the
committee indorsed Hon. John M
/ Cheney Of Orlando who was the Re
publican candidate for congress from
the Second District, in 1902 and 1904
and who is lawyer of high standing
List Ct Lucky Ones.
The Office holders endorsed by the
State Central committee for reap
pointsments were as follows:
George w. Allen, collector OF Gus
toms at Key West.
Matt. b. Macfarlsne, collector OF
customs at Tampa.
Walter c. Robinson, register of the
/ United States land Office at Gaines
vile.
Henry S. Chubb. receiver of the
United States land Office at Gaines
vile.
John E. Sullman, collector Of Gus
toms at Pensacola.
Joseph E. Lee, collector of internal
F revenue Of the District of Florida
E. C. Weeks. surveyor general, Tai
/ lahassee.
DR.. Tip. Warren. collector Of Gus
toms at Apalaclicola.
John IS Horr. United States mar
shall for the southern district Of Flor
ida.
No action was taken in regard t.
the offices where the terms OF The pres
ent incumbents do not expire until at
ter January 1 1906.
OFFICIAL Call for Meeting.
The following is a copy Of the cal
that was issued for the meeting AM
O. hnNH ms
prior TO the meeting:
A meeting of the Republican Stat
central committee of Florida is hereb
called to meet at - O'Clock. noon No
Ivember 18th. 1905. at 321a West Fol
I syth street, up stairs, in the city c
Jacksonville. FOlrida. for the purpOs
Of transaoting and and all bushes
that may properly come before tn
committee.
The following named gentlemen ar
also invited to be present for a cor
2 ! ference with the committee, and
is hoped that every person notiie
viii attend:
Chairman and secretaries Of the r.
publican Congressional COMMITTEE
First District: z. r Gunby, chairman
C. A. Shavers. secretary.
Second District. w. G Robinson
. chairman; J. r. Scott. secretary.
Third District. J. E. Sdilma
chairman: NJ S. White, secretary.
Republican candidates for congress
FIRST District. F. r. Gunby; Secou
District. j. NJ Cheney.
Delegates to the Republican Nation
Convention. n. COMBS. JoAeph
Lee. Henry S. Chubb. Mark s. Whit
G. W. Allen. H. W Chandler. ".
Robinson, II. s Harris, W H. Mort
D up.
Republican Electors. A. D. 1904
A. n. Cushman. G. X. Robinson, e
IG. II. Holmes. G. A. ". Wendell.
q Candidates on the Republican sta
ticket-Gov. II. B. Macfarlane. s.,
rotary OF State. J f. Horr. Att0rn
General. + C. Cubberly; State Tres
. urer. E. III Brelsford, Comptroller.
I. Skipper; superintendent Public