The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-08

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the of% e{holdeats, the .anti-adminis-
tration crowd, headed bySJ. n. Strip
ling, of Duval, held their convention
ON the other end of the stage.
Rev j. H DtckerSon, colored, of
Duval. was elected chairman, and
George E. Gay of Putnam was elected
secretary.
and nearly every county in the state
was represented.
THE conven ion quickly got down
TO business and while the greatest con-
fusion prevailed the business was put
through in regular order.
After a committee on credentials
had reported and the report was
adopted the temporary organization
was made permanent, and then a COM
mittee was appointed on resolutions
and to nominate four delegates and
four alternates to represent the state
at the national convention TO be held
in Chicago.
1.-The committee reported the follow
ing, and the report was adopted by a
unanimous vote:
Uninstructed Delegation.
Resolved, That We as delegates
duly elected 10 the republican state
convention of Florida, in convention
| assembled, express our unqualified
disapproyal of attempts to influence
and control by use Of federal patron
age, through governmental office
| holders the selection OF delegates TO
| the republican national convention in
| The interest of any presidential candi-
date. We therefore choose the four
| following unpledged delegates to the
Republican national convention and in
| struct them to so vote as to best
serve the interests of the republican
| party:
"De,egates-J. n. STRIPPING of Du-
val; j. Dew. Hazard of Lake; J. H.
Dickerson of Duval; r. r. Robinson
of Duval.
"Alternates-George E. Gay of Put
nam; G. II. Haight of Dade; S. I.
Tice of HillsborOugh; T. S. Harris OF
| Suwannee.
New State Committee.
"The convention then proceeded to
! elect a safe executive committee and
this committee will have charge of
/ all details, such as nominating candi-
dates for state offices. if it deems it
| wise to put ticket in the field.
After. the convention got started
though there WAS a wild uproar in
the convention hall. owing to two con-
ventions being held at the same time,
| the notwithstanding convention was
a success.
The leaders of the convention say
that after the state central commit
tee refused to entertain their contests,
there was nothing left for them TO do
but TO hold a convention and send a
| delegation to Chicago. The delegates
| elected will lay before the national
convention all of the evidence in their
possession, which tends to show thai
the state committee ran things in n
| htgh-handed manner and refused 10
consider evidence Of fraud in the sell
ection of the delegations from sew
I eral counties.
THE resolutions adopted, and
which are printed above, show exact
~ the grounds for the contests, and
these viii be set forth in a signed
i statement in a very few days by the
leaders of the notwithstanding fac
ton
. The name of Foraker was cheered
! to the echo by the Stripping delegates
/ every time it was mentioned, and
! many of the delegates wanted TO adopt
resolutions endorsing F'oraker's candi-
i dacv, but wiser counsel prevailed and
4 the delegation goes to Chicago unin-
structed.
/ Joe Lees Crowd.
1.-The proceedings of the ststte re
publican convention, over which JO-
seph E. Lee presided todat, were
: as follows:
1.-The convention was called to ort1eS
by Hon. Henry S. Chubb, chairman oil
!, the state central commit ee. Joseph
III 4I,n ffxA.a
, read the roll of delegates as certified
, by the state commiOtea at its mees
: ing held this morning
''HOn. J. VI. Cheney, United States
attorney for the southern district OF
Florida, presented the name of Joseph
z. Lee as temporary chairman, ana
he was elected by a unanimous vote
w. r. O'NeaI of Orlando was elected
secretary, and G. w. Bean, p0stmas
ter of Tampa, was elected assistant
secretary.
Chairman Lee then appointed tbs
following committee on credentials
w. Fl. Lucas of Duval: John T. Horn
t of Monroe; w. B. Bush of Alachua;
Shields Warren of Franklin; J. A
t Colyer of Orange; D. NJ. Papy of st
Johns, and w. w. Virgins Of Duval
Delegations Seated.
"This committee retired, and af:e1
a little while returned and reported
recommending that al of the dele
gates certified by the state committee
at the morning session be seated. 1 II!
included the McGour.n-NOr Jhrup dele
CATION from Es ambia, the Chandler
Crom delegation from Marion and th'
Robinson-Howel delegation from Mas
sau.
The committee reported that (ner'
were no other contests filed.
, "On motion of l.. c. Lynch OF Ala
l chua, postmaster of Gainesville. th'
roll OF delegates as reported was
adopted, and then the temporary OF
ganization was made permanent.
.'On motion of H. S. Chubb, coir
mittee of seven was appointed 10 nCnl
mate four delegates and four alter
mates to she national convention, :
be held in Chicago on June 10. n
: committee retired. and soon repoTte
!. nominating the following as delegate
and aIternateS and they were electG