The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-21
The stillm and McGourin
and Nor = up Factions
Held lettings.
The Stillm: Faction Claims
Theirs to Be the Reg
ular One.
CHARACTERIZE THE OTHER FAC
TON AS trump" MEETING
LATTER DECLARE THEY WERE
NOT ADMITTED, AND THERE
FORE HELD MEETING ACCORD
ING TO LAW.

The fight among local Republicans
| for control of the county committee
continues undated. Yesterday there
were two meetings of Republicans, It
being the date set for the meeting Of
the county organization, the purpose
being to select delegates TO the state
and congressional districts and name
a new county committee. The Still
man faction met at the hall designa-
ted in he call, and this meeting was
presided over by Mark S. White, the
regular chairman, while the McGourin
and Northup faction held its meeting
in g. z. A. hall
The Stillman faction characterizes
the McGcurin and ,NOrthup faction as
trump" meeting, while the latter
claim they could not gain admission
to the Stillman meeting, and with the
knowledged secretary, held what
they say is the regular" meeting,
and which is in sympathy with
Coombs, Chubb and Joe Lee.
The StiIInYan Meeting.
The following is report of the
meeting which was held in the place
designated in the call:
The Republicans of Escambia coun-
ty held their county convention yes
tedray, converting at 2 D. m. in
Knights of Labor hall In this city.
Mark S. White was elected chairman
and Geo. p. Wentworth secretary of
the permanent organization of the
convention,
The representation was large and
the following delegates were elected
to represent the county In the coming
state and congressional conventions:
State Conventions. E. StilIman,
RiX NJ. Robinson, NJ. s. White and
T. S. Grice, delegates; DR.. w. A. J.
Pollock, Geo p Wentworth. E. L.
Simmons and L. b. Crooms alter
mates.
Congressional Conventional. S.
White, J. E. Stillman, Rix NJ. Robin
son, L. s. Grice, W. A. j. Pollock. l..
B. Crooms, A. y. Johnson, ]. II. John
son, VIM. Coombs. VIM. Taylor, dele
gates; G. w. Powell. A Dorsey, Phil.
Catholic, Henry Smith, NJ. Robinson.
Harry Smith, J. II. Simon, IA, on
Prather, VIM. GOldstucter and Fred.
James, alternates
new county committe was elect
ed with NJ S. White as chairman and
T. S. Grice as secretary. Resolu-
tons endorsing President Roose-
velt's administration were adopted
unanimously.
One of the StiIlman faction said
held in another hall, composed of the
contrasting delegates from few pre-
cincts in the county,
The Other Side.
Pursuant to the call issued" said
one of the men allied with the Nc
Gourin and Northup faction lastnight.
I'VE assembled yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the X. of l.. Hall to attend
1.-THE county convention. All of our
delegates chosen last week were
mere but to our surprise we found
stationed at the bottom OF the stain
way a police officer and a guard
who, when we started to enter stop
ped us and demanded tickets of adj
nilsson. This was the first We kneM
of any tickets, especially as the Sec
rotary of the convention, p. H. Da-
wilson. who had in his possessioR
all of the proceedings and returns OF
the precinct meetings. stated thai
he had signed no tickets. We wers
informed however, that without q
ticket signed by Mark White va
cou.U not enter.
Whereupon We repaired to s. B.
A. No. l hall and there proceeded TO
organize and elect delegates to the
state and congressional conventions
and a new county committee. Our
meeting was harmonious one, and
was attended by at least 125 persons.
Being denied admission to the con-
vention hall and having all records
in our possession We claim our con-
vention to be the regular one We
are in harmony with Coombs, Chubb
and Lee, while the other side II
fighting the state organization"
Resolution Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted at this meeting:
BE it resolved, BY the Republican
party of Escambia county, Florida,
in convention assembled, that we
heartily endorse the wise. Just and
able efforts of our leaders, the Hon
CRADLES J. y. Coombs, National Com
mitteeman, Henry S. Chubb, Chair
man of the State Central Committee,
and Joseph z. Lee, secretary Of said
committe, In their work and en-
deavors in behalf OF the republican
party of the state OF Florida, which
under their guidance has prospered
and grown in the respect and conf
dence of the people; and we hereby
re-affirm oar confidence in their lead
ership and In their answering loyal