Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08
KNOCK DOWNS
AND DRAG-CUIS
Marked the Republican State Con-.
yentiOn At St. Augustine.
AND coNrgs1lNa DELEGATIONS

t1opele53ly SPHb Hits FNN""WSHNT
tIon ana Observation-Disclosures Fac
tIOnO, Both Sides EloctIn0 Delegates.
st. Augustine. Feb. 7.--Florida Re.
publicans stood conspicuously in the
nme-light yesterday as being the first
70 hold their convention to select dele
gates 70 the National convention, and
Il Is said here that the strenuous and
exciting scenes enacted yesterday are
merely fdrerunneT Of similar scenes
IN other Southern States caused BY
the desperate EFFORT being made by
the antl,RoOsevet Republicans for
control in the National convention.
The convention held yesterday will
80 down in history as one Of the most
remarkable ever held by any political
party II was really two conventions
held At the same time IN the same
hall, the progress OF business being
frequently interrupted by sensational
imock-down and drag-out fights.
The oficehOlders' faction was called
70 order by the chairman Of the State
committee and they proclaimed them.
selves as the regulars. and succeeded
IN carrying out their pre-arranged pro
gram, and strong resolutions we're
adopted emphatlcaily indorsing VIII.
fam II. TAFT for the Presidency.
Other slds's Instructed.
On the other side Of the hall the
contrasting convention took the con.
sentative action and chose delegates
absolutely untrammeled by any In.
stfuctions. they being given positive.
assurance by Joseph N. Stripping, who
led the movement, that despite the
fact that they we're branded as bolt.
ers BY the other convention, the dele.
rates they named would be seated In
the National convention.
The o6lceholders' convention adopt
"a resolutions approving the policies
Of the Roosevelt administration and the
conservative manner In which he has
carried them out, and instructed the
delegates 70 the National convention
70 support the Presidents policies and
The candidate who IL in sympathy
with, and who will carry out those
policies, and then proceed to name
William n, Taft a. such a candidate.
The Anti.Taft convention adopted
resolutions condemning IN strong
terms the attempts to influence and
control, by use Of Federal patronage
through Governmental ofieeholders.
the selection OF delegates 10 the Ma.
tional convention In the interest Of
any Presidential candidate,
ThS pSlssstss Chosen,
The oficehoIdors convention elect
"a ~, delegates to the convention J. N.
cooinbs, monitor Of the National com.
mlttee from Florida; Joseph q. Lee.
eolored. collector Of internal revenue:
Henry 8, chubb receiver OF the Uni.
ted states land ONCE at Gainesville.
and NJ, u. MAcFarlane.e collector OF
customs At Tampa. Four altsrnates
were also elected,
Tho antlsTaft convention elected a.
deieEatea 20 the National convention
jopeph N, Stripping, former United
States attorney: J, ~ v. haHHard J.
n. Diekerson and n. r. Robinson. the
two latter being eolored. They also
eiecte0 four RateTnRtea
The Congressional district eonven.
sions Of the First aud second districts
of FLORIDA were neld BY each faction
Immediately after the adjournment
% the State convention. and each Of
tLese conventions elected two dole.
rates 20 tho National convention aud
adopted the same resolutions a. TIE
Hlnle c0nVcntlons 81 their roapective
actions had already adopted.
Never has Eueh sight been Wit.
messed As was presented Ia the con.
teatioa hall The city marshal and
dozen policemen were O. 49, va
were frequently called upon to eJec,
nnrely delegates
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