Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-06

sadly demorahzed.
wHARFMAsTER.
A siout.lunged individual had piped
out "sangster at short intervals during
the evening, doubtless believing that
gentleman q candidate for all the Offices.
The crowd took up the word, and il went
through the house as "Langster,
Bangster," " Jangster,' Haugster,
and everything else approximating at all
to the original. William McLain, Steve
W. wilkins and William Morrison we're
the candidates for wharfmaster. Grand
mother Hunter ordered the MeLain men
to the north, and the wilkins men to the
south. No rush, much confusion, crowd
huddled as before, "Gentlem.e n, Mr..
McLain has the majority for wharfmas-
ter, and is the nominee" Poor wilkins,
late of the Conservative party. Exit
Morrison. McLain was Hunters man,
and the trick worked as before.
CITY TAN COLLtNIOh
More yels by the Sangsterite in the
corner, and "Langster, Bangster, "
"Hangster" again went the rounds This
time Sangster-Sam. Owns a eandi-
date, and his Boswell howled himself
hoarse. John II. Bowen, late Of the
Conservative party, was put in nomlna'
nation by niger Rankin. LCries OF
"Bowen," Blowing" Borem," and
Borein."l J. p Foster, Lifetime
Radical, was nominated by the dis
tinguished DIR. Laski. Grandmother
Hunter was for Bowen. She majesti'
cally waved the Bowenites to the
south and the Fosterites to the
north. The loudvoiced Sangsterite, who
probably wasn't one of Sangster's com.
rades in the Confederate army, contin'
ued bowling for Sangster " and here
and there voices re.echoed Langster,
"Baugster" and Hangster," until it
was found unavailing, Then the chief
Sangster bowler, who had doubtless
perused Hugo's description of Waterloo,
gathered himself like a tiger before
springing, and loudly shrieked the word
with which that author immortalized
Cambronne. This was his whitening
criticism ofthe gay and festive land
expressed to L his understanding Of
the material of which the What-is.It "
was composed. Thus the Sangster star
blinked out. OF course Bowen was
nominated. He was formerly an ex-
treme Southerner, being once displaced
from office as a secessionist by General
Washburn. But unpleasant by-gones
should not be rakcd up. The fact that
his nomination was made unanimous
shows that he has repented and been
elevated to the pinnacle of the Radical
temple. Otherwise, how could he dis
lance lifelong Radical like Foster,
who stuck to the party when Bowen
shouted for JEFF. Davis and Lee, and
prayed for the success of the Confeder.
ate armsP We record Bowen's deser-
ton of the Southern men who from time
tc time have honored him with Office,
with sorrow. We have more than once
labored and voted for him. When Mr.
Bowen announced himself candidate
through the LEDGER he led us to believe
he was a conservative Southern man.
And in short complimentary notice we
recommended him to our friends as such.
We doubt if the emoluments of his office
should be be elected, will compensate
for the loss of his lifelong friends.
PRIVILEGE COLLECTOR.
The contest was between Col j. L,
Chandler and Uncle Jeems Davis
Grandmother Hunter waved the Chand.
lerites one way and the Davisites another
way. The Chandlerites easily walked
over the course, and Uncle Jeems went
down stiff and sore. Original Five"
was left out in the coldfor man of
intelligence, whose sole motive power is
not malice. We can say this for Col.
Chandler, whom, politically, we admire
about as much as a Fenian loves Queen
Victoria. If compelled to have a Radi-
cal in the office, we can recall no one
who will ill it more acceptably to the
public than the Colonel.
STREET COMMISSIONER.
j. Il. Helm, ex policemen, and Thos
Malone, the present incumbent, were
announced. The old trick soon allowed
Grandmother Hunter to pronounce Helm
the nominee. Then, after the selection
of central committee, somebody moved
an adjournment, and the black cloud
burst into fragments.
FINALE
Shaw, while thorough Radical in pol
itics, is no dirt eater. Beeeher suddenly
changed from Copperheadism to lick
spittleism, refused to associate with white
men, and sought the society of niggers.
He humbled himself before them, and
clurg to their garments with an Eastern
devotion. His nomination is the result
of toadyism which disguised the better
class of blacks. His only friends among
people with white faces we're Grand
mother Hunter and the old lady S especial
admirers Intellectually, he is the veriest
pigmy compared with any of his compel
itors. But more than a thousand blacks,
ignorant of even the nature of the posi-
ton, unable to read or write, and voting
as.Grandmother Hunter dictated, packed
the house and swept everything before
them.
1t is understood that the Beecherites
imported three hundred negroes from
beyond Nonconnah, to more etfectually
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