Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-02
RATIFICATION MEETING.
Nomination Of Candidates, List Of
Delegates. Resolutions. Ito.

candidate for Governor Of Tennessee
NJ. d. l.. Stewart ofIiciAted as chairman,
and ]. A. Signaigo and W. M. Connolly
were secretaries On motion, s. p.
Walker, Thos. o. Smith, G. c. Holmes,
| p. NJ Winters aud L. Lowenstein were
appointed committee on delegates. The
following gentlemen were appointed q
committee on resolutions: John Bono
van, G. s. Cameron, W. Wallace, G. 7.
Hubert, W. N. Bowen. Characteristic
speeches were made by Hon. J. W. Left
wich, John Bullock, Hon. ]. W. Smith,
John F. Sale and Hon. Dan. Able, which
were we'll received and heartily APP
plauded. The following resolutions were
adopted, and the nominations confirmed !:
We, the Conservative Union people Of
Shelby county, In mass meeting assem-
bled, do most cordially indorse the nom
ination Of Hon. Emerson Etheridge for
Governor OF Tennessee, and pledge our
selves to use all honorable means to in
sure his election on the first Monday in
August
We do further most heartily indorse
the platform of principles adopted by the
Nashville Convention on the 10Th Of
April last, as eminently patriotic, con-
servative and liberal, and expressive Of
the sentiments Of all who love peace,
liberty and equal rights, and hate corrup-
ton, tyranny and oppression.
ReSolred, That committee Of seven
be appointed, to be styled "the Commit
tee on Elections, whose duty it shall be
to devise ways and means for the best
mode Of securing the election Of our NOM
inees, and conducting the campaign.
They shall report their action from time
to time to the Central Executive Com
mittee.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to
the support of the Union, the Constitu-
ton and the maintenance of the laws of
the land.
Resolved, That we are the friends Of
peace and of civil law, and that this
great object can be best promoted by a
Legislature recognizing equal and ex-
act justice to all, exclusive privileges to
none"
Resolped, That we are in favor of an
| immediate restoration of our disfran-
chised fellow citizens to the rights, priv
ileges and immunities of full and
complete citizenship
ReSolped, That our colored fellow
citizens, being now citizens of the United
States, and citizens of the State of Ten
nessee, and voters of this State, are
entitled to all the rights and privileges
of citizens under the laws of the United
States and the laws of the State of
| Tennessee.
Resolped, That we are opposed to the
reputation of the national debt We
are in favor of equal taxation as the
proper method of paying the same.
Resolred, That the establishment Of q
standing army in our State in times of
peace is fragrant and dangerous en-
croachment upon the rights and liberties
of the State, violent and oppressive to
the taxpayers, and evidently designed to
| overawe the voter at the ballot-box.
ReSolred, That we cordially approve
of the patriotic efforts of Andrew John
son, President of the United States, in
defending the Constitution, and in exer-
cising and maintaining the supremacy
of the laws.
Resolped, That we most heartily in
dorse the course of Col W. W. Coleman
as Representative, and regret that he
does not allow US the privilege of testify
ing our appreciation by voting for him at
the next election. We recommend as
our candidate for Senator, Hon. John W
Smith, of Shelby; for Representatives,
Hon Dan Able, Henry j Lynn; for float
err, VIM Mcintosh, of Upton.
The Committee on Delegates reported
the following to attend the District Con-
vention to be held in this city on the
9th inst:
John Martin, John Donovan, NJ Loew
enstine, p M Stanley, Jack Carroll
(colored), Robert Wardlow (colored), j
P Boughner, Michael Doyle, l. r Rich
ards, j B Wands, Martin Reynolds,
David Burns (colored), Joseph Specht,
Peter Botto, D Cockrell, James Schooles,
B d Nabers, William Wallace, A Seessel,
John CLANCY, B Merrill, F G Capers, L
Amis, W o Lohand, j Worsham, j
Feely, David C Anderson, W 81 Allie,
Joseph Franciola, Smith S Lewis,
Thomas Malone, Thomas W O'Donald,
John d Daubury, John Cattle, Thomas
Maddin, Edward Kirnan, Sam Jones,
Dan Mcmahon, Michael Joyce, Captain
N Miller, Thomas Avant (colored), David
Groves, ] Butler, L WundermaR, Henry
Nolan, Thomas Ford, Martin Kelly,
Frank Brsnnon, M L Perkins, Jesse
Page, W L Porter, Charles Bracket, F
Hook, John Bullock, A A Norman, W W
Coleman, w NJ Connolly, Stephen Sulli-
van, Edward Bowling, James Powers,
Owen Winters, Thomas Foley, W l.
Stewart, Sam I Morgan, Antony Cor.
dona, F L Warner, I Folts, John Park,
Dan Larkin, James Fl Swan, David Wolf,
F w human, Peter Conley, David Dis
nuke, Walter Coleman, David M Philip,
J A Signaigo, F Y Rocket, + M Moore,
DR. r B Brown, DIR E A White, Harry
Beck, John Ainslie, Henry Green, W E
Barnett
County DELEeATEs-S II Jones, n G
Parkens, James NJ White, N NJ Satter.
white, Esquire Carroll, A Auer, James
Buck (colored), Granville Moore (col-
ored). Nelson Palmer (eolored), Willis
Home, VIM II Walker, Hon A 81 Doug.
lass, S L Giles, Z W Caldwell, John
Goodlett, David Hildebrand, James Ma
son (colored), VIM Stoval, John IL. Van
hook, R W Powell, Abram Stephens( col
ored), Thomas Epperson, DIR V Leske,
DR. Wash Bond, ] N Bartlett, 81 P
Thompson.
On motion, it was
Resolred, That the previous course of
Hon. John w. Leftwich, our present
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