Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-27

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The club will be addressed during the
evening by Major Irving Halsey. Captain
c. W. Gulick, formerly Of tho staff Of ex-
Governor Seymour, Of New York, Col.
onel Crowley, Of Richmond, Virginia,
and others. N.
The Second Ward Club meets at Ex-
change Building Tomorrow night
The regular weekly meeting Of the
Eighth Ward club takes place at the
Poplar street market Wednesday eve.
ming.
At o meeting of the Central Club,
Saturday evening, the following resolu-
tons we're unanimously adopted:
Resoired by The Central Club Of
Shelby County, That It is the sense Of
this Club that the County Executive
Committee be requested to call q meet
ing OF the Conservative Democratic
citizens Of Shelby county, at such time
and place as they may designate, for the
purpose Of appointing delegates to the
Convention at Brownsville, on the 10th
of August, for the selection Of candidates
for Elector and Congressman for this
district
Msjor Merriwether offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the various ward and
district clubs be invited to enroll their
members in the Democratic Club OF
Shelby County, and that they be and are
hereby requested to furnish the Record
ing Secretary Of this Club with list of
their members for that purpose.
Resolred, That copy Of this resolu-
ton be communicated to the various
clubs through the Conservative press of
the city.
Pursuant to call of the citizens of
the Fourteenth Civil District, q meeting
was held at Lewis Hanauer's, on Kerr
avenue, Saturday evening" for the pur-
pose of organizing Democratic club
for the ensuing campaign. The people
Of the neighborhood were out in good
force, and lively interest was shown.
The meeting was called to order by
Lewis Hanauer, Esq, who moved that
Col J. E. R. Ray be requested to act as
temporary chairman, which motion was
carried by reclamation.
Col. Ray upon taking the chair sx-
planned the object of the meeting, after
which Gov Harris moved the appoint
ment of committee on permanent or
ganization. The motion was carried, and
the chairman named as such committee,
Lewis Hanauer, Geo. P. Boone, Mr.. Kel-
log and Gov. /. G. Harris.
The committee retired for consultation,
and upon returning reported the follow
ing gentlemen as permanent officers of
the club;
President. E. R. Ray.
Presidents-Lewis Hanauer, DIR.
T. B. Haynes, Geo. p Boone, j. G. Moi
fat, Col. Mumford, R. Persons, Carlisle
Smith.
Secretary-H. E. billiard.
Treasurer-T. s. Barbour.
Committee on Resolutions, Constitu-
ton and By. Laws - Gov. Harris, L..
Hanauer, T. B. Haynes.
Committee to report Organization to
Central Club-Messrs. W. P. Shroyer,
kellogg and Roberts.
On motion of Gov. Harris, the meet
ing adjourned to meet at Mr.. Hanauer's
schoolhouse, on Thursday evening, at "a
o'clock, when tits hoped alfull attendance
will be on hand.
OvvERroN HeTEL INDEPENDENT DEM
ocRATIc CLUB.-A meeting of the above
club will be held on Wednesday evening,
the 10Th inst, at their new hall on Pop
lar street, under Overton Hotel. Judge
Douglass, Judge Perkins, and other
prominent speakers, will be on hand to
address the meeting. By order of the
President. LOUIS SCHIFFNER, Sec.
MEMBERS of the Financial Committee
of the Fifth Ward Democratic Club are
requested to meet at the store of Rice,
Silk & Co., on Tuesday morning, 18th
inst, at 10 o'clock.
A. GREENLAw, Chairman.
FIRST WARD, ATTENTION THE regu.
lar meetings of the First Ward Demo-
cratic Club will be held every Wednesday
evening, at 8 o'clock, at the hall OF No.
4 engine house. A full attendance OF
the members of the club, and all the citi-
zens of the First Ward, is expected and
desired. Business of great Importance
will be transacted, and good speakers
will be present to address the meeting.
By order of the President.
E. L. GoLDBAUM, Secretary.
Appeal and Avalanche copy.
CoLoREp DEMOCRATIC MEETING. The
undersigned colored citizens of Memphis
will hold meeting in the Stillman Block
on Friday, 3lst inst, for the purpose of
organizing q regular Democratic club.
We earnestly request every one OF our
race who desire to give peace, fraternity
and tranquility to the country, and who
desire to prevent war of races, to attend
and cooperate with us in establishing a
Democratic club.
Thomas Shayers, jackson Jones,
Thom as Avent, William Foster,
Thomas Epps, Robert Smith,
Burley Mitchell, VIM. Anderson,
Hugh Morton. John f. Harris,
Alexander Pell, Reuben Alexander,
A. NJ, Thomas, Nicholas Alexander,
Eli Glass, David E. Burns,
I. G. Gallagher, q. W. Brown,