Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-08

The Democracy orsneIby In Council
Again.
A County Executive Committee
Appointed.

~ iAChhutc ouhuihkt yestetu"J e''et
noon, and we're called TO order by r. d
Baugh, Esq, on whose motion Col. NJ
G. Galloway was appointed chairman.
Col. Galloway on assuming the chat
urged upon the party the necessity o
uniting and working together for tb,
common good, and deprecated any eif5r
to create discord.
Mr.. Stewart offered resolution pro.
viding for the appointment by the Chair
OF three delegates TO tho Democratic
Convention to be held in Brownsville
Adopted; but on motion Of Mr.. Minor
Merriwether, the committee was increased
to five. 1t is as follows: Messrs. NJ ID.
l.. Stewart, i. A. Tyler, Minor Merri-
wether, John Ainslie and X. ID. Baugh
On motion, committee Of five was
p, appointed TO attend the Convention to
nominate q Congressman. The Chair
appointed Messra. p. NJ. Winters, Albert
Pike, Van A. W. Anderson, G. P. Foute
ard John p. Tobin.
Col. Foute suggested meeting some
evening this week to ratify the nomina-
ton of the New York Convention. With
that view he moved the appointment Of a
committee of ten to arrange everything
for a grand Democratic ratification meet
ing.
A suggestion by the Chair Of Thursday
evening as a suitable time, was accepted
by Colonel Foute, and the motion having
been recorded, was put and adopted.
The Chair then appointed as the com
mittee: Messrs. G. P. Foute, chairman;
p. M Winters, Van A. w. Anderson, r.
d. Baugh, p. J. Mulvehill, C. d. Mclean,
Martin Kelly, J. W. Woltering, Andrew
Drew, J. d. Ruflin.
On motion of Mr.. John Aiuslie, the
Chairman was added to the committee
appointed for Brownsville.
On motion of Mr.. M. d. l.. Stewart, a
Democratic Executive Committee, to
consist Of nine, was appointed. 1t is as
follows:
Messrs. P. I. Scruggs. Pm. Winters,
M. c. Galloway, John p. Tobin, f. A.
Tyler, H. M. Loewenstine, j. M. Cole
man, Martin Kelly and P. j. Mulvihill.
Messrs. Stewart and Merriwether were
added to the committee.
General Pike spoke short time on
the necessity of unity among Conserva-
tives. This was no longer question of
old party principles. 1t is the white race
against the black; and, although once a
" Know-Nothing," he now welcomed all
white men, of whatever nationality, as
brothers.
P. j. Mulvihill, Esq, spoke of the
Misunderstanding growing out of the
previous meetiag, and was gratifed at
the spirit animating the gentlemen who
conducted it.
Mr.. Minor Merriwether denounced as
false the rumor that the first meeting
was secret. He attended it, and there
was nothing secret about it. The attend.
ance was small, but composed as many
Wings as Democrats; as many privates
as officers, and as many who had not as
who had been in the Confederate army.
Col. Galloway, in the chair, said he
had never belonged to the Know Moth
ings, but had been accused Of belonging
to one deemed worse. He would join
any organization, secret or otherwise,
that promised to free his limbs from
chains, and that promised to extricate
his Irish friends from the chains that
bound them
Gen. Pike knew nothing Of any secret |
origin of the Democratic Club. Gentle
men had waited upon and urged him to
become president Of it. He did not at
tend the meeting.
F. A. Tyler, Esq, suggested, now that |
all misunderstanding had been ex-
planned and everything worked harmo.
niously, that this meeting would be
merged into and considered part of the
Democratic Club. Unanimously adopted.
Gen. Pike announced Saturday even.
ing at 81 o'clock as the next regular
meeting of the Democratic Club, in Still
man Block. One eminent speaker had
consented to deliver an address, and an
effort would be made to render the meet.
ing worth attending.
The meeting then adjourned, the great
est harmony and good feeling having
prevailed throughout.
LINEN towels, from zoe to SOC q piece,
1t 233 Main street. RICE * ESGEL.
Committee MEETING The Ratifica.
ion Committee met pursuant to notice
his a. M, aud after due conference,
Resolued, That Col, James Coleman
be Chief Marshal, with the following as
,istanis: Gen. d. Rullin, DIR. ]. NJ. Rel.
er, Col Jesse Forrest, Capt Dulfin, Col
" Mageveney, jr. That Capt James A.
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