Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-07

words, according 10 our ihlormauoni
Taffe fred a pistol shot at him. The ball
passed into the wall, and the hurried ar
rival of other parties prevented the affair
from taking more serious turn.
RADICAL County CONVENTION. - The
Radicals had a gathering last night,
which may as well be styled convention
as anything else, since the term now
means anything or nothing, as the case
may be. 1t was miniature edition OF
the Opera House What-is-It," that
opened the Radical campaign for the
city election. Blewis, Grandmother
Hunter, Hudson, George Hayden, Ham.
Carter, ETC., were present, each clique
working for control, and making as
much noise as possible. The thing was
called to order by the gifted Blewis, and
after an hours confusion, worse than
that at Babel after the introduction Of a
few hundred choice and select languages,
DIR. S. J. Quinby was chosen chairman.
George Hayden (colored) and A. X.
Davis, the man who asserts that he
doesn't belong to Beaumont, were Sc
lected Vice Presidents.
Grandmother Hunter made motion,
which prevailed, that j. W. Judson, Ed.
Shaw, H. S. Lee and Major Norton be
appointed Committee on Credentials.
After this there was squabble about
the Office to be first taken up.
Lee wanted the Sheriff TO be nomi-
mated first, ard the Tax Collector, Reg
lister, County Commissioner and Trustee
to follow in regular order. Agreed to.
Blewis was afraid there might be
some shenanigan, and insisted on County
Commissioner being first nominated.
Lee again piped out in favor of the
Sheriff coming first.
Blewis didn't want any Sheriff s nomi'
nation rammed" down the Conven.
tons throat. That incorruptible patriot
feared it might affect the Convention s
digestion.
Niger Rankin wanted the Commits
sioner to be ground through befoah
any other bisnis hab been transacted"
A. K. Davis wanted to see the Sheriff S
hash settled prior to anything else being
done previously before subsequently,
Niger Ed. Shaw thought that pre-
viously before subsequently hereafter
the Tax Collector should be trotted over
the course, but the Convention couldn't
see it.
Lee came off big Injun in this in
tellectual combat, and the Sheriff was
popped up for inspection. He slung
into the arena A. P. Curry, and Fl. E.
Hudson 'saw" him with ex.Police
Captain S. s. Garrett. The Garrett star
sank in two minutes, Curry receiving
3S to the formers rs votes.
On motion of Harry Lee, VIM. Mclean
was unanimously nominated County
Tax Collector.
George NJ. Greeley was nominated for
County Register.
F. W. Louis sailed in as County Com
| missioner.
e. w. Wickersham beat little Smith for
County Trustee-rough on Smith. Hough
was left out in the cold.
Boswell was nominated for Marshal of
the Municipal Court.
Griffith, J. T. Elliott, niger Ham Car
ter, niger Ed. Shaw and niger Rankin
wanted to be nominated for magistrate Of
the 18th Civil District. Griffith sue
ceeded, and Africa was left out in the
cold-of course.
l. N. Shepherd was candidate fol
Trustee, but while temporarily abseni
from the room his name was withdrawn
by Blewis without authority. But for
this he would doubtless have beaten
WICK. hlJeTWhru ne Wdo HOhihsVOu iOA
County Tax Collector on Privileges.
A. Matthias was nominated for Law
Court Clerk.
Hugh L. Fox received the nomination
for Criminal Court Clerk, an Office which
is not vacant
W. T. Kennedy (nig) was nominated as
Clerk of the Board of County Commits
sioners, to test the 18th section repeal.
The result is Beaumont triumph, the
Blewis. Beecher- Hunterites being beaten
at all points. The principal fight was on
Sheriff. Curry, the nominee, being put
forward by the Beaumontites Blewis
was allowed his County Commissioner,
F. w. Louis, but no man opposed by
Beaumont got any pickings.
The thing adjourned after midnight