Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-08
DEnooHAIIc CONVENTION TO-DAY.
List Of. Delegates and order Of Busi.
ness-Aeti0n Of The Execu-
tive Committee.

city and county elected 10 the conven
ton, to be held to-day, and Mr.. A
Woodward, Chairman of the Committee
presided. A committee of FIVE was ap
pointed to arrange the order of business
for the convention and submit the same
to the meeting. The following was pre-
scribed by NJ. d. L. Stewart, Esq, the
Chairman, and was unanimously adopt
ed, after deliberate discussion
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
First-The convention will be called
to order by the Chairman Of the County
Executive Committee at one o'clock
pm. precisely.
Second-The nomination and election
of a temporary chairman and secretary
Third-The nomination and appoint.
ment of committee of five on perma-
nent organization.
Fourth-The reception of their report
and the action of tho convention thereon.
Fifth--The nomination and appoint
ment of q committee of seven on creden-
tials.
Sixth--The calling of the roll of dele
gates and passing the same to the Com
mittee on Credentials.
Seventh-The reception of the report
of the Commute on Credentials and ac-
ton thereon.
Eighth-The parquettc is assigned to
the exclusive use OF delegates, and none
others will be allowed to occupy seats
| therein.
Ninth-The nomination of candidates
in the following order:
l. Chancellor.
2. Judge of the Law Court.
3. Judge of the Criminal Court.
a. Judge of tho Municipal Court.
8. Attorney General Criminal Court.
6. Attorney General Municipal Court.
Tenth-The election shall be by ballot,
and majority of ell the votes cast shall
be required 10 determine the nomina-
tion
Eleventh-All candidates whose names
are presented for nomination shall pledge
themselves to abide by the action of the
Convention; provided, however, that in
their absence the pledge may be made by
their friends.
Twelfth-The Chairman will appoint a
Sergeant-at-A Arms to enforce order and to
keep the parquette clear of all persons
except delegates.
M. d. L. STEWART, Chairman.
The meeting instructed the Chairman
to engage the Greenlaw Opera House for
the occasion.
A protest from the Second Ward Club,
claiming ten instead of FIVE delegates
from that ward, was referred to the Exec
utive Committee.
The meeting then adjourned, and the
Shelby County Democratic Executive
Committee was Immediately convened in
the same room. Mr.. Woodward, the
Chairman of the Committee pro tenn,
presided. 1t was
Resolred, That the Executive Com
mittee do not recede or 10 axe alterations
in the apportionment of delegates to the
wards and civil districts already an
nounced and acted upon.
Resolred, That the Executive Com
mittee endorse and approve the 4" Order
of Proceedings for the Convention
adopted by the caucus meeting of dele
gates to the Convention and the mem
bers of the Executive Committee.
After the discussion of much other
business, the Committee on motion adj
journed. A. WOODWARD, Chairman.
j. HARVEY MATHEs, Secretary.
DELEGATES.
The following is a complete list of
delegates in the city and in the country
as far as known at this writing:
First Ward-Owen Dryer, John Tur-
ner, John Winters, j. E. Rsndle. VIM.
Kehoe, James Dolan, Thomas Collins,
J. A. Newsom, Mich'l McFadden, Pat.
Second Ward-J. W. Cochran, p. J.
Maliou, E. Marshall, Ed. Herman, M.
r Loen'enstine, Martin Reynolds, Frank
Kearney, &. A. Levy. John Cosgrove,
D. Third n, Ward-M. W. Kenney. James
Collins, J. Halsey, j. o. Durff, G. B.
Galloway, M. D. L. Stewart, ]. D. Brit
ton, A. Woodward, d. 7. Nooe, FL. M.
Loeweustine.
Ayres. j. ]. DuBose, S. P. Walker, /. T.
Cartwright, James Brett.
Fifth Ward-Owen Smith, A. Ii. Doug
lass. W. L. Daft, John Somerville, james
Bachman, W. c. Folkes, 7. W. O'Donnell,
John s. MILAN.
sixth Ward-T. B. Norment, R A. |
Thompson, A. L. Swingley, Jack Hal
stead. E. +. Risk. Alteruates--I. Hap
neck. Sam. Moore, a. NJ. James, W. M. |
harrington, Joseph A. Gronauer.
Seventh Ward--Robert Good, Robert |
Hutchinson, Il. G. Dent, j. B. Sharpe, |
Joseph Bruce, Henry ]. Lynn.
Eighth Ward-P. NJ. Winters, b. A.
Rogers, Van A. W. Anderson, Henry
Marks, John L. H. Taylor.
Ninth Ward-M. ]. Wright, W. j. S.
Adams, B. B Barnes, Adam Hines.
Tenth Ward-R. +. Looney, delegate;
John Donovan and j. F. Mckinney,
alternates.
Twelfth Dis,rict-Esquire Holman, NJ.
3. Trezsvant.
Sixteenth District--A B. Haynes,
Sam. B. Jones.
As the Convention assemblies only
short time before we 60 to press, no re-
port of the proceedings will appear in to-
days paper.
GENERAL ORDER No. A. attention,
Band Bor Brigade = Having recov-
cred from the lazy lassitude and euervs-
ting ennui of three months noihingto-
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