Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-19
CITIZENS UNION.
rhe Meeting Yes erday Evening.
Another EIasca ].

In FespGnss TO tho numerous calls
Through the city papers, and TO the mo
ti5n Of Adjournment 81 the last meeting,
dcZsn CT 80 gentlemen assembled IL
tns hail OF the Chamber Of CommeEc
yssterday afternoon at half past three
Icl0ck.
The meeting Eas called to order b.
Col. Pickett, who announced that it was
2 continuation Of that held on Friday
night.
Tne first business IN order Wa the re-
port of the committee appointed at a
previous meeting.
Mr.. w. o. Leland arose and said that
he had seen by the papers that be va.
n Of the committee. That was tbs hrst
and only intimatiOn that he had had OF
the affair. He had made little or no eli It
to secure names, and had zone TO roper /.
Ias Chair announced q list OF thirty
seven nsmes, reported by Mr.. Brinkiey,
and asked what was tho pleasure OF The
meeting TO have done with il.
A long pause ens1sd, broken at last by
Mr. W. 3. GieeniaT, who approached
the cbsiT anu sSid, so far as he had any
knowledge, there was 3 disposition on
the part % those who had signed tAe
first pspsr 10 join and sign the second
M. GresBlaw then signed the paper.
On the suggestion of Judge Dixon,
all present no had signed " that other
papeTp were invited 10 come Up q
sigG this one.
The appeal brought three or four
other parties Up 30 tbs " bull ring" who
acted on The suggestion.
The Chair informed the meeting that
there was room or the paper for more
names.
Gyaegal Chalmers moved the meeting
proceed to the election CT officers.
Judge ID xoD was unwilling TO waste
sill the evening, and as but one OF the
committee appointed had reported, he
tnOught il was best 30 postpone an elec-
Eion uutil due notice had been given and
al wbO were On the various lists could
DR brought together.
Go. Chalmers thought there were IS
macy ~ the meeting ~ could be broughi
together ~ any SUBSEQUENT one.
Mr. Leland wanted tue clause CeflniEg
the eleg,sliity Of members more closely
deaded-is the party who pays license
sic. ply, considered as = taxpayer?
Tae Cnsir thought the mstter clearly
defined at the last meeting.
Gen. Chalmers thea renewed his mo.
tion, that an election CT officers should
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G5u. Chalmers and Judge Dixon WerS
| appointed tellefs Of the election.
L. q. Brinkly was put in nomination
by Gen. Chalmers, as President, and OF
vote was declared elected unanimously
| Dy thirteen votes.
Just abUu: this lime, JudgsDixon founC
u that the constitution declared tina.
there should be 81 least twenty-five
members present to form 3 quorum, aDC
cInssq3ently an election where OuiJ
thirteen participated Was illegal. o.
counting, only eighteen members were
present, and Mr.. r. Q. Brinkley
moved that the meeting be adj5urneC
Until Saturday evening next at hAii-pzs
ssven o'clock.
M. Pr0yinde, enc Of the Committee
wanted 10 know where the COmmistst
we're to get the heading used for the iisi
TIE Chair thought the printing Office,
UOt{d fuTRish them az many as me!
tgGnttd.
Mr. Brlnkley wanted q notice gives
that ali parties paying taxes Of any de
scription are invited 70 sign the docu
ment. His motion being reduceI L
writing, was utsDd carTisd,
The meeting (f it could be csliet on
when there was no quorum) ~sCj9urLe
CO Saturday night al y O'Clock.