Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-22

and the fourth ballot stood as follows:
Goode
There being no choice, and the thing
being so even, DR.. Arthur X. Taylor
moved that the two gentlemen play
"freeze-out poker for the nomination
The Chair ruled the proposition out of or
der, and the balloting proceeded as fol
lows:
..-.- -...... ....-slS
Wilson
Sirtb Ballot.
Goode
Seventh Ballot.
Col, MageVeny said that he saw no
chance of either candidate getting a two
thirds vote at that rate, and be Thought
that there was some good man that both
sides could compromise on; he would
therefore nominate Capt. j. Harvey Ma
thes as a compromise candidate.
The ballot being again prepared, result
ed as follows:
GOOde
Mathes
Wilson ........... 1
1.-TWO ballots were found folded together
in this count and both were destroyed,
which accounts for only forty votes being
aeast.l
According 10 rule, Wilson's name was
dropped, and in this ballot the vote stood
Goode, %; Mathes, Is.
Ninth Ballot.
GOOde a
II
Tenth Ballot.
It had become apparent that the oil on
the troubled waters had not quelled them,
and several other nominations were made,
with the following result:
/ GoOde -.........
Wilson (re-nominated ..~.-..~.~-~--
R.. T. English D
J.. p. 1
Capt. Mathes' name was Withdrawn be-
fore going into this ballot.
EJeUead Ballot.
Boughner's and English's names were
dropped, and the contest again was be-
tween Wilson and GOOde.
A motion was introduced before voting,
and carried, that a candidate once dropped
could not again be brought up.
This ballot resulted as follows:
GoOde..--~..--....
WIlsOn-------.-....-.-. ............'.. '.'.-'"A0
TWeyth Ballot.
It became evident from the foregoing
ballot that Wilson'S friends were weaken
ing, and the Goode party were active IN
- buzzing" the delegates preparatory to a
vote. The result being that on this ballot
Robt. Goode received 81 votes, and Will
son 10.
The result was hailed with cheers, and
on motion the nomination was a
unanimous.
The Convention then took a recess Of
thirty minutes, and on reassembling pro-
ceeded to the nomination of a candidate
for
MAYOR.
Nominations being called for,
Robert Savage nominated VIM. Black;
G.. V. Rambaut nominated J. J.. Raw
lings;
Mr.. Sharpe nominated G. A. Hanson;
James Coleman nominated D. H. Town
send;
The candidates were, each Of them, then
pledged to support the nominee Of the
Convention.
FIRST Ballot
Black. ......-..
Rawlings .........-. 8
:
.
Second Ballot
Hanson was dropped according to
rule, and the ballot resulted as follows:
Townsend
JHtFU DOtt0L.
/ ......s..lo
Fourth Ballot.
Townsend.
.,....--,t,5., ..-.-..-......---IS
FIFTH BoHot.
.--.-.-.-.-..I
SLrh Ballot.
TOwnsend..-..-.-.--.--.'. .''''---'
I RIQFk
SeUenH Ballot.
TOwnsend.."-...-.".".--..-..-". .....".-....Z5
-.-.. .'''Hlo
Eighth Ballot.
Ninth Ballot.
Black -.....-.--....r.--
Tenth Ballot.
...-.".........-Z
BLACK r,-.f-..-. --.. --.s s---.--.-lc
Here a recess of ten minutes was taken,
and on Resembling the Convention pro-
ceeded to the
Eleventh Ballot,
with the following result:
,...-... ......-......Z4
......-.. ........ mil
When this result was announced a dele
gate Whose name we could not catch said
that the result OF these ballots showed
] LAAlb A4lL AOaaN ISENEEA NLG lnb HaAGhLS
could never be attained. lie would there
fore nominate, as a compromise candi-
date, the name Of AMOS WOODRUFF.
LCheers.l
Col. NJ. Mageveny. Jr., seconded the
nomination in a short but eUlogistic
speech.
Tom O'Donnel moved to suspend the
rules and elect Mr.. Woodruff by acclama-
ton. He appealed TO the Convention not
to adjourn without making nomination.
Amos Woodruff was a man upon whom
they could all center, and to adjourn
without making a nomination would be
just what those land-sharks who for years
have been fattening on the life-blOod of
the people, and who were now hanging
round the doors n halls, the il-gotten
fat on their bones shaking with joy with
the bare idea that this Convention would
not make a nomination. That is Just
what they want, and theu they will run
in VIM. Fitch, or Henry j. Lynn, or A.
p. Burdett, or some other Radical shark,
who have been to the body polite of this
city like buZzards on a carcass, or YAM
pyres sucking the life-blOod from the peo-
pie.
Some outsider demurred, and wanted
Col. sam Walkers name boisted.
The question of the suspension Of the
rules was put, meanwhile, and failed to
carry.
Col. Coleman, who had nominated
Townsend, said that he was willing to
withdraw him if Blacks friends would
first withdraw han
Tom O'Donnell said that Blacks friends
were willing to withdraw him if there
was any guarantee given that Amos
Woodruff would be nominated by accla-
nation.
Col. MLageveny again urged the Conven-
ton to center on Woodruff.
DR.. Taylor said there were as good men
as Amos Woodruff, who were present, and
who would serve as Mayor. He nomina-
ted, therefore, Colonel Robert Loony.
ICheers.
Col Loony declared that he would not
allow his name to be used.
A ballot was hen gone into with the
following result:
TtOegth Ballot.
Black .... ........I6
Woodruff 4
LOOny i