Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-26
JUDICIAL ELECrION-CALEs o
A CONVEX EIOE.

Editors Memphis Appeal
In reply TO the kind and hattsring call Of
stCgtizens OF Memphis" asking the use OF my
name IS candidate for the office 81 Law Judge,
published N your paper OF the oath inst have
rhis 10 slate, thai 1 cannot consent to run in a
- scrub rGce7 for the ofEce against a regularly
nominated Radical candidate, upon whom, OF
cousss, the entire Radical vote viii be concen-
traued. It is folly 10 talk OF ignoring politics
in the oming judicial election. We know that
the Radical pa ty in this city is thoroughly or
ganiEed. We have every reason to believe that
they will put into the field a straight Radical
ticket. Indeed, they have clearly indicated thaJ
they have the material Ia their PARTY 10 make
judges OF, aud that they VIII not call upon LAe
Conservatives for any assistance in making up
their ticket. II am right In this position,
" suld &c not be ridiculous to suppose that We
can beat them by running two OF more tnce-
pendent Conservative candidates for the same
of5ceP
ON the contrary. I am in favor Of thorough
Organization Of the Democratic Conservative
party. and fhaviug a Convention OF delegates
in accord lance with ths well regulated custom o
the party in ether States. and have that Con-
vention nominate a straight out Conservative
ticket. am opposed to any compromise Win
the Radical party.
II such q ticket is PIT int the field we can
carry The dag.
We have no other way Of sett ing the claIms
OF rival aspirants for the same office, save by s
convention, and thereby concentrating our
vote.
should such Convention be held, and in
their Judgment. my name could give any
strength TO the ticket. 1 do not feel at hoe.ty 10
decline. although I am convinced that they
could make smgch better selection.
Very respectfully, your ooed't servt, etc,
MARYLAND I. PERKINS.
We give place thus cOnspicu0us!y to
the communication Of Judge PERKINS
for the purpose OF bringing it more pub
IicIy within the view, and 70 the consid-
Grafton of u readers. Every line Of
1t is pregnant with meaning, and every
word ia the right place. We must have
q conventiun-a convention TO nominate
a ticket, and to revise the organization
Of the party es it is now represented by
the existing Executive Committee. Dis
Subtraction with the workings Of that
body srs too general to make the situs-
tons of its members comfortable or
pleasant. For their sakes, no less than
for the good oftbe party, they should be
replaced By gentlemen enjoying the benz
fits OF public confidence and cool, ca.culs-
ting judgment. Bot, most Of al, we need
the convention, as our correspondent sug-
gests, for the purpose Of welding
the party together, and making
such = ticket a. il the general
Judgment viii surpsss that Of our Open
erts ard prove a success. We want the
a~yprcving sanction Of 3 convention 70 a
ticket that viii demand and that must
receive The vG'es OF every Conservative
and Democrat II She circuit and county.
W want : convention Of delegates from
the several Wa-ds @1d districts that viii
enforce party discipline sZd compel q
wiling obedience from every man sfili-
sting with cur party. In 40 ether way
can We succeed. Oar oPpODcats are or
gsnized AID have combined for success.
We must take a Leaf from their book,
and cen Che simple Lesson u their hither-
70 SUCCESS, If we aculd rot always be de-
featsd. We sre foF the convention and
urge, BY every consideration of party
feaiCy, that the Executive Committee
cali il together at an early day, that we
may be ia the field betimes and ready
for the fray.