Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-08
NJ EfEPlIlS APPEAL
moNDAY MORNING, MARCH = 1855
rae ELECTION oS SATURDAY.

p~ortunity it affords us Of saying some
thing touching the causes that lie at tn
bottsm of our defeat. Our correspond
ent very properly and justly reflect
upon those who failed to perform thei
duty and deposit their votes sgainst ne
groism, and suggests, pertinently, WI,
clamor for the right to vote, IL thos
who nave the right refuse to exercise it
This is well said. But going back q fev
days beyond Saturday, we find poten
cause Of cur defeat in the ann an
conduct Of the nominating convention
where not one Of the country district
was represented, and where, instead Q
q regularly organized body, wss found
s~o-callsd mss convention, taken posses
sion Of by certain parties with more lunl
power than discretion. Among the ele
ments Of that gathering the party will
find its weakness. Conspicuous for the
presence Of every man in Memphis who
has " claimsupon the party, who like Or
PBEUs c. KERR would sacrifice the par
ty for their " ends, it wss alike con-
s%picuous for the absence Of the respecte-
BILE many who complain that they are
tired Of the cliquss and a~ssumed-to-be
leaders, who take advantage of public
emergencies to thrust themselves fOr-
ward and srrOgate the conduct Of con-
ventions, and to make nominations
Fearing personal ~renconters, personal
abuse, and other dissgreesbles that Oecg-
sionRIly crop out Of political meetings
on occasions such as these, will not at
tend them, and when the time comes
for the ratification OF confirmation of
the work Of such bodies, they kill
with indifference what they re-
gard with contempt. This, OF
course, is wrong. 1t Ii the duty ofevery
citizen 10 assist IN the direction and
management Of public affairs, and IS
conventions and preliminary meetings
are necessary to an aggregation OF the
strength Of parties, and to prevent the
loss OF votes upon too many candidates,
they should be as conscientiously at
tended as the polls, to which every man
1AAOAAA kO O- NANAsAOG 1AEs II NAE AEA
who otjscted 20 the Convention, and the
result Of its stormy session, would correct
the evils Of which they complain, they
must attend such gatherings, take an in
terest and participate in the debates.
Performing their duty in this way, they
would find themselves equal to the
double task Of successfully competing
with Rsdicslism, and the assignment to
their proper places Of the persons who
have, on 50 many occasions, cost Us sue
cess. This is worthy the serious consid-
GRAFTON Of our intelligent people. The
infiction upon Us 0: 3 negro Official
is calculated to give US pause.
as & painful reminder OF the possible
consequences should cur voters continue
to be characterized by the Indifference
OF Saturday.
In the letter Of cur correspondent an
pended, other suggestions will be found.
some Of them pertinent to the conduct Of
the election and the chances Of success
to the Democratic candidates growing
out Of 3 violation Of the election law bv
the County Registrar, to which we in
vite the attention Of the reader and par.
tieularly OF the candidates. Here it is: ,
Editors Memphis Appeal: /,
AS the election is now over and We all
see TIE result, l crave the privilege
through The columns Of your ~vsIus6l4
PspeLi 70 maze s lew remarks in regard
70 t1e manner IN which the same WA !
ana the causes which led 10
OuI ueleai' Itis very evident from the
small vote csst, that the me,chanta !
bankers, and citizens, generally. did moi J
appreciate the. importance that shoolj !
nave been attached to the offices 10 :. :
Iileu Oy d election on SATURDAY. last I
me result may be laid ve~ryfproperlv Ia 9
Tue uOoI OF every man who held \ csrfi- G
ncste OF Registration, aud failed 10 o. - 2
Inc Osllot box and discharge his dpIv sc :
3 voter and whatever evil c~onseoua1.as :
may follow said election, they alone sTa )
responsible for the same. The e~leotion !
OF the Solofso ihterate vagrsnt gambler |
oOuIu nave Teen easily prevented, IL I
eVery white voter had done his duty. {
no man VINO could failed to de- I
posit his ballet against Shew p,
be allowed 10 raise his 800 :
against Radical rsvsges and OPPRESSION )
sympathy Is due to the disfrancbise5 .
IA the faithful voter, but to him VIC :
1oou aiar On With q certificate ia his !
poeKeti ana failed 10 make his deojsion !
Det~een a respectable white citizen and !
so ignorant depraved and disreputsble ,
legfOi deserves no sympathy, though mis- =
property BE- taxed even to cor is.sIion !
WY elamCr for the right 10 vote II the 6
people VIII not exercise il on such i'm. :
occasions? f.
now IS to the manner ia vbick this !,
.IecIlon was conducted. Yen soc nv \
u Sapt. Scare, as well as the n
80 puohSuI nat polls at tWo places \
q esch WARD were ordered To ia o6s~oa =
)ut In the First and Third Ne aS =
me poll box in each was onanod I
'sch OF the Others, however tvro 49, .
opened By reference 70 the Act =
4 1901 OF date 9Th OF March. Is8- :
I VIII De seen that the Commission nj :
( 'glstratioh Is authorized to ooen Dolls =
a esch wsrd Of the city Of Mennbis .
his gives US ten p~resincta IN y -, J,
3ut an act passed on the I6 h Of Dsce2. =
er, 1861 authorizes the County Com- =
nlsslonefs to designate aud provide four =
odlaonal voting precincts in Mem6hIs .
his act does ROs take effect until fortv |,
.sys after The adj JurnmsnE (which was n
q 1AoANagJf I1t6ss some alGeuu- !
g o thas been passed during the last sit I.
o. the Legislature, Of the existence h
q WHICH ! am not spFrised ; neverthe- a
sssI Il the latter act is operative it only /,
ives Jour additional precincts. and they I
aust have been designated NV tbe a
'ounty Commissioners and, further q
nore, II by them designated before The =
CT MSS operative their action would be q
null and void. Thus n will ;,
e seen that Capt. Sears opened eigbt Il =
itional polls IN eight wards ia the IN, y
'thoHt authority Of kasO, therefore All thSs -
otes in each Of said wards mus, - ~
out, which leaves the election p
aid as to only tho yards ia the citv. y
)-wit the First and Third. In these ;.
wards the vote stands, Moffatt 498 =
hsw. 2i Woodward, 4Ss; McKenna' g,
Z. Tue vote being divided in the =,
her wards 10 two boxes, each, no OK
ne has authority to say which OF q
le two boxes should be counted, 10,