Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-21
H MASS MEETING.
AssembIage at the Exchange Building
Last Night.
Appointment Of Delegates, Etc , Etc.

Appointment Ct Delegates, Etc Etc.
In obedience to the call issued by thr
Democratic Executive Committee, tn
large hall of the Exchange Building wal
filed last night with the sturdy yeo
men of Memphis, assembled to appoint
delegates to the Nashville Convention Il
choose candidates for the Supreme Bench
Colonel DuBose called the meeting Il
order at hslf-psst eight.
Mr.. James BriZzOiara moved that Col
t. b. Norment take the chair. er.
Colonel Normsnt moved Governor Har
ris be chosen instead.
Ex-Alderman Marshall moved that Cap
tain LRcey be chosen.
Captain Lacey and Colonel Horment
Withdrew, and Governor Harris was
elected by reclamation.
Mr.. James BriZzolara was put in nomi-
nation for Secretary, and although the
elected chairman had not been installed,
he was elected.
Governor Harris was indicted TO the
chair, and in a few pointed words thank
ed the meeting for his preferment, ex-
stained the object of the meeting (which
was to select delegates to a convention to
nominate candidates for the Supreme
Judgeshlp) and enforced upon the meet
ing the Importance of the meeing-the
selection of Judges of the Court of the
highest and last resort.
Captain Lacey moved that a committee
of Eve be appointed to suggest the names
of delegates 10 the said convention.
Mr.. Brett suggested ten as a proper
number for the committee.
The suggestion was adopted by Captain
Lacey.
Mr.. Brizzolara moved as an amendment,
that the delegation consist of i've from
each ward and two from each civil dis
triet, with an equal number of a~lternates.
Colonel Tyler said he would do nothing
to interfere with the objects of the meet
ing, but, in view OF las meagernesS, ne
would move that the committee report to
a subsequent adjourned meeting. No
second.
The original motion was carried,
and the following gentlemen were
appointed on the committee: A. i.
Lacey, Geo. CAN'T, S. w. Greene,
t. B. Norment, J. ~. DuBOse, 4.
b. EdgingtOn, ThOs. O.. Allen, Thos. X.
/ smith, Phil. J. Mallon and NJ. D. L.
Stewart.
Mr.. Brizzolara renewed his motion that
( the delegation consist Of five from each
ward and two from each district.
Colonel NJ. d. L. Stewart said
that this was tOo many and sug-
gested in lieu three from each ward, and
one from each district.
I AOLs ~ L. Il BlhAAno H1Ao Aao1 ~ was
impracticable to make a choice of dele
gates from wards and districts. Tn
meeting in Nashville would be a q
meeting, not a delegate convention, and
consequently our delegation should be
from the conference.
The motion Of Mr.. Brizz1lara was put,
and declared carried, and Immediately
thereafter Colonel M. L. Perkins moved
to lay it on the table, which was carried
on a division of sixty-three to ten.
Colonel NJ. L. Perkins then moved that
the committee be instructed to select
fifty names from the county at large.
Adopted, and the committee retired for
elaboration. =
While they were gone, Governor Harris
called Colonel Bob LOoney to
the chair, and took the floor. He said
that he seriously doubted whether
or no, Eastern or Middle Tennessee
would respond to the call of the cOnven-
gpn or meeting OF the bar at Jackson.
Then in Nashville, a few days ago., be
was told that it WGS improbable, but the
parties who told him 50, said, let West
Tennessee go ahead and make nomina-
tiOns, and they would be looked on as
party nominations. In view of there be-
ing no convention at Nashville, he sug-
gested that the delegates appointed
meet the delegates appointed by other
cOunties of West Tennessee at Humboldt,
and there agree upon candidates to repre-
sent tho Democracy of West Tennessee.
The Governor dwelt upon the necessity
of union of action, N enforced his ideas
with much good argument.
Mr.. Van Anderson replied in an argu-
mentative speech.
Colonel NJ. L. Perkins sustained Cover
nor Harris views.
Mr.. Belcher introduced an amendment
10 Governor Harris proposition to the
effect that the meeting should only take
place at Humboldt, when or If all of the
counties of West Tennessee were SINH
larry represented.
This was finally toned down
so as to take in "allcounties of West Ten
nessee which were represented" and was
The discussion of Gov. Harris resolu-
tion and its amendments was finally put
end to by an announcement hat the
were ready to report.
just as the chairman began TO read it, a
drunken fellow commenced "cuttiug up
his didos," and only after much laughter,
some exation to the presiding officer,
he put out.
The committee reported the following
named gentlemen to serve on the delegs-
ion:
n. C. Bleckley, J. 4. Anderson, Z. NJ.
Hern ,SW. L. DUFF, w. R. Holmes, J. Pat
Anderson, James BrizzoIara, NJ. d.
Welsh, j. II. Matthews, James A. New
A. Renkert, w. A. McCIoy, I. H.
Logwood, John Brown, Cham. Jones, j.
Durff, S. B. Robbins, Colonel c. W,
Henry Ehrman, George (. Stshl,
J. West Ray, DIR. E. Jordan, r. Hutcbin-
son, L. ID. McKissick, NJ. c.. Galloway,
c.. Harris, NJ. /. Perkins,
J. w. Dawson, w. o. WOodson, NJ. Ma
yevney, ST., W. H. Carroll, Martin Rsy-
holds, Wm. Miller, @. D. Mclean, W. j.
chase, Robert GOOde, II. NJ .boewenstein,
Cohen, Jacob S%teinkuhl. W. II. Ste
Dhens, G.FW. Winchester, l.. S. Marye,
r. F.. LOoney, A. Wright, Henry Graft,
q. c, Mcdowell, w. l.. Scott, Joseph
Barbeire, r. a .Psrker, WV. Mcdowell,
Mr.. Carol, move that the committee
be added to the list. Adopted.
The whole list was then accepted by
lcclamation.
Col. Perkins renewed the resolution of
Governor Harris, which was put and car
led with Belcher's amendment.
On motion of Mr. ,Edgington, the delegs-
ion was given the power to I'LL vacan-
lies, and the meeting adjourned sine die. I
a FURTHER reduction at B. Lowenstein ]
Bros. this week. Read their new ad- {
'ertisement. I