Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
THE APPEAL AND THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

THE APPEAL AND THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
The Appeal has heretofore assumed
the right to dictate to the people in con-
vention as to whom they should nominate
for county Offices. And for the reason
that such dictation was not needed, OPP
posed, or with damning praise, gave
such lukewarm support to the ticket
afterward as to greatly encourage the
Radical opposition and depress the
friends of the Democracy. This occurred
during the March election for Sheriff and
county officers for Shelby county, The
thing stands on record, and may be found
TO be as stated by examining the Appeal
files as well as those Of the Avalanche
of that date.which latter newspaper gave
a severe comment at the time on such
an uuheard of course. We believe the
Junior editor now of the Appeal, then of
the Avalanche. wrote the criticism referred
to- and is familiar withthestupidity exer-
cised ON the occasion by this editor of
stud-horse notoriety From that day
until this there have been evident signs
of disaffection to the Democratic party
in the policy pursued by the Appeal
At the approach of the next election
for Judges, it persisted in refusing to
recognize the candidates nominated as
the nominees of the Democratic party,
at least until just before the day of
trial at the polls. when the junior editor
was added to the staff Of the paper, and at
once breathed new but momentary life
into its defunct columns. 1t is again
beginning to lapse into its former pendu-
nm-Iike policy Of swaying from this to
that side of every new question that is
presented for the consideration Of the
party. The necessity for the election of
the proper sort Of Supreme Judges in
the State having arisen. il was deemed
incumbent on the Democratic Committee
of this county to second the only move
that was made TO hold Convention to
make nominations for the places to be
filed. This resolution was agresd on in
committee on the stb of this month,
which was Thursday. but not published
until the following afternoon The day was
fixed for calling mass meeting of the
citizens of this county TO appoint dele
gates to the proposed Convention ct
Nashville. The Appeal, in speaking OF
the notice to hold this meeting, says:
The Democratic Executive Committee,
he Is informed, did not send its notice to
the Appeal, as it might have done, for
publication Sunday morning, aRd be did
not know the meeting was to be held an
til il was mentioned to him by one Of his
associate editors that very day, though
he may have heard privately OF call as
determined on, on Saturday.
Ii must be borne in mind that the no
tice here referred to was first published
on Friday in the columns Of the LEDGER,
and by referring to the files Of the Sun
and Appeal of the next morning (Satur
day. it can be seen with the other action
of the committee on that day. The Sc
nior editor of this sheet. however denies
that he received any notice ct The mass
convention until the very day appointed
for its meeting. Let us see whether that
be true, as stated By examination of
the Appeal file of the lib of June, the
following resolution, with Others from
the committee, can be found
Resolved, That a mass meeting Of the
Democracy be held on the 10th instant
in the city Of Memphis, at the Exchange
Building, for the purpose Of selecting
delegates TO represent the county of
Shelby in the Democratic State Conven-
ton which is to assemble at Nashville on
the second Monday of July next to nom
mate candidates for Judges Of the SUI
preme Court of the State.
This was two weeks before the day
named for the meeting at the City Hall,
and yet the " senior says the he never
had any notice of it, Perhaps he did
not read his owa paper of that date, as
well as the Sun, and the LEDGER Of ths
day before. His miserable excuse for
not writing editorial 10 arouse the peo-
pie to attend this mass meeting is too
utterly paltry. on the ground of not re,
ceiving notice, to deceive any man in
the community. As to the Committee
Of this county assuming 10 exercise
authority not delegated to them by the
people-shst is also false. and cannot
be shown in q single instance to be so.
The "senior" Of the Appeal is evidently
anxious to get rid Of the Committee al
together. but Is not Likely to be ETsti6ed.
His invitation to that effect viii not be
accepted, and the Committee will con
time to discharge the dSty eOn6ded to
thea by the people They rely % their
sense Il right, and are unwilling to tTHs