Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-19

tempered with discretion and mod
/ e~ratiou. eIf" said he, ''any dele
gate comes hitheF with prejudiees
against any man whose name
should cOme before the Convention, II
/ win be better for him to lay them aside.
To make 5 successful, it viii be neces-
sarv to work with perfect harmony, and
we will prevail" The speaker expressed
the hope that there would be no more OF
the bsrtering and swapping which has
| disgraced a former convention, aIdInured
to the defeat OF the party, placing 1t II
the hands of a mere political clique OF
ring. From experience he found it neces-
sary 10 suggest, and merely to suggest,
the great importance and sOlemnity 0 1.-THE
duties of the hour. He concluded THAT
nominations for
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
were in order. WhereupOn the name o.
Colonel r. F. LCOney was proposed fol
temporary chairman.
No other name being suggested, Colonel
LoOneVis election was made unanimous,
For temporary Secretary, Captain J. o
Durf was proposed, with the members Of
the city press as assistants, and uaani'
mously elected.
Colonel Looney announced the first
order of business to be the appointment
Of a COMMITTEES on Credentials.
Mr.. N. B. T~rezevant moved that the
COMMITTEES consist of five.
Dr.. J. L. Taylor moved as an amend
ment to expedite matters, to accept the
published list Of city delegates.
The amendment was adopted.
After some debate and much confusion,
the county delegations came forward and
laid their credentials on the Secretary's
desk.
Col. Leon Trousdale moved that a com
mittee be appointed to elect representa-
tives where vacancies occur in the cou MY
delegations
Mr.. Geo. Holmes said that It was not
necessary, as the delegation IRON the dis
trict. anticipating this necessity, had held
a meeting during the morning and organ
lied, and in &C cOrdance with previous
custom had made suggestions Of names to
I'll all vacancies.
Col. NJ. D, L Stewart moved that no
gentleman 50 selected be accepted as dele
gates unless he lived in the ward or dis
Urict for which he was nominated.
Col. Titus, who did not seem to be able
to hear what the Convention was talking
about, interrupted with a few remaks in
which he declared himself in favor of
having everybody who came before the
Convention pledge himself in writing,
under their sign manual, ts abide by the
decision Of the Convention and support
its choice.
Mr.. Trezevant said the country people
had felt, ever since the Convention sys-
tenn had been adopted, that they had been
ridden over. In many Of the precincts
there had been no nominations Of dele
gates, and the vacancies ought in Justice
to be filed.
Mr.. Holmes again explained the action
Of district delegates, ~whereupOn Col.
NJ. D.. L. Stewart withdrew his motion.
Before any action was takenin the mat
ter, Colonel Mat. Galloway moved to ap-
point a committee Of i've on permanent
Organization.
Mr.. Irrelevant moved IN lieu that the
present organization be made permanent.
The motion was received with applause
and adopted unanimously.
Colonel LOOney returned thanks briefly,
and urged the Convention to lay aside
prejudice, and that personal considerations
be left out Of sight in the selection of men
to fill Offices Of 50 high responsibility,
and upon which the lives and liberty Of
the people were in so great a degree de-
pendent.
The following Committee on Creden-
tials was then appointed by the chair:
J. A. Newsome, NJ. c. Galloway and w.
NJ. Harrington, from the city, and j. Nc
Brooks and Colonel Robert Weir, from the
country.
They Immediately retired to examine
credentials.
While they were ont, on the suggestion
of a delegate, Colonel W. L. Stewart, Of
the Seventh Ward, was appointed Ser
geant-at-arms.
Mr.. BrizzoIara moved that the order of
business suggested by the Executive Com
mittee be adopted. He also moved to
adopt the twO-thirds rule hitherto adopted
in Democratic nominating conventions.
D.. --aA, -r.a enBa9 Ah0 HrnnnDfffaa
Credentials announced themselves
ready to report, and the Secretary read
the following
REPORTS:
From the city-the list as reported in
the APPEAL yesterday morning, with the
exception Of Eugene Lehman, who was
substituted for N. L. Meacham, In the
Seventh Ward.
First DStriet-W. H. Forgey and James
Second DistrIc-w. c. Ward and Col
Nelson ~.
Third DissJct-M. McCoIlom and A. J.
Fourth Dissrso-T. L. Giles and DR..
Webb %.
FIFTH District-Leon Trousdale %.
SiLh DStTtet-G. L. Nichols and h. N.
Blake %.
Seye,sth Dssis-s. P. Mcclure and c.
Powell ~.
Eighth Dtstriot-J. NJ. Crews and J. NJ.
Grithng %.
bers and T. Holmes, j. CO..
Tenth DlsfTlct-J. q. stevenson. Boyd
Ble3soe and 3 S. Bailey 81
Heuezsh Dastrse-R Weir AID L.
Thompson q
TcelftA D8trfct-M. B. T~rezevant ~
ThirteeHth DlStTict-W. H. Hoegel u.
Fourteenth DiStritG NJ. Harris u
Fifteenth DiStric-W. B. W~inchester(D
Sixteenth District. McBrooks, A. r.
and r. NJ. Mason 81.
Seventeenth DlStrtc-Oe Graham ID
Totsl-From city, Of; from county, 81.
Grand total, 81. Necessary to q choice, s.. |
The report was received and adopted, |
an amendment offered by a delegate, !
the effect that "in case the delegates
regularly nominated by any district meet
Dg shall present themselves, the alter
lates thus chosen by the committee shall
yield to them" Adopted.
Colonel Titus came forward as pn as
he report was read, and offered tbS fol-
pledge, which heinsisted en- every
candidate should sign Colonel Titus
supported his motion with some remarks
which, though we we're within ten feet Of
we could not ~hear-partly because
be spoke SO low, and partly on account Of
he racket going IN on the outside Of the
was, however, very vehe-
in INSTRUMENTATION Of boilers and
.~rsitOrs. The pledge read thus:
I'VE, the ~undendgued candidates for
be various offices which are appended TO
names, do pledge ourselves jointly
md severally, on our sacred word or
to support heartily, BY word and
Iced, the nominees OF this Convention.
Fhosoever they may be, whether we OBJ
ain the nomination OF not"
Mr., James BrizzOlara explained the OBJ
ect of the resolutiOn-which was to pre-
a repetition of the disgraceful and
lishonorabls boiling which occurred at
late election. Mr.. Brizzolara's re-
marks were clear, torcible and TO the
,oint. and produced q visible effect.
Mr.. TAYLOR, of the Eighth, moved
o amend this pledge by each individual
Of the Convention piedging him
to each other member to support the
,ominee, whatsoever be be, n each per-
putting a candidate in nomination
hall give a pledge for the said candidate.
The amendment was adopted, some few
citing in the negative, among them Col
titus.
Dr.. J.. II. Taylor moved that those
citing in the negative had better leave
be Convention forthwith.
Col. Titus. who, we think, did not IN
erstand, or hear correctly the purport
of the amendment that be voted
or the remark of Mr.. Taylor, prepared
} leave. One or two others seemed TO
-ish TO do the same, and In a minute
lers were a dozen men on thedoor, talk