Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-26

49, VA 4sA - A.AA AAN&AQH GkAl09
OF w~irs-Forking politicians. IApplsuss. ]
am in favor Of Bleckley and CALDWELL
Fand Mclean going out and seiectjng VINO
are TO represent. There 10 already a general
and deep elamor throughout the
county at Memphis, which claims every
thing, does not respect the will Of the
people of the country"
Colonel Topp sat down amid faint ap-
plause from a few adherents scattered In
various parts of the house, and instantly
there arose & tremendous call for George
Phelan. "Phelan," "Phelan, " "Phelan,"
resounded from every part of the house,
and amid the uproar Colonel Phelan took
the floor.
at is with deep regret" " he said, " that
l am called upon to answer Colonel Topp.
His remarks are unheard-of. The idea of
a man like him coming here to disrupt
the County Convention Is d~isgraceful. [
am truly sorry to see it. he should lave
had the discretion to pour oil upon the
wounds of the party, rather than to have
leone here to tear themFopen afresh."
Colonel Phelan Continued in this
strain for some moments, amid one con-
tinuous roar of applause, and concluded,
chow disgraceful, how shameful and dis
gushing it Is to see a gentleman who pre-
tends to be anxious TO do so much for the
party get up and make this little attempt.
Who is il making all this fnss about the
grievances Of h country3 Who is it
that erects his tail and struta around as
the espouser and the exponent Of this
cause? Not a country MAJ but a city
man, who lives in the city, and whose
every interest is in the city. The rights
of the country are recognized by those
resolutions fully and completely, and the
whole action of Col. TOpp was uncalled
for. II we went into This thing a little
further, we might find the cause of this
pretended anxiety q s0licitgde to pro-
tect country interests-this talk about
bcliques for Brown and eliques for
Qusrles; We would find that
there was a clique for a certain other per-
son, the wouId1be disrupter OF this meet
ingl Applause again and again re-
newed. In conclusion, ] do hope that
| the people Of the country will take care
of their own interests and not allow
themselves to be made tools for disap-
pointed aspirantsW - H-sm
Amid the storm of applause which fol-
lowed Col. Topp again attempted to
speak, but was hooted down, and Mr..
Anderson (from the country got the
floor, and made q short but telling speech
in favor Of harmony and unity. he re-
| gretted ths remarks of Col. TOpp, and
could SEQ no cause for them. He could
conceive of no possible good. which could
come from that talk. It was calculated
to work wrong and Injustice, and to act
as incendiary IN the highest degree.
What is good for the city is good for
the country, and the action of the o
vention under these resolutions would be
for the combined veal. The very calling
Of this mass meeting and the selection of
the speaker showed the purposes of the
party to be peace and harmony. It is a
meeting of all classes from all parts of the
county, and our old ~grsy-headed leaders
are here. 81" said b speaker, "feel for
the country, am from the country, and
represent the country, and I say 1 am sat
isfied with the arrangement proposed by
Colonel Stewart, and had it not been for
that speech of Colonel Topp, I am 0 n
WINGED there would not have been a breath
of dissatisfaction from any quarter"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Anderson,s
speech, Colonel Topp endeavored to get
the floor. He was hooted at, and "order''
was roared from a Thousand voices, but he
seemed as determined TO speak as the
crowd were that ne should not. At last,
amid disorder almost ineo~nceivable, Mr..
Van Anderson moved the previous ques-
ton.
After some MISUNDERSTANDING and much
more disorder, the call for the previous
question was sustained.
The main question was then put and
carried, and order was restored.
Mr.. Michael Magevney, after things had
claimed down, made a short talk, which
was foEg Nol1 AoCoAfDus OSPCClaA4y bhO AdS1
sentence" You may talk of your
young men, and your old men,
but I've found in my experience
that there are some men who are always
] just old enough to be eternally making
themselves ridiculous. This sally raised
a shout of laughter and restored good hui
NOR.
The chair, after q few minutes delay,
announced the following names to i'll the
committees made by Colonel Stswart's
resolution:
First committee ION GubernatoriaD-T.
W. Brown, z. B. Norment, W. 7. Avery,
r. D. Baugh, M. d. L. Stewart, NJ. B.
Winchester, SAM. II. Jones, A. J. Hayes,
M. j. WrighE,sW. o. Woodson
Second committee Congressional Con-
vention)-Michael Magevney, A J.
Roach, W.T.. Arlington, j. ~. Pettigrew,
Ed. Cole, George Phelan, Geo. G.. Harris,
John B.. Robinson, D. d.. Saunders, 7. III.
Ward.
Third committee ION Senatorial Conven-
tionl-James Stokes, l.. Golden. J.. o.
Durf, Bob Goode, J.-H. L. Taylor, w.
J.. Adams, Isaac Nelson, James Eewsom,
John h. Erskine, VIM. Miller.
Fourth committed ION Pictorial Conven-
tion)=Leon Trousdale, A. M. Stephens,
L. B. Mcfarland, Wm. r. Taylor, Dick
Mason, B. c. Bledsoe, J.. Harvey Mathes,
J. J. Williams, Thos. Boyle, and F. D.
Stockton.
These committees having been an
nounced, the gentlemen retired for con-
sultation, and, on motion, the meeting |
took a recess of one hour, adjourning to
reassemble at half-past one o'clock.