Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-28
THE CoNvmNrIoN,
Summary of the proceedings.

The Democratic County Convention
met in the Greenlaw Opera House yel-
terdoy at eleven o'clock am, and was
called to order by Colonel Logwood,
Chairman Of the Executive Committee
Colonel M. Magevpey, jr., was made
temporary Chairman, and J. o. Duff
Secretary. The following committee was
appointed on credentials:
Yards. o. Dwyre; Second G.
s. Robbins; Third, Msjor Barbour
Fourth, ]. NJ. Pettigrew Filth, P. Wof-
ford; Sixth, DR.. saunders; Seventh, Ed.
Anderson Eighth, Thos. Mofet; Ninth,
W. j. s. Adams.
Districts. W. II. Forgery, W p.
York, /. E Douglas. I l. Giles, w. II.
Lake, r. A. Spicer, ii. l. Priddy, p. p.
Pate. A. j. Fletcher, j. N. Fiemming,
W. II Bradley, VIM. L,Master, J. W.
Levi, D L Ferguson, NJ. Doyle, A. B.
Haynes, s. r. Ramsay.
Thomas Moffst, Bsq, reported for the
msjority that ali the delegates ss pub
lshed in the daily papers be admitted,
and the second nominated delegation of
the Tenth Ward, as follows: Robert +.
Looney, G. @. Burk, j. ID. Provine, J. F.
Mckinney, John Norton, Richard Miles
and Luke E. Wright.
Major Barbour made the following
minority report:
The following delegates are duly elect
Il akal hatr
M. J. Pendergrast, Chris. Pidgeon, Thos.
Fleming. Barney Gray, Jesse Tate,
Egbert Woodbridge and George Brunsou.
This was finally adopted by &c to So.
Captain A. 7. Lacey was elected per-
manent Chairman, J. o. Durff Secretary,
and the other members of the press as
sistants.
The programme Of the committees
was adopted.
COUNTY TRUSTEE.
Major Barbour nominated A. G. Wood
ard; Mr.. Jack Halstead nominated Leon
Trousdale, and Mr.. A. j. Roach nomiu-
ated j. II. Goodett.
On the first ballot the vote stood:
Woodland, l0l; Trousdale, 80; Goodlett,
Is. Necessary to choice, lO4 No
result
On the second ballot the vote stood
Woodland, l24; Trousdale, 20.
Woodland was declared nominated.
Made unanimous.
FIRST CIRCUIT COURT CLERK.
Mr.. Carroll nominated M. D. l.. Stew
art, Mr.. j. M. Williams nominated z. I.
Resves. and Mr. Robert Ware nomisated
b. M. Bradford.
First ballot Stewart, Sc; Reaves, 81
Bradford, 48. The latter dropped.
Second ballot-Reaves, 9G Stewart, Ga.
Third ballot-Reaves, l0l; Stewart, 81
Before the fourth ballot was taken, Mr..
J. M. Coleman nominated Andrew j.
Wheeler. James 7. Petit was also
nominated. Mr.. Carroll Withdrew the
name of M. d. L. Stewart; and Mr..
Sullivan was put in nomination, but was
subsequently withdrawn.
The Secretary announced the nomins.
tions as follows; P. T. Reeves, j. I. Pet.
tit and A. ]. Wheeler.
The fourth ballot was ordered. and re-
suited: Reeves, 1877; Petit, 8; Wheeler,
IA; Stewart, 4. Mr.. Reaves was declared
unanimously elected.
SECOND CIRCUIT COURT CLERK.
Measrs. P. d Boyle, W. j. Booker, M.
B Trszevsut, N. B. Winchester, 10 Bar
biere and D. c. Trader were put in nom
inatiou. Aud on the frat ballot, Boyle
received So votes; Booker, 8; Barbiere.
8; Winchester, 20; Trezevsnt, 46; Ira.
der, ID Messrs. Bsrbiere and Booker
the two lowest-were dropped.
Second balloi--Boyle, II; Trezevaut,
Sc; Winchester, 20; Trader, 7.
At four o'clock the Convention ad-
jourued until seven, to meet ct the AS
sembly Hall.