Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-21
MASS DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
FIFTY DeIegafes Appointed 10 The


Hall was well filed last night with the
true Democracy The meeting was
called to order by Col. J. J. DuBose,
President of the Executive Committee,
and after little skirmishipg by the
friends Of other gentlemen, Ex-Governor
Isham g. Harris was unanimously called
upon to preside, and Mr.. Jas. Brizzo-
lara was chosen Secretary. The Chair
explained the object Of the meeting,
when a.committee Of ten was appointed
toselect Suitable delegates 10 represent
the Democracy Of Shelby in the State
Convention. Mr. Brizzolara moved that
the committee select five from each ward
and two from each civil district. Pend
ing the motion, Mr.. f. A. Tyler said he
desired 70 do nothing 20 pdilaie against
the object or disturb the harmony of the
meeting, but in view of the meagerness
of the meeting, he moved to instruct the
committee, just proposed to be raised, to
report to an adjourned meeting. There
were mores than one hundred of the true
Democracy in the room, and the number
was being augmented constantly ] There
was no second, and the motion conse-
quently lost. The original motion pre-
yailing, the Chair constituted the com
mittee as follows: A. T. Lacey, George
CAN'T, S. w. Greene, T. B. Norment, J.
j. DuBose, T. B. Edgington, Thomas 0.
Allen, Thomas r. Smith, Phil, J, Mallon
and NJ. D. l.. Stewart.
The motion was renewed that five
names from each ward and two from
each district, and the same number of
alternates, be appointed. This was
deemed too large a number, as it, would
make 1856 delegates and the same mum.
Der of alternates.
Mr.. M. ID. l.. Stewart moved to reduce
the number to three each from the wards
and one each from the districts.
Judge Perkins thought that as the
Nashville Convention was not to be
delegate, but mass convention, the
numbers would not be out of the way,
but it would be impracticable for the
committee to report them as required by
the motion. AZ N
Mr.. Stewards amendment prevailed,
when on motion of Judge Perkins the
whole matter was laid on the table.
On motion of Judge Perkins the COM
mttee was instructed to select fifty dele
gates from the county at large.
The committee having retired, Colonel
Looney was called to the chair, and Gov.
Harris took the floor to explain that it
might be the other grand divisions of
the State would not feel the necessity of
State Convention, as in the Middle they
were pretty well agreed on their two candi-
dates, and in the Eastern there were but
three and the arrangement could easilybe
made to prevail upon, one to withdraw.
Here, in the Western Division, there
were some half dozen, and might be more
in short time 1t was an absolute ne
cessity that this division should present
an undivided front; and if the State Con-
vention at Nashville were not held, our
delegates should meet at Humboldt,
where, with the delegates from the other
counties of the Western Division, they
should select those who are to be our
acknowledgements.
Mr.. Van Anderson opposed the propo-
sition of Governor Harris, as without
authority and foreshadowing disaster
Judge Perkins sustained the former,
and with an amendment by Mr., Belcher,
provided it meet the concurrent appro-
baton Of majority Of the counties rep
resented, the notion as amended, was
carried, with few dissenting voices. ilFi
During the discussion between Gov
Harris and Mr.. Van Anderson, relative
to the authority to meet at Humboldt,
which Judge Perkins finally solved by
saying it was derived from the people,
Mr.. Brizzolara said this meeting had
been called by the Executive Committee,
which had authority to make the call;
that by this time, doubtless, the Central
Committee at Nashville had called the
State Convention, and responses would
come from all over the State He should
like to hear the Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee on this subject Col.
DuBose being at the time engaged with
the Committee was not aware of the con-
or the call upon him, /
About the time the President resumed
the chair, son of the sod, half-seas
over, struck up, 1--WE are band of
brothers." which caused some laughter,
but the meeting was not to be bothered,
and the musical gentleman was easily
induced to withdraw, which he did in
good order.
The committee reported the foil owing
named gentlemen to serve on the delega-
ion:
, To. Bleckley, j. A. Anderson, Z. NJ.
Hern, w i. Duff, w. r, Holiness J. Pat
on Anderson, James Brizzolara NJ, D.
Welsh, j. III. aMathes, James A. New
som. A. Renkert, W. A. McCloy, T. III.
.ogwood, John Brown, Cham. Jones, j. ,
D. Durf, S. B. Robbins, Col. c. W.
Frazier, Henry Ehrman, George Z. Stahl,
| West Raw. DR.. L. Jordan, r. Hutchin- '