Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-18

county, to nominate candidates for the
offices Of County Register Attorney
General of the Bartlett Circuit Court,
and Probate Judge of the Shelby County
Court, met at the Second Chancery
Courtroom, in the Greenlaw Building,
at eleven o'clock this morning.
T2arH cnowDD x1a
Of observation was quite large; and not
withstanding the heat of the weather,
there was theuspal rushingand crushing,
and bdzz of parties, each advocating the
cause of his own friend, and keeping up
D clatter that was not much admired by
the delegates. There was great talk
about the several aspirants for Judge of
Probate, as thatis deemed very impor1
tant position, the Legislature having
bestowed greater powers on that Judge
than on any other judicial officer of the
State. He has not only supervisory
care over the estates Of deceased per-
sons, but is required to preside over the
Bartlett Circuit Court.
&'NT THE coSyESTIoS a W Oh
was called to order by Colonel ]. ]. Du-
Bose, Chairman Of the Democratic Exec
utive Committee of Shelby county, in a
few neat remarks. He said that the first
business, of the Convention was. the
nomination Of d permanent Chairman. Z
Col. A. B. Haynes was unanimously
elected permanent Chairman, and Eu-
gene Golden, Esq, elected Secretary.
/ On motion, the representatives of the
city press were requested to assist as
secretaries.
| Mr.. Haynes, on taking the chair, re-
turned thanks for the honor conferred
on him. He. hoped harmony and de-
corum would prevail throughout the
meeting.
On motion, John P. Boughner, Esq,
was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms. 2 1898
On motion, a Committee on Creden-
tials, consisting of five from the wards
and five from the districts, was ap-
pointed.
The committee consisted of j. M. Pet
tigrew, Fourth Ward; j. M. Cochran,
Second Ward; T. B. Norment, Sixth
Ward; Thomas Moffet, Eighth Ward; a.
C. Belts, Ninth District; Chas. Ander-
son, Eleventh District; ]. M. Crews
Light District; and b. e.. Douglass
Third District. The committee retired
to an adjoining room, and after exami
ming the credentials, reported the follow
ling list of
DELEGATES.
First Ward : Thomas Foley, John
George, P. J. Kelly, Pat Burns, John
welsh, Michael Hart.
| Second Wards. B. Robbins, j. w
Cochran, E. Marshall Thomas Madden
Eugene Golden.
Third Wards. W. Green, Henry
I'Eiseman, James Sayers, Barney Brady
4 Angelo Marie, Pet Eagan, G. N. Martin
John Gibson, David Peal, E. Finn.
| Fourth Ward-James Coleman, james
Pettigrew, Rust Bowen, W. P. Gray
WI 'F;f hr% %srSlM. Cohen, George R
IPhelan. J. H. Erskine, N. j. Virgins. :
| Sixth Ward-P. A. Cicalla, VIM. M
Brooks, W. NJ. Harvey, 7. B. Norment
| Seventh Ward = Robert Goode, Ed
Henderson, John Denneger, Ed. Cunny
led. Carroll, John Booth and John
| Young.
Eighth Ward-James Dolan, Thomas
Moffet, ]. r. Taylor, Louis Wagner and
John Waters.
Ninth Ward n w. b. Gibson, Jake
Brust, and c. A. Belts.
Tenth Ward-J. Fleming, G. Pidgeon
and John r. Pendergrast. g "a
| NBIN DISTRICT DELEGATES. III DIV
First District-Jesse Miller, Charles
Freid.
Second District-Ike Nelson.
Third District-W. j. Cormack, j. f.
Douglass. =,
Fouth District-Lee Giles, R. M
Vaughan. ~
Fifth District-G. R. Bedford, Adam
Helm.
Sixth District-J. A. Powell }. j.
Weaver.
Seventh District-C. ]. Powell, E. l..
lMcGowan.
| Eighth District. NJ. Crews, h. G
Brewer.
Ninth District-W. D. Ridout.
Teath, District-B G. Bledsoe, P. Ii.
Strickland. m
Eleventh District-L. C. Anderson
Francis Molliter .4.,,a sir
Twelfth District-M. b. Trezeyant
VIM. Cornell, Thos. Holman, jr., W, A
Dunlap. 80 n
Levi.
Fourteenth Distriet--J. NJ. Harris,
Fifteenth District-E Colby.
Sixteenth District-A. b. Haynes, A
R. Heron, r. NJ. Mason.
Seventeenth District--A. c. Roark.
On motion the report of the commit
tee was RECEIVED and adopted.
NJ. Weir said the Eleventh District haC
only one delegate, Re was declared
out of order. eama7
On motion, it was agreed TO that the
delegates from each ward and district
be seated together, and all who were mo-
delegates to retire behind the bar.
Col. Norment said there was lonl
discussion among the Committee OF
Credentials as to the apportionment o
delegates from the districts.