Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-25

The Democratic Convent ton at the
GreenIaw Opera House.

The Democratic Convention at tn
Greenlaw Opera House.
The Convention was called to order a
| III O clock, by Col. J. J. DuBose, Chair
man of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee. Upon the body being called tt
order, the temporary Chairman an
nounced the first order of business to b.
the election of permanent Chairman.
w. L. Stewart nominated Robert f
Looney.
Messrs. A. J. Taylor, Mellersh ant
Jack Anderson were also nominated.
Upon a viva voce vote Col, r. F. Loo
ney was chosen as permanent Chairman
Upon stepping on the platform he
addressed the Convention in remarks
forcible and characteristic of his abili
ties, ETC., thanking the Convention for
the honor, and briefly referred to the
history of Democracy from the inception
of the party till the present day. After
congratulating the people on Tennes-
sees freedom from Radical rule, the
Chair announced as the next duty the
election of permanent Secretary.
Messrs. Brizzolara and Durff were
nominated for Secretary Mr.. Durff de-
clined.
Col. Wallace moved that Mr.. Brizzo-
lara be elected Secretary, and the
gentlemen the press act as Assistant
Secretaries. Ga led
Mr. Stewart offered the following reso-
luton: .., nas.t 4
Resolved, That the President of the
meeting appoint four separate commit
tees, each composed Of ten members,
whose duties shall be as follows:
No. shall report, for the adoption of
this meeting, the names of fifty suitable
delegates to represent Shelby county in
the Gubernatorial Convention at Nash
vile on the 18th prox.
No. shall report thirty-fve delegates
to represent Shelby county in the Con-
gressional Convention at jackson on the
goth prox.
No, shall report thirty-fve delegates
to represent Shelby county in the Sena-
torial Convention at Memphis on the lst
of September next.
No. shall report three delegates
to represent Shelby county in the Flote-
rial Convention at Memphis on the LIST
of September next.
Said delegates to be selected with due
respect to the claims of all parts of the
county and city,
These resolutions were objected to by
Col. Robertson Topp, in a few remarks,
and replied to by Col Geo. R. Phelan in
able terms, receiving at all time of his
speech the continuous applause of the
audience Capt Jack Anderson also
made speech in favor of the resolutions,
which created applause,
Col Van Anderson and Mr.. Topp got
up at the same time. The chair decided
Mr. Anderson entitled to the floor Mr..
Van Anderson then moved the. adoption
of the resolution, [Cries of question"
question. F"
The chair then put the question, which
was carried with a most unanimous
vote.
Some discussion then occurred as to
the rules of Parliament.
The question was then again put and
carried
Judge T. w. Brown then arose and
made motion TO appoint four commit
tees, of ten each, to make nominations
for candidates in the several conven-
tons.
The chairman appointed the following
as the committees, when the meeting
adjourned for one hour:
Gubernatorial Committee-T. w.
Brown, Thos. B. Norment, w. I. Avery,
r. D. Baugh, NJ. D. L. Stewart, NJ. B.
Winchester, Sam H. Jones, NJ. J. Wright,
viii 0. Woodson.
Congressional Committee = Michael
Magevney, A. J. Roach, W. 7. AIRING
ton, J. W. Pettigrew, Ed Cole, George
r. Phelan, Geo. C. Harris, ]. b. Robin
son, d. D. Saunders, 7. W. Ward.
Senatorial Committee. Jas. Stokes
Z. Golden, J. o. Durf, Robert Goode,
J. II. L. Taylor, W. j. Adams, Isaac
Nelson, Jas. Newsom, ]. II. Erskine,
VIM. Miller.
Pictorial Committee. = Leon Troas-
dale, A NJ. Stephens, L. b. Mcfarland,
w. Il Taylor, r. Mason, B. G. Bledsoe.
J. II, Mathes, J. j. Williams, Thomas
Boyle, F. d. Stockton,