Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-21
RADICAL CONVENTION.
Yesterday Afternoon
They Nominate Cnndidntes for
Probate Judge, Comfy Register
and Attorney General.

in convention yesterday, and with oper
doors and before the eyes of those who
might be enabled to stand the smell Of
the negro, made nominations for the
county offices to be filled in August.
We are furnished with minute details
of the proceedings by the local of the
Avalanche, whose olfactories are said to
be the most acute in the world, and was
enabled thereby to invade the sacred pre-
cincts of "Hell's Halfacre" at midday
when the heat is known to bring out
the perfume of Cufy in all Its
rich, rare and delightful fragrance.
The place selected for holding this
meeting was at the Temple of the
Sons of Ham. A spot more suited in
every respect could not be found.
The meeting was called to order soon
after noon, and Judge Hudson, the de-
feated candidate for Judge in the late
election, was made Chairman, and l.. b.
Eaton, Secretary, assisted by colored
youth of uncommon lingual facility, and
between him and constable Hayden,
also delegate and sergeant-at-arms, to
boot, there was a continual interchange
of sarcasms, grins and compliments all
day. We found, also, upon investiga-
ton, that the convention was composed
of the following
DELEGATES FROM WARDS AND DISTRICTS.
First Ward-F. W. Lewis, W. Wallace,
Tom Mcguire, Yves Cunningham.
Second Ward-A. P. Curry, II. Trow-
bridge, Tom Holland, L. Samelson.
Third Ward-Joe Evans, Z. l.. John
son, James Rollins.
Fourth Ward-J. B. Woodward, S. B.
Beaumont, H. E. Hudson.
Fifth Ward-J. j. Sayers, Freeman
Wright, George Preston, j. E. Helm.
Seventh Ward - Ed. Shaw, Thad.
Plummer, J. Napier, William Eppes,
Henry Lanier, w. Kennedy, ]. W.
Washington, l.. Z. Dyer.
Eighth Ward-Madison Southall, John
Taylor, Joseph Waller, Charles Smith,
Charles Barker.
Ninth Ward-Robert Butcher, Giles
Roberts, A. L. Whitesides, p Rawlings.
Tenth Ward. E. Bigelow, Short
MacAfee, George Warren. George Hay
den, j. c. Williams.
Sixth Warehouses Hopkins, l.. B.
Eaton, J. L. Merriwether.
Sixth District-H. G.. Shepherd, A.
Crenshaw, r. H. Owens.
Tenth District-Richard Hunt, III. De
loach.
Twelfth District-Thomas Brodie, NJ.
Ruch, Lewis Moore.
Fifteenth District Sutton.
Sixteenth District-Frank Johnston,
Robert McKenna.
Thirteenth District-H. Z. Penn, Spen-
Ger Davis, Jerry Smith, ]. Heron.
The following committee were making
report on credentials when we arrived:
S. B. Beaumont, Chairman; l.. E. Dyer,
Robert Butcher, Charles Barker and j.
L. Merriwether. The report was ac-
cepted.
A resolution prevailed allowing the
representatives from the several wards
and districts to cast the full vote of such
ward or district. The two-thirds rule
was adopted, and it was also fixed that
the Convention should do its voting RIGA
uoce, and have the roll called This was
in order to obviate the peculiar
difficulty that might arise in ballot vot-
ing where there was such lack of pen
ellis and paper, not to mention other es-
sentials.
After some figuring round and fencing,
the nomination for
COUNTY REGISTER
was brought up first. J. NJ. Greeley was
made the nominee of the party, then
and there represented by loud acclama-
ton. and no one dare say nay.
T"Shoo, fly, and loud laughter. Greeley
thanked the convention in short speech,
said he had always been with them, and
would always be with them. He would
stick. He was going to fight it out this
summer.
Then came the tug of war. The next
business was the nomination of Probate
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