Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-08
BALANCE OF POWER.
The German Voters of the City ia Council.
They Prosose to Hold the Balance Of
Power---eusnsss on Hand.

Some DAYS ago we were informed that
ba German residents of the city, most, If
rot all of whom, are voters, had deter
mined TO form themselves into a " close
-ommuni0u' society, for political par
bos-s, believing that they had been
lighted in The recent municipal appoint
tents and County Convention. We neafd
It their meeting, and also learned the
uJiine Of their proceedings; nut not nav
az been present, or in their councils, we
vera not able 10 give ans correct lniOrma-
ON as 10 what really had been lone by
4euo. From the columns Of NeNe Zejt, a
German Radical paper published in this
.itv. we make the following translation,
rhich explains the movement. II Is one
which demands the attention of our
eaders:
TIE Neue Zeit saysi
"HhdGerman mass meeting on Tuesday
evening was numeroUsly attended. From
very part OF the city the Germans con-
regsted. and 10 seemed to rs as if At last
sc were coming to sec that only by max
az common could we have any
,dect against b corrupt, bo~0ty-hungry
ing'' A glance &C the proceedings con
aims the following protocol:
The following resolutions were adopted
Il the German mass meeting held al the
turner Hall, Tuesday evening:
/. John J.. Eicuberg Is chosen as Chair
uan and John +. Fischer a. Secretary.
? In this meeting only tne German
augu age is 10 be spoken.
). All political differences between the
iombegs of this meeting snail, Tor the
me, be laid aside, in order that the only
larty question, are we Germans2" may
,e better kept in view.
l. In order to make statues and bylaws
" fu ure meetings, a committee of ten
we're chosen, consisting of one from each
ard as follows: First Ward, +. W. LOu
s.: Second, f. Engslbr6chJ; Third, Isl
ore Rosenb2ch; Fourth, Louis Woeller;
Fif,h, John Ringwald; Sixth, NJ. App;
,gventh, John J. Heinrichs; Eighth, Phil.
ieseher; Ninth, Wm. Miller; Tenth, T.
~rrieshaber.
5. In order to organize the Germans as
-ompletely as possible, and to procure a
-0rreCt census Of the strength Of the Ger
Jan vote, the following gentlemen were
tdded TO the above committee, whose
iuty ii shall be to attend TO the
anne in each respective Ward: First
Ward, F. l.. Warner and Willard;
second, L. SamelsOn and X. krapt
Third, o. App and f. Schade; Fourth,
sixth, L. MOeller and GrOnsuer; Seventh,
'roL. Braun and j. Heinrichs; Eighth,
theme and SchIlling; Ninth, Jake Buer-
lie, Joe Horn and J. Garignan; Tenth,
Oseph Teufel, Brachvogel and Nesper-
aann, In all, p.
q. Thanks TO The editors of both German
newspapers for their kind readiness to
ublish the proceedings Of the meeting,
rec OF charge
7. Adjournment until Wednesday, the
n inst.
This report, which both German editors
70 thanked for their marvellous iberality
publishing free Of cost, is signed by
Ohm L. Eicuberg As Chairman, and John
=. Fischer, Secretary.
We understand that when the question /
q adjournment was sprung, IL was pro-
,Jseu that the next meeting should be in
Law Court Room. Some one asked if
could be obtained fer the occasion, aud
ho had charge Of II The reply was,
sheriff Curry" "Oh, then it is all right;
AIRY Il our friend" This Is the milk in
ne cOcUanuJ with a vengeance. We are
ITther informed that the causes of grew
see whIch these individuals, who are so
wage on the "UOoty-huugry ring, 1
ave 10 urge are:
/. No German has been elected to an
hice by the Democracy.
, In the appointment of police, etc,
here was nos a German chief and German
tptsin, and there were only two Ger
privdtes. They therefore bind them
lives together 10 put a German in some
pay ing office. me ofUhs committee,
rofessor Braun, is anxious to be the
Isn. and proposed 10 Us on saturday, 10
ablish this Iact TO the people, in a Ger
IAN letter. Ii his letter does not succeed
than the protocol published ia the
.UIta1cbe during the recent election, in
.yOr u Mr.. Walker, Mr. Braun will
Jt be very apt % be a clerk Of any Of the
'urts. Meanwhile lot the rdllyIng song
the aSsOciatiOn be,
AeH .SchGtz is n SchGHdGTm,-
4 Schuudt1.m mass Ssiny1