Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-23
The democratic Executive Commit


rho Democratic Executive Commit
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To the Voters of Shelby County,
Another election full of Importance 70
you and your children is at hand. on
Thursday, the 4th OF August, you gre -
vote for six Judges OF the supreme oours
for Probate Judge OF shelby county,
for an Attorney Genera oi 'ne n Sh III.
Circuit Court, for Register OF oheiDy
county, and in some civil districts ior
Justices of the Peace, .sr
y You have struggled long and painiuiiy
for the inestimable right OF suffrage ana
for the privilege OF selecting your own
public officers. You have been resisted
step by step by your Radical ,oppressors,
until at last their chains are broken, ana
You now stand forth "a free people unu ':i
free constitution, Inc spoilers, unwil-
ling to relax their hold upon your purse
strings, have put their candidates
in the field, In the nope OF winning olre
sthrough your supineness or your
divisions. United almost 10 man.
and acting under orders, they eA-
Al ....,x- @c r-ot, wi III
wniie .ney mop eass or convenience. or,
con spaos vonr nersonal disappoint-
peron"ns, ;yata rosentments. and that,
.neavs s ~ unworthy Influences. YOU will
unus, Jar the b;rtb-rigbt of freemen, and
surlen osar ,be Srst and perhaps, the
in.v" ro 49, onnortnn;tv Of redeeming your
laI., $50 aod Tpnr children from ignoble
sS b
IT 3 Lee their nominee for Probate
JnJge has once before been rewarded
Gu RI rad;caI principles bya high office.
~ canrce M Greeley. the nominee for
por;star Il necnliarlv fitted. as some
,b;sI Co.. their support, by the adroit
trick through which he succeeded in pro-
onr;,g a mammal election to the same
o@oa from which he has lust been elected
INV the Supreme Court for fraud. Honest
Rad;cajs however. will not support him.
Mr. Craig their candidate for Attorney
General Is only known as the law part
ner of Barbour Lewis, and he is ex-
nected of course. to run upon the merits
re hat well-known individual.
onr own ticket is as follows:
CON .-npvvr ,rncrs
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For the Eastern DiVisiol u Sa,iles W.
Deaderick and Thomas a. H. Neison'
For the Middie Dlslsi9n- w. T.
Nicholson and Col Peter Iurney' IT.,
For the western DislsiohTUi O inos
). freeman ana zen. 9ohn u ! oneeu
These are all known 70 pe men u
honor, OF talents ana oil disung9isned
legal ability. They were selected Dy
convention composed OF as ape pouy
of men as ever assembled III TINS Ut any
other State. Ihey possess tne respecS
and confidence OF the great misses Vi
the people OF tennessee among wn9m
they have spent their wh9ie hVes, anu IL
is but BIT that the people as one man.
should gather 10 their support.
The candidates ior SneiDy county are
as follows; Nd
For Probate Judge, ooi' ooeh Z. N;
hay--a lawyer Oh aOiili}, inoerity anu
great personal worm; ne mas inoss aoiy
filled high trusts In tennessee, anu wen we
deserves the support OF an goou Psople
For Attorney oenerai Oh lne olrcuil
Court at bariiett, ALBERT ~ otepnens a
gentleman OF decided talent, tnerIugn
lawyer OF energy, great purity Oh char-
acIer anu nolai wV Stait orn. Jobr
For Register OF oneioy cIun.y, ?onn
Brown-tne noneSe man sne pauIo11, n
citizen, the true lrlehe Vi nls Peopie,
respected ana beloved "a IN every pOf'ion
both OF the city ana 1ne country p.a,
For Justice OF me feace IN tne run
District, fatriek N; min nn punt
oifcer OF tired hdenl!, iuI oi ioSe aS
well to the pespie o. ms adopted coun-
try as to those Oh MS natlVe island.
We have no INST OF tne names 81 5ne
local candidates IN ,he oIner clsil u;Sl
tricts, but we trust tnat " the people eO VIII
see 70 l1s lmpo .ran mi III na to H.