Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-10
Or NEXT nUNICIPAL ELECTION.

history. The Office Of msyor being tn
most important enc, the sspirsnts TO
that position are, Of course, the centrs
figures in the tsblesn Of municipal ONES
hunters, and the thinking portion OF oul
psople will scan more closely their claim
aad qualifications than they viii those o
that larger clsss who are seeking less i'm
portant positions. Heretofore, the httesi
and most capable men have not slvsyl
been selected 70 administer cur municipa
affairs. Hence it is that until within
8 very recent period, no city has suf
fsred more from Incompetent Office hold
ers, and an ill-sdvised policy, touchins
many msterisl interests, than the city o.
Memphis. Psrhsps the people, As well As
the press, have not been altogether blame
less in the matter of furnishing the city
with horde Of Incompetent office-hOlders,
and it may bs possible that the same mis-
take may be committed sgsin In the
future, but we have good reason to hope
and believe that it viii not. The people,
snd by this We mean the merit and worth
of every class OF our citizsus, are begin
ming to appreciate the advantages that
dow from 3 Esll-sdministersd city 60
vernmsut, and they are also beginning
TO see the necessity OF using some
little exsEgion to accomplish such q
result IN future elections, and no longer
submit to the rule Of the itinerAnt, ped
ding politicians, who have had, It is
thought, quite too much to do heretofore
with city sffairs for the city's good. Little
good usually results from the intrigues of
professional politicians snd seekem after
place and power, whether their operations
are directed to controlling State and ns-
tionaI politics or city elections; and We
are nos aware that Memphis has in the
past been any exception to the general
rule. But We hope for better things in the
future, and from every indication that has
yet come under our observation, we are
e-courazed TO believe that our expecta-
tious in this particular are well found
ed and will be fully reslizsd. When
ever we have heard any spscUls-
tion, Whistler smong the people or
through tie columns Of the pub
lie press, in reference to the next
mayor, ths usmss Of our bsst, pur-
est and most respected citizens have been
mentioned in connection with that high
and responsible position. Should any Of
the gsutIemsn whom we have heard
spoken Of IS probable candidates be elect
ed, the interests of the city would, in no
wsy, sutfsr a. home, snd it would lose
nothing Of prestige and responsibility
abrosd.
Mr.. Johnson, the present mayor,
has won largely upon public favor during
his administration, and his claims for re-
election are being urged by his friends
with gTsss vigor and industry. A greater
calamity than his reelection might, in
ths judgment Of many, befsl the city.
But the once Of mayor is most tempting
goal. To rule over young snd flourish
ing city liks Memphis, having no mes pre-
tensions to rivalry In the nssr future with
the most promising OF her many sisters
that 5Ot tbs shores Of our great inland
sea, Is Eu honor not to be desp!sed; snd
there are too many gentlemen In our
midst having 8 proper appreciation Of
such q distinction to allow Mr.. johnson
to walk Ovsr the track and win the race.
Among ths gentlemen whom We hsve
heard spoken OF, as probable opponsnts
of Mr johnson, s5e some who stand high
in publio es:imstion, and who would COM
msnd ths hearty support Of a very large
number Of our best citizens.
Our old friend, Colonel T. B. Normsnt,
has bssn most fsvorsbly mentioned, both
in street discussion, and through the
columns Of one Of our city papers,
and his claims seem TO be very generally
recognized beth by his more intimate
friends A. well as by those who only know
him ss the genial, warm. hearted gentle
man.
Mr.. John S. TOof, one Of our most
successful and eutsrprising young mer-
chants, and long s resident OF our city,
It Is thought by many business men and
quite a large number Of other classes Of
citizsns, would make 8 good mayor. If
put before the people he would doubtless
mske strong race.
c4E OhI1L bp1sAoAaAi AOa5 EoA9A o-Ay
known, perhaps, than many others who
have been mentioned in connection
with the ofics OF mayor, but who
it - thought by many not to
be inferior In capacity TO any Of them, Is
General Coltsn Green, g soldier Of sP-
proved courage and high standing in the
army, and since the wsr
largely Identified with tbs business inter-
ests OF the city.
There is sti1 another supposed
aspirsnt for the Office of mayor,
around whom his friends contend many
OF the elsmsnts Of opposition to the pres
snt city government would gather, and
that be would make quite as sue
csssful q rsce ss any one likely
to oppose Mayor Johnson. We al
Iude to Wm. II. Carroll, Esq
q young gentleman OF sgreesbls address
ana popular manners, who hss been raised
in our midst and stands deservedly high
among every class Of citizens. Though
he possesses in an eminent degree the con-
hdencs Of his friends, and the esteem Of
the public, he Is modest and unsssum-
ing, and it is understood we believe, that
should be become q candidate, he will
Weld more to the importantly Of these
who admire his many good traits Of char
zcter, and are urging his claims thsn to
sny inclination OF bis own.
colonel Il. C. Young is not without
strsngth. He is 3 man who, by his tai
ents and hns career at the bar, has made
himself known and endesred 20 host Of
friends WIG win press him for the office
OF msvor. He Il 5 nsu Of strict integrity,
sympathetic, upright, true to
himself. faithful 10 his friends, sohcitoos
for the welfare of the city, snd enjoys, to
an unusual extent, the esteem and conh-
dsnee OF those who know him best.
There are others whose names have bsen
mentioned. that we viii hereafter discuss.
We trust the people, holding in contempt
the elsmors Of chques, dngs and trlcksteIsl
of Memphis who will consult the prosper
lty Of the city instead OF the interest OF the
Vultures who would prey upon memphis
as they have upon New York,
In any event, it bshooYes the people Of
Memphis to look well TO u that they MI
every Office within their gift with the best
material that can be found, and then they
viii have done their duty in advancing
the interests Of the city and the wel-bsiDg
of society.
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THE Radicals Of Texas, being still in
no Ssr, have determined 10 throw out"
enough votes 70 select" one or two of the
four congressman 70 which the State is en-
titlsd. OF course, Congress will sanction
this inioulsy, IS it did in the cases from
u.-,.a.sa