Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-21
The Convention in Assembly Hall Yester-
day-A Spirited Contest for the
Office OF Sherif-NO NOmi-
nation Arrived at.
Mr.. Samuel r. Walker Nominated for
Chancellor Of the Second Cham
Gerry C~Ourt-Large Assem-
blage Of Delegates.
A Vast Crowd Of Citizens in n State OF
Excitement-The Convention Adj
jOurned till Nine O'Clock
This Morning.

The Democratic Convention of Shelby
county met yesterday at eleven O'Clock
forenoon, in Assembly Hall, on Main
street, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the offices of Sheriff, Tax
Collector, County Trustee, Tax-CollectOl
on Privileges and Chancellor of the
| Second Chencery Court. There was a
large attendance of delegates and citi-
zens, and great interest manifested in
the proceedings.
CALLED TO ORDER.
DIR. r. P. Bateman, of the County
| Executive Committee, in the absence OF
Colonel Mcdowell, Chairman, called
the convention to order, and nominated
Colonel NJ. d. l.. Stewart for temporary
Chairman. The motion was unani-
mOusly adopted.
REMARKS BY COLONEL STEWART.
The Chairman spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
fully recognize with pride the honor you
have done me in calling on me to pre-
side as temporary Chairman I've your
deliberations. You are all well aware
of the purpose for which you are met,
! anu tlACItlOIt uOAI I anIC1u W hldhC q
speech You know what you have to
do, and, as the weather is very warm,
the sooner you discharge that important
duty which devolves upon you as dele
gates of Shelby county, the better. |
will now announce the convention ready
for business. Applause.
SECRETARIES.
Major James G.. Barbour moved that
the members of the press officiate as
secretaries. Carried.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
mittee of one from each ward in the
city, and one from each district in the
county, be appointed a Committee on
Credentials. Carried, and the Chair
man announced the following as such
committee:
First ward-J. H. Edmondson; Sec
Jas. @. Barbour; Fourth ward. l..
Sixth ward-U. w. Miller; Seventh
NJ. Winters; Ninth ward-Dr. r. z.
Bateman; Tenth ward-Tom Fleming;
First district-Henry Thomas; Second
AAoA La NlOAAoAA1n 4AAlu II
trict-G. r. Wynn; Fourth District.
NJ. Fraime; Fifth dfstrict-B. B. Barnes;
Sixth district-V. RAWLINGS; Seventh
district-C. A. Rose; Eighth district
II. Il. Bragg; Ninth district-D. A.
Harrell; Tenth district-Dr. A. S. STRAIT
ton; Eleventh district-John Gray;
Twelfth district-W. d. Cannon; Thir-
tenth district-C. E. Smith; Fourteenth
district-A. NJ. Stephens; Fifteenth dis
trict-G. r. Ednew; Sixteenth dis
trict-N. C. Perkins; Seventeenth dis
trict-O. Shoates.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GRE
DENTIALS.
MI. George E. Stahl, from the Com
mittee on Credentials, reported that the
list already published was correct. There
were three vacancies, which the COM
had filed as follows: In the Third
ward, p. Walsh was substituted for A.
Taylor; in the Eighth ward, James
Dolan for II. Marks; in the Eighth dis
trict, ]. L. Cody for r. B. Hayes. In the
Seventh ward, Mr.. James Cleary de-
clined to be present. The report was
adopted.
SEATING OF THE DELEGATES.
Major Barbour moved that the list of
delegates be called; that all except dele
gates retire beyond the bar, and that the
delegates sit in convention by wards and
districts, the delegates from the First
ward occupying the first seat, and so on
in rotation. Carried.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT oRGANI-
EATON.
Mr.. A. c. Belts moved that five dele
gates from the city and three from
the country be appointed a Committee
on Permanent Organization. Carried.
The Chair appointed as such commit
tee: City-A. G. Belts, NJ. Regan, Jas.
w. H. Bates and Thos. Fleming;
country-T. c. Bleckley, w. A. Gallo
way and Tom Holman.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT TO COCHRAN
HALL.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Pettigrew moved that, ow-
to the heated state of the room, the
convention after the permanent organi-
zatiOn adjourn to Cochran Hall.
The chair said that Cochran Hall
not be so suitable as the present
hall, as he had examined it.
The motion was withdrawn.
COMMITTEE ON WATER.
Messrs. j. A. Forrest, 1. Z. Douglass
and A. Woodward, candidates, were APP
a committee to furnish the dele
gates with water.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT
ORGANIZATION.
Nh. A. G. Belts, from the Committee
IN Permanent Organization, said the
committee reported the name of Major
J. q. Barbour for permanent Chairman
applausel, and the reporters of the
Democratic press for secretaries lap
The report was unanimously
THE PERMANENTC CHAIRMAN ELECT CON-
vEYED TO THE CHAIR.
The chairman stated that he would
Messrs. j. H. EdmondsOn, J.. J.
3usby and A. D.. Gibson to convey the
Chairman elect, Major Bar
)our, to the chair. When the gallant
made his appearance on the plat
orm, he was received with enthusiastic
The Chairman said:
" 1t affordsme overwhelming pleasure
o introduce toyou the permanent Chair
nan of the convention, Major J. g. Bar
Loud cheers.
REMARKS OF PRESIDENT BARBOUR.
Major Barbour ON coming forward on
he platform was greeted with loud and
prolonged cheering, He spoke as fol-
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONvENTION:-
o ction this morning III electing me
20 preside over this honorable body is so
Unexpected that it he's taken me COM
by surprise, so that ! am at loss
find words to express my thanks
or the great honor conferred on
ne. 1t Is at all times an honor
o be called upon to preside over
/ body of this kind, composed as it is Of
,ur best citizens, for / see before me
smong my friends the farmer, the bank
II, the mechanic and the lawyer. All
present at this convention to take an
lctive part in the business of selecting
for the various offices Of
county. When, therefore, 1 am
allied TO preside over an important body
# this kind, / feel doubly honored. /
vas absent from the at the time
he report of the committee was made,
,ut l am informed that / was unani-
nously elected TO be your permanent
Chairman. II such a call had not been
made, and so unanimously made, l
would certainly have declined the honor,
- 1 feel my inability to fill the office.
Gentlemen ofthe convention, ii is known
o you all that the eyes Of the taxpayers
Il Shelby county are upon you, to see
What men you will select to carry the
,anner Of the Conservative party in the
August elections to success, a glorious
uccess. [Applause.l l am no public
peaker and cannot make a speech. It
) my desire that. the business of the
convention shall be conducted as expe-
Iitiously as possible, as many Of you are
men and have business else
where to attend to. Again thanking
on for the honor you have done me, /
low declare this convention ready for
~usiness. LApplause. Before taking