Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-29

GENERAL NJ. J.. wRIGHT-THE SHEER.
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The contest between General NJ. ].
Wright and Colonel A. P. Curry, fol
Sheriff, is still unsettled. Indeed, liti-
cation can be prolonged for years,
should General Wright decide to con-
tinue the contest. 1t is generally be
Iieved that the recent decision of the
Supreme Court has decided all the points
in favor Of Colonel Curry, and place
him IN u~ndisturbed possession of the
Office. Such is not the fact. From
what we a learn Of the recent decision,
it was heldJhat the action of Shock, TIE
returning officer, in receiving and count
ing The votes, IS shown by returns from
the several voting places Including the
Tenth ward Dol ing place and declaring
thai Curry WIS elected and issuinga Ger
titicate in his favor, made q primd Jacie
a Of election for said Curry; that this
action exhausted the power of said
Shock, which was zniRisftraaL, and not
Judicial; that upon this prima fdcie case
Curry was entitled 70 induction into Of
fee and that the subsequent action Of
Shock in rejecting the vote asst at the
Tenth ward poH, declaring WrighS
elected and issuing him a certificate %!
election, was wholly unauthorizel
and void, leaving the priHla .facie
of Curry just IS if Shock had
not taken sa~5Isactions; that CRY
did not by his bill to.
contest tie election, but concerted and
ms sted on it. validity, and demanded
Induction on the only legal action
Of shock; that under the bill, as framed.
Wright could not show fraud, or Illegal
" in the election, or that the vote q
the Tenth ward poll was illegal; but i
he wished to reUise ard test the UdliditI I
Of the vote of the Tenth ward poll, or to
show on other grounds that he received
the highest number of legal votes, and
vas, therefore, elected, that he must do
% upon a regular action, Instituted by
him before the Circuit Court, 6r such
purpose, and that such course was open
to him if ne wishedto adopt it; that in
such case the result would not
turn on a mere prind 6dee
title, but on the question as to which
received the highest number of legal
votes. Thus il viii appear that the
questions whether the Tenth ward vote
was legal or illegal, and whether other
Illegal votes were cast OF not, are still
open and undecided. These questions
can only be determined by a tribunal
having judicial pOweEs. Shock had
lone. Hence, his decision that the
Tenth ward poll was illegal goes for
nothing. 1t remains to be seen whether
General Wright will take steps to have
these questions, on which the validity of
the election turned, settled in the man
indicated by the opinion of the Su-
preme Court. He may consider it not
worth while, as the term of office has
almost expired. Or he may find it i'm
portant, in view Of his fees, and in jus
tice TO others AEa mHrw 81
But one thing is certain, the people OIL
county are indebted to Genera
Wright for all the triumphs which the
Democratic party have achieved for the
past two years. Single handed and Z
alone General Wright has struggled for
the office to which he was no doubt le-
elected He has expended all The
profits of the Office liz litigation and
poorer than when he was
indicted into the Office. But for Gen
sral NJ. J. Wright every office
in Shelby county would now be in the
bands Of Radicals. With a Radical
in Shelby county, the places now
20 ably filed by Luke E. Wright and
Judge FipPin would be filed by worth
adventurers. Our Circuit and Chan !
'ery Courts would be presided over by
Radicals, and the Clerk and Masters
would be the plunderers who favored !
Acknowledgement Of the people. Gen
raj Wright deserves the thanks of the
He has saerificed himself for
he benefit of his party Mrd the friends
who are now profiting by his labor. For +,
he present General Wright viii retire :
ON official station; but q man Of his :
'reat business capacity, popularity and {
l~igh-hearted amiability, cannot be kept I
and We predict he will rise to new
forts and new triGn.Phs. The prayers =
f the many personal friends who nave !
o often sounded the depths of his gen i
rous heart, will follow him wherever he !
,oes. He has given the last two years :
o his party, friends and the people, aud :
f they are Not ingrates they will yet re- =
ute his services. =