Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-30
THE COUNTY ComsETTElE :.
Meeting xe.sersay-B Good wisely
Resigns.
Rules and Negotiations for the Selection
of Legislative and Congressional
Candidates.
Committee ON Finance Appreciated.
NEW MEMBERS.

The County Democratic Executive
Committee met in the Second Chancery
Courtroom yesterday afternoon at two
O'Clock TO transact general business The
minutes of the previous meeting having
been read and adopted,
On motion of General Patton Ander-
son. Ia A. Douglass was elected to Ill
the vacancy in the Third District.
On motion of NJ. d. L. Stewart, c.. A.
Rose wa elected to fill the vacancy from
the Seventh District.
Colonel Michael Magevney was cleo
ted from the city, and G.. j.. Anderson,
formerly candidate for Sheriff, was
elected from the Eleventh District
These elections having been finished,
the Chairman explained that arrange
ments would be necessary for the selee-
ton Of
CANDIDATES 70 THE LEGISLAT,1RE.
William II. Carroll subsnitted the fol-
flowing resolutions on the point:
Resolved by the Democratic Executive Com
mittee Of shelby county:
9 First-That primary elections be held
in the several wards and districts of the
city and county on Saturday, the TWEEN
tieth day of July, 1872, for the purpose
of selecting Democratic nominees for the
Senate and Lower House of our next
General Assembly.
Second-That the electors vote direct
ly for the candidates of then choice for
the Senate and Lower House
Third-That the candidate for the
Senate from Shelby county, resident in
side of the city districts (tO-wit the
Fifth, Fourteenth and Efficiently, re-
ceiying the highest number of votes in
the whole county, shall be declared the
nominee of the party for the same. And
the candidate for the Senate from Shell
by county, resident outside of said city
districts, receiving the highest number
of votes in both city and county, shall
be declared the nominee Of the party for
the same.
Fourth-That the four candidates for
seats in the Lower House, resident in
side of the city districts 18th, 18th and
18th receiving the highest number of
votes in the city and county, shall be
declared the nominees of the party for
the same. And two candidates for seats
in the Lower House, resident outside of
said city districts 18th, 14th and 18th,
receiving the highest number of votes in
the whole county, shall be declared the
nominees of the party for the same.
Fffth-Tkat b ecandidate for the Sen
ate from the counties of Shelby, Fayette
and Upton receiving the highest num-
Der Of votes in the whole county, shall
be declared the choice of Shelby for the
nomination.
Sixth-That the candidate to repre-
sent the counties of Fayette and Shelby
in the Lower House, resolving the high
est number of votes for the same in the
whole county shall be declared the
choice of Shelby for the nomination.
Seventh-That at said primary cleo
ton the electors also shall write or print
On their tickets the name of a candidate
for nomination for the Forty-third Con-
grsss from the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict, and the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes shall be de-
clared the choice of Shelby county for
the nomination.
Eighth-That in the event of a tie be-
tween the candidates for nomination in
any case, the Executive Committee by a
majority ofits members shall decide.
Ninth-That at said primary election
the voters will also elect in each ward IN
the city, and each district outside of the
Fifth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth, a dele
gate to cast the vote of Shelby, and
otherwise represent this county, in the
convention to nominate candidates for
Congress, and for the Senate, from the
counties of Fayette, Upton and Shelby;
and for the Lower House from Shelby
and Fayette counties; also that the dele
gates elected be instructed to vote for the
choice of the party indicated by the pri-
mary election.
Tenth-Thae Liberal Republicans who
intend to vote for Greeley and Brown
and the nominees of our party, be in
vited to participate in the primary cleo
ton.
Eleventh-That the delegates elected
be the Executive Committee of the
Democratic and Conservative party for
the next ensuing year.
BLACK SHEEP.
Before action was taken upon them
the ehairmsrS Colonel McDavitt,
stepped down from the bench and said
he wished before the resolutions of Mr..
Carroll went to tire committee to
submit resolutions which seemed to him
necessary I'm view of the feet that it was
reported on the street that there was a
member of the committee who was not
heartily in favor of the members on the
ticket. 1t would be highly improper to
have persons on the committed who
would not heartily support the ticket.
Certain things might transpire in secret
caucu which it would be improper
should go TO the camp of the enemy. 1t
seemed to him right and eminently use
full to adopt the following resolutions.
Colonel Stewart supported them, saying
that he also had heard the same rumor:
WHEREAS, 1t is being circulated that
some of the members of this committee
are not supporting all the nominees of
our party, and whereas, such reports
are calculated to weaken the influence
and embarrasses the action of the COM
therefore
ResolUed, That each member of this
be required to sign an agree
ment pledging themselves to support
each and all the nominees of the late
conventions.
Squire Winters moved to adopt the
resolutions Of Messrs. Carroll and Nc
Dowell as a whole.
CURIOUS EPISODE.
At this point Bob Good rose up and
said he offered his resolution.
Colonel Mcdowell said that ne did not
think when he offered his resolution
that his very dear friend Bob was one
of the parties referred to. Bob said he
would not sign the pledge at all; he had
no notion of doing it. There were men
upon the ticket that he would not vote
for. His resignation was accepted, and
be walked out to the music of an audi
BILE litter. Colonel Mcdowell then stood
up and made a long speech in favor of
Mr.. CAROLS resolutions.
DR.. Perkins asked Mr.. Mcdowell to
state what was the relative population
Of the city and the other parts of the
outside.
Colonel Mcdowell stated that the city
lacked q small fraction of being
of the population of the
county, judging by the votes east.
Colonel M. ID. i. Stewart was of
opinion thatthe resolution contemplated
an arrangement which was as fair as
could be made.
LA A. Douglass asked If the city
would not have a right to vote for the
from the county; and being
in the affirmative, he said
when the time would come, the
city would be left out. When offices
Of profit are in debate, then the county
was left out. They got nothing but a
barren honor now and then, and very
little of that. f44
A motion prevailed that the resolu-
tons be acted on one by one.
AT this point Tom ODonnell sent in
his resignation, saying his health was
not very good and he would not be in a
condition to attend to the duties of the
position until a day or two before the
Resignation was accepted.
Colonel Stockton then moved that the
whole subject of the resolutions be post
poned. The vote stood, ayes 5, noes I.
The motion therefore failed.
Several attempts were made TO change |
the date in the first article, but ali