Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-06

seat contested on the grounds that he
has not been a resident Of the ward for
six months, the time prescribed by the
city charter. A. II. Dickinson, the
other colored councilman, will take his
seat, unless some legal objection can be
made sufficient to deprive him of this
privilege. ~
The municipal canvass being, over the
asperities brought into existence by the
contest should be forgotten, the fight
having been made ESQ far as the John
son supporters are concerned) on prin-
ciple, and not on personal grounds.
The Conservatives who made desperate,
but unavailing, efforts to elect the Radi-
cal-negro-equality candidates no doubt
are to-day rejoicing, even in their own
defeat, after surveying the field and re-
hecting on the fatal consequences Of an
opposite result.
d. D. G. NJ Gordon last evening, in
stalled the following officers of Banner
Lodge No. lat, /. o. o. F.: I. S.
Jukes, N. g.; c. d. billiard. Y. e.;
e. R. Jack, Sec'y; P. d. Bechemont,
W.; j. f. Fischer, c.; ]. H. Moyston, /.
g.; W. II. Moyston, r. s. N. G.; VIM.
Gammack, L. s. N. G.; w. X. French,
R. S. v. g.; II. Backer, l.. S. V. G; G.
A. waring, R. s. s.; P. R. Freidel,
L. s. S. Finance Committee: w. Z.
Craver, T. W, Johnston and Thomas
Diffey.
Mr.. J. NJ. Pettigrew, Alderman elect
from the Fourth ward, is supported by
his friends and constituents for the po-
sition of presiding officer of the Board
of Aldermen. Mr.. Pettigrew, owing to
his Masonic experience, is an adept in
the rules usages and customs, governing
legislative bodies. Being practical
parliamentarian, Mr.. Pettigrew would
preside over the Aldermanic Board with
credit to himself and satisfaction to his
colleagues. The election of presiding
officer will take place some time next
week.
SO strict aud wstehful were the judges
of election last Thursday, that on the
domicil question, the line was drawn
with hypercritical nicely A suffrage
owner, one-half of whose sleeping apart
ment was in the eighth ward and the
other in the second, had his couch 10.
Gated in the second ward moiety of the
room, and in consequence thereof, voted
on his bed, or in the ward where he
slept The election was the fairest and
squarest contest ever carried on in our
city. Many of the judges, like Hudi-
bras, a
"Could hair divide,
BetSixt the South and Southwest side."
The LEDGER and Appeal are receiving
the thanks of the conservative masses
FOX the determined fight made by these
journals against the outcropping of
Radicalism. Without the aid of the
LEDGER and Appeal the battle would
have been lost and Memphis, prosperity
would have been pushed back for twenty
years to come. The power of the press
was never more clearly exemplifed than
in the late contest. In this connection
may be mentioned the fact that the
steady and bitter fight made by our Irish
fellow-citizens in the First, Second and
Third wards Of the city won the day for
Mr.. Johnson. 1t proves conclusively
that in defense of principle the Irish
are proof against bribery, corrupting in
Auences and all the insidious attempts
made by politiciaas 20 play upon their
national and religious prejudices. The
Irish repudiated the tricksters and poll
ticians last Thursday and for this are
they honored.