Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-23
Adjournment Of the Minstrel
COnVentiOn---The State Ticket
-.--Grant and Wilson
Endorsed.
The NOminees---Brief Look into
their Character and Past His
tOry---A Motley Crew.
Clayton Holds the Ribbons and
will Weld the Registrations
with Characteristic VigOr.

Special TO the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, August 22.-The Min
strel Convention adjourned sine die at
two o'clock this afternoon.
Judge Elisha Baxter, of Batesville,
the nominee for Governor, is an old citi-
zen, and served two terms in the Legis-
lature prior to the war. He was Colonel
of the fourth Arkansas Federal regi-
ment during the last year of the war.
Since the State was reconstructed, he
has filled the position Of Circuit Judge,
and, as a general thing, has given salts
faction. His nomination was made with
the view of gaining the votes of the old
citizens.
The;nominee for Lieutenant Govern or
V. v. Smith, is a Brigadier General of
militia, carpetbagger, and Circuit
Clerk of Lafayette county. He is a man
of no positive strength outside the car
pet-bag element.
J. NJ. Johnson, the nominee for Secre-
tary of State, is the present incumbent,
the late Lieutenant Governor who sold
out to Clayton during the last session of
the Legislature; is an old citizen, and
was Federal Colonel during the war
The nominee for Auditor, Stephen
Wheeler, is a carpetbagger, a Militia
General, State Senator, Internal Rev
euue Collector and a candidate for the
State Senate from Prairie and Arkansas
counties.
Henry Page, the present incumbent,
who was re-nomInated for Treasurer, is
the strongest man on the ticket.
I. d. Yonley, the nominee for Attor-
ney General, is the present Chancellor
of Pulaski county. He is good lawyer
but bitter and Unscrupulous partisan
For Supreme Judges, NJ. L. Stephen
son, Judge Of the First Judicial Circuit,
and E. j. Searle, the present incumbent,
We're Te-nOminated. They are both car
petbaggers, and came here with the
army during the war. Stephenson is
the best man of the two.
J. c. COrbin, the nominee for Super
intendent of Public Instruction, is a col
Ored man, and connected with the edi-
tOrial conduct of the Little Rock
Republican. He is graduate of Oberlin
College, and has been in the State nearly
two years.
II. B. Robinson, the nominee for
Superintendent of the Penitentiary, is a
colored citizen of Phillips county. He is !
man of fair intelligence, and was given
the nomination to get him out of the
way of White, the eOlOred ruler of that
county, who would otherwise have
kicked.
John M. Bradley, the nominee Afor
Congressman at large, was a Presiding
Elder of the Southern Methodist church |
prior to the war, Colonel of a COnfeder- |
ate regiment, resigned to keep from |
being cashiered, was a loud-mOuthed |
a member of the COnstitu- !
tiOnal Convention in 1868, a Seymour /
and Blair ElectoT, and at present Asses
sor and Registrar of Bradley county. |
He is man without any standing |
among those who know him.
The ticket is as strong as could be |
made from Minstrel timber and from |
the platform adopted.
1t is certain that the registration will |
be very rigid one, and it is upon that |
that Clayton depends to elect the |
ticket. Without the disfranchisement |
of at least forty thousand voters, there |
is no possible show to elect it. The pol |
icy is to do this.
Hadley and Others, who were thrown |
overheard, are very sore over their de- |
feat.
The Democratic, Liberal and Brindle |
State Central Committee meet Satur- /
day, to agree upon a common ticket to /
put in the field against ring candidates |