Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-30
CURRY MEETING.
The Sixty-FfVe, Less TwenGy-NIne, i'm
COunciI-Tmmense ~OuipOuriug Of
the sSpirits.-
''COIOnel~ Ayres the Leaaling Genius
Lesser Lights VOiuminOusIy
Speechidc.
An Organization Found not 10 he Or
ganlzed-A Committee 60 Come
out of the Depths.
Many other Things too Numerous ca
Mention I'm this Connection.

Colonel Matt Glass organized an Inn
mense assemblage Of the masses last
night at the First Chancery Court room,
Notwithstanding the 'iradical' condi-
ton of the thermometer.
Having organized the meeting, and
explained, in his peculiar lodging man
ner, that "nO-politics" was the issue, af-
ter a few preliminaries, Colonel Curry
mounted the rostrum, and embarked
into the broad sea of speech, in which he
rowed and sculled, fioated and swan,
without his "no-party' compass las
printed, doing exceedingly well
considering his situation. His
smiles at what a few have said
about his honesty, and his tears
at what he claims to have been
robbed in the past ~Shrievalty term being
the polar star and great aurora to which
he would call the attention of his hear
ers. Curry deserves credit for the nan
ner in which he has learned to put this
matter before the people, as there was
scarce a dry eye in the audience when
he went through the hOrrifying details.
Curry did not trespass upon the patience
of the few verylOng, as he was certainly
impressed with the patent fact that they
had heard that story often enough, and
that, to be popular, he must invent some
new issue-somethingthat would relieve
the dull mOnotOny of that "NO-partyr
card, as printed in the papers. He got
through without reading his piece, and
gave way to the regular proceedings
of the convention. The proceedings
then went on in a characteristic
manner-here and then a motion; now
and then a suggestion; and finally an
effort to appoint a committee to do work
at the ballot-boXes. This part Of the
performance was evidently delicate, as
the names of the committee could not
be obtained except on demand and sug-
gestion of the reporters. We give them
as follows:
First Wdrd-A. Renkert.
Second Wdrd-Frank Rainey.
Third Wdrd-Dr. A. Sterling.
Fourth Wdrd-Samuel Teets.
Fifth Hdrd-Charles Meehan.
NTfh Wdrd-- King.
SeUenh Wdrd-Matt. Wilson.
Eighth Wdrd-W. L. Staples.
Ninth WGrd-GeOrge B. Elliott.
IE3H Wdrd-Ferd Montana.
This committee will meet tonight,
and appoint subcommittee from names
brought in by each individual commit
teeman from his respective ward, and
then their dirty work begins.
Whilst this was going on, some Of the
enthusiastic were anxious to hear Colo
mel Ayres, and during the "~fiXing-up"
of the committee, the proceedings We're
richly interspersed with his name. The
Chairman frequently admonished his
audience that the time had not come for
speeches, but the vsciferation o" Ayres! ~
90 A xvroC ~ 1rAuvnnA ont tha Fhosr,,o-yo ]
efforts to preserve regularity, and
trum to that gentleman, who
rose majestically, eclipsing all the efforts
of the new gas company in effulgence,
and addressed the assemblage, telling
them that there was work to do, and
that for Curry the work must be done.
His remarks were entirely confined to
Curry and his claims-based solely upon
the circumstance of his having to make
a legal battle for the last term. Colonel
was brief but "spirited f" in his
remarks, which were confined alone TO
interests of Curry, remarking that
the gentleman had a clear record as
Sheriff, and that he had paid in every
dollar collected by him very narrowing
TO some of the late Rad~ical-elected
officials; and wound up by say
that there was nothing to say
CurTy's competitor, but that
he polls must be closely watched, and
40 Illegal voting allowed; and hat it
be the duty of every one to see
hat every vote cast should be for Curry.
The speaker made one reliable state
nent--it was Warm-and retired, Weld
ng to calls for Judge Pierce,
Who stated that he had spoken once, and
to be excused from further re- .
when
Judge Lea was called up, and occupied |
/ place on the floor for the benefit of the
APPEAL. He said that he understood
he present to be a Curry meeting, and
to the many articles in the AP- {
PEAL directed against the interest of MI. {
Jury for Sheriff. 1t was evident the {
Gentleman had taken the t'Old Reliable {
or his text, and felt that in a brief space {
time he would crush ii out of its !
existence. The result of the !
labOrs may be determined |
'fter the election. He asserted that {
was always in favor of enfran- '
(?) the Southern people, and S
laimed that he had done as much as f
ny II to accomplish that result; that f
e was a friend of Senter for Governor.
that the only difference of opinion
Curry and the "wOuld-be en-
ranchlsed was the means of the end {
esired- The speaker went on elO. a
uently in this strain until he had ex- n
austed his store of lore, when he S
DOk his seat. f
The Secretary then read, at the sug- u
estion of the reporters, the committee &
work at the polls, who are to meet I
)-night and appoint subordinates. L
The meeting had dWindled down v
} such an extent that adjournment was S
ecessary to save its reputation, which k
'as accordingly done, some one of the 81
arty, whose pocket was inflated with a
9mebOdy's money, inviting the assem- [
Iage to friend Fishers, northeast corner +
/ Second and Union streets, where fl
ETC., prevailed immensely till +,
late o. the night.n n