Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-27

EDITORS APPEAL-FOr one, | am
gratified to see hat you are disposed To
indOrse and lend the powerful influence
Of your columns-and the same may be
said of the LedgeT-to the plan so long
and 50 successfully adopted in Kentucky,
California, and perhaps other states, OF
giving the voters an opportunity Of Sc
Letting their party candidates by direct
personal ballot at the primaries, instead
Of the wretehedly unfair, corrupt and
unpopular old delegate convention way.
In our Legislative selections to come
off very soon, suggested in the APPEAL
for the twenty-ffth Of July, and by
others for the twentieth, il is hoped the
Executive Committee will adopt the
election of candidates direct, as a part of
its programme, and | am certain we will
hear less complaint and observe greater
satisfaction than ever witnessed in any
previous election.
Your suggestion to place our eandi-
dates for Senators and Representatives
at once before the people, and set them
to work for the county candidates,
meets, so far as 1 have heard, with uni
versal favor II eminently wise and prac-
teal. Why not have the benefit OF
their energy and influence to help out
Jack Doyle, Powell and the rest,
instead Of waiting until the field viii be
full of Congressional Presidential cleo
toral candidates, etc., in the fall? The
one course making our county tickets q
success certain, beyond a doubt, by a bic
majority; the other leaving the mo
party trick too many chances for mis-
chief unsolicited.
And, as you suggested, after our Legis-
latiye candidates are selected, give Us a
smashing, blazing, big ratification meet
ing-a Democratic partisan ratification
meeting-abOUt two days befoTe the
August election, for the purpose of in
dOrsing all the candidates, both Legisla-
tive and county, and you will see such
enthusiasm aroused for our splendid
ticket as will tell the doom Of our Radi-
cal opponents, and make our own glOEi-
Gus triumph a foregOne conclusion.
PeytOn Smith, of Upton, is announced
for Senator for the three counties Of
Shelby, Fayette and Upton. Judge
Jones, of Fayette, it is said viii be q
candidate also. Shelby is entitled to
two Senators, one of whom will proba-
bly, be selected from the city, the Other
from the country. From the country
Colonel Crews, Haines, LOgwOOd, Bled-
soc, Esquire Walker and Sam Jone:
have been talked of, and VI. Mageveny
ST., John S. Kerr and Colonel r H
Pinson, from the city, as probable candi
dates for Senatorial hOnors.
A. J. Martin, Colonel Hugh Greer,
VIM. C. Ward, Esquire Holeman, VIM
T. Nelson, Spain Jay, Charley Rose
Esquire WitheringtOn, Ben Reeves
Esquire Bartlett and others, from the
country, and Monroe GOOdbar, COlOne
Jim EdmOndsOn, Major Barber, JOIN
T. Stratton. Green, Hearn. Metcalf, DIR
John Erskine, Napoleon Hill, John
Zent, Miller, Greenlaw, jr., WEIGH,
Eldridge, p. NJ. Winters, Stockton, Nc.
DOwell, Busby, Major Barbour anC
Others, from the city, have been talked
Of as suitable gentlemen from whom t.
select our candidates for members of the
Lower House of the next Legislature.
If u Legislature candidates are to bt
selected by primary elections, or other
Use, during the coming month of July
is it not time they were declaring them
selves? DEMOCRAT.