Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-20
THE xOMIsATrN6 CONVENTION.


| hour, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
| Press, BecFetartes. a.
The convention to nominate candi-
dates for the offices of Sheriff, County
Tax Collector, County Trustee, Chancel-
lor, etc., assembled in the Assembly
Hall at eleven o'clock this morning.
Colonel M. D. L. Stewart called the con-
vention to order, and was elected tempo
rary chairman. .sT
On motion, the reporters of the press
wero appointed temporary secretaries.
. On motion Of DR.. r, P, Bateman.s a
committee consisting Of one from each
ward and district was appointed on Gre
dentials.
Mr.. Stahl, from the committee on ere
dental, reported the list Of delegates as
published in the morning papers correct,
with the following exceptions: In the
Third ward P. Welsh was elected to fill
the vacancy created by DR.. A. X. Tay-
lor's refusal to serve; in the Eighth ward
James Dolan was elected to take the
place of Mr.. Marks; in the Eighth dis
trict Mr.. A. L. Cody was elected to take
the place of Mr.. Hay, who could not at
tend. On motion, the report was adopted.
Mr.. Belts moved that committee Of
FIVE from the city and three from the
q z o.
country be appointed on pefmanet
organization.
The chair appointed the following A
C. Belts, NJ. Regan. Jarvis Elder, W. 81.
Bates, Thomas FlemipgsJ. G. Bleckley,
W. A. Galloway, j. N. Holman.
The committee ON permanent organi-
cation reported the name of Major Jas.
g. Barbour for permanent chairman,
and the members of the Democratic
press of the city secretaries. AS
Representatives of the press Of other
cities were invited to seats on the public
stand.
]. j. Busby and A. d. Gibson were
appointed a committee to escort the
newly made chairman to the stand 2
Major Barbour, on taking the chair,
delivered brief but appropriate speech,
which was well received
j. 1t was moved that the Convention
adopt the programme of the Executive
Committee. anr Ed g1ns lIaI'l
Mr.. Bates moved to amend by voting
on the resolutions separately, the resolu-
ton pledging candidates to be read first
Lost. 86,AE5aA sE . .HGt
Mr.. Bates then moved that the resolu-
ton pledging delegates be adopted.
The resolution was put to the house
and carried almest unanimously.
Mr.. Burns moved that the Convention
go into the election of Sheriff, and moved
that the programme OF the Executive
Committee be adopted.
Amended by leaving out that portion
which suggests votes for all the candi-
dates at once.
A motion to table the amendment was
lost.
The amendment was then put and
adopted. o
The following resolutions were
adopted: Each delegate to pledge him
self to support the nominees, and any
delegate refusing be requested to retire.
The pledges OF candidates were read,
and the two-thirds rule adopted.
The order of nomination adopted was
as follows: Sheriff. Chancellor, Trustee,
Tax Collector on Privileges, State and
County Tax Collision. ~
Messrs. Edmondson, Stewart and
Fraime were appointed tellers.
On motion it was resolved that each
delegate should deposit his vote in the
box. 4eA %
The candidates pledged and put in
for the office of Sheriff we're
as follows: NJ. j. Wright, Jesse For
rest, c. l.. Anderson, B. F. Ball, George
l.. Harris, G. G. Hogan and John s.
Harris.
FIRST BALLOT.
Wright, H. Forrest, 30; Anderson, 40;
Ball, 4 ]. S. Harris, Z; Geo. L. Harris,
"a; G. G. Hogan, O. Total vote, 1873;
necessary to a choice, sc.
According to the rule adopted by the
Convention the lowest candidate has to
be dropped on the third ballot. There
being no nomination, the chairman
called the
SECOND BALLOT.
Anderson, 80; George L. Harris, &c;
Forrest 49, Wright, 10; Ball, s; J. s.
Harris, 5. Total vote, l27; necessary to
a choice. SO. A'''ttsi
THIRD BALLOT.
Whole number of votes, l2S-neces-
sary to a choice, Sc. NJ. J. Wright, 10;
G. L. Anderson, 43; G. L. Harris, 81;
Jesse Forrest, q; J. S. Harris, 3; B. f.
Ball, 8; G. G. Hogan, 3.
Mr.. Hogan's name was withdrawn.
The name of Mr.. J. s. Harris being
owest was dropped. Mr.. Fraime, del
gate, withdrew the name of Marcus J
Wright as a candidate before the Con-
yention.
LIBERAL REPUBLIcASIsM.-The Exec
tive Committee of the Ninth District