Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-06
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Congressional Candidafes-How to be
Designated.

EDITORS APPEAL regret that the
Executive Committee did on yesterday,
in obedience to the wishes of some of
country members, so modify their former
action as to provide that the country
districts exclusively nominate their can
didates for the Senate and the two mem
bers for the Lower House, leaving the
city districts Fifth, Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth) to select their nominees without
the help of the county. This, 1 fear, is
fixing a breach that may widen into dis
astrous results. 1 want the country and
the city to continue one people in senti-
ment and feeling, as they are one in in
terest.
This demand on the part of the coun-
try indicates a distrust of the voters of
the city, and if they are afraid for the
city to have a voice i'll the nomination,
what viii they,do on election day? What
interest will c~itizeas, of either county CT
city, feel in the election of candidates in
whose selection they had no part? This
little jealousy, growing out of geOgraph-
zeal lines, is unworthy of a free people,
and should be discouraged by all. I
have been informed that Upton has
taken umbrage at our proposition to in
stFuet our delegates to the Congressional,
Senatorial and Pictorial Conventions.
Has it come to pass that Shelby, because
she is large and strong, cannot do as
other counties have dOne-instruct her
delegates as to the wishes of her people?
Such right has been exercised by cOun-
ties ever since the first nomination for
offices was made.
Fayette county, in her district meet
iugs, has instructed her delegates how
to vote for Congress, and this, we be-
lieve, is her perfect right; but simply
because Shelby, under the late aprOr-
tiOnment, will be entitled to a large,
perhaps a controlling, delegation in the
convention, some augur that she should
not instruct her delegates, but let them
90 free, Is they have in some former
conventions, and vote contrary to the
wishes of the people they m~isrepresent.
Upton should not complain, for it is
conceded by all that PeytOn Smith shall
be the nominee to represent the Twenty
third Senatorial district, 80 far as Shelby
is concerned, for up to this time
no one has announced himself a
candidate against him, and will not
if Upton toats fair. Nor should
Fayette complain, for it is pretty
well conceded that she shall have the
FIoateF, as no man has vet announced
himself in Shelby for that place. We
are dealing perfectly fair with coun-
try cousins, and they must be content.
We feel that we are entitled to the can
didate for Congress because We have
ten times the interests to represent, and
if Shelby adopts a method of determin-
ing among her own candidates whom
she will present to the convention, no
one should complain. 1t is natural that
Shelby should set up her claims, for she
is entitled by the basis adopted all over
the State in conventions to a majority
of the delegates, thirty-seven; but
she will not attempt to dictate, as
She wants harmony and good will to
prevail. She has seven candidates,
and they are each willing to stake
his all upon the primary election, and if
not, the peoples choice will gracefully
retire from the field. Our candidates
take high ground, and 1 am proud Of
them, for any man who fears to go to
the people for the nomination is unfit to
receive it, and would disgrace it if re-
ceived. There is nothing in our action
which conflicts in the least with the
rights of other counties, and 1 am sure
we would do nothing which we do not
cheerfully grant to them. Our commit
tee has provided for the election of such
number of delegates as the Congressional
Executive Committee may decide Shell
BY Is entitled in the convention,
and when sent we propose for
the Democratic voters to say at
the balot-box who is their choice, and
for the delegates to vote accordingly.
There is nothing wrong in that, l am
sure. Iknow of but one candidate out
side of Shelby for Congress, and be, Of
course, win not deny US the right to in
struct our delegates as to our preference.
/ appeal therefore, TO HardemaR and
Upton to come along and let US all pull
together for Greeley and Brown and for
the nominees of our party, whOmsoever
they may be, and we will blot out for
ever the footprints or Radicalism in
this end of our State. SHELBY.