Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-07

we're polled throughout the city. These
early voters were not satisfied with doing
this duty. They went to work to elect the
Bartlett ticket. Old men and young
men entered into the contest hand in
hand, and remained at the polls from
am. until A pm, when the battle
ceased and the black cohorts of the
enemy were driven from the field. 1t was
revolution, a thing never before seen
in political contest for county Offices.
Every anti.Radical white man had deter
mined to put in his work where it would
do the most good, and he did it.
When our commissioner visited the
First ward the greatest enthusiasm pre-.
vailed. Recorder Winters had been
challenging the votes of old citizens, but
he was induced to desist, such course
exciting universal Indignation.
Fire Chief McF adden, Major Waldran,
Owen Dryer, Phil j. Mallon, Pat Kelly
and hundreds of other leading Irishmen,
worked like beavers to defeat Irish Rad
icalism where it claimed support. They
we're determined to prove to the world
that Andy Davis pocket did not contain
one thousand Irish voters, and that ne-
Their he, Mulvihill nor Winters could
transfer them like cattle to the negroized
party. 1t was a jubilee in the First
ward, and continuous cheering rent the
armament as red backed tickets flowed
into the ballot box by the hundred. The
entire Bartlett ticket was carried in this
ward by vote of $50 to 400. 1t must
be recollected that there are $50 negro
voters in this ward, which leaves for
Davis, Mulvihill and Winters but few
Irish votes to pocket.
An immense crowd assembled in and
about the Greenlaw Opera House build
ing, where Sheriff Doyle and Eb Titus,
his book-keeper, we're receiving the re-
turns and counting the votes. As the
returns of each ward came in and were
made known yell rent the air. At
late hour the full returns from the city
we're received, and when it became
known that the Bartlett ticket had swept
the city with nearly four thousand ma
jority such shout went up that the
Mississippi trembled underneath her
banks to hear the replication of these
sounds made in her concave shores"
In the Second ward the same euthusi-
asm prevailed, being carried by vote
of 900 to 100.
The Third ward deservedly claims to
be the banner ward OF the city, it giving
a vote for the Bartlett ticket Of zoos to
ll9, majority of $50.
Our commissioner visited all the
wards and voting precincts, and found |
the white men working shoulder to
shoulder. The Radical leaders drove |
from poll to poll and tried to |
inspire their negro voters with conf
ience. but in vain They were dis
pirited and saw thsy we're beaten.
The Fifth ward was the only one car
lied by Radicalism, and this was only by
4 vote of 577 to 54s
After sundown it became clearly APP
parent that the Bartlett ticket had swept
over the city with majority of nearly
hree thousand The people became
Wild with excitement. At James SPEEDS
abroad Office, cornero OF Main aud Madi-
on, a small cannon sang notes Of victory.
In immense crowd surrounded the build
ng, and speeches we're made by leading
itizens. Crowds Of excited and jGbilant
yhite men surged from Pinch to Fort
and cheered Justify at the
entiments expressed by the speakers.
speakers stand was improyised on
very street corner-here it was q pile
{ pavement blocks; there wagon; at
mother place barrel; and often on the
houlders OF men-and from these loea-
ions the orators denounced Radicshsm
nd eomplimented the people or winning
glorious victory.
Later in the evening the 6re works .
GIFTED up the heavens aud the revelry
nd rejoicing increased in intensity.
lain street was blockaded and speeches ,
lere made everywhere. Several thou
and people visited the LEDeEE Register, !
lvalanche and Appeal Offices by way of
their gratitude at the stand
iade by these journals in favor Of the
Ihite mans ticket. The LEDGER men 8
eel that they did their duty, and no
lore. Occasionally during the progress
{ the campaign, and owing to the I'M j