Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-27
Another Attempt TO Get Up an Enthu-
slasm Results in a Dead FaIlnre-
speech-Making to Empty
Benches.
Another New Ti,ket, the Fifth of the
Season, Matched Oat-A New Star
in the Firmament.
A Rehash Of the story about the Fund
ing Bill, Political Reforms, and the
United States SenatOrshIp.

! The meeting held by the Radical
nesthiders at the Turner hall on Poplar street,
last night, was rather "A thin demonstration
compared with what of enth usiasm they ex-
pected ticket 40. would stimulate. There
! was a predominance Of the Barbour-LeN is
simon pure Radical element in attendance,
except that not single represen tati We of the
Ed shaw persuasion was TO be seen-evidenc-
ing, perhaps, that the eolorsu element do not
take much with the admixture concocted to
secure the election OF the great martyr TO
southern prejudces-he that would impress
the powers at Washington with the idea that
ms kepubuc2nism was too well defined TO
render his sojourn In the south anything but
secure.
The stage in Turner hall was decorated last
night with large United States and couple
Of German fiass. with festOOns OF evergreen
hanging nom the front and on the back
ground. A solitary table stood in the center of
| the stage. surrounded by seven chairs, and
those that were TO occupy those chairs were
| probably the seven stars of the great "inde-
| pendent peoples party"
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. J.
| W. Wheeler, and, on motion, Mr.. L. d. Hill
! was Invited to take the chair.
/ Mr.. Hin accepted the invitation, and, on
| taking the chair, expressed thanks for the
| honor. but did not expect 70 participate in the
meeting; only came here 10 listen, and knew
| nothing OF the business OF the meeting, but
supposed the programme for the evening
would indicate the purposes Tor which the
/ meeting was called.
quested TO act as secretary.
/ The chairman having announced the meet
! ing leaug lOE Uusluesss
| GENERAL NJ. T. WILLIAMSON
explained how the business Of the evening
/ was to progress, and then branched of into
his little piece about the great reforms needed
| by the people o. the state, OF Shelby county,
and the city of Memphis, and how the people
were to prosper, grow Suddenly rich, ETC., i'm
med ately on the election of tue great PeO-
| pies Independents Reform ticket. He was
/ pointed in asserting that the candidates on
/ this ticket LETT the choice for governor and
members Of congress entirely with the people;
| that this Peoples patty made no choice be-
/ tween the respective candidates for these two
Offices. but thst the salvation Of the country
depended alone upon the election OF the Peo-
] pies Reform Independent-Radical candi-
dates for stale tenatOrs and representatives,
and Andrew Johnson for the United states
senate he was impressive that great re-
forms were needed, the greasest of which he
particuiariZed rs the creation of a board Of
go utilization ut Nashville, so that tax assess
ments could be made more uniform, that the
revenue from taxes would be greater, and the
burden Of taxation lighter upon the people,
etc. On this point he went into
a history Of the existing tax laws,
coupling with it his efforts in the
laEtlegislatur5 10 carry these reforms through
that body General Williamson dwelt on the |
tax assessments and tax question generally,
giving his opinions as 10 how the great re-
forms IN this department might be brought
about and the results sure TO follow, after
having exhausted lhimselD which he particu- |
larized another great reform which the peo-
pie demanded, and that was the manner Of !
Hqu1dat1ng the state debt. IN discussing this |
great reform ne rehearsed the story about the |
existing funding bill, stating that IL was one |
OF the great barriers in the way, during the |
getting justice at the hands OF the representa- !
lives. de took in the manner OF the passage |
OF the forty-Cent revenue bill; how Governor
Brown tried 10 get a new revenue bill calling i
for fifty cents On,the hundred dollars,and how |
''we" defeated that move and ''held her !
steady at forty cents. During his /
speech some ole in the audience |
a.ked who General williamson would |
ME general was bad that question was mo,
pounded to him (the same question was asked |
MIN in the city-hal last Friday night, but /
probably 1t had slipped his memory, for, said |
he, l was about to forget il. He then began at |
one end Of long and we'll cOncocted story,
the contents Of which, in nutshell, were,
that he would not be caught desd voting for
John G. Brown, and that he considered the
salvation OF the country depended alone on
his vote being cast for Andrew Johnson. Jap
plausel some one had the bad taste to ask
the general who he would vote for for con-
gress. the general stood the shock nobly,
however, and replied that, as he stated in the
outset of his speech, that matter was left en-
tirely to the preferences of the people. When
General Williamson had concluded his re-
marks, his retirement from the speakers table
was greeted with applause
A new star in the armament here became
visible in the person Of i
MR.. W. A. MONTGOMERY,
who came like COggia's comet, unheralded
ana unsung, 10 the 'front.' Of the stage, and be-
gan by saying that he had no doubt the morn
ing papers would be asking "WhO Is this
Montgomery" Well, gentlemen, 1 viii an
ticipate them; for l appear before you to-
night to answer that question. Two years ago
] lived in tne midst OF misrule 10 the State Of
North Carolina. looked around TO see il 1
could md some good locality for a young man
Of honesty, and thought he saw in Memphis
the desired .haven. He came to Memphis
because he thought good government existed !
here; but he was sorry TO say that since he
had resided here, his judgment was very ,
much shaken, and sometimes he almost wish
ed he had never left his paternal roof. Why +.
The very purposes for which this meeting
fn-nnphN
question. We see misrule all over the state
At Nashville, in Shelby county, in the city OF
Memphis; the governments are admins
tered IN a state OF perfect reeklessness.
Why is this? Because under the exist
Ing system OF government, We are not :
prosperous. Mr.. Montgomery here blanched
of from the main question and gave a few {
sketches from his political history, in which
be admitted that he had worked with the :
Mr.. Greeley; and even hoped that in the fu- e.
ture he might be permitted TO act with the
party, but he never would be ,
forced to do 80 when he felt convinced that
that party was doing wrong. A few notes
from ais war record were next in order, in
which the audience was Informed that Mont Y
yOmery had fought, bled and died In every
battle Of the war except two. and carried the
wounds on his body as evidence of the fact,
and no Democrat could drive him to take a =
position by attempting TO draw distinctive
lines between the white ana the black man
one of the colored persuasion had added mis-
presence 70 The meeting, and no doubt the re-
mark was made for his express benefit. The {
speaker had exhausted the subject here, and
started Oh on a new tack by saying that he ?
had said "Fellow-Citizens" on the classic
banks Of the Potomac; had used I.
he term in Nirg MIA Qualifying the
North Carolina; and enumerated a mum Der of | ,
)ther localities, winding up with the great
preston on the banks OF the Mississippi, indi-
Eating that he was probably the most-traveled
Individual on the ticket; He said he WOMB
have been delighted if the Democrats had
given forth ticket upon which all eou q | '
have united, but lie asserted that the com I
oined influence OF every politician in the
county had been broagnt to bear on the
Notwithstanding its action in nOmi-
mating the ticket, and II you were 10 ask them 7
4 single question rs to the reforms demanded
by the people. they would not answer. II you
were to ask them II we had too many courts A.,
hey would not answer; if on were TO ask
mem II 100 much OF the peoples money Is
In salaries, they would give no an
'wer. The time is at hand vs. hen we want no
yeneralities as TO the Questi n of reform but
ne demanded that each reform should he mar.
1cularized, and especially 50 in the admins
ration OF the COVE rnment Of shelby county.
ne speaker here rehearSed the lesson proba-
ply learned from Mr.. Randolph as to
he reduction OF the number of courts
Jerks. and officers generally, ana the
CONSOLIDATION Of the city ana county govern r
nent into one general government, with one
,et or Omcers, at reduced salaries. At the =
conclusion Of his TRADE against the cOurtS |
jfhces and salaries, he explained that his
lame had been placed on toe INDEPENDENT
eform ticket as a substitute for that OF Col
another gentleman, ia sympathy with the
movement, had Just told this reporter that
,olsinau had Withdrawn his name in faSor of
ar. n ntgOmery, ana 70 oar mind II would
ave been big card for Mr.. Montgomery II |
lie had stated as much). When asked The
ea1tng question, "How viii you cast your
uhrage on the senatorial question ?" Mr. | p
montgomery was a little evsslve, but salts !
led the audience 20 a certain extent by SOL
mnly declaring that he would never vote for
Governor Brown for United States senator
his, as was the case with all the other speak
n, was the closing remarks Of Mr.. Mont =
omery, and he took his seat.
MAJOR RANDOLPH
hen stepped 70 the front and began by saw
ug that II was impoSsi bic for the State to in.
ugurate and carry out the great reforms ad-
ocated by this party without the aid OF a Il
tate constitutional convention, upon which 4
ublect he drew out IN about the same vein as \
1 the City hall last Friday night, synopsis
which was given in the APFEAL OF Satur-
ay morning, and which we have not room
Or this morning. In the course OF Major
speech, ore Of the audience ,evi-
entity not in sympathy with the great indie
endent-Peop,e's-R Radical movemenD asked
i'm the direct question, thusly: "Who Is your
holce for congress, major?' 10 which the
lajur very curly replied by asking the inter
ogator il he had any right 20 ask that ques-
on, and holding Il as his privilege to vote for
HON he saw DIT. Major Randolph rehearsed
substance the points and arguments adj
anced by him in the City hall, and retired.
iter which a motion to adjourn was arrested
Mr.. W. NJ. PERKINS,
no took the speakers stand and stated tina q
would have been glad, IL circumstances IA
pred, 20 have made "A few remarks on the Is a
les involved in the present canvass and was D
articular-y anxious TO explain now his name
lme to be placed or the independent-peo- &
eis-reioTm ticket. He, however, would only
III attention to a little circumstance alluded n
in the APPEAL, stating that the charge by b
AT journal, that the intent Of the new party
oyement was for the election OF Barbour q
owls etc.. was entirely false as far a. he .zraS V