Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-26
CITY OF MEMPHIS.

| First Ward-At southwest corner Of Main
| and jackson streets. Congressional conven-
! ton, six delegates; county convention, thir-
| teen delegates.
Second Ward = At Poplar street engine
house. Congressional convention, six dele
/ gates; county convention. fourteen delegates.
| Third Ward Second street. opposite Court
! Square. Congressional convention, seven
delegates; county convention, sixteen dele
gates.
Fourth ward-.At County Court Building.
Congressional convention, five delegates !;
county convention, eleven delegates.
Fifth Ward-Beal and DeSoto. Congress
sional convention, four delegates;. county
convention. nine delegates.
Sixth Ward-At Brooks Stable Congress
siOnal convention, four delegates; county
convention, nine delegates.
Seventh Ward-Beal street. near Memphis
and Charleston railroad. Congressional con-
vention, four delegates; county convention,
nine delegates
Eighth Ward-0pposite Poplar street mar
ket. Congressional convention, six delegates;
county convention, thirteen delegates.
Ninth Ward-Fourth and Auction streets.
Congressional convention. three delegates;
county convention. eight delegates.
Tenth Ward Goodwin's Hall. Congress
sional convention, four delegates; county
convention, nine delegates.
Voters in the Fourteenth Civil District out
side of the city Of Memphis and east Of the
Hernando road, will vote IN the seventh
ward and those in faid District and vest of
the fernando road will vote in the Tenth
ward.
Voters in the Fifteenth Civil District, out
side of the city of Memphis, will vote in the
Ninth ward.
The Executive Board hereby declares that
every citizen possessing the qualifications for
voter, as above stated. is elegible as a dele;
gate for said conventions, and the said Board
hereby request that the sub committees be
especially cautious not to exercise influence
for or against any OF the candidates coming
before the conventions; and the citizens Of
this county, opposed to Radicalism, are most
earnestly solicited to vote for delegates III
their respective civil districts and wards on
said Sd day Of September. for II is a Well
known fact that the best guarantee tnat tne
nominees Of conventions shall be cOmpe-
tent and reliable men, is to have delegates
Of like qualifications.
The chairmen of the various SUP commit
tees will be Immediately notihea OF any
changes in their committees, and they are
hereby especially requested to call their com,
mittees together at once, 70 reorganlie ana
prepare for active service n 70 sad "a day Of Sep
TENDER, 1874, to the Congressionai eonventlon,
will meet in convention with INC deiegates
from the counties Of fayette and aardeman
In the town of Bolivar. on said Sth day OF
Santember. pursuant TO the notice of the Ex-
ecntive Committee for the Tenth Congress
s;onal District, TO nominate candidate 10
represent the District in the Congress OF the
United States.
The delegates elected on said Sd day Of Sep,
tamber. 1874, TO the County Convention, will
meet in convention at the Exposition Build
me in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee, on
tuesday, September Is. 1874, at 10 o'clock
am, for the purpose Of nominating eandi- |
Two Senators and six Representatives to |
represent Shelby county in the General As !
ganhiv
One Representative to represent the cOun- /
ties of Shelby and Fayette. jointly. and
One Senator 10 represent the counties of /
Shelby. Fayette and Upton, jointly, in the !
The counties Of Fay cite and Upton are ex- I
pected and especially urged TO send delegates /
10 meet with the Shelby county delegates in /
doatorial convention at the above named place 4
Immediately after the nominations Of the |
Shelby County Convention are made) 10 make (
the Joint nominations above named.
OWEN DIVER,
ALBERT SUGGS.
ISHAM II NELSON,
w II CARROLL,
n VI JONES,
WIN MILLER.
TON HOLMAN, JR
w w MCDOWELL,
WIN BENJES,
NJ j WALDRAN
Executive Board Of Shelby County
n NJ JONES,
Acting Chairman
HFyRY ] LYNN. Secretary. li6-l52-l5s