Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-11

At ten o'clock this forenoon several
hundred citizens met at the Exposition
building for the purpose Of selecting del
egates to the Gubernatorial Convention
at Nashville. The utmost interest
seemed to prevail with reference to Sc
Letting delegates to represent certain
candidates for Governor. At eleven
o'clock precisely the meeting was called
to order by Hosea Townsend, Esq,
Chairman of the Executive Board Of the
Bartlett Committee, who stated the OBJ
j.cts Of the meetings to select delegates
to the Gubernatorial Convention and to
appoint new Executive Committee, the
term of service Of the Bartlett Executive
Committee having expired ex ofiicio.
Phil Atby moved that General Fizer
be appointed permanent chairman Of
this convention. Loud calls for Gen.
Fizer. DR.. Erskine nominated Butler
P. Anderson On a vote being taken,
General Fizer was almost unanimously
elected
General John G. Fizer took the chair
after thanking the convention for the
honor conferred upon him.
For permanent Secretary the name OF
Henry ]. Lynn was put in nomination
and carried unanimously. Messrs.
Smelser of the Avalanche, Locke of the
Appeal and Brennan Of the LEDGER we're
added as assistant secretaries. Secretary
LYNN read the order of the Executive
Board calling the mass convention and
the order of business recommended as
follows
OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
SHELBY COUNTY,
MEMPHIS, TENN, August 10, 1874.
To the Mass Convention
The Executive Board would respect
fully offer the following suggestions for
the government of the mass meeting:
ORDER OF BUSINESS
|. Calling the meeting to order by
Chairman Townsend.
2. Selecting Chairman and Secre-
| tary
3. The appointment by the Chairman
Of committee to present the names OF
a suitable number of good citizens, from
which list of names forty delegates
| shall be chosen, according to the follow
ing apportionment: One from each
ward and district, and one for every 250
! votes over 100 in each ward and district,
as follows:
First District, delegate Second Dis
trict, | delegate; Third District | dele
gate Fourth District, delegate; Fifth
District, delegate. Sixth District, 2 del
egates; Seventh District, delegates;
Eighth District, delegate Ninth Dis
trict, delegate; Tenth District dele
gate Eleventh District, delegate;
Twelfth District | delegate; Thirteenth
District, delegate; Fourteenth District,
| delegate; Fifteenth District, dele
gate; Sixteenth District, delegate;
Seventeenth District, ! delegate.
First, Second, Third aud Fourth
wards of the city OF Memphis, dele
gates each; Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth wards, 3 delegates each; Ninth
ward, 2 delegates; Tenth ward, B dele
gates.
4. That committee be appointed by
the chairman, composed of one from
each ward in Memphis and one from
each civil district outside Of the city,
who shall select from their number
subcommittee, composed OF seven mem
beers, to be known as the Executive
Beard of the Committee OF Shelby
county, clothed with full powers to call
meetings for the election or nomination
of candidates, to appoint necessary dis
trict or ward committees, to I'LL vacan
cies in their own body and to do and
perform all other acts necessary for the
promotion of the interests of the party,
and TO continue in office until the meet
ing of the next convention.
By order of the Executive Board.
H. TOWNSEND, Chairman.
Henry LYNN, Secretary.
Colonel NJ. D. L. Stewart moved the
adoption of the recommendations of the
Executive Board
Colonel Logwood rose and said: This
is Democratic convention, ordered by
the State Democratic Committee. The
order of business gives the Chairman
the power to appoint the delegates. " de
opposed the suggestions OF the commit
tee in toto. They we're not Democratic
He moved in lieu of Sec 3, that the
citizens present from each ward and
district, get together and select Delegates.
Chairman Fizer said he would have the
convention and Colonel Logwood know
that be, the Chairman, was as good
Democrat as Coloeel Logwood or any
ether man.
Gov. Harris stated that Col. Stewart
accepted Col. Logwoods motion in lieu
of Sec. 3 Of the original motion. (Great
excitement
A motion to lay Col. Logwoods mo-
ton on the table was put but not de-
e;aaa Increased excitement and sen