Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-24
CITY OF MEMPHIS.

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and jackson streets. Congressional cOnven-
ton, six delegates; county convention, thir
teen delegates.
Second Ward - At Poplar ssreet 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 conventions five delegates
county convention, eleven delegates.
Fifth Ward-Beal and DeSoto. Congress
si0nal 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. COngrts-
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
fernando road, will vote in the seventh
ward and those in taid District and west of
the fernando road will vote in the Tenth
ward
Veters 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
a voter. as above stated. is eligible as a dele
gate for said conventions. and the said Board
hereby request thst the sub committees be
especially cautious not to exercise influence
for or against any OF the candidates coming
before the conventions; ana the citizens of
this county, opposed to RadicalisIn, are most
earnestly solicited to vote. for delegates IN
said Sd day of September. for il is a well
known fact that the best guarantee that the
nominees of conventions shall be eompe-
tent and reliable men, is TO have delegates
of like qualifications.
The chairmen of the various sub-com nit
tees will be Immediately notified OF any
changes in their committees, and they are
hereby Especially requested to call their com,
mittees together at once, to reofganize and
prepare for active service in the campaign.
The delegates elected on said Sd day Of Sep
TENDER, 1874, to the Congressional convention,
will meet in convention with the delegates
from the counties Of Fayette and Aardeman,
In the town of Bolivar. on said Sth day of
September, pursuant to the notice of the EX-
ecutive Committee for the Tenth Congress
sional District, to nominate a candidate to
represent the District in the Congress of the
United States.
The delegates elected on said Sd day Of Sep
TENDER, 1874, to the County Convention, will
meet in convention at the Exposition Build
ing, in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee. on
Tuesday. September IS, 1874. at 10 o'clock
am, for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates as follows:
Two Senators and six Representatives to
represent Shelby county in the General As
sembly.
One Representative to represent the coun-
ties of Shelby and Fayette. jointly. and
One Senator to represent the counties OF
Shelby, Fayette and Upton, jointly, in the
General Assembly.
The counties Of Fay cite and Upton are ex- !
pected and especially urged to send delegates |
to meet with the Shelby county delegates in I
hoatOrial convention at the above named place |
after the nominations Of the 4
Shelby County Convention are madel 70 make I
the Joint nominations above named.
OWEN DWYER,
ALBERT SUGGS,
ISHAM h NELSON,
w II CARROLL,
n M JONES,
VIM MILLER.
TOM HOLMAN, JR,
w MCDOWELL,
WMBENJhS,
NJ WALDRAN,
Executive Board of Shelby County.
N N JONES,