Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-17
OUR CANDIDATES.
Brfefsk etehes OF the Shelby County
Nominees of the Democratic Com
servatIve Party.
JOHN ovERToN, JR.

! herVatAVe Party.
JOHN ovERToN, JR.
Mr.. John 0verton was born in David.
son county, Tennessee, and came to
Memphis in 1865, wherein he has resided
ever since. Mr.. 0verton is large
property holder and represents the best
interests of the city. He was an active
and valuable member OF the last Legis-
lature, advocating every measure calcu-
lated to advance the best interests OF
Memphis and Shelby county. During
the last war Mr.. Overton served on the
staff Of General Forrest with credit and
ability. Since the war he has been one
of our most enterprising and popular
citizens, which was clearly indicated by
his nomination as State Senator on the
first ballot in the convention Of Tuesday
last. That be will be elected State SEN
ator, and that he will make most useful
member Of the Legislature, are foregone
conclusions.
JOHN RoUsH.
This well known gentleman received
the nomination as representative to the
lower House of the State Legislature.
Mr.. Roush is native of Germany, and
emigrated to this country in the year
1851. He learned his trade of wagon
and carriage maker in Hawsville, Ky.
When the war broke out he joined the
Federal army as a private soldier and
served in that capacity during the war.
At the close of the war Mr.. Roush came
to Memphis, where he located, and soon
afterward formed copartnership with
Mr.. Cunningham, and engaged in the
wagon and carriage making business.
He has been a city Councilman since
1872, and has ever been faithful and
watchful representative of the people.
He is a mechanic, workingman, who
fully understands the best interests of
the man who lives by manual labor and
who earnes his bread by the sweat of his
brow. Mr.. Roush is intelligent and in
corruptible, and will make good repre-
sentative.
PEYTONJ. SMITH.
This gentleman, who is the Pictorial
candidate for Senator from Shelby, Fay
cite and Upton, was born and raised
near Covington, Upton county. His
father, Judge o. W, Smith, of the County
Court, was one of the Oldest and most
worthy citizens of the county. Peyton
Smith graduated at the Lebanon Law
School, and at present stands in the
front rank Of the Covington bar. Being
good lawyer, pleasing speaker and
most honorable gentleman, he cannot
fail to make his mark in the next Legis
lature by representing his constituents
of all three counties most ably and faith
fully.
HUGH D. GREER.
This gentleman, who was nominated
to represent the county in the lower
House of the State Legislature, was born
in Paris, Henry county, Tennessee, and
in early life moved to Holly Springs,
Mississippi, where he remained few
years and returned to Tennessee, settling
in Shelby county, where he has ever
since resided. Mr.. Greer graduated at
Oxford College,, Mississippi, and after
wards graduated at the Lebanon Tenn
! Law School, with high honors, when that
institution hourished under the able
management of Judge Caruthers. Mr..
Greer commenced the practice of law in
this city just previous to the war, which
struggle he engaged in and rose to the
rank of Colonel. After that unhappy
and unfortunate struggle ceased, Colonel
Greer returned to Shelby county and
engaged in commercial pursuits for a
short time, but finding the country better
suited to his tastes, he engaged in the
planting business, which pursuit he has
continued up to the present time. Colo
mel Greer is practical farmer, sound
lawyer and an educated and accomplish
ed gentleman who will not fail to repre-
sent Shelby county ably and honorably,
GEORGE B. PETERS.
This young gentleman, who was nomi-
mated to represent Shelby county in the
lower House OF the State Legislature,
was born in Bolivar, Hardeman county,
Tennessee. lie graduated at the Wash
ington and Lee University, Virginia,
since the war, when that institution was
presided over by the great and good
General Robert Z. Lee. Mr.. Peters was
selected as the valedictorian of bis class,