Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-09-09
Radical Congressional Convention at
Zion Church-BarbOur Lewis
Re.NOminated for Con-
gress by Acclana-
ton, Etc,
Ed shaw's Love Feast and High Old
Times Among the Mourners-
DISSERTATION of Church
by a Lot of Political
Wir6-PulleFs.

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Republicans would be held for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the Chatta-
nooga Gubernatorial Convention OF the
18th inst, and also to make nomina-
ton for Congress in this (the Tenth
district.
General W. ]. Smith took the chair
and read the call to about one hundred
and fifty negroes and FIVE white men.
R. B. Hutchinson (white) and I. f.
Cassell mig we're elected secretaries.
A committee of FIVE was appointed to
nominate delegates to the Gubernatorial
Convention. This committee was COM
posed of B. 0. Carr, j. Thomas, Ben
Payne, R. McKenna and Tom EldriJge.
The committee retired, and returning
presented the names of the cut and
dried delegates, as follows:
Delegates-W. j. Smith, Robert Nc
Kenna, B. o. Carr, j. A. Thompson,
Ben Payne, John Stevens, James Rails
ton, Josiah Deloach, 7. D. Eldridge, Ed
Shaw, William Phillips, P. Ford, Burrell
Lee, Barbour Lewis Pat Winters, Julian
Bedford, T. F. Cassell, George E. Page,
Thos. Swan.
Alternates-R. F. Patterson, James
| Quinn, ]. E. Bigelow, W. T. Kenneday
R. II. Cowan, Samuel Woodson, R. b.
Hutchinson, Charles Kortrecht, John
Hughes, Fred Scbaper, Peyton Petit,
]. W. Purnell, R. Tally Richard Amry,
William Cunningham, P. j. Mulvihill,
R. W. Ramsey, T. NJ, Morgan, Bobert
Butcher, ]. WiSeman.
Right here we suggest that the RAIDS,
in classifying Fred Schafer, City Tax
Collector, and Charles Kortrecht, Esq,
as of the party, may have made a mis-
take. 1t is not understood among the
white friends of these gentlemen that
they belong to the negroized Radical
party, controlled as it is by the Federal
ofiice-holders ring.
While the committee was absent the
negro Wharfmaster of the city, Shaw,
harangued the mob on the outrages com.
mitted by the whites on the blacks, but
he never referred to the outrages com
mitted by the blacks on the whites, such
as the Pigeon Roost road Dnrant' vii
lainy, for instance. He wanted Gov.
Brown hung, and wished to extermlnate
all Southern men. Shaw abused the LED
GER, because the LEDGER has endeavored
to rid the city government OF wharf
master totally incompetent and unworthy
of the Office. a fanatic and black incen-
diary whose hatred to the white race (be-
cause he has little white blood in his
veins) breaks out on every occasion.
During the ungrammatical talk made by
this violent but ignorant negro, the con-
gregation gave utterance to many camp
meeting CALCULATIONS, Dress Godr
Oats sol" "0h, my GodP And
then there was smacking of lips just
as if the darkies were calling hogs up to
water. Shaw raved and foamed at the
mouth, displaying his ignorance on all
subjects. He pretended that he had
received a Ku.Klux letter ordering
him to leave Memphis. This, of course,
is bogus letter gotten up for effect by
Shaw who wants to be a martyr and
with the martyrs stand. Shaw has
little influence with intelligent negroes,
who despse him, knowing him to be a
corrupt ward politician. With the igno-
rant negroes he is not strong, all parties
suspeeting him Of wire pulling. This
convention adjourned and the Congress
ional convention was called to order
under the same officers. A committee on
elaborate and cut and dried resolutions
was appointed. These fellows went out
took the already written resolutions out
of one pocket, put them in the other,
and returned to the hall. The commit
tee was composed of Ed Shaw, Tom
Eldridge, B. o. Carr, VIM. Phillips, 10
Clouston and ]. NJ Williamson.
During their absence a sharp negro
Just arrived from the North addressed
the audience and introduced several
historical illusions about Greece and
Rome.
Shaw, desiring to please the LEDGER,
nominated B. Lewis as a candidate for
the Office of Congressman to represent
the Tenth District. The nomination
was made unanimous, no opposition be-
ing apparent 1t was evident that Fay
cite and Hardeman counties had little
to do with the nomination, the Shelby
comfy mob of delegates and others who
we're present voting on all questions.
When Lewis was nominated there was a
stamping Of feet, and many expressions
Of African satisfaction broke loose.
Chairman General Smith made a
speech indorsing B. Lewis as the man
for the place, and thea recounted few
outrages committed by white people on
$500, sfter vhich the meeting ad.