Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-15

/ ignore all former party organizations in the
/ state, believing. from the lessons Of the last
eight years, that no existing political party in
! the State has the power or the will TO accom-
I public good.
Colonel Topp said he did not agree with
certain gentlemen in the convention, and he
was also opposed to the resolutions OF the
! Mr. L. W. Finlay said the resolutions were
not open for debate, as Colonel Topp had been
1 merely requested 10 read his own resolutions
Colonel Topp-I offer them in lieu.
Secretary Brooks read the following, which
! j. j. DuBose: s.p az
/ WHEREAS, In view of the fact that county
/ and State elections are to be held in Angus:
| and November next, we deem it expedient
! and proper that the Conservative-De Democratic
! party of Shelby county should take immedi-
ate steps to organize, to the end by united
action the people may the better express their
choice for men, honest and capable, 70 dis
nIled;
Resolved, That we, the people Of Shelby
county, in mass-meetIng Assem- oled, appoint
Democratic executive committee, whose
duty IL shall be 10 designate day when the
people may meet in the various districts OF
the county and in the wards of the city, for
the purpose Of selecting delegates to a Demo-
crattc-Conservative convention to nominate
suitable candidates to fill the county offices;
and said committee is empowered to do other
and further acts that in their sound discretion
and Judgment viii advance the ends and OBJ
tects OF the Democratfc-Conservati party of
Shelby county.
General Marcus ]. Wright said he had sub
mitted certain resolutions to the committee,
but he now wished to withdraw them
REMARKS BY MR.. D. ADAMS.
Mr.. J. d. Adams said that he had often
found that 'haste made waste" and he was
opposed TO any resolutions that might be pro-
posed there that day. 1t was their duty to do
all In their power 70 subserve the general In
teTest. Instead of adopting the platform
by the CO.: committee, they SSs'to ought SO TO conl
suit together and appoint a committee
composed of citizens from each ward OF the
city, and each district of the county, who
could meet in secret conclave If they thought
necessary, and publish their platform to the
people.
Colonel Kenar-There is nothing before the
house.
Mr.. Adams said the remarks he had made
were merely predatory. He was opposed to
the resolutions on the grounds that they had
not been properly matured. He wanted the
platform fully matured in the manner he had
proposed, and then publish il in the newspe-
pers. They could then unite upon a name
and he did not care whether they called
the party, Democrat, Conservative or Liberal,
as "a rose by any other name would smell
as sweet" He wanted the people to have
voice in this matter, and act as they pleased.
fore the convention they would Immediately
say IL was the work of three or four men,
and begin to cry ''ring," ''ring."- He contend
cd That there was plenty OF time to form a
good platform and have it published In the
newspapers for the benefit of the
he aiIa5 20 atoot it a ,oI,S SI 1 q, tbt
time move to lay the resolutions of the COM
mittee on the table, as he wanted to hear the
views of some of the gentlemen present on
the resolutions. II they acted with due de-
liberation then they would prove as nvalua-
BILE TO Radicalism and Bourbonisln as the
rock of Gibraltar. [Applause.l
REMARKS OF SQUIRE WALKER.
Squire Walker said he was not engaged in
politics, but he had come to the convention
as he understood there was to be movement
to organize for the coming elections. He con-
stdered the resolutions of the COM
mittee to be very good, but every man
was welded to some idol or other, and
therefore they could not expect all to
agree.
After prolonged debate Mr.. Minor Meri-
wether read the following resolution:
ReSOtred, That the reduction Of taxation
will be found the antidote to most Of the cry.
ing evils which affiict the country, and that
1t is the sense of this convention that the
present rate of State tax should be reduced to
twenty cents on the hundred dollars.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Keattng, in few remarks, op-
posed the amendments, when the Meriwether |
resolution was lost, and the resolutions Of the |
committee were adopted with but one dissent |
ing voice.
The chairman was allowed time to select the |
executive committee, which, when COM
pleted, will be published in the Memphis |
newspapers.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
lowing to the great press of our adver- |
vertising columns this morning, several of |
the speeches made at the Bartlett convention |
were unavoidably crowded out.-EDs. AP- |
PEAL