Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-04


fully submitted.
J. M HEATING,
NJ. MAGEVNEY,
]. W. WALKER,
]. W. MOORES,
W.R. LUCAS,
Committee on Rules etc.
Received and adopted.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The election of officers being next in
order, Mr.. s. ). Camp nominated Col
onel J. J. DuBose for president, but this
gentleman declined. .
Colonel M. Msgevney, ST., member OF
the city Democratic executive commit
tee from the eighth ward, said that at a
| meeting of said committee he was au-
thorized to select five citizens OF this
ward who should act as commit
tee to assist the executive committee in
the selection Of delegates to:the conven-
ton. He had seen the gentlemen whom
| he selected for this subcommittee, and
had chosen them because he knew them
better, and knew also that they were
hard workers. These gentlemen select
ed were Messrs. 8. ]. Camp, J. j. Du-
Bose, VIM. Featherstone, Jack Water
and 81. Seessel, sr. He thought 1t best
TO get as officers of the club those who
were not on this committee, and there
fore nominated for president Mr.. George
| D. Crockett.
Mr.. Crockett said he could not serve.
Colonel Magevney said they could re-
| ceive no excuse, as they meant to carry
the election-fairly, il they could; and
| IL not, as they did in Mississippi.
MIR. Crockett was therefore elected
president of the club. - E.
On motion of Captain Lucas the meet
| ing resolved that the chairman appoint
q committee of three to select vice
presidents, treasurer and secretary of
the club.
The chairman appointed on this com.
mittee w. r. Lucas, NJ. F. Kennedy
and VIM. Dean.
VICE-PREsIDENTs AND OTHER OFFICERS
The committee reported the following
names, which were adopted:
Vice. PreSidentS-F. Warneke, Henry
Marks, r. Creighton, J. B. Daniel and
A. M. Hawley.
Secretary-B. E. Barinds.
TredSurer-W. A. Collier.
REMARKS OF VARIOUS MEMBERS.
Mr.. Creighton, being called for, said
they had to work else they would be de-
feated. Democrats.whenu united would
win, but divided they would be defeated.
He invited gentlemen present to join
the club. A Democratic Conservative
candidate would carry the ward by
larger majority than many imagined.
They had, however, to work hard to Sc
cure victory, as but short time inter-
vened.
Secretary Bsrinds, upon request Of
several members, said that all who
Joined the club were obligated to support
the nominee of the Democratic conven-
ton. This was all the obligation inn
posed.
Colonel DuBose, being called upon,
said every one who Joined the club
would be expected to cast his vote in
the primary election, and to support the
nominee of the Democratic convention.
1t was an old and ardinal theory with
the Democratic party to prefer measures
to men, and to abide the action of its
convention. They should hew to the
line and be liberal in their views. De-
mocracy meant the rule of the people,
and while he did not wish to discuss
questions which were already in the
press-for he believed himself to be as
good a Democrat as any in town-be
would cay that it had always been the
rule Of the Democratic party to be lib
ersl and stretch out its arms to all. He
II
ganize the Democratic party on the lines
OF ante bellun1 days. They could only
take the word of any man as to his be-
ing q Democrat. If any one would
pledge himself to vote the Democratic
ticket and support its nominee, such
should be invited to vote in the primary
election.
J w. Eldridge being called on, made
a speech, in which ne said that the
Democratic party was liberal and gen.
erous always. The policy was to bind
every element in the city against Rsdi-
calism. He defined his meaning Of the
word Democracy" which was Opposi-
ton to Radical rule and Radical ruin,
He begged the meeting not to pass reso-
lutions ostTacising any persons who were
conservative or liberal.
8. J. Camp moved that the member
ship list be kept open, and that the
president and vice. presidents, with the
Secretary, make an effort to secure men,
bers. Adopted.
T. G. Anderson moved that the club
meet every Friday night. Adopted.
COLONEL MAGEVNEY's STATEMENT.
Colonel NJ. Magevney then arose and
said that he had seen in the city press
discussions relative to the action of the
Democratic executive committee in
passing the resolution which had been
so generally discussed. AS member of
the Democratic executive committee he
represented and still represents the
eighth ward. AS he was sitting there
without expressing his WE'VE, it might
be taken for granted that he had in.
dorse6 the resolution of the committee,
and had acted with the majority. He
did not act with the msjoIity. He did
all Justice. He voted against the reso-
luton, not because of the word "Con-
servative,n but when the word "Liber.
al" was inserted. He thought the COM
mittee were overstepping the bounds of
its duty when it wanted men other than
Conservative. The committee acted
the motives OF the other members of the
but was in the minority, and while he
acquiesced in the decision Of the major
ity ne regretted its action. They
were all working for the good |
OF Memphis, and to defeat what !
was calculated to be injurious |
to the city's welfare. Only short !
while ago, when certain men held q
convention and put forth the name Of |
certain man for mayor, there was an |
unprecedented uprising OF popular op-
position. The time Lad come when |
neither the press nor politicians will |
control the people, for they are deter
mined to have the best men they can Sc
lect for Office. They did not want cid
politicians for office; they wanted new
men. He was willing TO take a fresh
leeeh, even if he had to throw salt on
the animal to make it drop its hold. At
ter thirty-seven years in America, he
did not think his Democracy ought to
be questioned. Still, if such relieved the
people of the burdenunder which they
labored, they could call him by any name.
He hoped the press would act with
them. he knew the press was
honest in its purpose, and be did not
blame it for chastising the executive
for the committee acted