Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-07
SEVENTH WARD MEETING.
Democrats, Conservatives and Liberals
in COunciI-CIub FOrmed-List of
Officers and Members.
An Attempt TO Recognize Peoples
Party Defeated The Press and
the Executive Committee
Etc.

| Pursuant to q call the Democrats
| Conservatives and liberals of the seventh
ward met in Solari's store B ale street, las
| night, for the purpose OF organizing club.
| A permanent organization Of a Democratic
| Conservative club was formed by the election
| OF The following gentlemen as permanent Off
| GERS:
Presiden, W N Brown
Wee p, eSideRts.-L. b. M'Farland,T r. II. Log
| SecretGry.-M. 4. Irrelevant.
IFedSuTer.-J. T. Frost.
| A subscription list for members was then
| opened, and quite number of gentlemen en-.
| rolled their names.
| A resolution was adopted inviting all Other
| citizens Of the ward who wished TO join the
| CLUB u visit the secretary, NJ. TTezevant, al
| his office, No. Madison street, ana there en-.
| roll their names.
Mr.. ]. T. Leak offered the following resoIu.
| ton:
RESOLVED. That tEis meeting fully indorse
| the action of the executive committee APP
| pointed by the citizens meeting assembled at
the GreenlaW operahOuSe, and hereby pledge
| ourselves to hearti y support any nomination
made under then management.
| Captain J. Harvey Mathes, Of the Led0er,
| seconded The resolution,
Mr. Gey. K. Phelan moved to table it,
Mr.. IL. b. Mcfarland said a division
had sprung up between the leaders of The
party ana among the press. They we. about
| to enter the canvass with the support of only
one paper, and that an evening paper. One
| OF the morning journals was Oppose to the
action OF the Democratic executive commit
| tee, while the other morning paper was not
committed at all. He thought, therefore,
thal they should strive to secure the unity
OF the party, and Ignore any action tending
10 cause division. He, therefore, would offer
the following resolution, in lieu of Mr.. Leaks,
TO secure this unity.
WHEREAS, IL Is now apparent that in the
coming municipal election there will be but
two pronounced tickets-one headed ny John
LO3gue, and aVOWed Radical in name and
the other by the candidate for MAYOR to be
nominated at the Peoples convention, soon
TO be held; and
IN
TO beat John League, and the other candi-
datesof the Radical party, and thereby secure
change in the office of mayor, and economy,
wisdom and honesty in our municipal admin
tstration; and recognizing the great power
and usefulness of able and enlightened
press IN securing success in every political
canvass; therefore, be 1t
Resolved That we recognize the object and
issue OF This canvass to be- as stated in the first
anu second preambles of these resolutions,
anu none otheri and that these will carry with
mem sufnclent party distinctions, and draw
the party lines clearly enough, without an at
tempt at any definition by name.
ResoLUed, That we deprecate any dissension
IN our ranks, Individually or, especially, in
our local press, upon such non essentials as a
name, the manner of the nomination of can
dldates, or other matters not affecting the vi
tai issues of The canvass.
RESOLVED, That we invite all good men to
unite with us under the banner of reform,
retrenchment and economy" accepting the
motto OF Opposition 10 Losgue and Radical
resolution having reference to the name to be
used. He said he didn' care about any desig.
nation, whether called by one or any other
name.
L. H. Logwood moved to insert the COM
pound word 'Democratic-C Conservative" in
j. L. Hilsman asked if the Democrats Con-
servatlves and Liberals were to make buga-
boo about John League. He didn't believe
John League could get seven hundred votes
were he TO run. They could not ind fifty re-
spectacle citizens in Memphis who would
vote for League, for he had disgraced the city.
knowing THIS, he was confident that respect.
aole men would not vote for League,
and II they could find fifty re-
spectacle men who would vote for
five dollars a head for each respectable man
so shown him. He was opposed to any such
resolution as that of ignoring names They
had to act under the Democratic executive
committee was the only head they had, and il
was necessary for them to have head If they
morning papers, the Avalanche, was straight
out for them, and he believed the APPEAL
would support the nominee of the convention
II IL nominated good man.
Mir. Leak said that they were not to select
a candidate for the AUdIdnche, APPEAL or
Ledger; Two years ago the APPEAL ran Bus
by, and now whereas the APPEAL and Busby?
They were defeated. The AUdLanchs had
stood up for the pooTman and the tax payer
and had acted fairly. They were not to run |
machine for the APPEAL, and would not act |
Just to suit the papers. If their candidates
didn't suit the papers, they would buy a paper
and start it,
Colonel Logwood moved 10 table all resoIu-
lions. Adopted.
The meeting then adjourned to seven
CLOCK Thursday night.
LIST OF MEMBERS.
The following is a list of members who join |
ed the Seventh Ward Democratic Conserva- |
tive club last night:
E. J. Wendell, j. A. Forrest, j. II. Mathes, F, |
A. Jones, W. a. Cameron, 7. II. LogwOnd, |
Hugo X. Martin, E. b. M'Henry, 4. G. VII |
hanson, J. c. FlZer,S. HlnsOn, J. NJ. Williams, |
y. Il, Thornton, NJ. Vase, Joseph Uhl; Heber |
Jones, Ed. GOyer, NJ. Gsrvin, r. Mayberry. ]. |
). Ramey, l.. W. Allen, X. \. Jones, A. Ehr- |
lick, Matt Glass, J. s. Carpenter, W. W. Cole
nap, ]. W. Simmo0s,J J. W. Reider, 4. ]. Tuck |
n, John johnson, j. T. Hillsman, John CooB,
John Smith, Neff Dukes, John Warner, W. A. |
jage, W. 3. Battle, Charles Carlson, d. 7. Por-
or, ]. j. Busby. Richard Cooper, W. l.. Coop
II, J. y. Day, John +. speed, f. W. Brodie, r.
D. Ram baut, q. V. Ramhaut, n. W. Newsom,
5enry j. Moore, d j. Harrington.
The names Of the above officers should be
included in this list.
J. Z. FiZer moved that all DemOcrstic-Con-
ervative citizens of the ward, not present,
Who desired 10 Join the club, be requested to
end their names 70 tns secretary at No. 5
iadison street. Carried.
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