Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-16
Temporary and Permanent Or
ganizatiOn---COl. B. d.. Estes
Permanent Chairman.
The Democratic TwO-Thirds Rule
AdOpted--A Large Crowd
Present.
RresuIt Of the Third Ballot.

E4ecutVe COMMITTEE, called the v
ton to order and stated that it was first
in order to select a temporary chairman.
On motion Colonel T. d. LogWood
was selected to preside.
On motion A, W. Newsoue was SO.
lected IS temporary Secretary.
On motion Dan O'Donnell was Sc
lected as temporary Sergeant-at-Arms.
By this time all the delegates we're
present, and the hall was crowded with
citizens.
The temporary secretary not being pre-
sent, B. Z. Bsriuds was selected as tenn.
porary secretary until Mr.. Newsome ar.
rived in the hall.
On motion the following committee on
credentials, composed of one delegate
from each ward, was appointed by Chair
man lockwood: R. C. Williamson, chair
man; W. j. Chase, DR.. Frank Rice, Thos.
Lowe, S. W. Green, G W. Tomlin, W B
Galbreatb, ] W. Cochran, George Will
liams, George b Elliott. The committee
retired 10 consider credentials.
During the absence of the committee
quite a large amount of electioneeriug
progressed between the friends Of the
several candidates and The delegates.
At IL o'clock the Committee on Gre
dentials returned and made report as to
delegates entitled to seats in the conven.
ton. The list as published in the
LEDGLE of yesterday was adopted, with
tne exception Of a few changes, wherein
delegates elected were unable to attend.
DR.. Saunders moved that a committee
Of n delegate from each ward be ap-
pointed by the chair on permanent Or
gAnization.
Chairman Logwood appointed the fol-
loving committee: DR.. D. d. Saunders,
chairman; john Gent, VIM. Worsban,
A G luther, S. w. Green, Robert FL
lott, Jesse Forrest, E l.. Belcher, A.W.
Newsome, George Messenger. The COM
mittee returned and reported the follow
ing on
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION:
For permanent Chairman, B. NJ Estes;
permanent Secretary, N Fontaine; per.
manent Sergeant.st-Arms, G X. Wealth
srford, assisted by Dan 0'Donnell.
Chairman Estes appeared on the
stand, and was received with applause.
he thanked the convention for the honor
conferred upon him and promised to
discharge the duties of the office with
impartiality and fairness. BE addressed
the delegates on the important duties
devolving upon them as representatives
Of their constituencies, viz. to select a
good, competent and faithful man for
the Office Of Mayor-to select the best
man for the place. Again thanking the
convention, Chairman Estes took his
seat amid applause.
Delegate luther offered a resolution
instructing the sergesnt-at-arms ard
police present to keep from within the
railing where the delegates are located
all persons not delegates. Carried
On motion the delegates Of the respec.
tive wards elected chairmen and took
seats in regular order III the hall.
On motion of delegate Waldran the
chair selected two delegates as %tellers, as
! follows: R. G. Williams, B. Z. Barinds.
THE TWO THIRDS RULE.
Colonel Logwood moved that a com.
mittee of one from each ward be sp-
pointed to draft rules and regulations for
the convention.
DR.. D. D. Saunders moved to amend
by adopting the usual parliamentary
rules, and also the two-thirds rule, which
was agreed to by Colonel Logwood, and
adopted by the convention, and by this
resolve the two.thirds rule was unani-
mously adopted as governing the con-
v%ention in selecting q Mayoralty candi-
date.
The chair appointed the following
Committee on Rules and Regulations:
7. h. Logwood, D. D. Saunders, John
Zent, DR.. Frank Rice, James Speed, s
W. Green, l.. Podesta, A. W. Drew, L.
D. Grant and Robert Calhoun.
The Committee retired at l o'clock,
and on motion of delegate Belcher the
Convention took a recess of fifteen min
utes.
On reassembling after recess the fol
loving business was transacted; Rules
and regulations we're adopted providing
for the pledging Of candidates to abide
by the decisions of the convention as to
the nominee; that after FIVE ballots be
tween two or more candidates that the
lowest be dropped and not again pre-,
scented unless a new name is put in nom
i%nation; all delegates to pledge them
selves to abide by the nomination of the
convention.
NOMINATIONS.
T. B. Norment nominated Judge John
r. FlippiD.
W. A. Chase nominated John John.
son.
Under the rules adopted John R. Flip
pin and John johnson appeared on the
stage and pledged themselves to abide
by the nomination. Mr.. johnson asked
the indulgence of the convention to re-
nlv IN certain Undergraduates which were