Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-02
Result Of the Democratic Mass COnven.
tion Held at the Exposition
Building Yesterday.
List Of Delegates Elected TO Represent
Shelby County in the State Con-
TentiOn on the 3lst.
Names of Gentlemen Composing the New
County Democratic Executive
Committee-ResOlutiOns
Adopted.


at the Expedition building yesterday
morning, at which there we're present 3
goOdly nHmber Of representative men
Of the party for both city and county.
Chairman NJ. ]. Wsldran, of the ex-
ecutive committee, called the conven-
GOn to order, when Secretary Ed. Wor-
sham read the call as published in the
press Of the city explaining the objects
for which the convention had been a..
sembled.
Chairman Wald,an then addressed
the convention as f0IlOWs:
FELL0W-CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUN-
TY-Ihe Executive committee Of the
Democratic and Conservative party in
Shelby county have called you together
to-day to meet in mPs3 convention. As
the chairman Of that committee, it is
my duty, according to the practice and
precedents OF the past, to explain briefly
TO you that you are here to. day for the
purpose Of selecting delegates to the
State convention, which will select dele
gats to the Democratic National con-
venti0D, TO be held at st. Louis in June,
to nominate candidates for President
and Vice President of the United States.
AT no time within the LEST e. Xteen years
have the Democracy Of the country had a
brighter hope of success than at the
present time, and you can add material
Iy to its succes3 by selecting the Wis6st
and most discreet men in our ranks Ss
delegate. dean it my duty to also an
nounce, on behalf Of the committee, that
we tender our designations and return our
authority to this convention, whose bUsi-
ness 1t will be TO appoint new county
executive C)mmittee to conduct the
coming campaigns of our party. The
propriety OF such action at this time
will, am sure, be readily appreciated
by you.
Mr.. George w. Winchester was, by
acclamation, elected permanent chair
man, and the representative of the
press reque1t d to act ss secretaries.
Mr.. Winche1ter took the chair, and,
with few brief remarks, announced
the convention ready for business.
MCslrs. J. Fl. Matheq, ]. T. Murray,
Irving Hslsey, John M'Brooks and T.
B. EdgingtOn were appointed commit
tee to appOrtiOn the ward and district
delegation.
Mr.. j. G. Maccabe moved that the
resignation of the old executive commit
tee, rendered by Chairman WSldfaD, be
now received. Adopted.
On motion of Colonel John Donovan,
an executive committee WIS appointed
cOmpC3ed of one ifom each ward and
district, who were authorized - select
from among themselves an executive
board, as follows: John Kearns, John
CLANCY, P. G. Roge.J, J. G. B'aise, w.
W. Miller, J. A. Taylor, L. B. M'Far-
land, @. D. Crockett, E. J. Karr, Gus
MORT, G. l.. Douglas, Ike Melon, w.
T. Carmack, @. s. R9r r, B. B. Barnett,
J. NJ. Colman, J. Mac Brooks, G. B.
English, ]. w. Allen, r. G. Bledsoe,
Lewis A. Featherstone, n. Nj. Lemos,
n. B. Forrest, A. ]. H4ys, Chris AOf-
man, A. B. Haynes, R. B stone, Irving
Halsey. The report of the committee
was adopted almost unanimously.
On motion OF Major Sharp, Mo 3sr5. w.
II Coleman, w. w. M'DowelI, D. D.
Saunders, G.. r. Phelan, r. NJ. MP SOD,
g. w. Gordon and G. r. POwef were
appointed a committee to select dele
g ates to the State convention, who re-
ported the following list in accordance
with the apr 3rtionment fixed by the
committee appointed for the purpose:
CTTY-wARD DELEGATES.
First-P. J. Kelly, James BOhen, Pat
Burns, Timothy Considine.
Second-M. d. L. Stewart, John Dom
ovau, Ishsm @. Harris, DR.. Frank Rice.
Third-W. II. Rhes, G. A. Letting
well, w. P. Mitchell, w. II. Carroll.
Fourth-W. S Bruce, w. l.. Duff,
Thomas Barrett, S. Green.
Fifth-W. w. Mcdowell, U. w. Mil
Ter. P. Parotti.
Sixth-E. A. Cole, J. A. Taylor, Thcs.
Winters.
SEVENTH. H. Mathes, J. G. Flzer,
A. Solari.
Eighth-M. Magevney, J. NJ. Keat-
ing, T. B. Edgington, s. J. Camp.
Ninth-George r. Powell, George L.
Williams.
Tenth-Enoch Easley, ]. E. R. Ray,
R. F. LOOney.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
First-W. w. Dickson.
SecOnd-I. II. Nelson.
ThiTd-Ila E. Douglass.
Fourth-J. M. FTalme.
Fifsh-W. T. Avery.
Sixth-T. T. TsyOr, J. N. Coleman.
Seventh-Jno. MacBrCOks, CIV. Cor
don.
Eighih-J. NJ. Crews.
NINTH. r. DeLsuney.
1SuIu-I1s 1DyJ A1OS1I ShSSSs
Eleventh-C. l.. Anderson.
Twel!th-George G. Holmes.
Thirteenth-W. II. Hoegel.
Fourteenth-A. J. Hays.
Fitteenth-L. Leatherman.
Sixteenth-S II. Jones.
Seventeenth-R. r Stone.
Eighteenth-John r. Greer.
1t WIS agreed to that delegate here
appointed, who could not attend, should
have authority to appoint his proxy.
The following resolution, by Judge
Irving Haley, was tabled:
Resolved, That honesty, capacity anC
| fidelity to constitutional obligations ar
the true tests Of fitness for office, anC
which merit and should receive the ap
probation and confidence Of the people
| there fore, when tried by this standard
| the administration OF James d. Porter
as governor, is justly and eminently en-
titled to the indoIsement Of the Demo
cratic party of the State; and we, tn
Democracy of Shelby county, tax