Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-18
The Meeting Yesterday-Ed Shaw, T. A.
Hamilton, Hon. Barbour Lewis
and Others. Speak-The
Color Line.
BrOWnIOW's Political Fidelity DOabted,
and Dorsey Thomas Recommended
for GOVernOF-White Radicals
at n Discount.
" I'm q Republican. but I'm No Niger
Republican The Platform and
Financial DOdge-sfate
Credit.
Repeal of Merchants TaX-ReVIsiOu Of
Revenue Laws-OppOsitiOn TO State
COnstItuGiOnaI Amendments
County Administration
The DeIeRates-Etc.

citizens anu score OF WnIIS men gam.
cred at Assembly hall yesterday af-
ternoon, in response to the following
published call:
"By order of the Republican county
committee OF Shelby county, notice is
hereby given that mass convention OF
the Republicans CT Shelby county will
be held at Assembly hall, No. 1853 Main
street, in Memphis, at the hour OF twelve
o'clock noon, on Thursday, the seven
teenth day Of August. Delegates will
be appointed to the State Republican
convention, to be held st Nashville on
the twenty-fourth dsy Of August. And
also delegates t. the congressional dis.
trict convention for the tenth district,
which will hereafter meet, for the pur-
pose of nominating Republican candi-
date for congress from said district. By
order of the county committee.
EDWARD SHAW, Chairman"
Ed Shaw (colored), chairman Of the
executive committee, stated the objects
OF the convention briefly.
For the office OF permanent chairman
Judge Bigelow ard T. F. Csssell (col-
or6d) were nominated, and the latter
was elected by the mass convention.
Chairman Cassell aGdre5 ssd the con-
vention in the usual style, and returned
his thanks for the honor conferred upon
him.
On motion, Captain s. s. Garrett was
elected secretary, and Green Evans (col-
ored) was elected his assistant.
DR.. P. d. Beecher, w. NJ. Randolph
and Charles Kortrecht moved t. appoint
a committee to select delegates, aud il
was carried, after lively discussion had
taken place between the white and black
Republicans on the subject of the color
line.
Chairman Shaw resented the charge,
and denied that the black people intend
ed to do any such thing.
Mr.. Randolph said he was not can
didste for congress, and would not be
under any circumstances.
The following committee was selected
to select delegates: William Randolph,
Barbour Lswis, ]. A. Thompson (col-
ored) Charles Kortrecht, Judge J. E.
Bigelow, and P. L. Gwynn (coIored).
A colored man arCs5 and protested
against making the committee almost
exclusively white. The following addi-
tiona committeeman were then elected !:
George Page (colored), Dave Nelson
(colored), and Martin Rust (colored)
The committee retired and the con-
vention took recess.
ED SHAW (CoLORED).
In the meantime, on motion, Ed
Shaw delivered an address. Hereferred
to the fact that the Democrats had put
their men in the field, candidates for
governor and electors throughout the
State. He denied that the Republican
p'rty was corrupt, but he asserted that
fhen aVp IN ortry ln
as it was twenty years agN. He referred
to the mechanics lien law as passed by
the Democratic legislature, and de.
nouHced it as Infamous, as there is no
law in Tennessee to protect the black
employe. When the Republicans were
in power in Tennessee the interest on
the public debt was paid, but since the
Democracy came into power not q cent
Of the interest Of the public debt has
been paid, He said an Office was created
by the Democracy to enable q man to go
up into the mountains to hunt for mines,
coal, etc. He did not know what the
Office was called, but the man got three
thousand dollars year for doing moth
ing, as he never went anywh re TO look
for mines. Colonel Shaw evidently re-
ferred to the Offica of State gsologisf,
whose able and learned scientific reports
are 80 much sought after by emigrants
and citizens of other States who de-
sire to invest capital in Tennessee lands !
The Democrats even taxed the old dogs
kept by the negroes after taxing them
for everything else they had in the
world. He denounced the outrageg COM
mitted against coIored men by white
men throughout the State and the south.
Even white Republicans keep away
from Repub lean meetings; hut on the
streets they say: "pm a Republican,
but Pm no Niger Republican" No
wonder Democrats have no respect for
such men; nor have we. They are rot
true Republicans. When you find a
man acting with the Republicans, and
in a few days you find him delegate in
a Democratic convention, that man can
not be trusted by Republicans. No won
der the Republicans are defeated in this
State. Almost every man who was
elected to office by the Republicans
Brownlow not excepted) can be found
acting with the Democracy. At the last
election white and black Republicans
were found voting for Democratic nomi-
nees. This was wrong. Stick to your
and act like men. Chairman
Shaw closed his speech by returning his
thanks to the convention.
TOM A. HAMILTON.
Loud calls being made fer Mr.. T. A.
Hamilton (white), that well-known ex-
came to the front and talked.
He Endorsed all that Ed Shaw had said,
and he had returned after a long alb
sence just as he was when he lefi, with
the same old harness Oh. He was for
Hayes and Wheeler to the last. Colonel
remarks wers Of a rambling
character, he evidently not feeling well
Dr. in trim for making speech. He as
serted that the Democratic and Repur-
lean parties stand exactly alike in their
platform on national matters, and the
,olored man must select which to sup
port. Tennessee will go overwhelmingly
or Hayes and Wheeler, because that
party has the vote. In bis judgment,
1 fair vote has never been cOuuted Ia
Shelby county by the Democracy. You
will have legislature Of Republ @ ans,
and we Will elect two United states SEN
lt0rs. TTden is a reformer; he should |
Dc, as eli ballot-box suffers should be,
md Tilden IVES one. "a voice, "Teli |
Is some more about Tilton, Is'e didn't |
Know him." [Grest laughter from al |
portions Of the hal Dorsey Thomas,is |
IN Independent candidate for the office |
If governor, and it might be well 10 |
dominate him for that Office |
It the Republican convention. |
Nr. Hamilton believed that they were |
,oing to have fair electio1. He be- |
ieved better state Of feeling and har- |
nony is prevailing at present through |
tut the south. Both parties are putting |
heir representative men in the field, |
md this is good sign. A man is not |
scoundrel because he is either Re- |
publican or q Democrat, because his |
scs is white or black. General Grant |
las ordered Sheridan to see that fair |
lection shall lie held, and he told him |
Q notify the colored men to go and vote, |
md that the "boys" will be with them. |
This order means thst Democracy is |
,one in this land. The Republicans |
ught to favor female suffrage. His |
riend Eidridge shook his head; ne prob. |
bly, he'd too much woman at present, |
ut he (Hsmilton) had not. The COM
nittee appeared and Mr.. Hamilton sat |
own after thanking the meeting.
CONVENTION DELE.
GATES.
The committee, through Chairman
reported as follows for dele
ates to the congressional convention,
which report was adopted: Robert
I'Kenna, ]. E. Btgelow, Phil Gwynn,
:. +. Cassels, g. w. Cole, Green Evans,