Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-03
THE MASS CONVENTION.
Selection OF County Delegates 90
Attend the GubernatOrtal COnVen-

the purpose Of selecting delegates to at
tend the g~ubernatorisl convention to be
held at Nashville in August next.
Judge Halsey, chairman Of the Exec.
utive Board, called the meeting to order,
stating the object Of the call.
On motion Of Colonel Sykes, Colonel
J.. j. DuBose was selected as permanent
chairman.
Colonel DuBose, on taking the stand,
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred upon him on being selected to
preside over the deliberations Of the
convention. he counseled harmony
and concord of action, and hoped that
the very best representative men would
be selected as delegates.
Mr.. Fred. R. Brennan was selected as
permanent Secretary.
Col. Sykes desired to offer a series Of
resolutions, but on searching his pockets
he discovered that be had not tue pa
psrs, having lost or mislaid them. He
moved that the convention proceed to
the election Of delegates.
Mr.. Tom Lowe moved that a committee
\ of seven be appointed to select delegates
for the different wards and districts Of
the county.
Governor Harris offered an amend
ment in lieu of Mr.. loves motion, and
he moved that the ward and district rep
resentatives present select their dele
gates, and the convention, by committee
or otherwise, select the delegates for the
wards and districts not present by repre-
sentation.
This amendment in lieu was accepted
by Mr.. Lowe and was adopted by the
convention.
Mr.. Lowe moved the same apportlon-
' ment be adopted as that adopted by the
. last convention. This resolution was
!, also adopted.
/. On motion, the representatives of the
r different wards and districts, assembled
throughout the hall for the purpose o.
selecting delegates and reporting the
same to the convention, pending which
action a recess was taken.
Colonel George Phelan offered thl
:, following resolution, which resolution
- Colonel Phelan enforced with a stronI
speech. ~recounting the unfortunate pos
tons which in the Shelby county delega
tons have often been placed in Stat
cd conventions.
he Whereas, Experience has shown tbs
p as State conventions are at present col
stituted by delegations from the r
speetive counties the division of its del
cation is injurious to the proper. dignlt
and influence OF any county; therefor
Resolved, That the delegation chose
On by this convention to represent Shell
county be urgently requested to ayr
among themselves, and to act harm
on niously if possible; but are hereby
ing reeted to vote as a unit in any eve
that unit to be determined by a majorit
Captain Belcher moved as a supp.
e' ment that the Shelby county delegat
be recommended to vote for Govern
Porter for reelection as Governor Of t
). o State. Colonel Phelan thought this 81
Elemental resolution had no eonnecti
with the original motion, and was out
VI" order. Captain Belcher withdrew |
supplemental resolution.
The resolution as presented by Color
md Phelau was put and adopted.
Captain Belcher offered the follow
resolution:
ato Resolved, That the Democratic a
nds Conservative party of Shelby coul
uly heartily indorse the administration
the Hon. j. D. Porter as Governor
the State, and request our delegates
vote for him for reelection to that ofh
aks Mr.. B. NJ. Estes hoped that the d,
ned gates would 90 instructed to the st
'. oil convention.
A motion made to lay Capt
Belcher's resolution on the table,
put and carried.
Mr.. B. NJ. Estes moved that q conn
tee of five on resolutions be appoint
The chair appointed the follow
am. committee on resolutions; Messrs.
NJ. Estes, Thomas @. Lowe, j. NJ. K,
- ing, W. j. Sykes and Butler P. Ander'
W. W. Mcdowell moved that two
n - egates from the county be added to
go committee on resolutions. The mo
was carried. The chair appointed
following as the committee: Mes
John McCollum aud j. A. Murray.
Messrs. John W. Doyle, W. j, S.
and ]. H. Mathes offered r%esoluti
which we're submitted to the comm
80 on resolutions for consideration al
- report.
THE DELEGATES.
First ward-J ] Duffy, P j Kelly,
CAN'T, James Bohan. Alternate
Brignardella, R Batter.
,ipate o'' nur
49,. Third L Norton, ] I Moss,
i ~ Perkins, ] D Adams.
Fourth-T G Lowe, j P Houston,
Duff, J NJ Greer.
Fifth-W W Mcdowell, Henry "
Y, M J M Schooles. Alternates-J Bal
, for R D Frayser, L Podesta.
'cated Sixth-Luke L Wright, Jerome