Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-05-01
MASS CONVENTION.
Democrats and Conservatives Meet
IN council to select Delegates "a
q StaIe Convention ar NashYiIIe.

IN Council TO Select Delegates fO
ny state Convention AT Nashville.
Some two hundred citizens attended
the Democratic and Conservative Mass
Convention at the Exposition Building
for the purpose Of selecting delegates to
the State Convention at Nashville on the
3lst Of May, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the National Democratic
Convention to be held at St. Louis on
the 9th day of June, for the purpose of
selecting nominees for the offices of Pres
ident and Vice President Of the United
States.
At IL o'clock Mr.. NJ. ]. Waldran,
chairman of the Democratic and Con-
sentative Executive Committee, called
the convention to order and stated the
objects for which it was assembled. The
call as published was read by Secre-
tary Ed Worsham.
On motion Colonel George W Win
chester was selected as permanent chair
man and the press reporters present we're
selected as secretaries. Colonel Win.
chester responded in a happy manner
tor the honor conferred upon him. No
member of the press present and report
ing arose to thank the. convention for the
honor conferred upon them but let that
pass--they usually act as the practical
and working secretaries Of all conven.
tons held in Memphis.
The following committee was appoint.
ed to apportion the representatives of
the different districts and wards in this
convention: Messrs. ] H Mathes, ] 7
Murray, Irving Halsey, John Nc. Brooks,
I B Edgington. The committee report.
ed as to the apportiOnment as to dele.
gates, which report was adopted.
The resignation Of the Democratic
and Conservative Executive Committee
of Shelby county was accepted, and q
committee was selected to select a new
executive committee.
The following delegates to the State
Convention at Nashville we're selected
by the convention:
CITY DELEGATES.
FIRST wsrd-P j Kelly, James Bohen,
Pat Burns, Timothy COnsidiue.
Second-M D L Stewart, John Dono-
van, Isham G Harris, DR. Frank Rice.
Third-W Il Rhea, c A ~LeaiagwelI,
W P Mitchell, W H Carroll.
Fourth--W S Bruce, W L Duff, Thos
Barrett, s Green.
Fifth--W W Mcdowell, U W Miller,
P Parotti.
sixth--E A Cole, ] A Taylor, Thomas
Winters.
Seventh J H Mathes, ] C Fear, A
Solari.
Eighth-M M~agevney, ] NJ Heating,
7 B Edgington, S ] Camp.
Nntb-George R Powell, George L
Williams.
Tenth-Enoch Ensley, j A R Ray,
R f Looney.
COUNTRY DELEGATES.
First district-W W Dickinson.
Sscond-I II Nelson.
Third-Ila f Douglass.
FOURTH NJ Frame.
Fifth-W 7 Avery.
Sjxth-T I Taylor and ] N Coleman.
Seventh-John Nc. Brooks and G W.
Gordon,
Eighth NJ Cruise.
Ninth R Delaney.
Tenth-H Irby and Albert Suggs.
Eleventh--CL Anderson.
Twelfth Thomas Holman, jr.
Thirteeuth--W Il Hoegel.
Fourteenth--A J Hayes.
Fifteenth Leatherman.
Sixteenth-S Fl Jones.
Seventeenth R R Stone.
Eighteenth--Irving Hslsey.
When a delegate cannot attend he can
nominate his proxy or representative.
This resolution was adopted.
A reconsideration of the report of the
committee of the Eighteenth civil dis.
trict in selecting Irving Halsey as a del
egate was moved and carried. The citi-
zens Of the Eighteenth district retired
and reported as a delegate the name of
John R. Greer, who was selected by the
convention.
The name Of Tom Holman, ir., having
been withdrawn as a delegate from the
Twelfth district, the name of George C
Holmes was substituted instead.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SELECTED
The committee on the selection of an
executive committee for Shelby county
reported as follows. We report the com
mitteemen from the wards and districts
in order:
WARDS.
John Kearns, Johu Clancy, P G Rog.
ers, j G Blaize, W W Miller, ] A Taylor,
L B Mcfarland, G D Crockett, Ell Karr,
Gus Morti,
DISTRICTS.
@ L Douglas, Ike Nelson, W 7 Car.
mack, G S Roper, B B Barnett, ] NJ Col
man, ] Mac Brooks, G B English W
Allen, R G Bledsoe, Lewis A Feather
stone, N NJ Lemaster, N B Forrest A }
Hays, Chris Hoffman, A B Haynes R B
Stone, Irving Halsey. The report of the