Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-18
RADICAL CONVENTION.
The Boys select Delegates and In
dulRe I'm . Row over the Color
Ltne-Etc.

Yesterday several hundred negroes
and a lot Of white men, including the
following; Barbour Lewis, S. S. Garrett,
Charles Kortrecht, Thomas D. Eldridge,
Ex-Mayor Losgue, Theodore Kreckle,
Tom A. Hamilton, Colonel ButtiDghaus,
g. P. NJ. Turner. DR.. P. D. Beecher, and
a few lesser lights, assembled at Assem-
bly, Hall for the purpose Of selecting
delegates to attend the G~ubernatorial
Convention at Nashville on the oath, and
also the Congressional Convention to be
held at a time not as yet stated.
THE COLOR LINE.
The orators and leaders INDUCED in an
angry discussion on the question of the
color line. Ed Shaw and his black hosts
have no use for the white Radicals, who
are but a handful in numbers, yet who
wish to hold all the big offices aud run
the party machine in their own interest,
TO the exclusion Of the negro. This has
been done for several years, but at last
the negro is getting his sleepy eyes open,
aud begins TO see through the tricks of
his white brother. The convention yes
terday was manipulated and governed
by Barbour Lewis, Wm. Randolph,
Charles Kortrecbt and S. S. Garrett, who
out. maneuvered the black men in parlia-
mentary tactics upon all points. la this
they were assisted by ex.Mayor John
League, Thomas D. Eldridge, Tom Ham
ilton and a few others, who we're judi
ciously scattered throughout the hall
among the colored brethren. Ed Shaw
made a sturdy fight against the white
element, but in vain-the white man
ov%erpowered and circumvented the negro
all along the line, although Shaw had Gu
his side the entire negro assemblage,
which numbered about three hundred,
while the white men numbered but about
twenty.
DR., P. D. Beecher made an effort to
have the convention express a prefer
ence for Ed Shaw for Congress, but al
though the great majority OF the conven-
ton favored the proposition the white
leaders succeeded in squelshing the dan.
gerous resolution, and then, in the
coolest manner, ex-Mayor League got
up Immediately afterward end offered a
resolution that it was the sense OF the
convention that Barbour Lewis should
be the Congressional nominee. The ne
groes were astonishod, bat recovering,
they promptly tabled that resolution.
The delegations selected to attend the
State Gubernatorial Convention and the
Congressional Convention are mainly
composed of negroes, but the same white
leaders appear in both delegations, and
these white men will succeed 10 defeat
Ing Ed Shaw in his aspirations for Con.
gressional honors.
WINTERS TALL
An amusing episode took place when
the committee reported the name Of
Esquire P. NJ. Winters as al alternate
delegate to the State Convention. When
the name was read out there arose loud
cries protesting against Mr.. Winters
being 90 the ticket. 0ae member stated
that P. NJ. Winters attended the Demo.
cratic State Convention as a delega q
and had lett the Republican party.
Dr.. P. D. Beecher said he was author
izei by Mr.. Winters to state that ii his
name was suggested as a delegate to
have it withdrawn, as he (Winters) had
gone to Hot Springs and would not
serve as a delegate.
Captain S. S. Garrett stated in reply
that Esquire Winters said to him that it
he was elected a delegate he would serve
and 90 to the State Convention.
VIM NJ. Randolph, Chairman Of the
Committee on Delegates, came to the
front to pour oil on the troubled waters,
and explain how Is patriot could carry
water on both shoulders without trouble
He said that the committee had dis
cussed Mr.. Winters name, and the cou.
%clusioa was reached that Mr.. Winters
was a Republican, as he had been with
that party and avowed himself a Repnb
lican. He was the Republican nominee
for Magistrate for the city at large, and
with him they had defeated the Demo
cratic nominee, consequently, they coulC
consider Mr.. Winters a pretty good Re
publican and could elect him q delegate.
This settled the matter, and Mr.. Winters
; WAS elected, In a flaming two column
; editorial in the Appeal a few days agc
over the conversion Of Judge Winters t.
e Democracy, it was written; With a
cheer for Pat Winters, let ~ on to vic
tory" Probably two cheers would now
sound better-one a Democratic art
e then a Republican cheer, or a mixtur,
Of both would probably come neare
the mark.
THE wIND.UP.
Speeches were made by Ed Shaw, Ton
q A. Hamilton-of the old sugar days 0
the COME leracy-And Judge Barbour
4 Lewis. The speeches were common
place in the extreme and mainly con