Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-24
Re-issembling Of the Shelby County
Convention - The Places on the
Ticket Vacated by Hadden and
Eiseman Filled.
Messrs T. C. Lowe and W. w. Coleman
Nominated on the First Ballot
The Ticket Complete Now for
WOrk.

declined. There RGs a fair attendance
of delegates, aud the usual interest wal
manifested, it being G nerslly though
that T. G Lowe and w. w. Coleman
would receive the nomination S.
| The convention was called to order by
Judge Hslsey, vino stated that the del.
egates had Deen called together to i'll
the vacancies OF Messrs. Hadden and
Eiseman, ard unless there were Otj5c-
tons, the OH ,ers of the last convention
would hClt in this meeting.
G. w. l. Crook moved Ihst the came
officers be retained. Carried.
Judge II. T. Elicit thereupon took the
chair and asked il IT was the pleasure o.
the convention to proceed with tht
nominations
Colonel George CAN'T moved to pro
ceed TO the nomination and election Of
candidates. Carried.
The question was asked whether the
convention would elect one or two can
didstes at time.
Mr.. Ed Belcher said he understood
they had met to fulfill what the conven.
ton on the fifteenth Gid not complete
the selection ard nomination Of two
representatives in the Legislature from
this county. The whole course of this
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out by the previous convention, and
henc5 ne favored the rules OF order there
adopted, which provided that one can.
didste should be elected at q time and
! not two.
BIr. Seessel thought it best 10 nomi-
nate two candidates at a time as tnis
would facilitate the business of the con-
Veation.
Mir. Belcher said they had to recon
slider the former rule of the convention
on this point, and without doing this
they could not elect two candidates at a
| lime.
Chairman Elicit said a reconsidera.
| ton was not necessary, IS this conven-
lion could by resolution fix its order Of
| business.
The convention then proceeded to toe
nominations.
G Il Richmond nominated Mr.. C. A.
| Braun.
Msior w. W. Guy said he would pre-
| sent the name Of a gentleman, who, II
| nominated aud elected, would make q
/ representative worthy OF all the inter
| esLs, com mmeTcial, financial, agricultural
and manufa ,turing,o OF the empire county
| Cf Tennessee. H9 was geutltman OF
LIBERAL education, comprehensive in his
views, of elegant culture, and an sccu-
Fate reas Oaer. One who was raised in a
neighboring county and has the cour-
age, honesty and moral persisteDcy
| purpose 10 defend and faithfully repre-
cent the Interests of Shelby county
Aside from his perFo1al merit and
fitness, he was the choice OF a large por-
ion of Front row and Main street mer-
chants, to whom the convention at Its
previous meeting had shown a defer,
ence in the selection OF candidate. He
had a petition from a large number OF
p. r5ons Of Front row and Main street,
asking the nomination OF that gentle
man, and he therefore presented Mr.. r.
Z. Lowe as that choice.
Mr. B slcher said as the representative
Of ward which casts eleven votes,
aud having been born IN HaTde.
man county, whence Mr.. Lowe came,
he desired to second his nomination.
He thought he knew the opinion the
people of Hardeman had of Mr.. Lowe,
and said tnat at the congressional con-
venticn held in that county, brother
in law Of the opposing candidate had 90
much confidence in Mr.. Lowe that he
cast his vote for him.
Judge T. w. Brown said he would
nominate a man we'll known in this
community, and one who had dis
charged bis duly in time OF danger. A
gentleman Of large legislative expert.
eDce, and having been identified long
while with the people here, he was
necessarily familiar with their wants
and conversant with the varied inter.
es's Of the metropolitan county. He
plsced ia nomination Mi. w. w. Cole
man.
Judge Stockton nominated Colonel
Joseph Barbiere as sn educated and lib.
eral man, who, in former election, hsd
teen ir umphant when all the other
nominees of t5e Democratic convention
were defeated. Tee gentleman was not
in the city, but had authorized him to
place his name before the convention.
Mr.. John LinkhOrn nominated Major
Minor MerlwethCr 11um, he said, had
been called upon by !. large number Of
citiZ5rs to become candidate.
Mr.. J. p, Crews seconded Colonel Bar
bieTe's nomination, and said he remem-
bered to hsve heard something about
youth and old age in the last eonven-
ZION. Colenel BSrbiere blended both
age and youth, and the county would
indOrse him SIS 8 man who, perhaps,
more than any other had done much
party, in the rGnks of which he had
pleasure In seconding Colonel Barbiere's
nomination.
The ballot was called for by number
Of delegates
JuIge T. w. Brown wanted instruc-
tions ss to whether the delegates should
cast the vote of absent delegates, and, if
so, In what manner.
Mr.. Simon Green moved that the ma,
jority OF the delegates present cast the
votes Of the sOsent delegates. Adopted.
Dr. Goodyear asked il they yotsd for
two candidates st dime.
Chairman Eilett informed him that q
resolution tOIhis effect had been adopted.
Colonel Hayes moved that the vote of
eaca ward and district be cast by its re.
spective chairman.
On motion of Mr. Charles A. Beehn,
this motion was tabled.
Nc ssrs. @. w. L. Crock and J. M.
Harris were appointed tellers.
The chairman said, iD answer to an
inquiry, that il required two-thirds Of all
ths votes cast 10 nominate Candidate,
and it did not matter whether both
names be written on the same paper or
two separate pieces.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot, aud Judge BEown said that some
OF the delegates might, by mistake, put
IL too many votes; that is, vote two
tickets for one man. He hoped the
teliers would watch and prevent this
mistahe.
The chairman so instructed the dele
gates.
The first ballot was then taken and
erurtsd with The following result: G.
II. BTsu3, IL vOtes; w. W. Coleman,
lis votes; Joseph Barbiers, SO votes;
Minor MeIi Ia ether, u votes; T. G..
Lowe, 95 votes. Total vote cast, I47;
necessary TO g choice, go
Messrs. ". w. Coleman ard T. C..
Lowe were dsclsred the nominees Of the
convention.
Mr. Simon Green moved to make the
nominations unanimous. Adopted.
Mr. w. W. Coleman being called for
said ne felt honorEd by the action of the
convention, and thanked them. He had
read the resolutions, and approved
them. If elected, he would try to serve
them faithfully. He was a low-tsx
man, and for the people sgairst the
bondholders. [Cheers.l Now the ticket
was made up and they should all 20 In