Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-01
THE A CONVENTION.

~NAAAtAOI WAAOh A
vile yesterday, including a repre-
sentative of the LEDGER, returned
this morning, We are therefore en-
abled to give many interesting par
ticulars not before known here.
The Shelby county delegation went
up in sections, the last and largest
arriving Wednesday morning. 1t
is safe to say that very
few conventions held in the
last ten years have been equal to
this one in point of intelligence,
ability and e~arnestness. There was
a marked absence Of partisanship
and a spirit Of liberation and liber-
atty that speaks well for the Demo
cratic party in this State. The
attendance was very large, some
six or seven hundred delegates
being present. Nearly every county
in Middle and West Tennessee
was represented by bona fde dele
gates, and East Tennessee sent an
able and conservative. delegation.
The number of old, experienced and
thoughtful men ia attendance,
many of whom have seen public
service in days long ago, when
either political party was honest
and patriotic, gave the convention
a certain air of dignity and delibe-
ration that commanded profound
respect and decorum. The younger
members were more active in the
proceedings, but deferred greatly
to the quiet advice Of their re-
spected seniors.
The delegates from the. Tenth
Congressional District held two in
formal meetings at the Maxwell
House, and at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning organized by electing Col.
NJ. d. L. Stewart chairman and j
Harvey Mathes secretary. The
credentials of all present were then
examined. The following is the
complete list from this district as
enrolled, including those who held
proxies:
Tenth Congressional District-M. D,
L. Stewart, Chairman; j. Harvey Mathes
Secretary.
DELEGATES.
Hardeman County-Marsh 7. Polk, f.
L. Pledge, A. NJ. Lambeth, Jesse No,
ututi Y. n. mHlcI'
Fayette County-E. Ensly, R. y. Loo
neg, proxies.
Shelby County-P. ]. K sllv. JAIME
Bohen, Thomas McCormac's II Consin
dine, John Donovan, NJ. D. L. Stewari
Isham T. Harris, W; ). Sykes, W. 4
Rhea, ice Flynn, W. q. Carroll, G. Z
Fleeee' Albert Be- IT, E J. Carr, W. "
Mcdowell Irwin Halsey, E A. Cole, 7
J.; Mcmahon, Thomas Winters, ]. {
Hlzer' ) her gey Mathes, L. Solari, 7. I
hoglnton, &. l.. Belcher, h. G. Bat
man. ~ Ensly, ]. E. R. R4y, R.
Looney, R. B. Edmondsou, George I
FheIan 7. 7. Taylor, r. s.. Cspers, {
W. 20 rdon, G. b English, H. lrby. A
bert Suggs, james Cotter, Joe Trabu
NJ 'IcMahon, John r. Greer.
The basis Of representatio
. adopted was the Democratic yo
for Governor in 1874, allowing Of
vote for every one hundred Dem
cratic votes cast in that electio
This gave the First Oongressior
district IS votes; Second distril
II; Third district, 81; Fourth d
trict, 1902; Fifth district, LOG; Six
district, 1913; Seventh district, !
Eighth district, SO; Ninth distri
113; Tenth district, 1873. Tot
1890. The Tenth district vote v
composed of 81 from Fayette col
ty, 10 from Hardeman and SO fir.
Shelby. Messrs. Looney and Z
ley received a telegram in
morning from Somerville requ,
ing them to cast the vote Of +
cite county, and recommending
W. Jones for a delegate to st. Lo
This was regarded to the ext
that Mr. Jones was elected an
ternate, which was as much as CO
be expected, considering that
citizen Of Fayette county was p
ent. Shelby county, as usual,
beautifully divided and inharm
Gus, and secured nothing but
delegate and his alternate and
alternate for the West Tenne
delegate at large for the State.
effort that amounted to any Il
was made 10 harmonic among
selves, much less to combine
any other section Of the State.
however, we're agreed from the
set upon Captain W. II. Carol