Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-20
B. LEWIS.
He NemInRtes Himself as Congress
aiOnal Candidate The Negroes
Growing Weary of BarbOuF's Dis
play of Cheek, Etc,

NemInRtes Himself as Congress
siOnal Candidate The Negroes
Growing Weary of BarbOuF's Dis
play of Cheek, Etc,
For some time United States APP
praiser of Merchandise Barbour Lewis,
who gets $4,000 per annum or more for
merely signin his name a few times per
month, has been working up his chances
for the Congressional nomination. He
has been out in Fayette and Hardeman
counties, where he wire-pulled until he
fixed up the delegations in his favor. he
also secured the majority OF the Shelby
county delegates. The delegates at the
so.called Congressional Convention, held
at the Assembly Hall yesterday, we're
nearly all black men, and Barbour
had them we'll trained, and no doubt
many Of them had his money in their
pockets. Ed Shaw's friends made a break
on Barbour Lewis line by asserting that
the negro Malone, who was Barbour S
right bower, was a convict from the
Kentucky penitentiary. This shelf
thrown into the camp Of the hostiles
came very neal bringing about a free
fight, but it compelled Malone to retire
from the convention. The white lead.
ers and friends of Barbour Lewis had
the majority of the delegates in their
pockets. In vain did Ed Shaw declare
that Barbour Lewis was a forger, and
offered to produce the papers whish he
had in his pocket, which papers, he said
were the record Of his conviction"
This produced another scene Of con.
fusion, and the nomination of Lewis was
strongly opposed by Charles Kertrecht
W. NJ. Randolph, Judge Bigelow anC
other white delegates, but it was of NJ
avail; the convention had to swallow tht
carefully prepared dose, even though
nausea was the consequence.
The first ballot resulted as follows
Lewis, 40; Ethridge, 81 Shaw, 5; bIeuk
3. Total number of votes cast, 60.
The position of floating candidate 70
the Senate to represent Shelby. Tiptol
and Fsyette was offered to Ed Shaw
but that colOred individual indignant,
refused the bait, saying hat he would
not run on the Barbour Lewis ticket nj
der any circumstances.
The convea alton compromised by gil
ing the position to Barbour Lewis RICH
bower, Thomas A. Hamilton white
who, saying like the heroine in DonJuar
81 will ne'er consent, consented" I
make the ace.
I The position Of nominee for Aoteri;
] Representative for the counties of She
by and Fayette, was then offered to
, f. Cassels (uegro), but he indignant
refusedit. declaring that the ticket WI
slaughtered when Barbour Lewis WI
nominated.
The victim selected 10 make the ra,
e as Floaler was C. c. Moore (while),
Fsyette county.
+ Thomas d. EIdridge (white) WAS pr
scented by the convention with the po
t ton of Elector for the Teuth Congr'
J. sional district.
e After selecting an executive commit
Tor the ensuing year and selecting TUT
day next as the day for holding t
b County Convention, an adjournment 81
2. die was had and the meeting broke I
I. amid no little confusion and turbnlen
e on the part Of delegates and spectNto
The convention was run by white mt
d and white men secured all the nomiI
d tons, to the exclusion of the negro
Is who do all the voting.