Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-11
The Rag.Tag and BObtail Of Lewis's
Party in Council at the Exposition
Bullding-MOtIey Assemblagt.
Outrageous and Indecent Attack upon
Judge John r. Flippln, by the Ex-
Member Of Congress.
Col. Butler Anderson Answers Barbour
and DenOunces Him - Preacher
Phillips Sustalns Gel. Ander-
son-Etc., Etc.

The Radical meeting at the Exposi-
ton building last night was Insignificant
In numbers and Influence. "8usiness
men, bankers, professional gentlemen
and citizens generally though invited
to attend, were quite scarce. BY eight
O'CLOCK about two hundIe persons, one
half Of whom were Fnppin voters,
had gathered within the building to
await the opening of the entertainment.
Ed Shaw, l. M. Hill and Barbour Lewis
were evidently vexed because OF the
small crowd, for they believed that there
would be at least one thousand voters
present. At half asst eight O'Clock Bar
| bour Lewis mounted the stage and
moved that Mr. 1. NJ. Hill be made
chairman. This was done, and
| thereupon Mr.. Lewis moved
that Charles Kortrecht, VIM. Randolph
Colonel VIM. r. Moore, Colonel Joseph
A. Gronauer, Justice ]. A. Thompson
| (colorei), Amos Woodruff and Recorder
p. M Winters, be made vice presidents.
This was done, but all of the vice-presi-
dents failed to appear upon the stage.
James Locke was elected secretary,
and the great three hundred strong
mars meeting was declared all ready to
do something astonishing. Mr.. /. M.
Hill was conducted to the chair, and IN
q brief spesch thanked those present for
the honor, declaring his reasons for op-
rosing Judge Flippin and supporting
League.
Judge Barbour Lewis then read let
Ter from VIM. r Moore, after which he
announced that there would be several
Radical meetings this week. He said
the object of this meeting was to
select q candidate for mayor
He said Mr.. Loague was man of
ability, integrity and iron will. Heard
1t SAID Mr.. League had not been free
enough with the public money; that
there were not improvements enough.
No man interested in the welfare OF
Memphis would complain of Mr..
Leagues economy. These men who cry
about this are those who voted fifty
thousand dollars to the Sell
ma railroad and the Little
Rock railroad, where passengers have TO
be extricacted out of the mud. 1t was
Democracy which also gave the city 8
few pieces of rotten wood for NicOlson
pavement. All Democrats were not de-
eirous OF fraud and extravagsnca;
and the majority Of the honest
Democrats would vote with
the Re1u nlicans, who wanted man to
put down rings and fat jobs and prevent
Democrats engaging in all this waste of
public money. Flippin was an excel
lent gentleman, fit for q ballroom, or
to grace a psrlor. He didn't know a
man who could dance minuet or say
grace better with white cloak around
him. He esteemed him very highly,
but did not think him suitable for the
Office of mayor. League wouldn't be
swindled, hoodwinked, or forced, but
when right, was what the Democrats
term sn obstinate man. Judge Flippin
didn't know a coupon from a hsndsaw.
But the Democrats said they woald teach
him. Yes, but they would teach him
very naughty tricks. 1t was wrong to
elect Flippin, so as to have him taught
by Forrest and other Democrats. He Was
glad to see present some Flippin men,
for he expected to convert them. He
asked them ii they did not know he was
incompetent. (Cries Of "NO; no."
net all boys; many had boards, and
such "f1apdoodle for mayor.
It was foolish and stupid. When
the yellow-fever was here Judge
fired sn Injunction at the city hospital.
1T Is we'll to state here that Barbour
Lewis is mistaken, as he has got the
''Infirmary" and ''city hospitap' mixed
up. The infirmary was located on Prom
enade street, and an Injunction was
prayed for by the citizens.
Persons present asked Mr.. Lewis
where he was during the yellow fever.
He at first would not answer, but under
the pressure Of rep ated inquiry, Sc
knowledged that he was in Washington
City during this reign Of terror, desola-
tion and death.
DID they want yellow-fever man for
mayor? [Cries of "non aud "yes."
Mr.. Lewis said that the man who ssid
"yes" had murder in his heart. Judge
Flippin's proposition was to shut up all
saloons on Sunday, out allow men to
take their Jug of whisky home to drink
it there.
TSome one asked, "Who said Judge
FlIppin intended to shut up saloons on
Sunday 2p but the speaker refused to
answer this
After several other outbursts OF malice
and embiltered false6oods, Mr. Lewis
called attention to the AUdLdnche's re.
port of the crime of Frank Scott, the
negro murderer who, by virtue of sen-
tence OF the supreme court, was hanged
last Friday. Mr.. Lewis said that Scott
(who killed another negro) was not
guilty of murder, and that Judge Flip
PIN was respOnsible for his riosth.
At this juncture Colonel Butler An
derson approached the stand and asked
Judge Lewis if he said Judge Flippin
was responsible for the death Of Scott,
the murderer. II 80, be told lie, and
as lawyer knew it. This caused gen.
ersl excitement, and the crowd became
so turbulent that many feared some vio-
lence would be attempted. Mr.. Lewis
evaded this question, and never did an
swer.
Wharfmaster Shaw then arose to
speak, but gave way to Colonel Butler
Anderson, who asked Shaw to grant
him five minutes of his time in which
to answer the SANDER uttered by Bar
bour Lewis. He said he had more re.
spect for Ed Shaw than any man on the
stage. This request teing granted, Col
onel Anderson remarked that Barbour
Lewis had just said that Judge Flippin
was responsible for the hanging OF Scott.
q H[SeverAi negrOss cried out: "He dida't
do it; Lewis spoke upon what The AUd.
Lanche said."]
He [Lewisl professed to be q lawyer,
ana knew this was untrue. A Jury of
twelve men Jnvicted Scott Of murder
upon tie facts Of the Gaze, and not upon
the statement of the avalanche or Bar
b. ur Lewie. Here the negroes yelled
and shouted for the purpose of pEeYer t.
ing an explara alton by Colonel Ander-
son, who, in cOuelusion, asked II theie
was any one present so waning in sense
as not to see that Barbour Lewis told an
uDtTuth
After Colonel Anderson had spoken,
Shaw took up the thread Of his nara.
tive, and refusing to give South Market
Master Phillips a chance to speak, the
latter organized meeting in the other
end of the building, where about half Of
the crowd went.
REMARKS OF NIB. PHILLIPS.
This coIored man said he was for
Judge Flippin, and for this reason he
had teen slandered by hsndbill called
the Planet, from which he read the fol-
lowing: "W. II Philips, having sseIy
sold himself, will be shunped by all de-
cent men and women. A man who beats
his wife is vile and contemplate. We
have no use for q cruel, licen-
tious seoundrel who beats his
own wife and sells bis poliri-
cal urinotnlRa II the highest blGhtr