Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-07
TROUBLE IN CAMP.
A Strong Protest Against the ActIOn
Of the City Hall Mass Meeting.

Oomc ulooAticioCtiOu mas Oeen crehtou
by the alleged hssty mannerin which the
mass-meeting Of last Saturday night at
the City Hall dispatched business. 1t is
freely asserted that it was a One-sided
affair in the interest Of a particular can.
didate, and that the executive committee
was appointed in bis interest. How this
is we do not know. Col. Donovan, who
presided over the meeting. knows hSw
to dispatch business, and IS the meeting
seems to have been organized promptly
at seven o'clock, the hour mentioned in
the call, aud there was not much to do
except to appoint a committee to go out
a few minutes and nominate ten men to
compose an executive committee, the
object of the meeting was 1901 accom-
plished, and a motion to adjourn sine die
prevailed, while many were yet at home,
or in saloons or the way, or quietly walk
ing along toward the City Hall, studying
up a motion to offer or a speech to make.
There is no doubt bat what some persons
got left and we're disappointed.
These facts, and others perhaps Of
which we are not advised, led to a small
meeting Of citizens Wednesday night at
the Office of CAN'T, Patterson q Lowe.
A committee OF FIVE was appointed to
report back to the meeting which ress-
sembled at the same place yesterday
afternoon. Among those present were
Melsrs. R. d. Williamson, Butler P. An.
derson, W. W. Goodwin, John I. Blaise,
John L. Randle, John W. Cochran, Es.
quire P. j. Quigley, Louis Hanauer, S.
j. Camp, DR.. S. l.. Clarke, r c. Niehol'
SOD, W. NJ. Brown, Richard Dougherty,
Jesse g. Forrest, W. Y. G. Eumes, W. B.
Galbreth, William Gay, C G. Fisher, NJ.
T. Garvin, DR.. D. T. Porter, J.. C. Nicely
and several others.
Mr.. R. G. Williamson was chosen
chairman, and Mr.. Butler p. Anderson
secretary. The following report, in the
form of a letter, addressed to the mem.
bers of the Democratic and Conservative
committee, elected at the City Hall mass
meeting OF Saturday night last, was read
and adopted as the sense Of the meeting.
GENTLEMEE-The undersigned mem
bers OF the Democratic and Conservative
party oil this city most earnestly protesI
against the action of the meeting of 4
/ few citizens Of the city, as held at The
: City Hall on Saturday night, December
: lat, 1877, on account OF the small nun
Der present and the hasty action of tba
meeting, and that you join with US. TO
gether with all good citizens, in c~alliDl
a m%ass-meeting Of our citizens at thc
Greenlaw Opera House, on the night 0
December -, at hsltpast seven o'clock
. for the purpose of organizing the partl
for the coming city campaign, in a nan
ner that will meet with the approval AM
sanction of the whole party in the city
and that for this purpose that you az
longer exercise the functions Of a com
mittee until advised by said mass-meet
y ing, but submit your claims to act as
committee to that mass.meeting.
BUTLER P. ANDERSON,
S. X CLARKE,
= W. N Brown,
JESSE r. FORREST,
, W. W. GOODWIN.
t Tothe shove committee Messrs. Henri,
! ]. Lynn and R. c. Williamson wer
: added.
The above letter has been presentet
t to the chairman OF the committee ap
r pointed Saturday night, and will be acte.
3 upon at a meeting Of hat committee t.
J be held this afternoon at the Vincen
: block. The citizens meeting, we under
e stand, will meet again this afternoon, ant
8 unless matters are adjusted shortly ",
: may expect lively limes-perhaps an
other executive committee The aver
age voter 10 serene; the hummer, VIII
e promises his vote to every candidate il
: the hope Of a free drink in advance, i:
K delighted at the situation.