Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-12
THE wORKINGMEN
In Convention A. T.. Lacey the
Foremost Candidate, but no
Nominations.

Cochran Hall was quite filed last
night with delegates to the Workingmen's
convention, and with spectators who
seemed mostly t. be favorable to the
Cause. The object of the convention,
heretofore announced, was to nominate
a candidate for mayor. The convention
consisted Of the central executive com.
mittee, numbering thirty members, and
two others selected from each ward-in
all fifty delegates. The following is a
full list of the committeeman and dele
gates chosen outside of the committee:
First observation-disclosures Thos
Keely, NJ b Rely, DR. Renkert. Dele
gates d c A%shbrook, William Fitz
gerald.
Second ward-Committeemen /: E R
Jack, ] B Ford, W Lochmeyer. Dele.
gates John Clarke, Thomas Johnston.
Third ward-Committeemen Charles
Layton, II Gutenberg, P Scullen Del
egates g W Ferguson, John L Norton
Fourth ward-Committeemeu A K
Gillen, Thomas Randolph, j W Ramsey.
Delegates /: J Z Fox, D Winters.
Fifth observation-disclosures /: ] c
Johnson, colored, R P James, G W Gill.
Delegates: Joseph Cloustou, colored, ]
W Tomlin.
Sixth ward-Committeemen l Hap.
pek, NJ. Grossman, William Ryan.
Delegates: r d Rainey, W G Griswold.
Seventh ward-Committeemen Frank
Kukla, r P Glenn, D G Woodruff. Del.
egates: Minor Meriwether, John Geary.
Eighth ward--Commitieemen Chas
Aaron, Glenn Harris, colored, William
Dean. Delegates: John Walters, j G
Carnes, oolored.
Ninth ard-Committeemen NJ Cros.
sen, Owen Dwyer. Joe CAN'T Dele.
gates: George McCaD, James Mead.
Tenth ward-Committeemen Michael
Dea, John Taylor, Thomas Mason, col
ored. Delegates: John Ward, colored,
James Gallagher.
The convention was called together at
8 o'clock by William Horgan. Mr.. Cor
nelius Rawlings called the roll of dele.
gates in the order Of their wards, and
they we're seated accordingly,
The chairman announced that nomi.
nations for mayor were 10 order. Mr..
81. Ashbrook nominated Minor Meri.
wether, who declined, and placed in
nomination DR.. William Hewitt. Mr..
G.llen nominated James W. Anderson.
Mr.. Anderson stated that, as president
of the executive committee, he must de-.
cline, but thanked the delegate for the
honor proposed Mr.. Crossen (colored)
nominated A. T. Lacey. Messrs. Chas.
Kortrecht and James Roosa we're also
put in nomination, but were both With.
drawn. Joe Clouston (colored) nomi-
mated l. NJ. Hill. Thomas Keely nomi-
mated John Gum, and a colored delegate
nominated William K. More. A. Rem
kert nominated Herbert Ashhrook, and
Wm Fitzgerald nominated John Roush
Finally the list was real out, as follows:
Minor Meriwether, DR.. ". Hewitt, A. T..
Lacey, l. u. Hill, Wm r. Moore aud
John Gum.
The nominees were requested to come
forward and pledge them 'elves Mr..
Meriwether said he was not a candidate,
but stood on the Workingmen's platform.
Messrs. Hewitt and Lacey came forward
and pledged themselves. Tie others
placed in nomination were mo- present.
1t was announced that the majority
rule would prevail. Messrs. E R Jack
aud j. W. Ramsey we're appointed tell
ers. The frat ballot resulted as follows:
Minor Meriwether, II; A. T. Lacey, IA;
DR.. William Hewitt, IL; |. NJ. Hill, 2;
blank, 3; John Roush, /; John Johnson,
l. Total vote cast, A; necessary to a
choice, 20,
The second ballot stood: Minor Mer-
iwether, II; A. T. Lacey, Is; DR.. Vim
Hewitt, IA; blank, 6; total vote cast, Al;
necessary to choice, "a.
Mr.. Meriwether being the lowest can.
didate upon this ballot his name was
dropped.
The third ballet resulted: a. 7. La
cey, %; DR.. Wm. Hewitt, Is; blank, 8;
total vote cast, Al; necessary to a choice,
"a
A motion to permit new nominations
prevailed, but none we're made.
The fourth ballot resulted; A. T. La.
ceY, %; DR.. VIM. Hewitt, 10; blank, 10;
total vote cast, 81; necessary to Q choice
26.
This ballot was declared foul, and it
was the last one taken.
A motion prevailed to adjourn until
Tuesday night next, at Cochran Hall,
by which time new developments in the
municipal chess. board may be expected
There was but little speech making in.
dulged in, and the entire proceedings
did not occupy more than en- hour.
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