Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-17

elections OF the merchants and repre.
sentative business men, it is gratifying
fact to know that they now sufficiently
realize the importance Of municipal cleo.
tions to bestow some direct and in.
dividual attention to the subject.
Let them do this hsnceforth,
and in the coming elections
they will have less cause to complain Of
the character Of persona who manage
conventions and manipulate public
affairs. They will have less excuse for
complaint and more cause to rejoice at
the character aud ability of the gentle
men selected for the different offices. It
is certain that the active interest mani
tested by the business men has given ad.
ditionsl zest to the election to-
day. Up to the present writing
there has been no serious dis
turbance at the polls, though there
are to be seen the usual number Of
drunken persons. Challenging is gen
orally INDUCED in by the friends of the
different candidates, but this has not led
to anything calculated to cause q fight.
Different tricks have been resorted to BY
the Flippin men, one Of which is to be
seen in the "dodger''. Last night or
early this morning dodgers we're printed,
and circulated between one and twelve
o'clock to day. These dodgers bear
the modest head: Glorious Newsl
the Flippin ticket 1926 votes in the lead
victory certain" all OF which is untrue.
The dodGer goes on to say, 1--WE have
reliable returns from all the wards 10
the city up to IL o'clock noon, which
show Flippin ahead of all competitors
1926 votes. The following are the re-
turns: In the First ward Flippin is ahead
$50 votes; Third ward carried nearly
unanimous for Flippin," The dodger
has the following deliberate lies for Flip
pin: Third ward, 300 m~ajarity for Flip.
pin; Fourth ward, 200; Fifth ward, $50;
Sixth ward, l6O; Seventh ward, 800;
Eighth ward, 1907 Ninth ward, $50;
-
Tenth ward, BIG" We received one of
these dodgers through the mail, which
shows that these f~alsehoods we're printed
last night or early this morning and then
put in hand for circulation. In the
words of Mr.. Butler P. Anderson, 1.-THE
party which is driven to such acts as this
in a canvass CT this kind, is to be pitied
by the honorable men" This dodger is
one Of the Flippin dosges. As far as
could be ascertained, the vote up to twelve
o'clock is not large, In the Eighth ward
there were four hundred votes cast, with
indications in favor Of a m9jerity for
Anderson, who will probably get a good
vote in the Ninth ward. johnson has a
large majority in The First, Second, Fifth
and Tenth wards. johnson may carry
the Ninth ward, and will also get a big
vote 10 the Sixth. His prospects are en-
c%ouraging, and his friends jubilsut.
The indications are that there will not
be over 1900 or 5000 votes cast. In
1874 there we're 1853 registered voters,
1901 being white and 3.3l8 colored citi.
zens. In the January election, 1874,
between Busby aud League. 7,lOl votes
were cast. In the League Flippin cleo.
ton Of 1876 1903 votes were cast. The
following was the vote by wards in that
memorable election, when that thing"
was Flippin's salvation:
First ward-John R. Flippiu, 697;
League, 1876. Second ward-Flippin,
628; League, Ga. Third ward-Flippln,
1872; League, u. Fourth ward-Flippin,
GAL; League, 81 Fifth ward-Flippin,
572; League, 4lO. Sixth ward Flippin,
4l8; League, l72. Seventh ward-Flip.
pin, 458; League, Ito Eighth ward
%Fiippin, 924, League, 1876. Ninth ward
-Flippin, 1888; Loogue, 81. Tenth
ward-Flippin, 4O6; League, 26s.
The following we're the totals for the
respective wards; First, S44; Second,
696; Third, 9O4; Fourth. 1856; Fifth, 99S;
Sixth, $685. Seventh, 574; Eighth, 1869;
Ninth, 43O; Tenth. ell. On the whole,
we think, John johnson will be elected
to-day by a majority of from 500 to 800.
Later accounts give 400 votes in the
Ninth ward to-day, 7l5 in the First, and
4Ol in the Second, Johnson leading by
handsome Eejorities.