Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-05
A FEW QUESTIONS
Relative to the Nationalist Party and
the Compromise Ticket How
was Mr.. James Anderson
Nominated

We would like to submit to Mr.. James
W. Anderson, the National candidate for
sheriff, the following questions, and we
hope be will answer them:
First-Is it true that, while acting IS
chairman of the National central club,
he introduced the resolution by which
those Of the club who then or thereafter
expected to become candidates for Office
at the hands Of the party, were required
forthwith to resign from the club2
Second-Did not that resolution then
pass, and did not several members Of the
club resign in consequence of its pas
sage2
Third-Did be at the time be intro.
duced tina. resolution expect to become
a candidste'for the Office of Sheriff; and
did he, in fact, then intend to run for
that Officer
Fourth-Immediately after the resig.
nation of several members Of the club,
in consequence of hat resolution, we're
not attempts made by his friends in the
several ward clubs throughout the city
to beget a sentiment in favor of rescind.
ing that resolution VIII he assert that
he was " or ignorant Of these at
tempts2 Now, in whose interest aud by
whose friends were these attempts NADER
With what purpose were they NADER
Was he not the only member of the cen.
trail club, that then was, or since became,
an aspirsnt for office before the party
II any one else at that time, who is he2
Was it not, therefore, in hia interest
alone that these attempts were made?
Fifth-But were not these attempts
~failures2 And did not soma of thu
clubs, who saw their purpose, give, caus
tieally, it to be understood that the,
thought "he had already sacrificed to-
much in the interest OF the party in las
winter race to be again forced to hesC
! its ticket in this one2'
Sixth-After the ward clubs haI
shown their disapproval of the purpose
Of these attempts" and their opposi
} ton to the rescission of that resolution
was be not in the chair when, despit,
the party's feelings, that resolution wa
resciuded by the Central Club2 Has b
not frequently, while acting IS chairman
; Of the club, discussed aud advocated o
opposed measures presented for th
clubs aetion2 Did he, on this occasion
oppose the rescission OF this resolution
If not, why not2 Was it because h
well understood its purpose2
Seventh-At the meeting at which tn
Central Club rescinded that resolution
did not Mr.. Woodruff, a colored msmbe
from the Seventh ward, after shown.
the injustice Of the clubs action, and tn
dissatisfaction it would OCCASION to tn
! friends Of those who had resigned whe
. the resolution thus rescinded was frs
introduced, procure the reconsideratio
by the club Of its action in then rescinC
ing it, and was not the motion to rescin
it then laid on the tablet Is not all thi
true2
Eighth-Is not that resolution Their
fore still in force2 Has it not been i
force all along since it was introduced
q And was it not in force when the gentl,
man received the nomination for sheriff
Ninth-That resolution being in fore
. how could Mr.. Anderson be nominate
by the National party as a candidate f
the office of sheriff, or for any other o
fee? As chairman of the Central Gu
, was it not his duty, as an honest an
u candid man, not only to enforce upo
8 the organization obedience to its law
. but also to obey them HIMSELF Havin
- introduced that resolution himself, al
having heard so much about il, is it DO
sible that be could have forgotten its e
[, istence7 As a psrliamentarian, did !
81 not know that it was still in force, al
that under it and by it his candidacy {
sr any office whatever, at the hands of d
party, was %forbidden2 Didn't be knC
u all this2 II so, how is it he receiv
ID the nomination for sheriff; or having ]
q ceived it, how is it he could have accer
10 ed it2
1t Tenth-Has he not said that he b
done too much for, or been too long CT
nected with, the National party not n
n to get something from them2 And
he not said this since his introduction
m that resolution, and before he was nor
'e nated2 Has he not, therefore, expect
q to be a candidate2
of EleVenth-Nll he deny that he d
81 expect to be a candidate since th
~ resolution was passed. And that
rs has intended it from the frst2 II n
lie how could he under that resolution
Or, main a member of the Central Gu
ed AS an honest man, why did he not resi-
his membership in it as well as I
a others2
ed T~welhh-Does he think it was fair
Ia him to remain a member Of the cl
ne after he intended or expected to becor
a candidate2 Does he think his acti
.he in remaining was just to others who
signed when that resolution was int
ducedP Ia it possible that in ofleri
nd that resolution his purpose was to for