Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-10
TO THE
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY.

0FFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, !
'DRNOCR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
MEMPHIS. May IL, 1878.
TNHE Executive Board of tho Executive
l. Committee Of the Democratic and Conser-
NhtiYe party OF Shelby county hereby call
convention, to meet in the city Of Memphis,
at the Exposition Building, on,
THURSDAY, JUNE 1S, 1878,
at II o'clock. for the purpose of nomin sting
candidates for the following oifices:R 81 -
Judge of the 0hancery Court.
Judge of the Circuit Court.
Judge of the Criminal Court.
Judge of the Probate and Circuit Court
(Bartlett).
Attorney General of Criminal Court
Attorney.General of Bartlett Court.
Sheriff of Shelby county.
Trustee Of Shelby county.
Register Of Shelby county.
Clerk Of County Court.
Clerk of Criminal Court.
Clerk Of Circuit Court.
Clerk Of Circuit Court (Bartlett),
As preliminary to the assembling of said
convention the Executive Board, conforming
to the usage Of the party in that respect, rec
Ommend and request that primary election
be held in the eighteen Civil Districts of the
county and the Ten Wards of the city, on
SATURDAY, JUNE s, 1873,
for the purpose of electing Delegates to said
Convention.
Tie Executive Board cannot too earnestly
impress upon every voter who is willing to CO.
ope'ate with the party the necessity or vigil
ane9, harmony ani concert of action.
The public offices ar9 open alike to all, and
every citizen has the right to resort TO all hon
Orable means to secure his Advancement to any
position, civil, judicial or political, to which
be may aspirei but, at the same time, it be-
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aenee' ana that expects to maintain its as
cendancy, to put forward as its representa-
tiyes only lis best meu.
Never before was there stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and Conserve
tive party of Shelby TO- exhibit the utmost
fairness IN its action and to defer 10 the pOpu-
lar will in the selection of its nominees;
whether this will be done or not, depends
mainly upon the manner IN which the Pri-
mary Elections are conducted.
IL all good citizens and the substantial busi-
ness men Of the city and county will consent
to attend these primary elections. and ever
else their influence in the selections of dele
gates.w we may confidently hope for a cOnven-
ton whose memters shall be the unbiased
representatives of the public interests, whose
appearaF &c VIII satisfy the people that they
are not gathered together as the champions Of
particular individuals, and whose action will
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insure
success,
The primary. election will be held by a com
mittee Of hve 10 each district and ward, to be
appointed By the Executive Board. Tne el, G.
tion WI! be by ballot, and tho polls will be
opened in the city at three o'clock pm. and
close at seven pm; in the districts at one
?. m. and close at six o'clock p m.
.Ihe sub committees appointed, the number
Of delegates apportioued to. and the places of
holding the elections in the wards and dis
tricts are as follows
FIRST WARD.
Us delegates; corner Maiu aud Winchester
streets.)
, Y OAshbroOk, chairman; Tim Foley, Chss.
Lohahd, Mike DALEY, John Cooney.
SECOND WARD.
90 delegates; Ceurt-house.l
Jesse Page, chairman; William Quinn,
John savage Henry Legeler, d AIRY Ferguson.
THIRD WARD.
lo dolegatesi 80 Adams street, Dun's stable J
Napoleon Hill, chairman; j o Mills, Will
liam Frye, Fred Goldschmid, p + Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
q delegates; Greenlaw Opera GOuse.)
y Fares, chairman; II L Brinkley, Pat
heallaner, W Green, Q ii Bracket.
FIFTH WARD.
DO delegates; near corner Beale and Desoto
sireets.)
Henry Lynn, chairman; j w VOegeli,
John Clayin, IL G Dent. James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
70 delegates; Waldran blookl
Jacob Weller. chairman; II B Chiles,
James Richert, John Bradley, A Lehman.
SEVENTH WARD.
u delegates Boal street, near Memphis and
Charleston railroad
DIR 5 X Clark, chairman; J I Hillsman, w
III Bates, W l. Cooper. - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD.
(lS delegates; Poplar street market.)
] N Falls. chairman; IT Flynn. ] Quig-
ley, Thomas Welltord, II Finnie.
NINTH WARD.
Il delegates; grocery. corher Mill and Third
streets)
George NJ Grant, chairman; I Bettis. II
] Karr, Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD,
Il delegates Main street, between Carolina
and BroadWay.)
Colonel Robert LoO1ey. chairman; o
Burx, U Cuneo, Thomas sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
Is delegates; Union academy)
d NJ Witherington, chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyce, AG Il Douglass, j G
Stewart,