Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09


Cooper and Sailor. The committee retired,
and loud calls were made on q. p. M. Tur-
ner, the nominee on the ticket for attorney
general of the criminal court, to address the
convention.
THE UBIQUITOUS TURNER
marched up the aisle and took his stand amid
applause. His voice trembled somewhat with
emotion as he said he thanked the gentlemen
of the convention for the compliment they
paid HIM in selecting him as their nominee
for the Office of encouragement of the Grim
inal court. He was also the nominee for that
Office of the National party. He believed it
to be the duty of every true man In this coun-
try to beat the Democratic party, horse, foot,
and dragons. Loud cheers. He denounced
the Democratic party as rotten to the core.
1t was party that had outlived its purity.
He denounced the Democratic party in con-
gress as being unfaithful to their trust, and
as derelict in the duty they owed the coun-
try. He was born Wing. Cheers. If
elected, he would recognize no difference
between the man who owned a bank
on Madison street and the humblest
citizen, white or black. [Cheers.]
Mr.. Turner then gave an energetic history of
himself, like unto that which he presented to
the National ratification meeting at the
Greenlaw Operahouse last Saturday night.
He stated that he would be attorney general
of the criminal court after the first day of
the convention l. He would do his duty as
attorney general; would Cypress no man;
would not prosecute indictments against poor
men for the sake of making fees, as has been
done [cheersl, and everybody would say,
"Well done, good and faithful Turner.
[Cheers and laughter He continued by
stating that it is boasted ON Front street to-
vote at two dollars a head. Is that true?
[Cries of mo! NO! neverv'] He had been
told by Mr.. Simon Green that their boast all
over town is as follows: I'VE have thousands
of dollars in the treasury and we will buy as
many ,,niggers' as we please" Cries,
They'll never do it, No., said Turner,
they'll never do it, Do they not know
that to purchase or sell votes is penitentiary
offense2 l saw them do it at the Janu-
airy election. | saw them at the polls
with dollars in their hands, buying votes.
have dozen afidavits in my office proving
these facts, and during the canvass | intend
to read them to the people. / will be attor-
ney-general, and if catch any OF these men
buying the votes of colored men, or If catch
any man selling his vote, pledge you that
will prosecute them to the extent of the law.
| will put them In the penltenhary, where they
belong, and l will make them wear Dolly
Warden suits. Tremendous yells, cheers and
applause followed this remark. He advised
his coored friends not to sell their blrthright
man had cost the nation hundreds of thou
sands OF human lives and rivers of blood, and
it should not now be sold by them for few
dollars, which last but day. The Good
Afternoon Turner-added that he would speak
that evening in the first ward, and he in
vited all to come and hear HIM. He then
walked off the stand amid roar of uproarl-
Gus applause. One colored man cried out,
80, my Turner, you're bad man." and an
other yelled Amt he dalsy?" Both of
which remarks created no little amusement.
The special committee returned and hand
ed in their report, which was read by Chair
man |. M. Hill.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
l. M. Hill, Edward Shaw (coloredl, W. M.
Randolph, Burrell Lee (colored). Ben Raines
(colored), Theodore Krekell, L. F. Cassell
(colored), Robert M'Kenna, D. ]. Hodges
(eolored), J. Fl. Sailor (colored), S. S. Garrett,
c. w. Cooper (colored), G. F. Conn, II. F.
DIX, and A. Stephenson (coloredD.
The committee is composed Of seven white
men and eight colored men.
On motion, the report of the committee on
the county committee was adopted.
This closed the proceedings, and on motion
the convention adjourned sine die.
The crowd passed slowly from the hall.
Congratulations were in order, and the re- q,
porters. gathering up their traps, left the
building in hot haste, to seek cooler and more
pleasant shades.