Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-01-09
NTNTH WARD.
A FIippIn Meeting Composed Mostly
Of Johnson and Anderson Men.

BY means Of considerable advertising
and the spasmodic use Of a wheezy little
drum and a ~squeaking ffe it became
known last night that a Flippin meeting
was to be held at a colored church in the
Ninth ward, The Flippin orators we're
there, but not the crowd. Only seventy
five or eighty persons attended, and they
were mostly johnson and Anderson men.
Colonel Eaton seemed to be the general
manager Of the affair so far IS the Flip
pin side was concerned. BE urged the
colOred men to support the Republican
party by voting for Flippin, the oppo-
nent of the Democratic nominee.
The fountain head was there himself.
He came in "a little late, having been at
the general council getting through a list
of judges to suit himself; but be made
up for lateness by the length of bis
speech. He spoke over three quarters
Of 90 hour, and divided bis discourse
into two parts-frst, what a bad mayor
Johnson was; second, what a good mayor
John r Flippin has been. He forgot to
mention Johnson's magnanimity two
years ago and the fact that be. the foun'
tain head, stood up in a convention once
and pledged himself to abide by
its action, when there was a
strong probability that John johnson
would be the nominee of that couven.
ton, in which event we may suppose, in
the light of recent events, that be would
have bolled if sufficiently encouraged
and sought comfort and support where
he finds it now-in the bosom Of the Re.
publican party. The speech was exceed.
ingly commonplace throughout and quite
disappointed all who heard it. Among
other things, be teld what large charities
he had dispensed, which is certainly
something new, aud how awfully hard
he had to work as mayor. This part Of
his discourse was truly pathetic, aud
aft citing, aud brought tears to the eyes
of men unused to weeping, AS this
poor, at.enuated martyr to the public
stood up there and told of his sacrifices,
his labors and long, weary marches to
New York, to Long Branch aud Sara
toga, to Baltimore, to Put-in-Bay and all
the out-ofthe. way places, which be never
had to hunt up until he became mayor,
a murmur Of sympathy went around the
room, and almost every mar resolved in
his heart to give him a rest after the 18th
Of January.
One Of the exceptions, however, was
Ed Shaw, who is still on the FIippiu side.
Shaw is the big gun, who goes to all the
meetings, and usually has an escort pre-.
ceded by such a band as the one which
enliyened this occasion. He was as abu.
siVe as usual, and failed to make any
impression upon his colored hearers, to
whom bis remarks we're mainly ad
dressed. Among other things, he said
that there was no interest 10 common Of
sympathy between colored men and white
workingmen. This was intended to draw
of votes from Anderson, who is very
strong in that ward. As to johnson
Shaw said that all be ever did was to col
lect money and pay off the Irish. Tiki
appeal to race prejudice likewise fell
fat and UNDECIDED, MIR. Trowbridge, q
colored orator from the Second ward
was one Of the takers, and a very pool
one he is. Hs. too, goes to all the Flip,
pin meetings, but does not control a vote
mot aver his own. Brother Eaton an.
nOunced future appointments, eAhorted
the brethren to be faithful to the Repub.
lican party and vote for Flippin, and the
meeting adjourned at a rather late hour.
Flippin will poll very few votes in that
ward. His causeis waning every day in
that ward and ia every other ward.