Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-13
TO THE
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, !
DFNOCR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
Mrnrnnta Nh Ii 1919

URFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD,
DFNOcR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY,
MEMPHIS. May IL. 1878.
NHE Executive Board of the Executive
l. Committee Of the Democratic and Conser
Vatve party of Shelby county, hereby call
convention, to meet in the city Of Memphis
at the Exposition Building, on
THURSDAY, JUNE IL, 1878,
at II O'Clock. for the purpose of nomin atinp
candidates for the following Offices:
Judge of the Chancery 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
bo held in the eighteen Civil Districts of the
county and the Ten Wards of the city. on
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1878,
for the purpose of electing Delegates to said
Convention.
The Executive Board cannot too earnestly
impress upon every voter who is willing to CO.
operate with the party the necessity 'Or vigil
ance, harmony and concert Of action.
The public oihces are open alike to all, and
every citizen has the right tn resort 10 all hon
orable means to secure his Advancement to any
position, civil, judicial or political, to which
be may aspire; but, at the same time, It be-
hooves party that aims the public conf
denee. and that expects to maintain its as
cendancy, to put forward as its representa-
tives only its best men.
Never before was there stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and COnserva-
tive party Of Shelby to exhibit the utmost
fairness IN its action and to defer to tho 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 Il ections are conducted.
a IL all good citizens and the substantial busi
ness men Of the city and county will consent
TO attend these primary elections, and exer-
cise their influence in the selections Of dele
gates, we may confidently hope for q cOnVen-
tion whose memters shall be the unbiased
representatives, OF the public interests, whose
appearal ce will satisfy the people that they
are not gathered together as the cham pions Of
particular individuals, and whose action will
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insure
success.
The primary election will be held BY COM
mittee Of five in each district and ward, to be
appointed by the Executive Board. Tne el,c-
hon Will be by ballot, and the polls will be
opened in the city at three o'clock pm. and
close at seven pm; in the districts at ono
p. IN. and close at six o'clock p m.
The sub committees appointed, the number
OF delegates appOrtioned to, and the places of
holding the elections in the wards and dis
tricts are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
QS delegates; corner Main and Winchester
streets.)
IL Q Ashbrook, chairman; Tim Foley, Chps.
Lohand. Mike Daley, John Cooney.
SECOND WARD.
90 delegates; Courthouse
Jesse Page, chairman; William Quinn,
John Savage, Henry Legeler, Il airy Ferguson
THIRD WARD.
u5 delegates; 45 Adams street, Dun's stable
Napoleon Hill, chairman; @ Mills, vii.
liam Frye, Fred Goldschmid, p L Murphy,
FOURTH WARD.
III delegates; Greenlaw Opera Rouse.)
- FARES, chairman; II L Brinkley, Pat
heallahor, W Green, G II Bracket.
FIFTH WARD.
QO delegates; near corner Beale and Desoto
o.ANNAosi
Henry j Lynn, chairman; ] w Voegeli,
John Clayin, II Ct Dent, James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
% delegates; Waldran block.l
Jacob Weller, chairman; II B Chiles,
James Richert, John Bradley, A Lehman.
SEVENTH WARD.
u delegates; Beal street. near Memphis and
Charleston railroad.
DR. S II Clark, chairman; j Iillsnan, W
II Bates, W l. Cooper, - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD.
QS delegates Poplar street market
in Falls, chairman; Il Flynn, p j Quig-
Icy, Thomss Welltord, i IL Finnie.
NINTH WARD.
Il delegates; grocery, corner Mill and Third
stroets.)
George NJ Grant, chairman; 7 Bettis. E
J karr, Ben Powell, james Lewis.
TENTH WARD.
Il delegates; Main street. between Carolina
and Broadway
Colonel Robert L00ley. chairman; Q O
Burx. Y Cuneo, Thomas sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
% delegates; Union academy)