Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-08
SATURDAY, JUNE S, ISIS.

for the purpose of electing, Delegates to said
The Executive Board cannot too earnestly
impress upon every voter who is willing to CO.
| operate with the party the necessity or vigil
anoe, harmony and concert Of action
The public offices are 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 aspire; but. at the same time, it be-
hooyes party that aims the public conf
| Gence. and that expects to maintain its as
cendancy, to put forward as its representa
\ tiyes only its best men.
never betere was there stronger necessity
| imposed upon the Democratic and COnserya-
| tive party of Shelby to exhibit the utmost
fairness IN It's 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 Elections are conducted.
IL all good citizens and the substantial bust
ness men ot the city and county will consent
70 attend these primary. elections, and exer-
else their influence in the selections OF dele
gates, we may confidently hope for a conven-
ton whose. members shall be the unbiased
representatives OF the public interests, whose
| appearas ce "ill satisfy the people that they
are not gathered together as the champions of
particular individuals, and whose action will
success.
The primary election will be held by a com
mlttee OF ive in each district and ward, to be
appointed By the Executive Board. the el G.
tlon VII! be, by ballot, and the polls will be
opened In the city at three o'clock pm. and
close at seven p.m.; in the districts at one
pm and close at six o'clock p m.
Ihe sub committees appointed, the number
OF delegates apportioned 10, and the places of
holding the elections in the wards and dis
tricts are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
ClS delegates; corner Main and Winchester
streets.)
II G CAshbrook, chairman; Tim Foley, Chrs.
LohandpMike DALEY, John Cooney.
SECOND WARD.
QO delegates; Court-house.)
Jesse Pags. chairman; William Quinp.
John savage, Henry Legelor, Il AIRY Ferguson,
THIRD WARD.
u5 delegates; IS Adams street, Dun's stable.
liam Frye, Fred Goldsohmid, P + Murnbv
FOURTH WARD.
ul delegates; Greenlaw Opera pouse.)
- > 3 Fsires, chairman; II & Brinkley, Pat
FIFTH WARD.
(lO delegates; rear corner Beale and Desoto
Henry j Lynn, chairman; ] W Voegeli,
John Clayin, Ii G Dent. James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
70 delegates; Wadran block.l
jacob Weller. chairman; ii B Chiles,
James kiehert, John Bradley, A Lehman.
SEVENTH WARD.
70 delegates; Beal street, near Memphis and
Charleston railroad.)
pr 5 Clark, chairman; J L Hillsman, w
II Bates, W l. Cooper. - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD,
(l5 delegates; Poplar street market
j N Falls. chairman; j 7 Flynn. p j Ouig-
ley, ThOmSs Wexford, + II Finnie.
NINTH WARD.
u delegates; grocery, corner Mill and Third |
streets.)
George Nj Grant, chairman; @ Bottis, Il |
j Karr, Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD,
q delegates; Main street, between Carolina |
and Br0adway.)
Colonel Robert Lo0ney. chairman; O o |
Burx, P y Cuneo, Thomas sloyn, John |
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
% delegates; Union academy.)
d NJ Witherington, chairman; Anthony
Barrett Ben Boyce, so L Douglass, ] q |
Stewart,