Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-24
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1878,

for the purpose of electing Delegates to said
The Executive Board cannot toe earnestly
impress upon every voter who is willing to co..
ope ate with the party the necessity or vigil
anoe. harmony AMI concert of action.
The public offices are open alike TO all. and
every citizen has the right to resort to all hon
oraole means to secure his advancement to any
position, civil, judicial or political, 20 which
be may aspire; but. at the same time. il be-
heoves party that aims the public conf
aence. and that expects to maintain its as
uyes only its best men.
Never before was there stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and ConserVR-
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.
III 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
tion whose. memse sers shall be the unbiased
representatives OF the public interests, whose
appearasce will satisfy the people that thew
are not gathered together as the champions Of
particular individuals, and whose action will
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insure
The primary election will be held by a com-
mittee Of i've in each district and ward, 10 be
appointed by the Executive Board. The else-
uon VIII Do by ballot, and the polls will he
opened In the city at three O'Clock pm, and
ciose al seven p.m.; in the districts at one
Pm. ana close az six O'Clock p IN.
Ihs sub, committees a aspointed, the number
OF delegat,s apportioned to, and the places of
noldlng the elections in the wards and dis
triets are as follows;
FIRST WARD.
Us delegates; corner Main and Winchester
streets)
Ashbrook, chairman Tim Foley, Ches.
Lohand' Mike Daley, John COOney.
SECOND WARD.
10 delegates; Court-house.)
Jesse Page, chairman; William Quinn,
John Savage, Henry Legeler, Ia AIRY Ferguson,
THIRD WARD.
us delegates; IS Adams street, Dun's stable. J
Napoleon Hill, chairman; j @ Mills. VIII
liam Frye, Fred Goldschmia, p + Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
ul delegates; Greenlaw Opera House.)
Faires, chairman; II L Brinkley, Pat
keallahor, w Green, G Ii Braekett,
FIFTH WARD.
llO delegates; near corner Beale and DeSoto
streets.l
Henry Lynn, chairman; ] w Voegeli,
John Clayin, ii G Dent, James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
@delegates; Waldran block.l
vacoP eLer, chairman; II B Chiles.
james hichert, John Bradley. A Lehman.
SEVENTH WApn
70 delegatesi Beal street, near Memphis and
Charleston railroad)
=, Ps 1T II CLARK, chairman; 4 Hillsman, W
IL BATES, l. Cooper, - Deates
EIGHTH WARD,
llo delegates; Poplar street market.)
n Falls. chairman; 7 Flynn. P j QuiR-
ley, Thomas Welliord, + II Finnie.
NINTH WARD.
q delegates; grocery, corner Mill and Third
streets.)
George NJ Grant, chairman; T @ Bottis, K
j Karr, Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD.
u delegates; Main street, between Carolina
and Broadway
Colonel Robert Looley. chairman; @ oil
Burx. p q Cuneo. Thomas sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
Is delegates; Union academy.)
NJ Witherington. chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyco, G L Douglass, J OF
Stewart.
SECOND CIVIL DISTRICT.
a delegates; Millwood.)
A D Hunter, chairman; w p York, Cham
Jones' 4 M Edwards, John B Stewart,