Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-30
TO The
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY.
THURSDAY, JUNE ID, 1877

Clerk of Circuit Court CBartlet;).
As preliminary to the assembling of said Conven
ton tho Executive Board, conforming TO the usag
that Primary Election be held In the Eighteen
Civil Districts Of the county and the Ten Wards o
the city. on
SATURDAY, JUNE s. 1878,
for the purpose of electing Delegates to said Con
vention.
The Executive Board cannot too earnestly impress
upon every voter who Is willing to CO operate witt
the party the necessity for vigilance harmony. AM
The public offices are open alike to all. and ever
citizen has the right to resort to all honorable mean
to secure his advancement to any position, civil
the same time, it behoOves a party that claim
the public confidence, and that expects to maintain
its ascendancy to put forward as its representative
Never before was there stronger necessity i'm
posed upon The Democratic and Conservative pari
of Shelby to exhibit the utmost fairness I'm its actOl
and to defer to the popular will In the selection o
lis nominees; neither this will be done or not de
ponds mainly upon the manner in which the Pr
mary Elections are conducted.
II all good citizens and the substantial bushes
men of the city and county will consent to atten,
these primary elections and exercise their influence
In the selections of delegates, we may confidently
unbiased representatives OF the public interests
whose appearance will satisfy the people that the
are not gathered together as the champions Of par
tcular individuals, and whose action will secure har
mony, give satisfaction and insure success.
of five In each district and ward to be appointed b
the Executive Board The election will be by bal
oeock a ,e snd close seven M the dsrc
at one p m. and close at six O'Clock pm.
"a tS Ine nf hHid,n
the elections In the wards and districts are as fol
lows.
Q3 delegates-corner Main and Winchester streets.
H C. Ashbrook. chairman; Tim Foley, Charles
Lotiand, Mike DALEY, John Cooney.
Second Ward.
40 delegates -Courthouse)
Jessie Page, chairman; william QUINN Johr
Savage, Henry Legeler, Harry Ferguson.
Third Ward.
a5 DELEGATES es 4 adams street Dun's Stablel
Fred Goldschmid. P. j. Murphy.
Fourth Ward.
I'll delegates-Greenlaw Operahouse.)
J. B. FAIRIES, chairman; 81. L. Brinkley, Pat Keal
laher, S. W. Green, G. H. Bracket.
Fifth Ward.
40 delegates-near corner Beale and DeSoto street.
Henry J. Lynn, chairman; J. W. Voegeli John
Clavin, 81. G. Dent. James Bachman.
Sixth Ward.
% delegates a1dron block)
Jacob Weller, chairman; 81. B. ChileS, James
Richert, John Bradley, A. Lehman.
Seventh Ward.
e delegates-Beale street, near Memphis and
Charleston railrOad)
DR.. S R. Clark, chairman; J. T. Hillsman, W. q.
Bates, W. L. Cooper, --Deates.
Eighth Ward.
"a delegates-Poplar street market)
J. n Falls cha, ehairman J. T. Flynn P. j. Quigley,
Ninth Ward.
q delegates corner Mill and Third streets
George n. Grant chairman; T. C. Belts, E. j.
Karr Ben Powell, James Lewis.
Tenth Ward.
q delegates-Main street, between Carolina and
Broadway
Colonel Robert L0oney, chairman; c. c. Burk p.
c. CuneO, Thomas Sloyn John Becker.
First Civil District.
Is delegates Union academy
d. NJ. WitheI1Dgton, chairman; Anthony Barrett,
Ben Boyce, e. L. Douglass, j. C. Stewart
Second Civil District.
a delegate5-MillWood.)
"a d. Hunter, chairman; W. p. York, Cham Jones,
T. NJ Edwards, John b. Stewart.
Third Civil District.
"A delegates-Lucy depot
Young, N b. Persons, C. NJ. Black.
Fourth Civil District.
"A delegates-Old Log Union.)
R. NJ. Vaughan. chairman; John d. Hines, Chas.
W. Jeter, Thomas j. Roper, ThOs. S. Alexander.
Fifth Civil District.
g delegateS-Big Spring)
B. B. Barnes, chairman; John W. Cochran, NJ c.
Pearce, John German, w. T. Avery.
sixth Civil District.
G delegates-Ralegh)
c; n. Taylor, chairman; A. R. Pope, b. B. Will
ford, sim hlGrsh, W. N. Coleman.
Seventh Civil District.
Y delegates-Barilett)
a. L. Priddy. chairman; w. Il. Cross, C. G. Gala
way, James B. Blackwell. James S. Oglesby.
Eighth Civil District.
% delegates-TwO voting pIaces-wytne)
j. NJ Crews, chairman; w. B. Nally, R. s. Donal-
son.
LOG UNION.
c: B. English, chairman; James ". Herring, A. C.
Ninth Civil District.
Is delegates Two voting places-Morning SUM-
Samuel S. Marks, chairman; Sam Sowdon, W. C.
BASKERVILLE.
=, Or. J. S. Mckinley, chairman, John Allen, W. D.
Tenth Civil District.
% delegates-Two voting places Collierville)
d. lrby chairms s6R s D. AMangIm' Albertsuggs
Thomas H. Koen, chairman Ferd Scott, w. NJ.
Eleventh Civil District.
g delegates
C. NJ. Calls, chairman; John Newell W. F. KIM
brough, S. B. Shepperd, VIM. Carter.
Twelfth Civil District.
a delegates-Oakvflle)
F. Lemaster, John +. Malone, W. W. Canady N'
Thirteenth Civil District.
Reas,ev e e6 dsIegases-Ar8 ~ dsv,
gel, Peter Mitchell, Capt. Hays.
Fourteenth Civil District.
a delegates Nails Nursery, south gate Elmwood
John H. Lenow, chairman; 8. L. Raines, W. P.
One, Ell Rayner, James Sweeney.
Fifteenth Civil District.
g delegates dele at HI Grocery} No.
eott, VIM. Harton, j. NJ. Peabody
Sixteenth Civil District.
@ delegates Albert Pike LodRe.)
R. D; Goodwin, chairman; A: ]. Brooks, Jo 81 Har
ison, N. c. MCulloch, L. ID. Mendenall.
Seventeenth Civil District.
q delegates-MConnelps ChurchD
R. R. Stone, chairman; Amos Roark, E. j. Mas
'ey, T. D. Massey, H NJ. Baker.
Eighteenth Civil District
q delegates-Buntyn Station)
Judge Irwin Halsey. chairman; K. j. Southall G.
). Holmes, Andrew Tuggle W. d. Lumpkin.
The Executive Board hereby declares that every
,tizen possessing the qualifications of voter and
Who declares that it is his intention to support the
nominees of the Convention hereby called Is eligible
IS delegate to said Convention; and the above
ub committees are hereby instructed that person
esdent voter of the civil district or ward In which
offers his VOTE and unless he too declares that IL
his intention to support the nominees of said Con-
ention; and the said subcommittee to be the
ole judges to whether said applicant is entitled
o vote. The chairman of each sub=committee win
appoint two or his committee to record the name Of
ach voter, and said chairman Will make return OF
aid elections to the chairman OF this Board without
elay
That the Executive Committee may remain per
ecty impartial and work and act for the success of
I've Board declares that no member OF the Executive
committee shall go as a delegate to the Convention
II become one by proxy In said Convention:
RESOLVED further, That II any member of any one
Il the above sub committees shall become a candi-
late for delegate to said Convention, he shall imme
lately tender his resignation to the chairman of his
and such committee shall have the
ower 10 supply the vacancy, as they also have the
uthority to supply vacancies in their respective
occurring from any other cause what
yer. ~
This Board hereby requests the subcommittee to
e especially cautious not to exercise Influence for or
galnst any Of the candidates coming before this
conventions and the citizens of this county desiring
ood government and opposed to Radicalism, are
most earnestly solicited to vote for delegates In their
ay of June.
BY order of
AMES R. MILLER, 81. CAMP
OHN NJ ROURKE, GEORGE T. B4SSETT,
/. NJ . hHErT, THOMAS FLEMING,
!. d EEEL1 j. ID. STEWART,
Ohm JOHNSON, WI. HIIfER
T. PETIT, John Nc RROOEs
III. CREWS, o. NJ. ALSUP W SFf aoN
Executive Board of Shelby county.
c,>.n W. L. CLAPP, Chairman.