Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-07
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD,
DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY, :
MEMpuTs 1879
THURSDAY, JUNE ID, 1875
SATURDAY, JUNE 5. 1878,


SATURDAY, JUNE 5. 1878,
for the purpose of electing Delegates to said Con-
vention.
upon every voter who Is willing 20 CO operate win
the party the necessity for vigilance, harmony. and
The public ofiices are open alike to all ana every
citizen has the right to resort to all honorable means
judicial political to which he may aspire; but at
the same time, It behooyes a party that claims
the public confidence and that expects to maintain
Its ascendancy, to put forward as its representatives
only its best men.
posed upon the Democratic and Conservative parry
Of Shelby TO exhibit the utmost fairness in its action
lis nominees; neither this will be done not, de
ponds mainly upon the manner in which the Pri-
mary Elections are conducted.
II all good citizens and the substantial business
men OF the city and county Will consent to attend
these primary elections, and exercise their influence
In the selections Of delegates, We may confidently
hope for convention whose members shall be the
whose appearance Will satisfy the people that they
are not gathered together as the champions of par
ticuar individuals and whose action will secure har
mony, give satisfaction and insure success.
The primary election vii be held by a committee
OF i've In each district and ward 70 be appointed by
the Executive Board The election Will be by bal
lot and the poles will be opened in the city az three
at one I'm. and close at six O'Clock pm.
The subcommittee appointed the number of
delegates apportloned to, and the places OF holding
the elections In the wards and districts are as fol
First Ward
Q3 delegates-corner Main and Winchester streets.l
II C. Ashbrook, chairman; Tim Foley, Charles
Lofiand, Mike DALEY, John COoney.
Second Ward.
90 delegates Courthouse
Jessie Page, chairman; William Quinn, John
Savage, Henry Legeler, Harry Ferguson.
Third Ward.
Q5 delegates-42 Adams street Dun's stable.l
Fred Goldschmid p. j. Murphy.
Fourth Ward.
IL delegates Greenlaw OperahOuse)
j. b. FAIRIES, chairman; II. L. Brinkley, Pat Keal-
laher, S. W. Green, c. Ii. Bracket
Firth Ward.
90 delegates-near corner eeale and DeSoto street,
Henry j. Lynn, chairman; J. W. YOegell, John
Clavin, b. G. Dent, James Bachman.
sixth Ward.
60 Delegates alJrJn blOck)
Jacob Weller, chairman; H. B. Chiles, James
Richert, John Bradley, 4. Lehman.
Seventh ward.
Is delegates-Beale street, near Memphis and
Charleston railroadl
Dr.. R. Clark, chairman; J. T Hillsman, W. h.
Bates, W. L. Cooper, - eates.
Eighth yVnrd.
(13 delegates-Poplar street market.)
J. N. Falls chairman; ]. 7. Flynn; z. j. Quigley,
Thomas Wexford, +. IL. Flnnie.
Ninth Ward
q deegates- grocery corner Mil and Third streets
KaTr, Ben Powell, james Lewis.
Tenth " ard.
q delegates-Main street. between Carolina and
Broadway
Colonel Robert LOoney, ch lrman; C. C. Burk, z.
c. Cuneo, Thomas SloJn, John Becker.
First Civil District.
% delegates Union academy
d. NJ. Wither1DgtOn, chairman; anthony Barrett,
Ben Boyce g. L. Douglass, j. C. Stewart
second Civil District.
q delegates-GiillaOod)
A. D. Hunter, chairman; W. Z. York, Cham. Jones,
T. II. Edwards, John b. Stewart.
Third CivTI District.
a delegates-Lucy depOt)
W T. Carmack. chairman; W. Il. Neel, c, A.
Young, n. II. Persons, e. II. Black.
Fourth Civil District.
a delegates-Old Log Unfon.)
II, R. NJ Vaughan chairman a1 S0nn D. Hines, Chas
Fifth Civil District.
g delegate5-Big SprinG)
B. B. Barnes, chairman; John W. Cochran, II. C..
Pearce, John German, W. 7. Avery.
sixth Civil District.
q delegates-RaIeigh)
C; n. Taylor, chaIrmani A. K. Pope, 4. B. Will
ford, Sim Marsh, W. N. Coleman.
Seventh Civil District.
q delegates-BaTteit)
II. L. PIi6dy chairman; W. R. Cross, C. q. Gala
way, James B. Blackwell. James 5. Ogiesby.
Eighth Civil District.
% delegates Two voting pIaces-,YytreJ
j. Nj. Crews, chairman; W. B. Nally, R :. DOnal-
LOG UNION.
C. B. English, chairman; James ". Herring, 4. C.
Ninth Civil District.
% delegates-Two voting places-Morning SUM-
Samuel S. Marks, chairman; sam SoRdoIi. W. c.
BASKERVILLE.
DR.. ]. S. Mckinley, chairman, John Allen, W. D.
Tenth Civil District.
% delegates-Two voting places COllieUiIle)
H. lrOs' chalrm FoRRE = Td HiT Albert suggs-
Thomas II. Koen, chairman Ferd Scott, W. N.
Eleventh Civil District.
g delegates Gemantown.O
c. N. Calls, chairman; John Newell, VI. Z. KIM
broush, S. B. Shepperd, VIM. Carter.
Twelfth Civil District.
a delegates-Oakville)
=, George E Holmes, Shalrmani VIM; Hudgens, N.
Thirteenth Civil District.
q delegates-Arnold's)
gel, Peter Mitchell, Capt. Hays.
Fourteenth Civil District.
a delegates-Nail's Nursery, south gate Elmwood
John H. Lenow, chairman; s. l. Raines, W. P.
Orne, XII Rayner, James Sweeney.
Fifteenth Civil District
g delegates -Harton's Grocery
J. 3 Rawlings, chairman J. c. Baker, ]. P. Pres
cott VIM. Harton, j. NJ Peabody.
Sixteenth Civil Distrfct.
g delegates-Albert Pike Lodge1
r. ID. Goodwin, chairman; A. J. Brooks joel Har
Ttson, N. c. MCulloch, I. d. Mendenall.
Seventeenth Civil District
q delegates Church)
R. r. Stone, chairman; Amos Roark, E j. Mas
sey, I. ID. Massey, r. NJ Baker.
Eighteenth Civil District
q delegates Buntyn StatIonO
Judge Irwin Halsey, chairman; r. j. SouthalJ G.
C. Holmes, Andrew Tuggle, W. d. Lumpkin.
The Executive Board hereby declares that ever
citizen possessing the qualifications OF a voter and
who declares that Ii Is his intention to support the
oI te Cot 1 neTeDy called Is eligible
subcommittee are hereby instructed that person
is authorized to vote for said DELEGATES unless he is
resident voter OF the civil district ward In which
he offers his vote, and unless he too declares that IL
Is his intention to support the nominees Of said Con
vention and the said subcommittee are to be the
sol, judges as to whether said applicant is entitled
to Vote. The chairman of each subcommittee will
appoint TWO OF his committee to record the name of
each voter, and said chairman will make return of
said elections to the chairman of this Board without
delay.
That the Executive Committee may remain Der
feetly impartial and work and act for the success of
the party rather than that OF individuals the EXecu
tive Board declares that member Of the Executive
Committee shall go delegate TO the Convention
Resolved further, That If any member of any one
of the above sub committees snail become a candi-
date for delegate to said Convention he shall imme
diatey tender his resignation to the chairman Of his
subcommittee, and such committee shall have the
authority to supply vacancies in their respective
committees occurring from any other cause what
This Board hereby requests the subcommittee to
especially cautious not to exercise influence for or
against any of the candidates coming before This
Convention; and the citizens of this county desiring
good government and opposed to RadicalISm srss
most earnestly solicited 10 vote for delegates In bi
respective civil districts and wards said efshth
day OF june
BY order of
JAMES r. MILLER 6 I CAMp
JOHN n ROURkE, GEORGE I. BASSETT
T. N; .: hhErT, THOMAS FLEMING,
ID: NJ NELLY, ]. D. STEWART,
W l. CLAPP, l Z. DOUGLASS
JOHN JOHNSON, WIN MII-IFp
j. T. PETIT, JOHN NC oTS,OOu--
]. ID. CRRWS, o. NJ. ALSUP " II SFfSnS
Executive Board of Shelby county
c.,,1 .-. w. 1, CLAPP, Chairman.
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