Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-02
POLITICAL.
TO THE
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY.

OFFICE THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. !
DEMOCRATIC AND CoNsERvATIvE PAKTY.
MEMPHIS, May IL. 1873.
The Executive Board of the Executive Commute,
OF the Democratic and Conservative party Of Sheb!
county hereby call Convention to meet in the Cit
| OF Memphis, at the Exposition Building. on
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1878,
dates 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 Bartlett Court.
| Sheriff OF Shelby County.
/ Trustee Of Shelby County.
Register of Shelby County.
Clerk Of Criminal Court.
Clerk of Circuit Court.
| Clerk OF Circuit Court (Bartlett.
As preliminary to the assembling OF said Conven-
OF the party In that respect recommend request
| that Primary Election be held in the Eighteen
Civil Districts of the county and the Ten Wards OF
| the city, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 8. 1873,
for the purpose of electing Delegates to said Con-
The Executive Board cannot too earnestly impress
upon every voter who is willing to cooperate with
the party the necessity for vigilance harmony, and
The public offices are open alike to all, and every
citizen has the right to resort to all honorable means
to secure his advancement to any position, civil,
judicial political to which he may aspire; but at
the public confidence and that expects to maintain
its ascendancy to put forward as its representatives
only Its best men,
Never before was there a stronger necessity I'm
posed upon the Democratic and Conservative parry
and to defer to the popular will In the selection of
lis nominees; neither this will be done not, de-
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, may confidently
unbiased representatives Of the public interests s
whose appearance will satisfy the people that they
ticuar Individuals, and whose action viii secure har-
mony, give satisfaction and insure success.
of five In each district and ward to be appointed BY
the Executive Board. The election will be by bal
O'Clock pm and close at seven PM In the districts
at one pm and close at six o'clock pm.
delegates apportfoned to, and the places of holding
the elections In the wards and districts are as fol-
lows:
(13 delegates-corner Main and Winchester streets)
81 C.. Ashbrook, chairman; Tim Foley, Charles
Lotiand, Mike DALEY, John COOney.
second Ward.
40 delegates .-Courthouse)
G Jessie Page, chairman: William Quinn, John
Third Ward.
C5 delegates-42 Adams street, Dun's stable.)
Napoleon Hill, chairman; J. C. Mills, VIM. Frye,
FREQ dOlQScnmlQ. Z. u. Murphy.
Fourth Ward.
I'll delegates-Greenlaw Operahouse)
J. B. FAIRIES, chairman; H. L. Brinkley, Pat Keal-
laher, S. W. Green, C. b. Bracket.
Fifth Ward.
90 delegates-near corner Beale and DeSoto street.
Henry ]. Lynn, chairman; J. W. voegeli, John
ClavIn. II. G. Dent. Jam IS Bachman.
sixth Ward.
% delegates aIdron bIock)
Jacob Weller, chairman; Il. B. Chiies, James
Richer, John Bradley, A. Lehman.
Seventh Ward.
e delegates-Beale street, near Memphis and
Charleston rdilroad)
Dr.. r. Clark, chairman; ]. T. Hillsman, W. a.
Bates, W. L. Cooper, --Deates.
Eighth Ward.
q3 delegates-POplar street marketQ
J. n. Falls chairman; J. T: Flynn; P. j. Quigley,
Thomas Wexford, 4. II. Finnie.
Ninth Ward.
q delegates grocery corner Mill and Third streets)
George M. Grant, chairman; T. C. Belts, E. ].
Kari, Ben POWELL James Lewis.
Tenth Ward.
q delegates-Main street, between Carolina and
Broadway
Colonel Robert Looney, chairman; C. C. Burk, p
c. CuneO, Thomas Slogn, John Becker.
First Civil District.
Is delegates Union academy
d. M. W1ther1ngt0n, chairman; Anthony Barrett
Ben Boyce, G. L. Douglass, j. c. Stewart
Second Civil District.
a delegates Millwoodl
A. d. Hunter, chairman, W. P. York, Cham. Jones'
I. Ii. Edwards, John b. Stewart.
Third Civil District.
a delegates-Lucy depot)
W L. Carmack. chairman; W. 81. Neel, C., A.
Young, N. a. Persons, G. NJ Black.
Fourth Civil District.
"a delegates-Old Log Union)
w R. M MI vaughan chairman; John D. Hines, Chas.
Fifth Civil District.
g delegates-Big Spring.
B. B. Barnes, chairman; John w. Cochran, NJ. C.
Pearce John German, w. T. Avery.
w
& Enthusiastically
G. N Taylor, chairman; A. r. Pope, H. B. WILL
ford, Sim Marsh, W. N. Coleman.
seventh Civil District.
q delegates-Bartlett)
81. l.. Priddy. chairman; W. r. Cross, C. G. Gala
way. James B. Blackwell. James S. Oglesby.
Eighth Civil District.
S delegates dTwO voting plse s;;5
son.
LOG UNION.
c. B. English chairman; James W. Herring, A. C. |
Ninth Civil District.
o delegates-TwO voting Questioning SUM-
Allen.
BASKERVILLE.
Or. J. S. Mckinley, chairman, John Allen, W. D.
Tenth Civil District.
% delegates-Two voting places -Colllerville.)
H. ifos chair EoRhE n Td Hf Aioert suggs
Thomas a. Koen, chairman Ferd Scott W. NJ |
L
Eleventh Civil District.
Is delegates Germantown)
c. NJ. Calls, chairman; John Newell, W. F. Kim
brough, S. B. Shepherd, VIM. Carter.
Twelfth Civil District.
a delegates-O akville) |
feSge John %m
Thirteenth Civil District.
q delegates-Arnold's.)
T. J. Beasley. chairman; ]. W. Levi, W. b. Hoe |
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, Eli Rayner, James Sweeney |
Fifteenth Civil District.
- p q del, deleg as;- Grocery2 ~
colt, VIM. HartOn, j. NJ. Peabody.
Sixteenth Civil District
g delegates-Albert Pike Lodge.)
:, r. D. Goodwyn chairman; A; J. Brooks, JOEL Har |
rfson, N. G. M'Culloch, I. d. Mendenall.
Seventeenth Civil District.
e delegates MConnell's Churcb.)
R. R. Stone, chairman; Amos Roark, E. j. Mas
sey, 7. d. Massey, 81. NJ. Baker.
Eighteenth Civil District.
q delegates-Buntyn Station)
. Judge Irwin Halsey, chairman; B. j. Southall, G.
Holmes, Andrew Tuggle, W. D. Lumpkin.
citizen possessing the qualifications of voter, and
who declares that it is his intention to support the
nominees OF the Convention hereby called, Is eligible
as a delegate to said Convention; and the above
committees are hereby instructed that no person
resident voter of the civil district ward in which
he offers his vote and unless he too declares that 1t
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 of
each voter and said chairman viii make return Of
said elections to the chairman of this Board without
delay.
That the Executive Committee may remain per-
fectly impartial, and work and act for the Of
the party rather than that Of individuals, the Execu
i've Board declares that no member of the Executive
Committee shall go as delegate to the Convention
Or become one by proxy I'm said Convention
Resolved further That If any member OF any one
Of the above sub committees shall become candi-
late for delegate to said Convention he shall imme
ately tender his resignation to the chairman of his
and such committee shall have the
power to supply the vacancy, they also have the
authority to supply vacancies in their respective
occurring from any other cause what |
ever.
This Board hereby requests the subcommittee to
especially cautious not to exercise influence for
against any Of the candidates coming before this |
Convention; and the citizens Of this county desiring
good government and opposed to Radcallsm, are
most earnestly solicited to vote for delegates their