Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-12
TO THE
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY.


DRMoCR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY, !
MEMPHIS. May IL, 1873.
! NBE Executive Board of the Executive
Il Committee Of the Democratic and Conser-
vative party of Shelby county, hereby call a
convention. to meet In the city Of Memphis,
at the Exposition Building, oni
THURSDAY, JUNE I3, 1878.
at Il o'clock. for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the following Offices:
Judge Of the Chancery Court.
Judge Of the Circuit Court.
Judge of the Criminal Court.
| BARTLETT
Attorney General of Criminal Court.
AttOrney-G General of Bartlett Court.
| Sheriff of Shelby county.
Trustee of Shelby county.
Register Of Shelby county,
Clerk Of County Court
Clerk of Criminal Court.
Clerk of Circuit Court.
Clerk OF Circuit Court CBartletD,
AS preliminary to the assembling of said
convention the Executive Board, Conforming
10 the usage OF the party in that respect. rec
ommend and request that primary election
be held in the eighteen Civil Districts of The
county and the Ten Wards Of the city. on
SATURDAY, JUNE s, 1878,
for The purpOlc 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.
Ihe public othces are open alike to all, and
every citizen has the right tn 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. Il he
h0oVes party that aims the public conf.
Genee. and that expects to maintain its as
eendaney, TO put forward as its representa-
tyes only its best men.
Never before was there stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and COnserva-
tive party Of Shelby to exhibit the utmost
fairness in its action and TO defer 10 the ponu-
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.
If all good citizens and the substantial busi
ness men Of the city and county will consent
10 attend these primary elections, and exer.
else theirinfuenee in the selections of dele !
gates, we may confidently hope for a conven- |
tlon whose memters shall be the unbiased |
representatives Of the public interests, whose |
appearaN ce sill satisfy the people that they |
are not gathered together as the champions Of |
particular individuals, and whose action will |
secure harmony, give salts action and insure
success.
n
mlttee OF hve in each district and ward, to be |
appointed by the Executive Board. Tne el.o-
hon will be by ballot. and t1e polls will be |
opened in the city at three o'clock pm, and |
close at seven PM; in the districts at one |
pm. and close at six o clock D IN,
The sub. committees appointed, the number
Of delegates apportioned to, and the places Of |
holding the elections in the wards and dis |
tricts are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
C3 delegates; corner Main and Winehester
stroets.)
II Ashbrook. chairmani Tim Foley, Chas.
Lonanu' Nike DALEY, John COOney.
SECOND WARD.
no delegates; Court-house
Jesse Page, chairman; William Ouinn
John savage, Henry Legeler, Ii airy Ferguson,
THIRD WARD.
l9 delegatesi 20 Adams street, Dun's stable.
:, Napoleon Hill chairman; Mills, Will !
liam Frye, Fred Goldsehmid, P + Murphy,
FOURTH WARD.
delegates; Greenlaw 0pera House.l
~ 3 Faires, chairman; II q Brinkley, Pat |
heallaher, W Green, G II Braokett,
FIFTH WARD,
no delegates; near corner Beale and DeSotO
streets.)
HenIy lynn, chairman; w VoeGel,
John Clavin. Dent. James Baehman.
plAlu MAhD,
70 delegates; Waldran boek.l
Jacob eller, chairman; II B Chiles,
James 'Riohert. John Bradley, A Lehman.
SEVENTH WARD.
Is delegates Beal street, near Memphis and
Charleston railroad
DIR r Clark, chairman; } llillsman, w
II Bates W l. Cooper, - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD,
13 delegates; Poplar street market
] N Falls. chairman; I Flynn, p j Quig-
ley, Thomas Welltord, + IL Finnie.
NINTH WARD.
Il delegates grocery, corner Mill and Third
streets.)
George nj Grant, chairman; 7 Belts,
Karri Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD.
Il delegates; Main street, between Carolina
and BrOadway.)
Colonel Robert LoOney, chairman; @ O
Burx. p Cuneo, Thomas sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
@ delegates; Union academy.)
d Nj Witherington, chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyee, &C. l. Douglass, Z
Stewart,