Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-06
SATURDAY, JUNE s, 1878,

for the purpose of electinsd 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
anee, harmony and concert of action.
The public Offices are opeA alike to all, and
every citizen has the right to resort to all hon
0raole means to secure his Advancement To any
position, civil, judicial or political, to which
pc may aspire but, at the same time, it be-
nooYos party that ciaims tha public conf
dence. and that expects TO maintain its as
cendaney, to put forward as its representa-
tiyes only its best men. -.
Never before was there a stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and Conserva.
tive party Of Shelby 10 exhibit the utmost
fairness IN its action and 10 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.
If all good citizens and the substantial busi-
ness men Of the city and county will consent
70 attend these primary elections, and exer-
else their influence in the selections of dale.
gates. we may confidently hope for a copyen-
ton whose members shall be the unbiased
representatives. OF the public interests, whose
appearance will satisfy the people that they
are not gathered together as the champions Of
particular individuals, and whose action will
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insure
success. nI IIrT -
The primary election will be held by COM
mittee Of i've in each district and ward, to be
appointed By the Executive Board. Tne el.c-
ton VIII DO by ballot, and the polls will be
opened in the city at three O'Clock D. N. and
close at seven p.m.; in the districts at one
pm and close at six O'Clock p m,
Ihe sub committees appointed, the number
Of delegates apportioned to. and the places of
holding the elections in the wards and dis
tricts are as fol!owsl
FIRST WARD,
W. delegates; corner Main aud Winchester
streets.l
Il Ashbrook, chairman; Tim Foley, Chna.
Lonand' Mike Daley, John CoOney.
SECOND WARD.
10 delegates; Court-house.)
Jesse Page, chairman; William Ouinn.
John savage Henry Legeler. Il AIRY Ferguson.
THIRD WARD.
IlS delegates; As Adams street, Dun's stable.
!. Napoleon Hill, ohsirman; ] @ Mins Wu.
liam Frye, Fred Goldschmid. P + Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
VI delegates; Greenlaw Opera Bouse.)
d y FAIRIES, chairman; II & Brinkley. Pat
Neallaher, W Green, II Brackett.
FIFTH WARD.
no delegates; near corner Beale and Dosoto
stToets.)
uenry j. Lynn, chairman; j w Voegeli
lohn Ulavin, ii q Dent. James Baehman.
SIXTH WARD.
u delegates; Waldran bloek.l
, JSeoe Weller, chairman; II Chiles,
James Mohert, John Bradley. A Lehman.
d, SEVENTH WARD.
u delegates; heal street, near Memphis and
Charleston Tailroad.)
pr ) Il Clark, chairman; lIillsnan, w
Il Bates, W l. Cooper, - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD,
llS delegates; Poplar street market.)
J N Falls. chairmani J I Flynn, PJ OuiR-
10y, Thomss Wexford, 4 II Finnie.
NINTH WARD.
Il delegates; grocery. corner Mill and Third |
streets.)
George Nj Grant, chairman; I O Bettis, II |
J karr, Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD.
u delegatesi Main street, between Carolina |
and BrOadway.)
Colonel Robert Lo0ney. chairman. o OF
Burx. T Y Cameo, ThOmaa slOyn, John /
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL, DISTRIoP.
odelesates; Union academy.)
p NJ Witherington, chairman; Anthony
barrett, Ben Bogce, ia u nOuglass, ] Z |
Stewart,