Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-14
Nominations Made for Circuit
Court Judge and Criminal
Court Judge-The Ses-
si0n this Morning.
Exciting Contest for Criminal Court
Attorney, and q Dead Loek Be.
tween Gordon and Miller.

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE.
Captain r. G.. Williamson placed in
nomination the name Of Robert Hutch
inson.
Mr.. W, ]. Chase nominated Judge I.
W. Brown.
Mr.. j. W. Moores nominated John
Johnston.
Mr.. James Brett nominated B. B.
Barnes.
Mr.. Tom Winchester nominated q.
Clay King. The candidates pledged
themselves and the baDoting was as
follows:
First Ballot-Hutchinson. SO; Brown,
5s; Johnston, 81; Barnes, Is; King, IS.
Foul ballot.
Second Ballot = Hutchinson, 20;
Brown, 46; Johnston, rs; Barnes, ID;
King, 81; blank. l., Total, III. Barnes
withdrawn.
Third Ballot-Hutchinson, %; Brown,
62; Johnston, A; Barnes, /; King, 20
Foul ballot. Johnston withdrawn.
Fourth Ballot - Hutchinson, 100;
Brown, SO; blank, G; King, 8. Total,
l76. Necessary to a choice, ll8. King
withdrawn.
Mr.. Jerome Hill: II move to nemi.
nate Robert Hutchinson by acelama-
ton" Carried.
JUDGE OF H CRIMINAL COURT.
The convention then heard nomina.
nations for judge of the Criminal Court.
D. +. Goodyear nominated j. G. Mac.
cabe.
Squire Hoegel nominated T. H. Log.
wood.
- nominated j. M. Greer.
R. c. Williamson, with a handsome
compliment, nominated l.. B. H%orrigan.
James Brett, OF Collierville, excitedly
said: who is this man Horrigan2
When did he become a Democrat2 We
remember when Hunter, that infamous
judge, was in office, this man Horrigan
was his adjutsnt general-a stink in the
n%ostrils Of the decent people of Shelby
county"
Tom Winchester sprang upon a bench
and liz an excited manner commenced a
vigorous assault on Horrigan, declaring
that there we're enough good Southern
men for the position. He denounced
the Juggling in of Horrigan" as a dis.
grace to Democracy, a disgrace to Shell
by county, and a disgrace to the gentle.
man who nominated him. Yells and
cries Of Greer" from the country dele
gates.
Captain Williamson replied that he
made the nomination in the interests CT
a good Judiciary, and it was entitled to
a more respectful hearing from his hot.
headed friends on the other side of the
house.
The following additional nominations
we're then made: Leland Leatherman,
G. P, Foute, 0rville Yerger and John
D. Adams. The candidates came for.
ward and pledged themselves, Captain
Williamson speaking for General Horri-
gan, who was not present.
The candidates made the pledge and
balloting was begun and resulted as fol-
lows:
First ballot-Horrigan, 40; Logwood,
l6; Greer, &C; LeathermaD, l3; Yerger,
Il; Adams, Is; Maccabe, /; Foute, 2,
Total, III. Foute withdrawn.
Second ballot-Horrigan, IS; Log
wood, II; Greer, 81; Leatherman, 8;
Yerger, II; Adams, %. Total, l76. Log.
wood, Maccabe and Leatherman with
drawn.
Third ballot orrigau, 81; Greer, 80;
Yerger, 5; Adams, 20; blank, 8. Total,
III. Adams and Yerger withdrawn.
Fourth bsllOt-Horrigan, 70; Greer,
80. [Yells.] Necessary to q choice, llS
Fifth ballot-Horrigan, "a; Greer, 49,;
blank, l. Total, ia. Necessary to a
choice, ll6. [Great noise
Mr.. Burke-I move to adjourn to 8
o'clock tomorrow. Lost.
Sixth ballot-Horrigau, 80; Greer, So;
blank, l. Total, 1879.
THE feeling had become very warm.
The speech Of young Winchester had
acted as a 6rebrand. Horrigan's friends,
who had elected Winchester's father to
the ehancellorship nomination a few
hours before, were very bitter, and swore
they would stand by Horrigan to the
last. The county delegates we're firm for
Greer, and another ballot was ordered
Sixth ballot--Grser, IS; Horrigaa, 81.
Total, l79. Foul ballot.
Mr.. Winchester here arose and said he
wished to apologize for the words he had
uttered, and hat he meant nothing
against General Horrigan or Mr.. viii.
hanson, both Of whom he admired. It
would come with a very bad grace from
him, after the highly complimentary vote
which bad been given his father in the
forenoon. he only desired to express
his disapproval Of the bringing in of a
new man when others had labored so
hard for the position. What he said was
said in the beat of ayoung mans advo-
oicY of another young man. He wished
to offer to tAe convention his apology.
Loud applause
Seventh ballot-Horrigan, lO2; Greer,