Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-25
SATURDAY, JUNE 8. 1878.

for the purpose of electing. Delegates to sale
Convention.
The Executive Board cannot too earnestl,
impress upon every voter who is willing to CO.
operate with the party the necessity or vigil
anee, harmony an 1 concert Of action.
The public Offices are open alike to all. ami
every citizen has the right II resort to all hon.
orable means TO secure his Advancement TO an,
position, civil. Judicial or political, to which
pc may aspirei but, at the same time, it be.
| hoOVcs party that aims the public conf.
aenee. and that expects to maintain its as.
cendaney, to put forward as its representa-
/ tives only its best men.
Never before was there stronger necessity
| imposed upon the Democratic and COnserva.
| tive party of Shelby to exhibit the utmosi
fairness IN its action and to defer to the popu.
lar will in the selection of its nominees
whether this will be done or not, depend,
mainly upon the manner IN which the Pri-
mary Elections are conducted
IL all good citizens and the substantial bust
ness men Of the city and county will consent
10 attend these primary elections, and exer.
else their influence in the selections of dele
gates, we may confidently hope for a oOnven-
tion whose mem5ers shall be the unbiased
representatives OF the public interests, whose
appearazo oe Will satisfy the people that they
are not gathered together as the cham piops OF
particular individuals, and whose action viii
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insare
success. -
The primary election will be held by com.
mlttee OF hye in each district and ward, 10 ho
appointed by the Executive Board. The Ell 9,
tioa Will bs by ballot, and tae polls will he
opened in the city at three o'clock p.m. and
ose at seven n.ln; in the districts at ono
Pm aud close at six o'clock D IN,
ina sun committees Appointed, the number
OF delegat!s apportioned to. and the places of
helalng the elections in the wards and dis.
tliets are as follows;
FIRST WARD.
Us delegates; corner Main and Winchester
streets.)
II @ Ashbrook, chairman; Tim Foley, Chps.
Lohand, Mike DALEY, John Cooney.
SECOND WARD.
DO delegates; Court-house.l
Jesse Pags... chairman; William Quinn,
John Savage, Henry Legsler, barry Ferguson.
THIRD WARD.
us delegates; 45 Adams street, Dun's stable. J
Napoleon Hill. chairman; ] G Mills, Will
lirm Frye, Fred Goldschmii, + Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
Qldelegates; Gresnlaw Opera eouse.)
j B FARES, chairman; II 4 Brinkley. Pat
keallaaer, W Green, Q Il Brackett.
FIFTH WARD,
no Delegates near corner Besle and Desoto
Stroets.l
Henry j Lynn, thairman; ] w Voeqeli.
John Claytn, G Dent, james Baohman,
SIXTH WARD.
70 delegates; Waldran bloekA
Jacob eller, chairman; II b Chiles.
James Richert, John Bradley, A Lehman,
SEVENTH WARD.
70 delegatesi beal street, near Memphis and
charleston railrOad.l
4r > Clark, chairman; L Hillsman, W
II bates, l. Cooper. - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD,
us delegates; Poplar street market,)
] n Falls. chairman; 7 Flynn. Quie-
ley, Thomas Welltord, + II Finnie.
NINTH WARD.
z delegates; grocery. c0rner Mill and Third
streets.)
George M Grant, chairman; Belts, X
Karr, Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD.
T delegates; Main street. between Carolina
and Broadway
Colonel Robert Loo chairman; @
Burx. CuneO, Thomas sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
Is delegates; Union acndemy.l
d M Witherington. chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyce, G L Douglass, J @
Stewart,
SECOND CIVIL DISTRICT.
"A delegates; Millwood.l
A D Hunter, chairman; W York, Cham
Jones, 4 NJ Edwards, John B Stewart,