Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-18

! for an hour and a half. The motion was put
and lost.
EIGHTEENTH BALLOT.
Perkins, SO; Gibson, 80. Total vote cast,
ITS. Necessary TO choice, 11S.
| Mr.. M. B. Irrelevant believed that, with a
rest of an hour and a half, the convention
| could come to conclusion. He moved to
adjourn to three O'Clock. The chair ruled
that the ayes had it. A division was called
was called for, but not taken. The ayes and
noes were taken on the motion to adjourn,
and the motion was declared lost. [Cheers
and confusion.
NINETEENTH BALLOT.
Perkins, SO; Gibson. 78. Total vote cast,
III. Necessary to a choice, 110.
A motion was made to adjourn and was
declared lost.
TWENTIETH BALLOT.
Perkins. SO; Gibson, 80; blank, l. Total
vote cast, ia. Necessaryto choice, 116.
A motion was made to adjourn for half an
hour. The motion was l)st.
TwENTY-FIRsT BALLOT.
Perkins, 96; Gibson, 81. Total vote cast,
III. Necessary to choice, 119.
TwENTY-s SECOND BALLOT.
Perkins, 80; Gibson, so. Total vote cast,
1859. Necessary to a choice, 113.
TwENTY-THIRD BALLOT
l.
vote cast, TIA. Necessary to choice, 116.
TWENTY FOURTH BALLOT.
Perkins, go; Gibson 70. Total vote cast,
1859. Necessary to choice, 113.
TwENTY-FIFTH BALLOT.
Perkins, s.; Gibson, H. blank. 1. Total
vote cast, l67. Necessary to choice, liz.
TwENTY-sIXTH BALLOT.
Perkins, SO; Gibson, II. Total vote cast,
176. Necessary to choice, lis.
TwENTY-sEvENTH BALLOT.
Perkins, 104; Gibson, IS. Total vote cast,
l72. Necessary to choice, 116.
BAD ORDER IN THE GALLERIES.
The applause in the galleries and the noise
being uproarieus and interfering with the
proceedings of Che convention, Chairman
Patterson announced that the executive COM
mittee had rented the Theater for the use of
the convention, and if those in the galleries
did not keep quiet they would be removed
from the building. He saw no other way of
carrying on the business of the convention
He hoped those in the galleries would keep
quiet and not interfere with the proceedings.
[Great applause from the delegates and misses
and yells from portions of the galleries.
TwENTY-EIGHTH BALLOT.
Perkins, ITO; Gibson, 81. Total vote cast,
III. Necessary to choice, 118.
TwENTY-NINTH BALLOT.
Perkins, Ill; Gibson, 66. Total vote casi,
III. Necessary to a choice, 118.
M. T.. Pierce nominated A. q. Harris.
THIRTIETH BALLOT.
Perkins, 106 Gibson, 81; Harris, Is.
Total vote cast, 176. Necessary to choice,
118.
Chairman Patterson announced that the
name of A. G. Harris was dropped, he having
received the lowest number of votes.
THIRTY-FIRsT BALLOT.
Perkins, III; Gibson, So. Total vote cast,
Us. Necessary to choice, III.
AS soon as the vote was made known,
there was cheering and throwing of tickets |
and hats in the air. The convention became |
wild
On motion of Mr.. Snowden, DIR. Perkins |
was made the unanimous nominee of the |
convention.
DR.. Perkins appeared amid cheers. He |
fna5 the convention for the honor con-
ferred upon him, and would do everything |
10 his power to secure the election of the |
tckJt from top to bottom. Cheers.
DIR. Gibson returned his thanks to his |
friends In the convention. He had made
fair and square fight, and asked the conven-
ton to support his successful opponent as
they would have done HIM had he been the
nominee, [Cheers.
Colonel Jesse Forrest said he withdrew
from the convention when he had a liberal
support, but he did It for the success of the
Democratic party. If the delegates would do
on election day as he would do, the ticket |
would be elected without the slightest diff
Guilty. Loud and prolonged cheeringl
A motion was made to adjourn, which mo-
ton was lost.
A motion was made to adjourn to eight
D clock at night On a division being called |
Tor on the last motion, the chairman said that
he convention voted against adjournment.
Loud cheering.
County Court Clerk
Mr.. A. D. Hunter, Of the second district.
nominated Robert }. Black, in a short and
stirring speech
Mr. Jerome Hill seconded the nomination
Mr.. w. ]. Chase nominated J. J. Duffy.
Mr.. Martin Kelly nominated James Reilly.
n a strong, solid speech.
ID. l.. Raines was nominated
Messrs. Black, Duffy, Reilly and Raines an
oeared on the stand and pledged themselves
70 abide by the action of the convention. and
70 support the ticket.
FIRST BALLOT.
Black, "a; Reilly. Al; Raines. I6: Duffy.
20. Total vote cast, III. Necessary to a
choice, ia.
The names of J. ]. Duffy and D. L. Raines
we're withdrawn
SECOND BALLOT.
Black, 1O2; Reilly, 20; blank. l. Total
vote cast, 173. Necessary to choice, II6.
. A motion was made to adjourn the conven-
hon for one hour. The motion was lost.
Chairman Patterson announced that at the
close of the nominations for county court
clerk the delegates from the first, third and
elghth wards, comprising the fifth civil dis
trlct, including the fifth civil district, would
have to make nomination for a constable,