Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-05
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1873,

for the purpose of eleCting. D Delegates to said
The Executive Board cannot too earnestly
impress upon every voter who Is willing 10 co.
operate with the party the necessity or vigil
apSe, harmony an concert of action.
Inc public othces are open alike to all, and
every citizen has the right to resort TO All hon
orable means 10 secure his advancement 10 m '
position, civil, judicial or political, to which
he may aspire; but, at the same time, il be-
ho0Ves party that Gains the public conf
aenee. and that expects to maintain its as
tiyes only its best men.
Never before was there stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and Conserve
tive party Of Shelby to exhibit the utmost
fairness in its action and TO defer to the popu.
lar VIII IN the selection of its nominees ;
whether TINS will be done or not, depends
mainly upon the manner in which the Pri.
mary Elections are conducted,
III all good citizens and the substantial bust
ness men Of the city and county will consent
10 attend these primary elections, and exer.
cise theirinluence in the selections Of dele
gaze sates, We may confidently hope for conven-
uon whose members shall be the unbiased
representatives Of the public interests, whose
appearaI CO will satisfy the people that thew
are not gathered together as the CHAMPIONS Of
particular individuals. and whose action will
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insure
The primary election will be held BY com
mlttee OF hVe in each district and ward, to be
appointed by the Executive Board. The cleo
tloa VIII be by ballot, and the polls will be
opened IN the city at three o'clock D. m. and
elOse at seven pm; in the districts at one
pm and close at six o'clock p m.
The sub committees appointed, the number
OF delegates apportioned to. and the places Of
holding the elections in the wards and dis
trietS are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
llS delegates; corner Main and Winchester
streets.)
"a II q Ash6rSokf chairman; Tim Foley, Ches.
SECOND WARD.
90 delegates; Courthouse
Jesse Page. chairman; William Quinn.
John Savage Henry Legeler. AIRY Ferguson
THIRD WARD.
u5 delegates As Adams street, Dun's stable
>. Napoleon Hill, chairman; G Mills. VIII.
liam Frye, Fred Goldschmid, P + Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
VI delegates; Greenlaw Opera Bouse.)
y Z Faires, chairman; II L Brinkley. Pat
heallaher, ) W Green, Brackett.
FIFTH WARD.
llO delegates; near corner Beale and Desoto
r streets.l
Henry j Lynn, chairman; ] w Vosgeli,
John Clayin, II G Dent. James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
(9delegates; Waldran block.A
JACOB weller, chairman; II b Chiles,
James Mehert. John Bradley. A Lehman.
SEVENTH WARD. t1 D
y delegates; Beal street, near Memphis and
Charleston railroad.)
DR. 5 X Clark, chairman; J I Hillsnan, w
IL Bates, W l. Cooper. - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD,
(l9 delegates; Poplar street market)
n Falls. chairman; t Flynn, PJ ouig-
ley, Thom0S Wexford, 4 IL Finnio.
NINTH WARD.
II delegates; grocery, corner Mill and Third
streets.)
Georga NJ Grant, chairman; I Bettis, u
karr, Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD,
Il delegates; Main street, between Carolina
and Broadway.)
Colonel Robert Looaey. chairman; O o
Burx, 2 Y CuneO, Thomas sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
Is delegates; Union academy
d M WitheringtOn, chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyce, GO l. Douglass, j q
Stewart,