Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-08
MASS MEETING
To Select Delegates TO the Gaberna'
tOrlal Convention.

W. L. Clapp, chairman Of the Demo
cratic county executive committee, called
the meeting to order at IL o'clock this
morning, and R. ]. Morgan was elected
chairman. He made quite a lengthy
speech, which was we'll received.
]. D. Stewart was selected secretary
Judge T. w. Brown moved the APP
pointment of a committee Of FIVE on
resolutions. Adopted.
Colonel Donovan moved that all reso-
lutions be referred to the committee with
out discussion. Adopted.
Judge T. W. Brown, NJ. c. Galloway,
Of the Appeal, John ]. Duffy, J. A
Shane, ]. R Goodwin, W. P. Wilson and
Minor Meriwether we're appointed on the
committee.
j. P. Gentry, Of Collierville, and Col.
j. N. Crews we're added to the commit
tee.
A number OF resolutions relative to the
State debt and the relation of the party
to the government we're presented and
referred to the committee.
The committee retired and reported as
the basis Of appOrtionment the vote cast
for W. B. Bate, elector for Samuel j..
Tilden 10 the last Presidential election,
and one delegate for every one hundred
votes and n for every fraction over fifty
and under one hundred.
wARDs--DELEGATEs SELECTED.
First, Sd elegates--James Miller, John
Sullivan, ] J Cooney, W J Chase, George
Cant.
Secohd, Z delegates John Donovan,
Tom Dugau, Tom Garvey, Phil Mallou,
P W Maley, James Degman, John
0'Rourke.
Third, 9 delegstes--0scs Woodbridge
Tom Boyle, George Mallory, 7 NJ S
Rhett, ] NJ Greer. W W Reed, R ] Nor
gan, John G o'Neil, L Letherman.
Fourth, 9 delegates-W d Stratton, E
L Brinkley, W S Bruce, George Hayder
(colored), Harry Allen, L NJ Dean, M L
L Stewart, Coleman Thomas (colored).
E W Moore.
Fifth, 4 delegates--U W Miller, W /
Clapp, George Page, G G Dsnt, Louis
Podesta.
Sixth, 4 delegstes-John johnson, {
G Fisher, C H Brown, Thomas AVIAN.
(colOred).
Seventh, 8 delegates-George Phelan.
Minor Meriwether and Scott Wilson.
(colored).
Eighth, 6 delegates-Ofville Yerger,
NJ @agevney, j j DuBose, NJ TKennedy
Henry Bunch, (colored). P NJ Winters.
Ninth, A delegates-L D Grant, G I
Bassett, R F Belts, and W B Gibson.
TENTH e R Ray, R F L1oney, Pa
COlligan and W Frayser.
COUNTY DISTRICTS.
First, Second, Third and Fourth-No
reports.
Fifth-W 7 Avery and W B Waldran
Sixth-F L Gibson, w r Taylor, A R
Pope, C H Braun and Thomas AVIAN.
(colored). d
Soventh-G W Gordon and D {
Shelby.
Eighth--Henry Bragg W 7 Bond.
Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh, no report
Twelfth P G Burford.
Thirteenth-W W Etter and Enoel
Ensley.
Fourteenth = Alfred Frohman (col
ored) and George B Peters.
Fifteenth-George B Elliott and ]
Prescott.
Sixteenth-Calhoun Cannon.
Eighteenth. S. Galloway.
A motion was made that all district
not reporting to day be allowed to repor
the same to the secretary hereafter
Adopted.
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
The committee through its chairman
Judge Brown, made a very lengthy re
port, demanding the repeal Of the re
/ sumption act, and greenbacks, and tn
improvement Of the Mississippi river
The resolutions prohibit convicts beiu
worked outside of the walls G
the pepitentiary except on publ
works or in mines; they demand
reduction Of official fees, the xcess t
be devoted to public schools. The rest
q %lutions also convey the idea Of the in,
: bility of the State to settle or pay hs
q Indebtedness.
On motion Of John 0verton the res,
I %lutious we're amended so as to embraC
r the lien law.
The report was then submitted seric
' tim and is being discussed at the hou
!, we 60 to press.
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