Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-15

utOPPou NC Oeink the lOWest candidate,
Sixteenth ballot-GOrdon, 60; Miller,
IS; Peters, 46; Cannon, 50. Total
number Of votes cast, l76. Necessary to
a choice, III.
The name of S. r. Cannon was tenn
porarily withdrawn by his friends,
Seventeenth ballot-Gordsn, 10; Nil.
Ter, so; Peters, 81; blank, 3. Total
number Of votes cast, l76. Necessary
to a choice, ll8.
The name Of Mr.. U. W. Miller was
dropped as being the lowest candidate.
Mr.. S. R Cannon was renominated.
Eighteenth ballot-Gordon, 81; Peters,
46; Cannon, So, Total number of votes
cast, l7S. Necessary to a choice, ll9.
The name of S. R. Cannon was
dropped.
The name of Mr.. George B. Peters
was withdrawn by his friends.
Major Busby moved to nominate Gen
eral Gordon by reclamation.
A motion was made to suspend the
rules and renominate Mr.. W. Miller.
The motion was lost.
Nineteenth ballot-Gordon LAG; blank
20. Total number of votes cast, us.
Necessary to a choice, III.
On the result of the ballot being an
%nounced, loud cheering followed. Or
motion of Major Busby, the nomination
was made unanimous amid great ap
plause.
Mr.. George B. Peters presented Gen
eral Gordon to the convention, anC
pledged his hearty support to his sue
cessful competitor. GCheers.
General Gordon returned his profound
thanks and gratitude to the convention.
He regarded it as an honor to he selected
from among the very able gentlemen who
were candidates against him.
Mr.. U. W. Miller appeared amid ap
plause and pledged himself to work
earnestly for the election OF General
Gordon.
BARTLETT COURT ATTORNEY.
For the Office of attorney general O.
the Bartlett Circuit Court DR.. Goodyear
nominated John 7. Moss, R. l.. McEIree
nominated Ben F. Reeves, and ]. R. P
Cooper nominated George G. Dent.
These gentlemen pledged themselves
to abide by the result of the convention
and support the nominees. The frs
ballot gave Reeves IS, Dent 50 and Mos
% votes.
Patsey Maley, of the Second ward
then nominated james S ReAmy, who
pledged himself.
Mr.. Moss was Withdrawn and the sec
ond ballot resulted in "a votes for Dent
65 for Reeves, % for Reamey and /;
blank. Mr.. Reamey withdrew aud tn,
third ballot gave Dent l04 votes anG
Reeves CT. Mr.. Dent was elected OF
the fouth ballot, he receiving ll9 vote.
and Mr.. Reeves SO.
CLERK OF SHELBY CIRCUIT COURT.
The convention then proceeded to re
ceive nominations for clerk Of the SHELBY
County Court, for which office the follow
ing candidates we're nominated: A. ]
Hays, ]. S. Galloway, Ed Worshsm
Sam l. Mcdowell, George j.. Campbell
Dabney M. Scales.
These gentlemen took the require,
pledge, and the convention cast its vote
The first ballot: Worsham, 81; Galloway
IA; Mcdowell, 81; Campbell, 10; Hays,4O
Scales, Ia. Total number Of votes cast
III. Necessary to a choice, llS.
On the second ballot Mr.. Worshan
received 60 votes and Mr.. Campbell wa
withdrawn. On the third ballot Wor
sham received Sc votes and Mr.. Scales
name was dropped. On the fourth bal
lot Mr., Worsham received 81 votes an,
Mr.. Hays. was dropped, Mr.. Gallowa.
r having withdrawn after the second bal
: lot. On the fifth ballot WOrshsm re
ceived l07 votes and Mcdowell 60. Oh
r the sixth ballot Mr.. Worsham was nomi
mated, be receiving l25 votes, and Mr.
Mcdowell, his surviving competitor, 69
The convention adjourned to $3.50 o'clocI
last night.
; Night Session.
The convention met pursuant TO al
%journment, when the chairman En-
nounced that the office Of clerk Of tn
Bartlett Circuit Court was the first i
order, when the following names wer
put in nomination: Daniel Shelb,
Virg, Rawlings, Joseph Graham, Fell
5 NJ. Jones and Henry Pulliam.
The gentlemen nominated came 70
+ ward and pledged themselves to abid
by the decision Of this convention, whic
then proceeded to vote With the iOllowin
Q result:
8 First ba'lot-Shelby, rs; Rawlings, Al
J. Graham, l6i Jones, So; Pulliam, 81