Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-15

for the purpose Of electing D delegates to sal
Convention.
TAe Executive Board cannot too earnestl
impress upon every voter who is willing to co
ope ate with the party the necessity tor vigil
ance, harmony ana concert Of action.
The public offices are open alike 10 all, an,
every citizen has the right to resort to all hon
orable means to secure his advancement to an,
position, civil, judicial or political, to whicl
ne may aspire; out. at the same time, ii be
hooVes party that aims the public conf
Ience, and that expects TO maintain its as
eendaney, TO put forward as It's representa-
tiyes only its best men.
Never before was there stronger necessit,
imposed upon the Democratic and COnserva
tive party Of Shelby to exhibit the utmOs
fairness IN its action and to defer TO the poHu
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.
If ali good citizens and the substantial busi
ness men Qt 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 q conyen.
tion whose mem GERS shall be the unbiased
representatives OF the public interests, whose
APPEARANCE will satisfy the people that thev
are not gathered together as the champions ot
particular individuals, and whose action will
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insure
success.
The primary eleotion will be held by a com.
mittee Of i've in each distric, and ward, TO be
appointed By the Executive Board. The ell G.
tioa will be by ballot, and the polls will be
opened in the city at three o'clock m. and
close at seven p.m,i in the districts at one
pm, and close at six o'olock D m,
Ihet committees a pointed, the number
OF delegat,s apportioned to, and the places of
holding the elections in the wards and dis,
tricts are as follows:
FIRST WARD,
lS delegates corner Main and Winchester
stFeets,)
Ashhrook. chairman; Tim Foley, Chrs.
Lohand, Mike Dali y, John Cooney.
SECOND WARD.
10 delegates; Court-hOuse.)
Jesse Page, chairman; William Quinn,
JoAn savage, Henry Legeler, harry Ferguson,
THIRD WARD.
(l6 delegates; IS Adams street, Dun's stable }
Napoleon Hill, chairman, O Mills, Will
liam Frye, Fred Godschmia, P ] Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
III delegates Greenlaw Opera aouse.)
J B F4ires. chairman; II "a Brinklsy, Pat
keallaher, 5 W Green, Ii Braokett.
FIFTH WARD.
40 delegates; near corner Beale and DeSoto
streets.)
Henry j Lynn, chairman; j w Voereli.
Iohn OlaVln' IL u Dent, James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
70 (9delegates; Waldran block.l
Jacob Weller, chairman; II B Cbiles.
James Richert, John Bradley. A Lehman,
SEVENTH WARD.
s delegates; Beal street, near Memphis and
Oharleston railroad.)
DR. 5 II Clark, chairman; 7 Hillsnan W
u Bates, " Il Cooper, - Deates,
EIGHTH WARD.
uS delegates; Poplar street market.l
] n Falls. chairman, J 7 Flynn. P j Quig-
ey' Thomas Welltord, + II Finn.e.
NINTH WARD.
4 delegates; grocery. corner Mill and Third
streets.)
George NJ Grant. chairman; Bettis, E
J karr, Ben Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD.
u delegates; Main street, between Carolina
and Broadway
Colonel Robert LOOney. chairman; o O
Rurx. P Cuneo, Thomas Sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRST CIVIL DISTRICT.
Is 5delegates; Union academy
D M Witherington. chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyce. sG L Douglas, ] .
Stewart
SECOND CIVIL DISTRICT,
a delegates Kerrvillel
A y Hunter chairman; w P York, Cham
IonoG, M Edwards, John B Stewart,
THIRD CIVIL DISTRICT.
Adelogates; Lucy Depot.l
w t Cagmaok, chairman; w II NeeL Q A
Young, n Il Persons, VM Black,