Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-17
COUNTY
Their Central Club i'm Council ut
Cochran Hall To-Day.

The delegates to the national green
back central committee, appointed to
nominate candidates for Shelby county
Offices, to be voted for in August next,
met in Cochran hall. on Main near
Poplar street, near IL o'clock this
forenoon. Seventy-six delegate we're
present, and 81 was announced as
necessary to a choice. Several hun
bred persons of all shades and stature
filed the body of the hall, and all
manifested deep interest in the pro-
ceedings.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman James Il. Fox, of the CEN
trail committee. Considerable time
was consumed by the credential
committee over numerous contestants,
the First and Second civil districts
having sent two sets of delegates, and
various others being disputed.
DELEGATES.
First ward-JOhn Sheehan, Mike
Dayley; John Wiseman, Harry Clifor.
Second ward-Ben Clinton, James
E. Fox, Mike Butler, John Nelson.
Third Ward-H. Gutenberg, w.
O. Hedrick, R. P. Waring, Jack Col
ter.
Fourth ward - Madison Werner,
james Goodman, NJ. Sposer, Jake
Weller.
Fifth Ward-B. Mitchell, S. S. Car
ter, w. H. McFarlan, H. w. Suttles.
Sixth ward-Marcus Jones, j. W.
Ramsey, John Weller, Sam1 Stacker.
Seventh ward-Wm. Barnett, A. P.
Tuck, r. j. Mitchell, Robt. Fleece.
Eighth ward-C. P. Marshall, NJ.
Kinsella, Glen Harris, Thos. Moffat.
Ninth ward-T. j. Grayham, R. p.
Grant, Robt. Butcher, G. W. Cole.
Tenth ward-G. S. Hayden, G. w.
Houston, w. S. Conner, Geo. Hutch
insOn.
First civil district-lke Towel,
Geo. Bolton.
Second district-W, Ward, D.
Odds.
Third district. d. Steele, Alf
cambridge.
Fourth district. S Crutch6eld.
Fifth district-A. F. Tucker, ia.
Fleece.
Sixth district-W. A. Fulds, R.
Hogan.
Seventh district-A. Johns, A, W.
Cole.
Eighth district--R. A. Guthrie,
Geo. Thomas.
Ninth district-Ned Jones, James
H. Price.
Tenth district-John Lynch, Ed.
Williams.
Eleventh district-J. L. Harris,
Chas. Howard.
Twelfth district-T p Louse 8
P. Donley.
Thirteenth district--H. N. Rankin,
r. 7. Pollard.
Fourteenth district-T. Mccartney.
Jas. A. Young.
Fifteenth district-H Henry Win
dow, And. Trigg.
Sixteenth district--R. NJ. Mason,
VIM. Dunn.
Seventeenth district--E. T. Keel,
And. Dickens.
Eighteenth district-E. B. Dye, A..
T. Irwin.
By a vote of 45 to 10 it was decided
that all persons in the hall except the
regular delegates be requested to re-
tire. They retired. An effort to al
low spectators to occupy the galleries
was voted down.
1t was moved and seconded that
reporters of the press be requested to
leave. Mr.. Moffat said the reporters
visited the meeting to attend to their
business strict and not to button hole
delegates to electioneer, therefore he
opposed the motion. The motion was
amended so that the news reporters
were allowed to stay.
Up to the hour of l pm. no vote
for candidates had been taken. The
indications point to Mr.. John Powell
being the favorite for sheriff, DR..
Blackwell, of Bartlett, running close,
and many claiming him to be the
strongest. For criminal court judge,
Esquire j. s. Galloway seems to be
ahead. For county trustee George
B, Fleece will perhaps have little or
no opposition, and Judge Mcdowell
will have no opposition to the chan
cellorship.