Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-05
DIVIDED
Are the Radicals, or RepnbIi.
cans, Of shelby.


The divisions are now marshalled b,
Ed Shaw as Chairman on the low ia,
side, aided by I. A. Hamilton, Ira M
Hill, r. R. Church, ALI G. luther
B. K. Sampson, Robert McKeuna, A
Froman, j. E. Bigelow, @. w. West
and others of less repute. In the op
position will be found Carter Harris a,
Chairman, followed up BY w. NJ
Smith, 7. F. Cassslls, R. +. Patterson
Fred Hunt, NJ. 7. Williamson, s. D.
Williamson, James Ralston, Reber
Allen, G. f, Conn, j. w
Vernon and others. The latter
are unutterably against series Of
what they claim to the Reputation
resolutions offered at public meeting
held in the Exposition Building Mon
day. aud they, with their friends
held a meeting in the County Court
room of the Courthouse last night.
The meeting Monday which caused
the split and bolt Of. the high taxwing
adopted a series Of resolutions the
points Of which are:
That the public credit and honor Of
the State is great and vital meas,
ure.
That State bonds pronounced valid
by the courts should be treated as
other contracts between debtor and
creditor.
That unfair manipulation of rail-
way men in depreciatory bonds forces
the belief that all railroad bonds are
neither binding nor obligatory.
That having bought bonds at thirty.
three cents to be turned over to the
State at their full face value, thus
saddling the difference upon the PEG.
pie, renders the latter in justice as
we'll as honor the proper authority t
settle the State iebt upon the most
equitable terms, and they should mo-
offer to settle the railway debt unit
the courts decide upon its validity.
That if the courts decide agains
the people, they should not be re
quired to pay more than was paid fol
the bonds by the railroads.
That fair deduction of the princi
pal and interest of the debt should BE-
made by negotiation between the peo.
pie and the bondholders.
That a commission be appointed te
eliminate all interest, simple and com
pound, accruing during the war, and
to state what amount should be prop
erly paid.
That to mortgage the sovereignty Of
the State will not be submitted to, but
what is properly due will be properly
paid.
Last Nights Meeting.
The meeting held last night at the
County Court room included those
who opposed the sentiments expressed
in the above. The result of the
wrangle and deliberations was the
adoption of new lot of resolutions
the sense of which was,
That they believe the so-called Re.
publican OF Monday at the Exposition
Building was impolite and unwise, and
the resolutions were at variance with
the views Of the Republicans Of the
nation and the State. The settle
ment Of the State debt question should
have been left to the State Conven.
ton, to assemble on the 9th inst
The meeting referred to was made W
chiefly of citizens of the Fifth Ward
who passed the resolutions in the
interest f:the low tax Democracy.
That we protest against the admis'
sion Of delegates to the State Conven.
ton who favor the resolutions of the
meeting of Monday, and the delegates
from that crowd ought not to be ad
mitted to seats in the State Conven,
ton.
That we appoint delegates whose
sentiments accord with the State Re.
publican doctrine, and who are moi
trammellcd by such resolutions.
Twenty delegates were then
appointed, among them being
William r. Moore, t. Il. Cassells
VIM. NJ. Smith, l. +. Norris, j. W.
Vernon, Henry Trobridge, J. H.
Smith, Cash Mosby, A. G. luther,
Robert Talley, w. NJ. Randolph, Levi
Bolton, @. w. Schultz, Ben Paine, l.
NJ, Hill, L. B. Eaton, H. B. Ramsey,
j. A, Broughton, DR.. r. D. Murray,
Ed Wilson, Il. Gr!zzard, W. B. Fol-
ger, John B. Clough, Henry James,
Robert McKenna, Leon Howard,
Fred r. Hunt, j. II. Saylor, r. r.
Patterson, w. j. Smith, H. Gordon,
W, i. Marsh, 9. II. Shotwell, Burrell
Lee, Phil Gwinn, g. H. Lease, j. D.
Finch, 9. Il. Barbour, VIM. Price.
Carter Harris served as chairman Of
the meeting, with +. M. Dyer as sec
rotary. Strenuous efforts were made
by Ed Shaw and crowd Of
his followers to raise Cain
which was partially successful. when