Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-10
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES
a Shelby COunfy-AIi but Norris and
Price, the CoIOred Candidates,
Elected.
Speaker Ramsey Reelected, a nd How
ard. COlOred. LOw.Tax Repub-
llcau.

The returns from the election are now all
in. Shelby county elects all the regular
Democratic nominees. except the two colored
men, Norris and Price. The successful Re-
pubIicans are III. B. r msey, Speaker of the
last House, aud Leon Howard, a colored
nan, who is said TO be Low-tax Repub-
licap. 1t is gratifying to know that CasselIs
has been called upon by a vote OF his con-
stituents TO remain at home; and the election
OF Senator Harris consequently is not endan.
gered. The Sky-blues celebrated their de-
liverance from the four-mile plank bondage
OF the RUSSELL combination platform by get
thug gloriously drunk and going about with
their hats dented in. Some OF them wslked
fully four miles during the day, aud there is
| no recorded instance of their having slighted
a single bar-room along the route. One Of
them was heard to say: II am full of enthusi-
asm"-a new name Tor it. Another said
he had chill-a clever subter-
fuge; while another was SO gloriously fall
that he had no thought of escaping the i'm
putation of drunkenness by means of techni-
cal names. Very little additional news
came in yesterday from Upton, Hardeman
aud Fayette. The latter county was r.
ported as almost even-either Young or
Smith would get about 200 mi jority. Univer-
sal regret was expressed by the Democrats
at the defeat OF Messrs. Norris and Price.
Considerable talk was heard about the bad
faith of the Democracy in regard to these
colored men yesterday. Now this is all
moonshine. 1t is true that few Democrats
scratched them, but the great rank and file
Of the party were true. 1t is certainly
credtable for a colored man TO poll 1000
white votes. Messrs. Norris and Price could
not hsve gone with the Republican party
without surrendering their convictions. As
long as they held to their convictions
they had no show to be elected
on the straighout Low-tax Republic
can platform. The APPEAL therefore
maintains that the Democratic party as a
whole is not to blame for their defeat, which
should be attributed n a few malignants
who do not wish TO see The party allied with
the colOred people. An overwhelming ma
jority of the Democrats voted for the colored
candidates, and indiscri inmate abuse OF the
party is certainly in bad taste. While say
ing this, no one regrets the defeat OF The col
ored candidates more than the APPEAL. The
following are the returns fIom the missing
district:
Ninth District-Masenic Hail.
For Governor-Bate 120, Hawkins SO.
Bates majority, 81.
For Congress-Young 119, Smith 80.
Young's majority, 80.
120 Eaton SO, Hook 80, Patterson 119, Kelly
100, Wendell 120, Norris Ill, Price III.
Ramsey 80, Cassells SO, Barnum SO. Howard
SO, Paine 80.
Ninth District-FisheryiIIe.
For Governor-Bate n, Hawkins 80.
Hswkins's majority, Is.
For Congress-Young rs, Smith 90.
Smiths majority, IA.
For the Legislature-Galloway7 n, Porter
II, Eaton 80. Hook 80, Patterson II. Kelly
~, Wendell II, Norris 81, Price 81, Ramsey
Sc, Csssells 90, Barnum 80, Howard 80, Paine
80, johnson 4, Williamson l, Robinson 1.
The Totals.
The following are the totals for all the
offices run for on Tuesday in Shelby county: