Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-08

1t was Known othinglsm that made Men,
! phis a Democratic city. In all this broad
Union there is NOT aciIy which has welcomed
foreigners with as much cordially as Mem
phis. The official records of this city and
county will show that nearly as many foreign
ers have been elected to Office as native-born
Americans. Notwithstanding this fact, the
boilers are trying to make it appear that the
defeat of P. NJ. Winters, as the Democratic
nominee for clerk of the County Court, was
because he was an Irishmap. The Nashville
Banner, which has been incorporating
Memphis since the first Democratic meeting
held in this city early last spring, says:
The readjusters appear to have turned Know
point in its success as an evidence of readjuster
growth was elected with the exception of Pat win
tiers, the Irish representative. The logic which
finds cause for hope 10 bolster a failing cause in a
business election, and claims a victory won by
business principles for its own, will not escape
from bearing the weightof this Know-Nothingism.
This is a pretty charge to be made by the
leading organ of the boilers, in view OF the
fact that P. NJ. Winters was the only man
singled out by the Memphis boilers TO de-
feat. The leading supporters of RUSSELL
made an open war upon Mr.. Winters They
rejoiced in his defeat, claimed the honor of
procuring that result, and abused his jealous
friends. The nationality of Mr.. Winters
had nothing to do with his defeat. Many Of
his bitterest opponents we're Irishmen. He
secured the nomination over two of the most
popular Irishmen in the county, and their
friends avenged themselves on the day of the
election. The defeat of p. NJ. Winters was
unjust; but it was brought about by a con-
catination of circumstances. Mr.. Winters
has been a prominent figure in the politics
of Shelby county for twenty years. Warm
in his friendships and enthusiastic in his ma
ture, he has been a conspicuous leader in
every county and city election for years, and
in his zeal for his friends and in his personal
aspirations he has not always been a con-
siE;ent partisan. Such a career naturally
excited many antagonisms which united on
Thursday last and resulted in the defeat of
Mr.. Winters. His nationality was never al
luded to during the canvass. The Banner
says: "The Readjus,ers appear to have
turned Know-Nothing in Memphis"
Turned Know-Nothing" by nominating and
electing Captain Athy, an Irishman, sheriff
of the county, turned Know-N othing" by
nominating and electing Joseph Uhl, a Ger
man, clerk Of the Circuit Court Turned
Know-Nothing" by e~lecting Elliott, Fleming,
Quigley and Spelman, all Irishmen, magis-
Turned Know-Nothing" by nomlnat-
ing Arsta, an Italian; Garvin, Quinn and
three Irishmen, as constables. The
boilers are, indeed, hard pressed for capt.
Ial to sustain their sinking cause when
they resort TO such desperate misrepresenta-
tons. The foreigners OF Shelby county are
delighted with just such Know-N othingism,as
The Democrats exhibited in last Tuesdays
but they abhor the war which the
supporters Of Russell made upon Winters
before the election and his friends after the
This effort to prejudice the for
,igners against the Democratic party is
In keeping with the recent attempt to
induce the Old-Line Wings to abandon the
Democracy because they had been ignored
n the distribution of the Offices, when the
acts show that since the war more Wings
lave been elected to Office than Democrats.
10 soon as the Democrats of Tennessee were
tnfranchised they signalized their friendship
Old-Line Wings by electing John c.
Grown governor and Cooper United States
.enator, and electing.a majority of Old-Line
to Office.