Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-05

the Federal ring. Norris and Price were
their f2vorites.
Mr.. Harris finally withdrew his nomina-
tions, an6Price and Norris were chosen by
reclamation,
Ell wendell SELECTED.
ID. Goodwin, Sim Marsh, B. C. Bledsoe,
Z. ]. Wendell, Jesse Brown and w. P. YORK,
were placed in nomination for representative
from the country.
The fret ballot resulted as follows: Good
win So; Marsh, 8; Bledsoe, IS; Wendell, IS;
Brown, 4, and York, z. Total vote, 1873;
necessary 10 choice, SO.
The second ballot resulied-Wendel, 30;
Goodwin, 40; Bledsoe, .. Total vote, l32;
necessary to a choice, IS.
The nomination Of Mr.. Wendell was then
made unanimous,
COL. PATTERSON CHOSEN.
Josiah Paterson and Morgan J. Kelly
we're put In nomination. The first ballot
resulted IS follows: Patterson, "A; Kelly,
g. Total vote, 1856; necessary TO choice 81.
The second ballot resulted-Pattersou, II /;
Kelly, e. Total vote, 1873; necessary TO a
choice, 81.
While the balloting was progressing DIR.
Porter came into the building. His appear
ance was the signal for IN ovation.
Mr. Magevney had the proceedings stopped
temporarily, and DIR. Porter was called TO
the stand. He appeared amid great entha-
.iasm. and said he would like for the Con-
vention to excuse him.
Mr.. Magevney said it was too late, and
delegates declared they would not LEI him
off,
DIR. PORTER CONSENTS TO RUN.
| Col. CAN'T said that DR.. Porter was always
working for the interests of the city Of Mem
| phis. and it was necessary to send him TO the
| Legislature to round up his work. The peo-
| Die would not let him of. He had stood By
| Memphis nobly and fearlessly in her time Of
| trouble, and when be had finished his work
| in the Legislature, the people would erect q
monument TO him that should last with time
| itself.
| DIR. Porter said he was unaware that be
| was TO be selected, and he had been working
against himself nearly all day in the Con
| yentIop, and had thought the matter was set
! lied. but as he had been told that his with
| drawal would disorganize matters, he WoulC
consent to run. ,p
The baIloting was then resumed. Ih'
third ballot resulted as follows: Patterson
81; Kelly, 40. Total vote, lS7; necessar,
| 10 choice, 81.
On motion of P. NJ. Winters the nomina
| ton of Col. Patterson was made unanimous
MR.. KELLY FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
For the last candidate for representative
the following gentlemen were placed In
| nomination: Laurence Lamb, .. L. McDoE
ell aud Morgan ]. Kelly.
On the first ballot Mcdowell received y
votes; Lamb, AZ; and Kelly, 40. Total llS
necessary 10 choice, 7S.
Mr.. Mcdowell then arose and said that
was acknowledged that the ticket shoul(
have upon it one young man, and as he ha'
received the least number of votes he woult
withdraw his name. He hoped that HI
friends would vote for Mr.. Lamb.
Mr.. Harry Avery in decidedly vigorou
speech said that Mr.. Kelly had submitte
his uame once before TO the Convention ant
had been defeated, aud he did not think this
he ought 10 run sgain and cut the threats c
two young men.
VOICE OF THE YOUNG MEN.
The next ballot resulted: Kelly so AM
Lamb 81. This gave M. Kelly the nece'
ssry majority.
Just after this ballot Mr.. Lawrence Laml
stepped to the stage aud said: "Whe
he consented to come before the Conven
lion as the representative of the your!
Democracy OF Shelby county he did 9
believing that the enthusiasm OF youth
whose interests in the present canvass are 81
vitality concerned, would give strength Il
the Democratic ticket. He recognized tn
fac, that the Young men of Tennessee wer
born Democrats and knew no other poliliea
interests than those of the Democratic parry
thatthere was another element before the Con
yention who needed encouragement to rail-
: their earnest support; that whatever ID
result of these ballots the young men woul'
be found, even in DISAPPOINTMENT, faith'u
to the cause, both upon the stump and a
the polls. Therefore, as the laborss Q
| the Convention had been tedious and ex
haustive. he would not detain tten
longer in a struggle that might tent
: TO disafect the friends OF any Gle
ment. That he wished to speak th
, enthusiasm OF his friends now in danger o
being exhausted by overwork, until the al
of November, when they will be foan
, earnestly at work for Gen. Bate and Demo
cratic victory, for which he said he woul
canvass with zeal. He then wlthdiev
5 thanking his friends aud moving that tn
nomination OF Mr.. Kelly be made uninl
nous.
I Carried amid enthusiasm, and the ConEer
ton then adjourned.