Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-04
SAT DOWN UPON.
The Protests from the Third and Fourth
Wards Virtually Ignored by the
Democratic
Executive Committee, Who Decide that
the Election Was Fair and Shall
Stand as 1t Is.

Inc county DemocratIc Executive Com
mittee met last evening at 8 o'clock, at No.
166 Main street, over John Rourke's, with the
foilowing-named persons present: L. H.
Estes, John Loague, s. |. Mcdowell, I. NJ
Scruggs, John Notebooks, n. z. Kendall,
John Walsh, P. J. Kelly, J. NJ. Harris,
John D. Martin, John NJ. Rourke and II. E.
Avery.
Chairman Estes presided, and Mr.. s. 1.
Mcdowell acted as secretary.
The minutes Of tine previous meeting were
read and approved.
and another, the chairman announced the
object OF the meeting TO be the consideration
OF a certain protest published in the APPEAL
OF Sunday, which he read as follows:
I'll PROTEST.
To the Editors of the Appeal:
The citizens OF the Third ward declare the
election held last night unfair and irregular for
O'Clock and announced that they would be closed
at O'Clock. but at $50 O'Clock Mr. Kelly, a mem
Pirant Tor delegate, declared the polls closed when
there were at least forty voters approaching the
Kelly that ne was closing the ballot half an hour
ahead OF time. II was then put to the vote of the
~ g4 1WU 75 Sending me- around IND 4 was closed. T sere 9nf
colored voters were refused, Mr.. Kelly saying it
lowing facts, we think it but justice to the Third
ward TO have this election over, and let it be in
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voters was held last night, sH1 no effort made to
prevent a repetition OF a mans vote: Half an
hour is not time enough to give the Third ward a
fair chance. THIRD WARD.
Some objection was at frat made to taking
any notice Of the protest, as it was not regu-
larly signed, but it was finally agreed to pro-
coed, and a lumber of witnesses we're
examined. Among those who appeared be-
fore the committee were Messrs. Rogers,
Harris, Albert Beer, Brogan, Schilling,
Caro-, Duffy, Quigley, Malone and Kelly.
All OF the witnesses agreed that the polls
were closed too early; at least halt an hour
before it was to have been closed. Several,
however, thought il a fair election, though
the majority thought it Unfair, and that it
should be held over.
Mr.. John League then offered the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, The attention of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Cozamittee having been called by the AP-
PEAL to Il report OF an irregularity at the primary
election held in the Third ward on Saturday, the
lst instant, and it appearing TO the committee,
ularly organized, at the hour appointed, by the
election OF the Hon. Casey Young as chairman;
ResoIred, That the delegates elected are of the
most respectable citizens, of long residence in the
people of the Third ward. and that there is no
proper cause for complaint. 1t is therefore recon-
mended by the committee that no further action
be taken by the Executive Board.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. League then read the following protest |
from The Fourth ward:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 8, 1882.
To the Honorable Democratic Executive Com
mittee OF Shelby County:
~GENTLEMEN-We, the undersigned, respectfully
offer our complaint as to the manner in which the
primary election of the Fourth ward was held. |
The polls opened at $50 o'clocx nm. and closed
al $40 o'clock pm, thereby giving no opportunity
TO business men and their friends TO elect men of
their choice as delegates. Hoping you will con-
slider this, our protest, we remain yours truly,
NJ. s. KELLY,
J. G. FRICK, |
LOUIS |
On motion this protest was treated in the
same manner as the former ONE. G., ignored. |
Mr.. Mcdowell rendered his resignation as
on account of press of business, and |
Harry f. Avery was elected to fill the va
cancy.
The committee then went inlo secret ses-
sion, and when the doors were reopened, adj
iOurned. |