Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-10

George Houston, h A. Clark, Oeorge blllo-i,
Ed George, james Glass.
ROMAN SPEECH.
The committees on credentials and organl-
cation then retired, and while they were out
Mr.. l.. Latin, OF Somerville, was called
uson for a speech. He said the sixteen del
egates Of Fayette county were instructed 10
vote for him for Congress, but he would not
saw auything about himself. Re paie.
oIowinS tribute TO that little tin god on
wheels, Governor Hawkins, and expressed
his horror of Reputation. In fact, Mr..
Latin proved TO be the noblest Roman OF
them all. The Committee on Credentials
then came in and reported the following del
egates:
First-H. Meredith, DR.. Patton and H D. Lowe
Alternates-Tom Prnden' - Mayes anu 'acA
Slcond.-H Gordon and A. W. Davis. Alternates
T5i mIi NJ G. Hook. Aitsrnate-John Kortrecht
Fomti-C. F. Conn, c. C. Merz and Captain
FffiSa.HWm. Porter. G. W. Reiter, s. D. William
son, W. P Mcfarland, Robert Quot, j. A. wilson
Cousins C. Brooks, W. W. Burns, Matthew Jones
"'; Sirff-J. e, Ellis s. Bradford, William Dutton.
Seueaff-E' W. Wilson, John Davis F. R. Hunt
and R. d. Campbell. Alternates-J. +. Howard
EigIfh2Carter Harris. W. H Neal, James Glass.
william MADISON and Henry sailor Al Gs les
ris and s. Mutery.
Ninth.-W NJ scruggs, John Leonard and James
Ralston Alternate-F. W. Buttinghaus.
TenM.-T. F. Cassells, J. H. Jones, f. NJ. Dyer,
George Huston and w. T. Livingston AIteTnates
j. W. Vernon, H. Jones, F. I. Cage, e. W. Payne
and S. P. Tobridge.
DISTRICTS.
First-Levi B. Bolton and Frank Dunlap.
Second.-Alternate, A l.. t Bolden
Fourh.-Robert Harrison and alternate George
Fifih-ChsIles Glass and Green Thomas,
SiSth-P A. Taylor, t. w. Dickens, R. May
weather. Henderson Lenore and A; Gibson;
Seventk-Elder Blue and Willis Blackwell.
Eiohth.-Alex johnson and Willie Jones.
Ninth-S. B. Shotwen and o. Harris.
Tenn.-Ed Williams, Charles G. Neal, L. w.
Ee Ter W. Featherstone, J. Moody and W.
TtoelGfh-samuel Davis, s. B. Danly, Benjamin
Th,Tieenth-N. F. CIouse, Allen White, Thomas
Rodgers and Alonzo Gillin.
Fourteenth (Island).-E X. Daniel, Charies Bar
bour and George Elliott;
Fffteenth.-Benj amin Williams.
Sixteenth. Anthony Garrett and A. J. saun-
IS sepenteenm.-Dillard Green and P. L. Albright.
EighteeIth.-J. Il. Barnnm,
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
reported the following officers ID. +. Ram
y, chairman; A. J. johnson, vice.chair-
man; s. D. Williamson, secretary; Henry
Cousins, sergeant-at-arms.
II.
n. mt chairman, Mr.. Ramsey, who acknowl-
edged the compliment and opened the bust
ness of The meeting.
A committee of thirteen was appointed to
s., lect men for recommendation as delegates
to the Congressional Convention, which meets
at Somerville next Thursday. While the
commit ee was out, the Hon. VIM. M. Smith
was CALI d upon for a speech. Mr.. Smith in
tiuaated that he would like to make the boys
- hnf
h ay-fever, he had been warned not to do so.
He spoke paternally about that errIng
brother, Ed Shaw, and his wing, and hoped
that the grand old party expression pat
ented) would be united again and that the
banner of victory would again be raised upon
the ramparts, ct ceterd, etc.
On motion, Mr.. Rivers, colored, candI-
date for the Legislature from the county OF
Fayette, was called upon TO uncork his wis
dom, which he did in the following moral
philosophy style: Taking m unprepared, l
may not be able to make speech suitable
TO your mind, but being true Republican
must speak. Having nothing especial to
Tx about, ] will just say that God hiss
gwen all men reason TO make decisions Tor
themselves. We ought each to decide and
think for ourselves. Men will come TO us
aud tell US to do this and that. We ought
to go according to our own Judgments A
few days ago Mr.. Shaw visited SomervIlIe.
aud he said he was . true Republican, col
ored Republican. Has his course shown
that he is a rue Republican. / think we
ought 10 listen to him no longer. He Is out
side of the party"
William Mcfarland then moved that the
convention hear from
GENERAL W. ]. SMITH,
who spoke as follows: 81 had hoped that L
would ne allowed to remain a listener, and
10 be satisfied with what was done, because
recognize these men as the true Republics ms
of the county, the State aud the nation. L
wish TO call your attention to a circular OF
the Republican party published in the Mem
phis APPEAL, and an answer from the So
called Eow-tax or no-tax Repuollcans. In
the latter circular there is a clause which
SAYS thai ran for Congress in 1878 in ordev
to sell out the Republican party and 10 insure
the reelection of Democrat, which was &C.
complished. Now, no convention was held
in Memphis in 1878. 1t was in another
county. l was chosen as the candidate foI
Congress, and 1 was elected over Mr.. Left
wich, the Democratic candidate. What dc
YOU think of lot of men who would tel
such a bare faced lie as this? A shori
lime ago, they issued an Infamous cir
cular to the effect that the regular
ticket would not run, and signed it nj. L
| Williamson. l have patience with dis
honesty. l desire to see the two races
brought closer together. 1 do not want &c
see them alienated from each other, as &
| speaker said at the Low-tax Republican
meeting of yesterday. received yesterday
| letter of introduction to gentleman who
| had been driven from Helena with his fsmi
| ly, who was told to leave or it would not b'
| safe for him. The speaker yesterday SAT-
we should not speak of these things. | don
believe in any such doctrines. l believe il
ventilating these matters; otherwise we viii
never get freedom OF speech. The GLOBE
Democrot short time sgo sent reporter t
Arkansas to report certain event. ID
wrote the facts just as they were, and h
took his dispatch to the telegraph office
The people learned of the nature of his dis
patch. The telegraph man refused to tax
it, and he was advised to get out of town a
soon as possible, which he did. Shall we b
quiet about these matters? Here in Mem
phis there are no ill-feelings between III
parties, socially or commercially. We hav
perfect freedom now, and hope to see tn
same tolerance everywhere. Until we d
have it we ought never to stop talkin
about it."
The Committee on Delegates then mad
the following report: