Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-18
NEXT ELECTION.
Possible Candidates Named and Ru-
mOred for the Various Offices That
are Soon TO be Vacated.
The Radicals as Busy as Bees and
e-Trying to Make the Machine
Run to Order.

The August election is beginning to loom
| up in the distance, and those who are per-
sonally interested are beginning to trim their
| sails and fix their rigging that they may be
| aoe TO DRIFT into the harbor of success.
4 Nearly all the officers at the courthouse, ex-
cept the judges, will have to descend into the
arena again and take their chances again for
| public Office. The Republicans are much
| more interested over the matter than the
Democrats, and already they have been try
| ing TO fix" the thing 20 that Shelby county
| will become tribute TO the morality party.
1t is said that the negroes will this time act
for the party, that they will submit TO no
white dictation, and put up colored canii-
1 date Tor every office that IL open to them.
| Prominent in this movement looms up the
captivating personality of Ed Shaw.
REPUBLICAN vs. DEMOCRAT
The Democrats have been consulting with
each other, but il does not seem that they
have come to any decided agreement. 1t is
safe to say that all the old officers are can
didates Tor reelection, and they seem TO
stand about good chance as any body.
For the office of clerk of the County Court,
Mr.. Owen Dwyer, the present incumbent,
has already authorized the announcement oil
his candidacy. As this il one OF the best
Offices IN the county, it is hardly possible
III there will be no contest for it. Among
these who are heard mentioned for this posi-
ton are Sheriff Athy, John johnson, Squire
p. NJ. Winters and James Reilly.
THE FRIENDS OF SHERIFF ATHY,
realizing that the Office of sheriff has but
few paying qualities to it, are in favor of
Nominating him Tor County Court clerk.
Whether the gentleman has given it any
consideration or not is unknown, but he
would make a formidable candidate and
would enter the race with a most popular
backing Squire Winters, too, can run like
scared deer if necessary, and Mr.. johnson
wsuld stand no mean show. II any one of
these gentlemen enters the field warm race
is insured.
ED sHAw's GAME.
For the cleIkship Of the Criminal Court |
General Vaughan will be candidate for re- |
election. Besides fine personal popularity |
with the grangers and with all who know |
him, he has the respect of the special grand |
jury which indorsed his Office recently, and |
which will make good campaign document |
for him. The only person as yet spoken of |
against General Vaughan is the irrepress-
lille Ed Shaw. OF course, no election could |
pass over Memphis without Ed Shaw's being |
a candidate. 1t is said that he has no hopes |
Of winning this race, but will enter merely
for the purpose of being bought off, and that
his real intention is to secure a magistracy |
in the Fourteenth district.
THE GERMAN ELEMENT.
For the Office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court there are two aspirants-Mr. Joseph
Uhl, the present Incumbent and l. +. Norris,
colored. The Germans have been holding
meetings, and they will most
likely nominate and indorse Mr.. Uhl for the
position, while the colored people will put
put Norris.
For the office of register, at present held
Oy Fred Hunt, there are tbirty-four aspirants,
eleven colored men and twenty-three white.
This Office is regarded as
THE BEST IN THE COURTHOUSE,
because it does a cash business. Mr.. Hunt
has made an excellen. register and there is
ome talk of putting him on the Democratic
ticket. The most interchangeable opponent he
las il Mr.. III. L. Priddy, white Democrat,
Who lives at Bartlett. Green Evans aspires
md perspires for the place, but the educa-
ienal qualification will cut him off.
For sheriff the names of Sheriff Athy and
dr. W. w. Coleman are mentioned. The
after is deputy under the sheriff and will
lrobably only r1n on condition that the
herif runs for clerk OF the County Court
For the office of trustee Colonel MCGOWAN
viii be a candidate, and so in all probability
will be his predecessor in office, Mr.. Fleece,
md so the pot boiieth.