The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

Shelby and +. @. Long of Madison for
secretaries. The contest for permanent
chairman will be between Y. W. Ewing
Of Giles and w. @. Houston of Cannon.
THE HAMILTON COUNTY DELEGATION
held a secret meeting tonight. A
stormy scene bet Ween friends OF Snod-
Grass and Cook occurred, the latter
iavofing entering the caucus tO-mor-
row, aud the former opposing il. The
delegation Adjourned without action
to s O'Clock tomorrow morning.
ATA LATE HOUR TONIGHT
and it was discovered that leading
men who have been support 'ng Cald-
well suddenly came out for him and
proclaimed his ceria'n election on the
first ballot 1t is thought that he has
cemented combination with
Folkes 1t seems now almost GER
tain that Caldwell will be winner.
II elected, he will be the youngest man
that has ever sat on the Supreme
bench. 1t is now past midnight, but
the crowd is so dense in the Maxwell
House entrance from the street is
hardly possible.
The East Tennessee Complications,
Chattanooga Times: The Times, a
few mornings since, printed the state
ment that an effort was being made
by tome of the candidates for the
Supreme Bench in East Tennessee to
have the claims OF aspirRnts from that
section submitted to a conference of
the delegates appointed to the Judicial
Convention, and let that conference
decide upon plan whereby the forces
of two East Tennessee candidates
might be concentrated and 20 to the
convention solid. The plan has elected
much coma ent aud has met with
opposition from some quarters in East
Tennessee, and sn effort is being made
to kill off the movement. The Times
can see no Just ground for opposition,
but, on the whole, the scheme pre-
sents favorable aspect. Nothing will
be so readily conceded as thst the
Supreme Court she uld be as far as
po sible elevated above political in.
trigue, wiIe-puIling and the undue
hustlipg of candidates after votes. |
We recognize the fact that there are
number OF good men in East Tennes-
see who are announced candidates,
and they have each their following,
and of course are entitled to rec gal |
tion from the delegates of this section,
which goes to Nashville claiming two |
judges as a matter of geographical
right-that Eat Tennessee is ntitled |
to two men. II this bs 30, the every |
East Tennesseean should have a voice |
in saying who is entitled to the p aces !
which belong 10 their section. The
delegates appointed from East Tennes.
see aye the best representatives OF the
section snd have delegated right to
speak for their consi uents on 30 i'm
portant a matter. Furthermore, the
people of East Tenne see want two
cand dates. The delegates know and
the people believe that in division lies
weakness, and that it is only through
the harmonious action of the delegation
that two candidates cln be secured |
for it is conceded, we believe, tha
should East Tennessee 60 to Nash
vile with six or eight candidates |
not more than one will be nominated;
whereas, if they should decide upon
only two, and those two to receive the
combined vote of every Elsi Tennesste
county, we are almost sure to get two
candidates. This was proven true in
1878. Precisely the same plan as is |
now proposed was adopted then; East |
Tennessee had a numbsr sr CT ssprants,
but the de'elstss quietly settled on
two men, other names were with
drawn, the vote of E3ss Tennessee was
cast oidly for Dsaderick and McFar.
land, aud as a consequence they were
elected. 1t seems to US that some such
plan as this is demanded, b cause OF
the large number of as oirsn s, and be-
cause only in this way can we expect
% be repre- eJented on the Slpreme
Bsnch by two men chosen by our own
ncOn'a