The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-11
Off FOR NASHVILLE.
DEPARTURE OF THE SHELBY
DELEGATION FOR THE CAPITAL
To Attend the GubernatOrial ConVen.
tlOn-The Congressional Race
Certificates Issued.

Several sleepeIs leaving the Louis.
vile and Nashville depot at IL o'clock
last night were we'll filed with the re-
msinder of the Shelby county delega-
ton 10 the Gubernsiorial Convention,
which meets at Nashville today. The
deleg ton is 100 strong and more
than haf hold proxies, 30 that the
publication OF the list chosen at the
mass meeting would not be a reliable
guide. II is safe to say, however, that
they will stay with Col. r. F. Looney
rs long ss his name is before the con-
v%ention. A large number of the
last night expressed that d. termina.
ton, and in nearly every case added
that their second choice was Gen.
Dibrell. The noble Spartan has hun.
dreds OF staunCh friends here, and II
Shelby cannot get her frat choice the
indications are she will insist upon
her second in a way that will make
the roof shake. There will be about
1900 men in the convention, and if the
other counties in The State send as
good items as Shelby the couven-
ton will he Que of the bes. which
wei met ia the State.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
The date for holding the convention
to dominate a Democratic candidate
for Congress, for the Tenth ID Il iut,
hes not yet been fixed by the Congress.
sional Committee, but it will probably
take pace during the latter part Of
this month. The four counties in the
district, Upton, Hardemap, Fayette
aud Shelby, have been pretty well
cAnvassed, aud interest is active in
spite on the abs .rbing nature of last
weeks conf ct. The outside couI ties
are positively pautiug fer the irsy,
and everyone of them will serd in
big delegations for Pbelan. He has
made few mistakes, his Cal vas5 be-
ing conducted in n straightforward,
candid and oaen wav, which
has secured him d'voted irierds GA
every hand. Tiptol has Already DE-
cared for him, Fayelte isleady 10 20
l., and he seems 10 he as s ronl3n
Hardemsn No IN OF her Of Il q twl
counties In shelby, sad IN thu "
especially, Mr. PHI Ian is US org
His friends do not claim n ~
but all tbs indicat o are III it'o {
Lis nomination. That scared, TIA
Democracy Of the Tenth can r 81 g.
suIed OF n rin. ing cal va " IA n = o l..
Gus victory. The Hon u O. or
will be more lady leatsu ia II Is
brother WIS as a c md d,'e for - uu'y
Clerk in Upton asst IT. ur day.
CERTIFICATES tF ELECTION.
Coronet Coleman y~esterdayissu deer.
tiiicateJ OF cleo ion to the Oh rS- OF the
Criminal Circuit and County & Il Is.
Trus' o., Regist. + and Shentf cert
fed copies OF the returns we've for
warded TO the Secretary OF st tie at
Nashville, who will, upon re ipt, for
ward Ger ,~ificates to the Judges OF the
Courts and the Attorney General, who
are State officers. This is the n
prescribed by the code.
sHELBY's SPICY LETTER.
The following communication APP
peared in the Nashville Union Of yes
terday:
To tho Union:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 9.-At
the meeting OF delegates upon yester-
day, selected to represent this county
in the Guberna.orisl Convention, Mr..
@. L, Ridley, the temporary chairman
OF such meeting, either upon his own
knowledge or information from Others,
made use Of the following statement
in support OF his resolution for the
unit rule: The Shelby delegation
will come here with foriy.five votes
for Gen. Dibrell and the rest for Mr..
Looney but they will come as a unit"
Whence did the gentleman get his in
formation How many delegates from
Shelby have expressed such senti-
mentsP Truly we should Judge from
the boldness of the assertion and from
its plain aud u%nvarnished statement
that the gentleman was on most init
mate terms with every member from
Shelby.
| pronounce this assertion untrue in
every particular, apd l would say Mr..
Ridley's informer, If this ia the way
he obtained the informant )b,jmade a
statement utterly without foundation.
There never was within the political
annals of Shelby = more unanimous
convention, which met with but a
single idea and end in view, 10 press
forward to the very end the claims
of our Col. Looney to the Governors
chair.
There was one single and individual
gentleman who attended cut onven
ton in Shelby with the avowed desire
to become a delegate in the interests
of Gen. Dibrell. That gentleman was
defeated in his own ward, aud ever
since he expressed the desire, or out
of mere courtesy to him, was placed
upon the lists OF delega'es from the
county at large. Aud, finally, we
would like to state that Shelby never
disunited. will appear in the arena $50
stroog with one resolve, to fight by the
side OF our gallant Col. Looney to the
end. SHELBY.
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