The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-16
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL--FRIDAY, JULY is. 1885.


fore the convention reassembled after
supper, and even the strongest candi-
dates quaked in their boots.
So A as the reporters were con-
cerned the convention was a DENIM.
ton grind. Up to the present writing
there was not even a fist fight.
THE floor YVES covered with sawdust
to drown the noise. By 4 O'Clock
there were enough scattered ballots to
desden the tramp OF wild horses.
DUBosE said he had been a Demo-
crat all his life, and b alieved in his
ability to administer the duties of the
office for which he was a candidate.
DOUGLASS did no c~anvsssing, but
went before the convention on his
record. He was second with ~ votes,
against 81 for Dubose the first whirl.
LAMBETH's friends claimed a major.
ity OF all the wards. He got 10 on the
first ballot, which shows how full Of
fallacy is the judgment Of we candi-
date.
THERE are four offices for which
nominations are to be made today
Register, Criminal Court Clerk, Or
cult Court Clerk and County Court
Clerk.
BRADLEY's conduct during the cam
paign was manly and straightforward,
and he made a good fight, though un-
successful. He is in line for luck in
the future.
SEVERAL government employees had
a chance to get in their work before
the arrival OF President C~leveland's
pronunciamento against their activity
in elections.
CHAIRMAN OvERToN used hall a bar.
rel head for a gavel until after supper,
when James & Graham presented him
with a good solid one made Of a spoke
and a section of felloe.
AT II o'clock, when the lock on the
Criminal Judgship took place, Chsir-
man Overton sent for the electric light
man and ordered him to fix up the
lamps to burn until daylight.
IT was remarked that when ballots
were being called each name, once
struck, had a run before another was
taken up, an indication that wards
and districts were voting solid.
AFTER supper somebody came in
with the baseball news, When it was
announced that it had rained at
Charleston a cheer went no. Mem
phis had been saved from defeat.
ScRUGGs would have bsen nomi-
mated on the twelfth ballot except for
the fact that some n nominated
Yerger at the critical moment and
threw everything into confusion.
SUCCESSFUL candidates for Trustee,
Circuit Judge and Criminal Judge
were not allowed to obtain a two,
thirds vote. Their opponents with
drew when such a result became in
evitable.
DuvAL said he would fulfill the oath
OF bis office should he be elected Grim
inal Judge. His speech was the besl
made by n Of the candidates fol-
that office. He went down on a good
platform.
THE recommendation of the Execu.
tive Committee regarding the order Of
business was disregarded and the old
plan, for which the APPEAL fought,
was adopted--Sherif first and Chan
| cellor second.
THE large number of candidates fol
Register, all of whom had warm per
| sonal friends and relatives in the con
vention, and the fact that it anne &c
low down in the order OF business
gave plenty OF room for trading.
WHEN Harris showed up III on tn,
first ballot Bradley's friends gave VI
all hope of electing him, but they
kept voting as long as there was 9
ghost OF a show. The first trading dOnt
was in the Sixth Ward.
JUSTICE JACOB S. GALLOWAY, nomi
nee for Judge OF the Probate Court, IL
one OF the most genial and progressiy,
members of the County Court, Away
in the lead when measures for III,
public good are proposed. He is fear
less in the expression OF his opinion
has some enemies and O host OF warn
personal friends, and will run, squar,
up with his ticket. He served will
DR.. Porter in the Legislature fouI
years ago.
Mr.. L. H. ESTES, the next ClrCui
Judge of this county, is a pillar Of tn
Methodist Church, but he belongs I,
the school which does not believe 1t
sin to laugh, and by laughing, aide'
by good digestion, he has built up
big solid frame, and is the heav.
weight OF the battery. He knows hoy
to wake the echoes on the stump, an