The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-07
SOME SPECULATIONS
ABOUT WHAT THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE WILL Do
At Its Session This AfternOOn-The
Hours for Prlmaries-Date
Of Convention.


TO consider the advisability Of chang
ing the date OF the convention. Some
of the members express desire to
defer TO the wishes OF the candidates
in the matter. While the majority Of
the. candidates are believed to be in
favor OF advancing the date, it is
difficult to understand what right
they have to Dictate and an
admission that theirNswishes are to
govern would be confession that the
campaign is to be managed; not in the
interest of the party as aNNhole, but
for the benefit OF the Office seek
ers. The supposition is that the
Democratic Executive Committee Is to
mansge the campaign in the interest
of the Democracy, and not in the in
terest OF few individuals in it's
ranks. II that were not the case, and
the committee is TO become the mere
mouthpiece OF the candidates, why
have acommittee at all, or why not
lot the aspirants for Office get together
and form committee and run the
machine to suit themselves Careful
inquiry, thowever, gives strength to
the belief that such is not the spirit
of the committee as a
whole, but merely of minority
OF its neutrality-suspicious. the sameA
minority as that which is said to
have fixed the order OF bus.-
ness after receipt not to be found
in the proceedings of any con-
yention OF the past. 1t would be
unjust to arraign the committee as
whole, and which has done really ex-
collent work so fars for the acts OF the
selfish few. "a
CHANGING THE HOURS.
1t is generally conceded that the
Democrats will win by large major
ity il a good ticket is chosen,
and it naturally follows that
the result OF the primaries will
be an indication of the result OF the
convention. Then, II representative
men are chosen as delegates TO the
convention, ticket which shall rep
resent the beet elements OF society
will be chosen by the convention.
And arguing in that way II goes with
out saying that the real fight will be
made at the primaries. II this is true,
and IL is generally admitted to be, the
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power to bring out good men
at the primary election. In no way
can this end be better reached than
by fixing the hours for holding the
, primaries so that II will be perfectly
convenient for everybody to attend
them. The time fixed, 6 to s o'clock,
ia not believed to be sufficient, better
Judgment suggesting at least an hour
, longer, and making the hours say from
I 8 to o'clock,
SPACE BETWEEN PRIMARIES AND CON-
8 yENTIoN.
!, The question is frequently asked by
! the uninitiated why so much time
= should elapse between the selection Of
y delegates and the holding Of the Con-
. yention. A machine man who was
! asked that question yesterday didn't
- seem to know much about II, scratched
y his head minute and replied that he
: supposed II was in order to give the
:. candidates time to get around among
the boys and talk over things,
A man who is not on the
inside gives il as his opinion that q
q much better result could be expected
. OF a copysntiCn OF delegates fresh from
!, the people, full of the purpose Tor
" which they had been chosen and Tree
a from Influences which might be
\ a brought to bear upon them il sufficient
time was given for "the boys to get
around, you know" II the committee
II today cannot find better reason than
y y that given by the machine man it is
" likely they will fix the date Of holding
: the convention for the next day or the
x day after the primaries, which would
!" put the date OF the convention about
:, the 14th or 10Th.
n TIME FOR HARMONY.
q Those who urge the committee to
q advance the date OF the convention
l. give an excellent reason for IL. II is
p human nature, they say, to feel de-
o feat; the greater the struggle and the
!, greater the assurance of success, the
a more depressing the effect OF failure.
= Each candidate will have a certain
n number OF warm friends, who, in the
!. event Of his defeat, will take
T. il at first rs personal to them
,. selves. As good Democrats and
:. true, they will in time rally to the
n support OF the nominees, whoever
n they may be, as enthusiastically as If
a they had been successful in their own
/: particular desires. But II takes time,
~ the more the better, and II three weeks
can be had to smooth out the
Il wrinkles, instead OF two, 50 much the
n better. Perfect harmony and an en-
h thusastic fight is necessary to defeat
n the ticket which the Radicals hope to
I0 foist on Shelby county.
l. BRADLEY GAINING STRENGTH.
10 For reason, OF which the Insiders
y are doubtless well aware, Bradley
g. stock Ia reported TO have jumped up
a away above par In the last two days,
Y, He has been gaining steadily for q
a month or more, in spite OF the vicious
n and wholly groundless yarns which
D. have been insidiously circulated by
r, his enemies. A more upright, sturdy
d vigorous, manly character is not to pG
r. found in the long let OF candidates
d and, should he get the nomination,
IN renewed lustsr will be given to the
70 bonfires which the Democrats viii
h light on the hilltops.
" DON'T WANT HAYNES.
IN The white members OF the Repub
lican party, and all OF the more decent
;. colored men, are outspoken in theil
- opposition to Haynes, the Republican
nominee for Attorney General They
n, are as anxious to secure the services
Is of man who will stand firm upoI
ly the law and order platform as any IN
70 the Democratic party could be. II u
ok well known fact that their
30 are plenty OF Republicans in tn
~ city who scratch freely in county
in elections, and these are all candid II
in their determination to support thu
or nominee OF the Democratic party !
he is q man whom they believe viii
see the law executed. They will no
;" only vote but use their influence
which amounts TO great deal-lus
how mach may be guessed by thos'
%, who know how plastic the Senesau
n. bians were in their hands last Satps
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