The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-08
LOOK OUT FOR G0-AH !
POLICE, DEPUTY lsHERIFFs AND
OTHERS IN A LIVELY TURMOIL.
Charges and Cross Charges Raised, to
Which the General Public Says, Go In
and Fight 1t Out-The Truth WIN
Appear After Awhile-Political.

toward clearing up the political situation.
Only one thing remains to be done,
which is, wait till the convention has
rolled the clouds from over the face OF
the light.giving sun.
So far as the general admission goes, Mr.,
Joe Williams is the only candidate from
around whom the mists have cleared II
he has not succeeded in capturing the
trusteeship, then verify all signs fail. His
opponent, Mr.. John NJ. Bradley, does not
concede this fact. On the contrary he
still wears the same broad-gaugc smile,
and il defeated, will no doubt heart y sup.
port the successful aspirant.
One important contest the convention
will doubtless have to decide is that from
| the Fourth ward. Neither side denies |
| that there was manipulation, but one |
claims the other offsets 1t. Mr.. Bradley |
very Justly rises TO point OF order on |
"M. Harker," elected as q delegate on |
the Williams ticket. The fact of the BUSH |
ness is. there is no such person in the |
ward or in the city, SO far rs BOWS direc- !
tory for 1883 shows. 1t is currently re-
ported and believed that the delegate is
no less parsonage than the notorious
| Martin Hooker, he OF llooker's park, alias
Oakland Grove, fame, and who runs a
cheap boarding house on Mccall street.
Those in whose interest the ticket was
elected claim that il was q typographical
error, but il cannot be denied that IT was
a most convenient one. Mr. Bradley
further claims that there were Others
elected whose names were correctly printed
but have their residences in other wards
than the Fourth. Mr.. Williams states, in
reply TO these charges, that there were men
on the Bradley ticket who do not reside in
the ward, citing Messrs. Malatesta and
Badinelli. Just what the effect OF all this
will be is something no fellow can foretcll
with certainty at this time. Among
"gucssers" the pointer is that the Will
Jams delegation will be seated.
Who will be sheriff There you've got
the BOYS. Mclendon seems to be right
in the lightning's track, but OIlaycr is
7 hugging the outer edge with tight grip.
; The electric element sometimes veen in
. the most unexpected and provoking man.
( ner, and might attach itsclit TO the anatomy
I OF McCarver or a dark horse. IL ouistand-
3 ing promises are gilt-edgcd, the community
., may well rejoice over the triumph OF either
Mclendon or O'llaycr. The latter is
clearly on record to turn the rascals out,
e lock, stock and barrel, II elected, and the
j former Is said 10 have so pledged himself
| TO his friends in the Seventh ward, where
IT he lives. A gentleman who labOrod
g day and night for Mr.. Mclendon, and
Y who claims 20 know the intentions Of that
+ candidate in the event Of success, SAYS the
>. promise has been faithfully made that the
Is sherifTs office will be purified and elevated
IS by the prompt bouncing Of every deputy
except Mr. Blackwell against whom M
y charge has ever been raised. II thcs'
l. guarantees be genuine, then the triumph
c. OF either will set up the welcome rule
"Hoodlums are only desired as prisoners
,e never as deputies.
Where will all this controversy between
the police aud public lcad2 The polio
I'd may disclaim anything Of the sort, ye
those who made the original statement
e. tenaciously adhere 10 them aud begin {
IS pile up the proof. President Haddcr
who implicit ~ relies upon the police We
| sion, offers a unique explanation. said Ii
or yesterday TO an APrEAL reporter:
Dress has good deal 10 do with III
TX police prominence in this affair. met
United States soldier this afternoon, dixie
out in his blue uniform with brass bu
tons and cap. Everybody eyed him
= here's a real soldier NAV walk RICH
-, along behind him and nobody looks at ,
IN pays any attention % me. Just let
by crowd Of policemen get out ON the stree
far and kick up disturbance, the very dcy
eli Is 20 pay. Lot crowd Of deputy shcrii
., do the same thing, IL ia soon over and 70
- gotten. They are not in uniforms, y
-" know; that makes the difference"
Has anybody heard recently OF q eand
lat date for magistrato2 Before the primar
mr.. there were no less than 100 Of then
ma Where are they now2 Every now an
~ then rumor flies around that tho count
W. court il to be rehllcd, that men are hankc
ed. ing and working for the desks, that Il
ian candidates are "gctting move on them
ng etc, bu, has any one run aioul OF rc'
IN. live candidate in the last day or two2 Al
led n citizen that question on the streets NJ
In II he don't knock you down the reply
ON likely 20 be- Damn the magistrates, VIII,
hat agoin' 10 be sheriff and trusiccy' q
Simon Green conicsscs that he has slri
md tied 20 the office covering the entire eli
cx- and maybe lac has The colonel II po
re- tician aud hustler from way back, but
MIS- ball Of yarn winding about the Office
10 one end and the colonel Juggling away
the other may result In q mishnp that "
say open the ewes Of principal and backc
dea The things that are often rcckoncd n
h a mans greatest strength prove gre
isco weakness.
hat Rcycring to the all.absorbing pol
the matter, the Hon. X. A. Odlum IA betwc
the two fires. In the published interview
'uld an ArrEAL reporter with Chief Of Pol
and Davis, that official states most cmphi
atty caly that Mr. Odlum was one Of the g
Q 80 tlemen inquired Of with reference 10
ace. disturbance In the Eighth ward. Acco
ing to the chiefs statement, the quest
c. put 20 Mr.. Oilum was, ibid you see
police doing anything Objectionable o.
Of the line of theirduty3' Capt OLA
confirms this and the chiefs report Of
~. answer, II did not" But here II n q
=. published yesterday by Mr.. odlum
,tbo To the Editor Of the scImiAr
,wer In this morning ArPEAL Chief Davis
his interview, places me In exactly the
n posite attitude 20 which ! occupy. !
only do not indonc the actions Of the
RON, lice. but have repeatedly stated 10 the c
~ trary.
vi Yesterday afternoon I met Capt. OH
''' er, aud in conversation remarked that
had been showed under, but that
Eighth ward fight was now over" WI
conycning Chief Davis approached
zen Joined In tho conversation. ] was ~,
re. Ing Of the interest manifested by the ~
4 Ia m the primaries, when he asked me
:, had seen any Of his men handling tick
49, 10 | replied that had not lie then ~
:, "a me II I had seen the rumpus over -
la.ss man, whom he claimed was not rcsit
OF the ward, and whose vote bad been c
n ~ 4 A A.