The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-18
LIGHT COMES TOO LATE.
THE COMMITTEES APPoRTIoEMEHT
APPARENTLY FOR A PURPOSE.
How the City, with It's P-oponderating
Vote, Comes Down 70 n Line With the
Country Districts in the Number of
Delegates.

Light is dawning upon certain me mbers
Of the county Democratic executive COM
mittee.
The same illumination Is dancing before
the eyes Of certain candidates for Office.
The significance OF this light IA that
somebody is going 10 get left in the Aug ust
election.
There is a great deal OF dissatisfaction
among candidates for county Office, over
the apportonment Of delegates TO the con-
vention which meets July 10. The singu-
lar feature Of this apportionInent lies in
the fact that even those whose interests
are directly affected did not realize the
import OF what had been done until IL was
too late. The impression is that tho hand
OF the politician shaped matters with such
expcriness that the unsuspecting candi-
date and his friends were for the timc be-
ing In total darkness.
Committeeman Lehman, In his motion
making the apporiioninent, gave as rea-
son for using the vote Of 1884 the absence
OF hall sufficiently large 10 accommodate
the increased number OF delegates were
the NOic Oh lhoh tlopN'h " ~ hhsiH. Ah'''
was no discussion OF the question on either
side.
An APrEAL reporter yesterday asked
Mr.. n. Malaiesia, q member OF the com.
mittee, why this action was taken and
what he thought would be the result. Said
he:
al never considered the Importance Of
p Che apportionment rs made until after the
f.
consider most affected, was present nj the
meeting and entered no protest lie was,
/ suppose, like myself. Had he taken n
different course, or requested me ~
A friend of his 20 do 80, I GER
tainly would have objected 10 go
inc behind 1886. This would no doubt
have brought on general discussion and
shown lust who was behind the scheme.
OF course this IL generally understood.
Capt O'Ilaycr, who Is affected with Mr..
Bradley, was not present though had lac
been Il Is doubtful whether lac would have
acted definitely"
"who DO You understand TO be behind
the arrangement"
''NIr. Lehman II q stanch friend aud adj
hcrcnt Of the Harris party. Mr.. Bradley
is not, aud Is the opponent OF Mr.. j. j.
Williams, another Harris supporter, Tor
the office OF countytrcasurcr. That makes
II plain, doesn't it7''
i1low does this apportionmcnt operate
10 the advantage Of Mr. Williams and
other candidates whom Harris will sup
portr'
"In the case Of Mr.. Williams alone.
which Is the only one clear 10 me nj
present, the explanation Is this lie Is
exceedingly popular all over the county,
but more 80 "a the country districts than
in the city, as he IL identified, by resi-.
dcncc. with the rural voters. In the city,
| believe, Mr.. Bradley has the advantage.
While the apportionmcnt applies 20 the
county at large, It's effect will be felt almost
entirely In tho city. In the last gubcr.
material election Shelby county won her
Democratic banner on an increase Of over
1900 votes.
"Thisincreased majority was given main
ly by the city, which has grown rapidly,
while the country has made little pro
greSs. As result, whom the convention
assemblies, the city, which polls about
cighl,tnths Of the votes, will have little
more than half the delegation"
What do you suppose, II anything, will
be done In the premises7"
Nothing that know Of, though Il may
be those whose candidacy Is affected. will