The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-03
DOOMED /!
The Chase Ticket To Be Smashed.
No Clique or Greedy Monopoly
Will be Given the Reins.
Street Railway Stockholders and
Scrip Shavers, Stay Out.
The People Can and Will Deal
Fairly by all interests.
Deep Laid Schemes and Silly Soph-
istries Will not Work.
The Court House Ticket too Thin
for Patriotic Populace.
Sheriff Cannon's Appointments of
Election Judges and Clerks.
Pat Winters Keeping Long and
Sheriff Cannon's Appointments oil
Election Judges and Clerks.
Pat Winters Keeping a Long and
Faithful Watch.
Startling Rumors Of Abused Power
by Judge DuBose.
Has He Attempted to Use Gamblers,
Saloon and Corner Grocery Men
TO Bring Success to the Court
House Ticket9 - Short but
Pointed Paragraphs.

As the day Of election for vacancies in
the city council draws near, and followers
Of the forlorn hope known as the Chase.
courthouse street-railroad-w ard-bummers'
ticket behold their inflated strength evap-
Grating, a feeling Of desperation siezes
them. As THE APPEAL warned its readers
yesterday, they cry "wolf" "Jiar!' and
other terms and epithets, all Of which sig.
nifty frail and rickety cause. The only
real merit and strength at first possessed by
the Chase ticketwas Mr.. Geo. Arnold. The
others are only trying an old game,
one which they have played with periodi.
cal regularity since the Taxing District
was created. These are Chase and Speers,
boosted up by DIR. Goodyear, who sees no
chance for anyone, but cannot let an OPP
portunity TO raise a racket pass, and there
fore prefers 10 make somebody else the
victim. In fact there seems TO be n sort
OF rotation among these gentlemen. Chase
and Spees figured in 1882, DIR. Goodyear
in 1885, and now comes the other two. II
there Is enough left OF the doctor after the
present struggle he may be expected to
loom up again two years hence.
now is SHERIFF cASSoS7
:, A topic that. the Peoples Ticket sup
= l'ortes have discussed for two or three
days Is, where does Sheriff Cannon stand
in this contest, and how Is he going 90
perform his duty2 IL Ii known that the
courthouse hangers-on have played him
for everything in sight, and generally
caught II in great shape. Then, too, the
criminal court powers hold a clever hand;
have dropped everything TO take hand
in clogging the wheels OF honest and bust.
ness city government, aud are ON strong
terms of intimacy with the sheriff. All
these facts have given rise 20
doubts about Mr.. Cannon's impartialiiy.
Another dreaded course ON the part Of the
sheriff is his tardiness In making his APP
p0intments OF judges and clerks public.
They will not be known until "Wednesday,
the day before the election, and too late for
kicks from either side 10 avail much. An
APrEAL reporter visited Mr.. Cannon at his
residence, where he has been III several
days, at II o'clock last night, and found
Squire Pat Winters and Mr.. J. 4. Walsh
keeping faithful watch.
"What about the judges and clerks Of
election" queried TnR ArrEAL man Of the
sheriff.
They are not ready yet, but will bc
furnished the morning papers for Wcdncs.
day." was the reply.
"lsn'i that little late? Suppose one
side or the other finds Just ground for OBJ
lection, how can the defect be rcmededG'
"lf both sides arc given a fair chance,
don't see why they should kick. Thats
hot \ 81
one judge and one clerk, II IN a mystery 90
me how Htniling can take place"
'IIavc both sides handed In lists Of
whom they desire appointcd2"
Eyes, received them both on Saturday
last. Sunday was bad day, was sick,
| and consequently have been unable TO
Arv,nplcto the list"
Here Squire Winters ieigncd surprise
that lists had been handed the sheriff from
both sides, especially the Chase, and said
It's all news 10 him. Mr.. Walsh knew
all about II, and confessed.
"What has been your plan in making
sclcctions7"
II have taken one Judge and one clerk
from each list and the third Judge shall
select myself from the neutral ranks"
II was suggested that such characters as
neuirl would DC hard 10 md, aud the
reporter departed, leaving Messr. Win
tens and Walsh In possession.
STARTLING, ~ TRUE.
For three days astsiartlingmmon have
been afloat involving His Honor, Judge
Dul'osc, head pushcr for the Chase ticket.
The reports were flnt heard on Saturday
last, TO the effect that the Judge Of the
criminal court had sent word 10 all the
gamblers, saloon men and corner grocery
men that they must support the Chase
ticket or look out for consequences. Bo
that rs Il may, the Groccr's Union, com.
posed principally Of small dealers, met
Sunday and Endorsed the Chase ticket. A
grcat many members demurrcd 10 such
notion on the part Of the body. but finally
fell under the majority. II reports are 20
be crcdited-and there seems 10 be some.
thing more than nction-Iudoo D,po.,