The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-07

will not call forth the opposition of the
business element ticket that will suit |
the taxpayers, "Now you're talking" |
from several directionsl ticket which |
will not bring about our heads storm of |
opposition from the moneyed interests of |
the city, ticket which all will admit can |
be trusted to legislate for the safety and |
prosperity OF Memphis. You have the |
power to nominate all colored men, but is |
it wise and polite to do so. 1t is our mis- |
fortune and not our fault that we find |
the wealth and power OF city arrayed
against us. | warn you now you must Sc
lect ticket which will not evoke the Bit |
ter hostility of your white neighborS. II |
see you going wrong, 1t is my duty to
mount the rampant and warn you. Put
up q ticket which the taxpayers will not
spend their money TO defeat, / am a
friend OF all the candidates named, but that
cannot influence me now. You must en-
deaVor in your nominations TO command
the moral influence OF the community.
You have done that before and elected your
ticket; YOU can do il again, but when you
challenge the suspicion OF the business in
terests you cannot hope to succeed. You
have placed men in nomination here today
who will destroy your ticket. Ii you want
coored men take Evans and Bell. They
can take care Of themselves.
FLAVOR AN ENTIRE WHITE TICKET.
You must break the color line and when
YOU do that you will no longer see the
white and black races arraycd on opposite
sides Take the means God Almighty has
placed in your hands. Nominate all white
men and let them fight tout among them
Selves
MIR. Strickland-We have nominated
Mr.. Cooncy and We ought not to put more
load on his back than he can carry. | move
he nominate Bell and Evans both colorcd)
by reclamation.
Green Evans nominated I. j. Brogan,
and explained his own position saying
that il the party success demanded sacrl-
flee on his part that he was prepared TO
make it, but he did not think ,olorcd
men ought TO be excluded from the ticket.
PLAIN TRUTH FROM JOE PHILLIPS.
Joe Phillips thought the convention
| should be ashamed to confess that after
| twenty-five years experience the colorcd
man was unit TO go to the Legislature.
| The convention would nominate all colored
men ii it thought they could bo elected.
| Mr. Settles withdrew MIR. Brogan's
name at that gentleman's request.
Ed. Shaw moved to get rid Of the Niger
by clecling Evans and Bell by acclama-
ton.
Gen. Williamson thought the better way
would be 10 get rid of the whites inst by
eleciing Speake, Hook and Bland by ac-
clamatiun.
No action was taken on either Of these
propositions Just then, as the chair had a
| a., lF.a al
ccedcd To do il in the following words:
81 want to nominate soldier, not one
who wore the blue like myself, but one
who wore the gray. allude 10 W. T..
McGuire, q Confederate soldier, who has
been a s,eadiast Republican for years."
Settles seconded Mctiuire's nomination.
| q. L. NJ. Turner moved 10 elect W. T..
McGuire, j. 4. Speake and I. NJ. Bland
by reclamation.
Casscs moved to strike ont Speakc and
insert Hook. Turner objected.
Hook said II Spcakc's name was with
drawn lac would withdraw his also.
Green Evans moved that Hook, Bland
and Speake be nominated by reclamation
This was promptly put 10y the chairman
aud before the friends Of Conlcderat,
soldier McGuire, whom Chairman Smith
had himself nominated, could catch thci
breath, Smith had put the nomination and
1t was carried without dissenting voice
BallOting was then begun for two colore,
candidates, aud the tirst ballot resulted n
follows ID. l.. L. Banks, 80, Greer
h. Evans, IS, Wilson, 2I Bell, a.. Til,
chair did not rely upon the Republican
secretary 10 get the result, but announces
the vote from the tally sheet OF TuE Az
PgAL, KEEP, by its reporter. The chat
said lac couldn't make head nor tail out {
the secre,ary's tally sheet
THE APPEAL DENOUNCED.
Adjournment was proposed, but III
) chairman had resolution 10 read. IL
; declined at first To state who offered II
: but, when pressed, admitted that II ema
, mated from the chair. IL read ~ follows
! Resolved, That the Republicans Of shcl
by county dcnounce the impression mad
! by the reports OF the Democratic press o
J, ! Memphis Of the Republican county an
! congressional convention ~ monstrousl
false aud unfair.
l.. T.. DYER read the resolution and the
spoke in behalf Of Il, turning his battoriC
especially against TuE APPEAL and II
reporter. lie described TnE APPEALS 2,
i port Of the Eaton convention M maliG
! nant and base misrepresentation an
Y said that the convention had been d'
y scribed M bowling mob. He was sui
: prised at this inasmuch ~ he knew tn
hrrgAL reporter TO be- intelligent, capab
Q and fair minded aud one who had alway
!, occupied an independent position in iou
I, nalism.
}, Gen. W. J. Smith also paid his respcc
q to TnE ArrEAI, echoing what Dyer sai,
: lie knew the press had great deal
u license, but Il was unjust 90 treat them
Tug ArrRAL had treated the COMPRESSION
convention.
III! Shaw said he never read the NOR
J. ing papers after n convention, but
D, thought both THE ArrEAL and Aruidnc
"a unfit 10 be taken into n decent family
y ]. r. Turner described himself M
y Journalist, aud said u WIS out Of the gu,
y ton for Republicans 10 stand such thin
from paper. which they support lie NJ
the Sc,miidr WIS always abusing them, al
re- vet lac was informed tho bulk VI It's rca
IN eu were col0rcd.
ri This closed the discussion.
d u. 4. Brown offered a resolution indo
al ing the Taxing District form Of goyci
tc mcnl. but WIS laughed down.
he Adjourned sine die.
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