The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-05
.PURIFICATI0N PERIOD.
THE TIME AT HAND TO CLEAN OUT
THE COUNTY COURT.
Mass Meetings Ordered In the Districts
to Designate Candidates for the Coun-
ty Court-poes the once ofMasistrate
From the city at Large Still Exist9

Five weeks more and the good people
and taxpayers Of Shelby county will have
the opportunity to put into practice their
reform ideas concerning the county court.
For several years the abuses by this COM
binaton OF the public's financial and other
trusts reposed in it, has been Il theme for
salty comments, favored with threats Of
wholesale slaughter when election day
rolled around, but when the time came
their determination or couraged flickered.
The test is again in the near and rapidly
approaching future. "What will the peo-
pie do with III" is the question daily asked
by more than a hundred persons. Every
member of the present body will retire to
private life unless the sovereigns return
them to power, A few of these members
are honest and capable, meriting the con-
timued confidence OF those whom they
have labored to serve faithfully and well,
but vainly, because OF overpowering odds.
But it would not take the fingers on a
dozen hands to enumerate them.
Proceeding On the theory that the tax
payers would be less liable TO err in select
ing candidates than the regular county
eral and free-for-all scramble the execu-
tive committee has issued instructions for
each district in the county to call mass
meeting and designate candidates to repre-
sent them in the county court. These
lass meetings are TO be held before June
%, at which time reports are wanted at
headquarters. This is conceded TO be an
excellent plan, and the candidates named
in mass meetings will be accepted by the
convention. Another inviting feature OF
the departure is the fact that il will tend tC
shorten the individual contest and ter.
mite the agony, which many have doubt.
less found to be oppressive.
A new discovery has boon made which
II found TO be well founded, will dispose
of one bone of serious contention. Fo
several days there have been reports IL
circulation that the Office OF magistrate
from the city at large passed out Of exist
ence with the old municipality Of Mem
phis No one has yet been found witt
will make the assertion fiat footed, for Tia,
reason that IL is matter OF doubt. Tn
impression is abroad, however, and re
rearch will be instituted. For the oflic
there are three candidates in the field, Col
Simon Green, Mr.. Hays Pickett and judy
Oryille Yerger. Squire Pat Winters Ia
held il for eight years past, but in thi
campaign contented himself with an eiIor
from the Fifth district.
Just how many candidates there are 10
the forty-three magistrates Offices 10 b
filed il would be hazardous 10 estimate
II is positively known, though, that
armed and equipped, they would present
formidable appearance before full ban
of Zulu braves In the Fifth district ther
are Messn John j. Barry, NJ +. Garvir
H. Gutenberg, VIM. Quinn and Pat NJ
Winters; seventh, w. I. Cowan, J. 1
Blackwell, r. T. Shivers and T.. Mullen
(Rep.); Tenth, w. X. Harrell, J.
Reed (corporation.) w. A. Albright an
John Lynch Rep; Eleventh, J. ;. Wei
J. l.. COopwood, Miller Bradley and G.. "
Strickland (corporation) and X. I. Ande
son and w. q. Foster, col, (Rep.l sii
tcenth, ID. G. Slaughter X. VI. Mason,
Hssit, Joe Brooks and George Echol
Eieiicprih, w II. Hughey, ii. +. Car
non, l.. II. Heron, Rawlings, ].
Prescott and W. II. Barnum or J. +. hi
low, as yet undecided.
The executive committee will hold
meeting on the 10th inst. and appoint
date for primaries. 10 select delegates
the convention, the iirst part OF July.
IL at the primaries that the voters shoul
rally and decapitate every member OF q
gang that has 30 long ruled, and, in
measure ruined the politics OF Shell
county. The sentiment in that directiC
isstrong and growing daily. All that r
mains Il for the people 10 continue in u
good cause and a period OF publication
near.