The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-27

To the Editor Of The Appeals
Who Is entitled to the third place as
magistrate in the Fourteenth civil district
Thos. Fleming, ]. p, is the only man
that can lay claim to said office at present,
on the following accounts or reasons:
What was the intention OF the voters OF
the Fourteenth district in last election2
Did they intend that but two men should
Gil said positions?
Were there but two places voted on2
IL not, then, II there was or is third
place, or, II the Fourteenth district is en-
titled TO have three magistrates, Thos
Fleming Is the only man entitled TO fill
said position until there is an election for
the purpose OF understanding by the vote
o! tie D ,ople who they would prefer.
As TO the law in such cases, any one
having been properly put in office in our
State, Is entitled to hold, and II is his duty
10 hold, over and in said Office until his
successor has been duly elected and quail
fed.
Now II there are three places Pres
Young has been elected say for third place
and Elliott for second. And rs no man
was voted for in the first place, then
Thomas Fleming being the only magis.
trate Of the last term left out in this dis.
trict, he then will be entitled 10 hold until
some one has been elected by the vote Of
the people.
There would DO as much sense in at.
tempting TO put an outsider In possession
In any other office that might be by mis-.
take or otherwise left out or of OF any
ticket and not voted for or on by the
people.
Suppose, In making up the tickets Of IN,
last election, the Democrats and Republic
cans had both only named sheriff, chan
cellor, assessor and the magistrates for al
the districts, and they had been voted on
and the names OF the successful parties
had been declared by the proper parties
then, after all, that IL had been discovered
that trustee had been overlooked or neg
lected 10 be placed on any Of said tickets
therefore, not having been voted for or on
who would be the proper party TO handl,
the money Of the county, and who would
transact the business OF the trustee2
think A. J. Harris would have some
thing TO say there.
Further, would Il be Just 10 put n Re
publican In office here in the banner
county OF Tennessee, where we always pol
the largest Democratic vote Of any county
In the State
Then II this third place was never voted
for or on, and Republican was forced OF
the people. Il would be against the vii
and desire Of the majority Of the voters o
- the Fourteenth district.
Was not the entire ticket elected ~ pu
before the people Of said district by th'
Democratic party2
Then who win say that II the thir,
place was not voted for we could not o
would not have elected another Democra
for said placo2 .,
To put any man In position or Office II
this county let him be elected openly o
knowingly. The voters never voted for
nor did they expect 10 vote for three OH
ccs OF magistrate In said Fourteenth dis
trict.
Then II not voted for. and there Is sucl
place, let PRES Young have thir'
place as he is the new man, Elliott hav
int or second place ~ he may elect, anC
Thomas Fleming, J.P., hold over until tn
people sec proper 10 hold an election an,
elect some one 10 fill same.
A. X. HAScocK.