Year: 1868

For some weeks before the meeting Of


Wednesday evening last, it had been
I proposed to form a Democratic Club in
! this city. The Editor of the APPEAL


had never had anything whatever to DO


with the manipulation OF political or
ganizstions in Memphis, had never


attended political meeting, and did not


desire to have any sort OF control or in.


fuence in the interior workings OF po-


litical affairs here. But when be was


asked by leading Conservatives, to con-
sent to accept the Presidency of the pro.
posed Club, and assured that it was the
general desire that be should do SO, he
did not feel at liberty obstinately to re-
fuse, more especially rs it seemed to be
in the nature Of generous proposition
from those who had always been Demo-
Gratis, to put away out Of sight al the
old differences OF opinion and give as
surance that they should never be re-
vived. No stronger promise of that
could be given, than the selection by
them Of oge who had all his
life been a WING, and had for
a time belonged to the American or
Know.Nothing organization, to be the
President Of Democratic Club; and il
was not 1t that whatwas thus generously
rendered should be refused.


Afterwards it was appreheuded that if
the Club were formed by number Of
gentlemen merely sssociating them
selves together, it might lead to dlscln-
tents on the part Of those not consulted,
and who might desire Office and consid-
GRAFTON in the Club aud elsewhere, and
it was concluded that it would be better
to organize it for the county, and at
public meeting called for the purpose;
and at our request the meeting was
called, by notice published in the APPEAL
and AVALANCHE until the day of the
meeting.


After the Club had been organized and
the officers selected, one OF the Vice
Presidents proposed that an Executive
Committee for the county should be ap-
pointed, not to be committee OF the
Club, but entirely uncennected with it.
The President decided that the Club had
no right or power to appoint such
committee; and the Club took re-
cess in order that the matter might
be acted on by those present, IS a meet
ing OF citizens of the county under the
call. The appointment OF an Executive
Committee was moved, and the meeting
decided against it by vote OF S5 to 25.
There was certainly no preeoneerted ac-
ton on the part of those who voted
against 1t, for the proposition was not
anticipated, and took them by surprise.


The mover Of the proposition thought
that the Executive Committee thereto
fore acting; had been superseded, or
their functions had ceased, by the or
Eanization Of the CLUB. That certaialy
never occurred TO as. We suppose that
nothing OF the sort was the consequence
OF that organization, and that the Com
mittee is still in the full possession Of its
payers and functions. We could notsee
why or by what right the members Of it
should be unceremoniously ousted by
public meeting not called for that pur-
pose, and q new Committee appointed.
That the Committee still exists is evi-
dent from the fact that Mr.. Stewart
calls public meeting for to-day, as
Chairman of it.


For these reasons we did not vote at
all. 1t is true that Mr.. Minor Msrrl-
wether opposed the appointment Of an