Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-01-10 | Page 2 | The A. P. A. in Memphis

the A P r A in memphis memphis tonn tenn jan 9 0 the A P A made a test lest of its strength today in tho the municipal election olo cllon for a fire and police a commissioner corn m IBM loner and two in rollers of tho the board of public arks the contest we wai between tile tho regular democratic organ organization and a citizens ticket tho ilia latter l ilter indorsed endorsed indor sed by the A P avind and tho the straight democratic ticket won by y about aia majority tho the vote wai wa adiv about 60 per cent of its registered ter e d strength of KW after tile tho polla closed in tile tho ninth mard ard a riot was almost almont precipitated by a democrat llomo crat firing tio tino shou into a crowd ono one of chich B alch struck a boy in the he le lff thereupon bystanders armed a with A ith X billeg but tho the police lr in ter and pro prevented vented serious cons conae o bences