Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-17
MONDAY EVENINGS cAucus

This meeting, after the usual preminaries, proceeded
appointed business OF taking the silent Of such
OF the large number present. willing come into
upon the rules OF action and upon the second ballot out
of 22f given Mr. Brooke received 1872 and was pro-
nounced the nominee only Of the meeting but Of tho
great Wing Party OF Richmond. That party then call
ed obey the decision OF the meeting, and casting
aside all preference for that candidate the de-
sgnsicd by peoples voice, and told by Of the
gentlemen who addressed the meeting that TO oil those
who would consider that direction mandatory and
shape their accordingly, he would say here the
fork tho road let shake hands gentlemen for here we
| part forever.
Let look at this meeting calmly and dispussonaiey
and If we can accord to il, the importance which Is
claimed fnr il. twas called in tho midst OF an overpo W.
crng Wing majority and where there could bo no Demo
Graf run consequently danger the election Of any but
staunch aud true Wing. Under crcumst far very
FAR from warantng il, purely Democratic was
adopted. for good purpose aud under the spur Of no
pressing necessity The itself one 10 which
should have been had but for the present.
that pass.
OF the manner Of voting ihcro DO much COM
psini Tickets scattered about and each pcson WINS
to write the Of tho baottcd for upon side
and his upon the other,but IL happened that large
number of these tickets had upon them other than
that Of the person voted for Again. in the rapid manner
in which the tickets strung aud counted the tcer
half the time TINT there than on the
ticket paid attention To- the voters name How, then
votes were gvcn-how many times person vo,ed-how
many Wings and how many Democrats took part in the
nacr-how many boys IN that spirit Of fun, universal
among the Richmond boys, threw in their ballots to make
the isi longcrl Can they take upon themselves say
that there so genuine given that meeting p
pretend not 10 suppose that tho teers would intentionally
permit error, but this rapid in which the thing was
DONE aud tho evils peculiar to the SYSTEM render imposs
bic that vote taken can be correct.
| Then compare the vote given in with the multitude
assembled. ] am little skilled in the computation OF
|
from 800 Ia 1000 that about fourth Of the persons
present took part in the meeting There believe
800 300 Wing in the city,of these, 92I about
fourth voted, taking the ground that every ballot was
that Of properly qualified Wing voter. Had there been
lively interest felt in the of caucus, would
there have been small proportion 81 the expires
sing that interest by their voes-Day, had been np
proved 10y the assof the people would not that approval
made manifest IN lie legitimate The very fact Of
three fouris Of the Wing voters Of the city refusing de-
clning take any part in the meeting proRounces with
too loud voice To be mistaken, their dsapproval of the
system. Bot, 81 these 22l. little than onolalf gave
their IN the norpnaiod capJdsicshowing thereby
that either the number Of those peiereg his election TO
that oi any else very small. That his friends
dsapproved 81 the pursued. to give him the nomins
ton Be that IL may only aboni eighth. q little
more, u the whole number Of Wing votes msdo tho
nation which II u wished you should take tho voice Of
| The patty here
Now, fellow citizens, 10 take this suborla.
tive nomination Taking for grnned that these IA and
the I3l Of the ga sound Wing votes land we
have proof of the fact hold this more mands
tory lan tho silent ~ the other hfoc-ouuhs ~ the
party " onefourh NJ the voters into caucus, and
tree-fourts siaid out is u not clearly shown that the
wishes of IN. party decidedly opposed the working
of such machinery And " only shout eighth 81 tho
party willing there and support The nominee,
how psiny " shown that that nominee y very, very
from being the preference Of the party large under
take SO, aud ioie numbers bear ist had
The friends Of 81 the candidates been willing have
into that caucus, there would have been hun
dcd Wing cast and five hundred of them for mani
How then it, fellow that this be considered
expression Of popular will! that IL IS the decision Of
smsl majority Of very small mingri,y mn rco 10 sdit
but ~ that 10 bo held authority by youl Are you
slider IL mpcrious mandate, which, unless you obey
you be of and ordered take another fk Of
road from that followed by these 1877 write bitter
ness. for do feel H. and only wish TO place tho thing
| before You in lie true light
Disregard then, the action Of this csucus- ersctly
the which you would have pursued had this meeting
never been held and do no,Pcrmi yourselves he bassd
by tho direction Of ls small majority Of small minority
advocate excitement, and would have thb ceeilon
proceed all should, with quiet and good feeling between
all parties. We Wings selecting the best from smons
several good and truc and not oontendina with poll
teal opponents. There 10 nothing 10 mp W feeling
ercie anger and s that sny Of the candidates ask
~ that he who do the city good shall receive the
those who interested in the welfare Of that
! city. FRIEND or FAIR PLAY.