Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-17
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRl-wEEKLY BY
EDGAR sNOWuEN.
ALEXANDRIA,:
FRIDAY MORNING pEcExnER II, 1888.

TIE DEN CRAZY VI VIRGINIA having set
tied who shall be their candidate for Gorer-
nor, the oext thing, 10 course, is to defern zoe
who shall be their candidate Tor President;
and, accordingly. with characteristic ardor,
the Richmond Eoquirer takes that matter
up, and expresses it's views with freedom
which will star.le some OF the present politi-
cal leaders.
The old contest be,weeo "Huntr sud
Wise" is revived-snd. this time, we sup
pose, in such manner as to force the aiore-
said leaders to stake position"
The Enquirer argues that it cannot be
true that Mr.. Hunter is the favorite OF tue
President for the succession, because ''S'ua-
tor Hunter is bound, by his position. not
less than by bis past professions, TO take 49,
sue With the President on plumber OF 'be
prominent recommended eootaioed in the
last annual message; aud these points ct dit
ference are 80 wide, and must 10 met so de-
cisively, a. at once to preclude the idea OF
making MIR. Hunter the PRESIDENTS CHOICE
This We take il, ia rather jumping at con-
clusions" But the Il 'quirer soes op to at
firm that MIR. Hunters chances for the
Charleston nomination are 30 very small as
to excite but very little hope even among his
most ardent admirers--tbat his Illumination
would be very distasteiul to the Ant'-Ls-
compton democrats--:hat BY large number
of the "Lecompton Democracy" bis selection
would be opposed-thas he cannot secure
the vote of Virginia iu the Convention--and
that if he could, it would not avail to give
him the nomination. Tue Ecqairer theo
asks, why is it now attempted to saivan'se
Mr.. Huuter's expiring prospects for the
White House ?'-and it finds the only an
swer, in the assumption that it is done to H.
lure Gov. Wise IL charges that there IS
determined and bitter faction 10 the State,
a, work, to accomplish, il possible, the de.
feat. 10 effect, Of Gov. Wise-thst they are
psine the name of Mr. Hunter for their pur-
poses-aud that their plan OF operation is
this -
"To use Mr.. HuDter's namo wherever it
can be made available to select an anti.Wte
delegate; to use the names OF other sspiran's
to secure scattering votes OF the same sort;
thus to unite all the elements Of opposition
10 Gov. Wise, and, if possible. to Obtain q
majority Of delegates, which will enable
them to csst the vote as unit 10 favor OF
apy aspirapt, whose name can he most sue
cestfully employed to defeat Gov. "Ise's
domination. Ii they shall fualiy fail to Oh
tain q majority of delegates. they will resort
TO the same eIpedieot v hich one OF the dele
cation at Cincinnati attempted. to defeat
Mr.. Buchanan's nomination; they will make
10 effort to split the vote Of the State"
This plan, the Enquirer ssigmatises as 40
"invdious warfare, deserving exposure. I"
and accordingly it proceeds to denounce it
40 yindictive and unfsir--ard it tells the
"coterie Of politicians" engaged in it, that
though ii knows "they are as compactly or
panized as was ever Know Nothing Coun-
Gil, fertile 10 e1pedients and not over scrupu'
lous in the employment If MEANS" 1t takes
up their gauntlet and will struggle with them
unce asipgly"-especially now that there
are no side issues to hold its arms, and plead
for forbearanOe."
Finally, the Euquirsr is informed 1t says
THAT the first step in the programme OF IN
trigue, is another attempt to pack the Legs
lasure, at the next spriog elections. in order
that q legislative caucus OF lS59'6o may be
employed to forestal the action OF the people
in Convention, by an endorsement u Mr.
Hunter az the choice Of the Democratic leg
isla.ive delegation, for the presidential pom
I'M tion." AT which, the Enquirer exclslm'
"Try this, gentlemen, or any similar game
and we promise you that wewill not be back
ward in exposi e and coptravening the whole
web of your Machisvellian scbemeioe"
Now, this seems to be prospect for a very
rich opening of the Presidential campaign II
Virgiuis, as far as the Democracy Is con
esrned. For the present We can only keel
our readers advised Of the progress o
events"
The Union laughs ct, what 1t calls th'
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