New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-02
TIE RHODE ISLAND SPLIT.
To II. Editor Of The N. y. Tribune.

To II. Editor Of The N y Tribune.
SIN The sppeArsnce Of an art Gle in TIE TRIBUNE of
last week respecting our canddatss for Congress 10 The
Eastern District occasiOned little surprise and con-
meLt in our midst that you shOuld seem to express
preference other things being equal for the election OF
Thoma. Davis rstheI than Christopher Robinson. IA
reason for drawing this conclusion you 20 labor
under quite mistake as TO NJ. Dsviss position. lOn
ssy-"I the strength Of the two candidates bs so
clearly equal that THE point as TO which Of the can
"didaes il most pOpuar cGDLOt be decided we think
ga preference should be given % Mr.. Davis, who hes
"alfeaOy served with honor in Congress- aod, though
"eocted as s Democrat, resisted the Neoraska hui
equity from fret TO last, and WeTeub0a TitdreT IRON
Uthe party which SUSTAINED it, You then add, He
cannot be doubted" Now, Sir, go far from there be-
ing any doubt as TO which is the most popular candi-
date the friends Of RObnton iucluje at least three
fourhs OF the RepuohcaD party OF tbs district An',
SO far from the statement being correct that on the
passage Of the Nebraska lhiquity Mr.. Davis there
upon withdrew from the party which sustained IT. he
was renOmirated by the Democratic party for re-
election ard U0t after laying do TT platform IN
dorsing and commend ne the imInistraon of Frat kim
Plerce-whico nomination he accepted, and "stumped'
the district in his be half and in beh 1 OF the other
nominees OF tho party. He ont fr Fremont for
Pr tidert but has repeatedly voted the Democratic
ticket since that time and longer ago than last June,
was the DemOa alto candidate for ModeratoTln hl5 own
towp-snd wss badly beaten. The American and he.
pubcan parties this State have been united since the
domination OF Fremont for Presideot, and they have
not yet deceived that union, nor could they, IT the
Leaders 60 called desired for the party is one Bat
Mr. Davis and few other crooked men, who ofener
vote the Democratic ticket than any other, not sas
fed with the Repu bhcsnism of Republican
party-pot having i, ID their cOntrothey have formed
party Of u cir OEn, elected Themselves delegates 10
mlrepresent the people Of the several towns in this
district and succeeded in nominating themselves TO
important offices aud cOmmiteships. To Illustrate
the maj ner c which this perty Is formed, 1t will he
sufficient 10 stste that in Cumberland ani Snt lisd,
two of the most important towns IN the district no no.
ces were given Of the primary meetings fOrt6e choice
Of delegates TO the Convention which they held on the
18th uii when they onila'ed Mr. Davis. The fr'tin-
tuation the public had Of any pretensOn OF the kind
was the published names o; the persons chosen but
where they net in the feveral towns TO make choice
of delegates il matter Of speculat0n-that IS to say
they he'd nCue Several other towns were slmllsIly
reprcseIted Mr. Davis has not a plurality 10
either f the towns in the district and the friends of
Mr. RObinton hsve little or NJ fear that be will not
triumph over both the Democratic and Straight Re-
publican nominees The came men who formed the
COVE ntion of the 18th nit had similar Convention
last ar al 4 omnsted Mr. Robinson for Attorney.
General in opposition 70 j y kimbsll, the present.
incumbent which nomination he declined. This year
they nouiIsted the man whom they desired last year
TO CppOse.
Eis exceedingly difficult for the people Of this dis
triot TO frd wherein NJ. Robinson has become iu;h
an unsuitable person for office std wherein Mr. Kim
ball hos so much improved TO deserve such treat
ueut. Neither dOes Mr.. Robinson think any the
worse nor Mr. Kimbsll SOY better Of them for this
charge of coun,narce bu. each laughs in his sleeves
at The ridcGl0ps positions assumed by the Str1gaS
in these several summersets. W. G. A.
UooAsooktt r. ksrch Is 1889