The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-06
The Contest In Virginia.
OH NORFOLK coRREaRoNpENcE.

Eouoax, Va, July 2, 1890
Pospowemos Of ae Drmorafse Ratification Needing
Causng Of Sa;e Cb~srwtion--Creat disappointment at
not Hsars~o Governor wie--rAe Governor at AI Nsg
Horwe, in Princes Anne Cer~ty-H1 virs on ne Pre-
sew xsy~f Of ne Poinool worid-71e HosiIay 10
Douglas in as Reetcn-WAof II Thought Of he Proc
pets If the sevrai Ca~dsdases-Norfou and in Pos
pecfs-Ousc~s Rcro'stiouory Relic, de-, dc.
he democratic ratification meeting which was 10 have
taken place here tonight has been postponed until after
the meeting Of state Convention which the State Ex
ecutive Committee Of tho democratic party contemplate
calling early day. This policy Is deemed expeaieut,
70 avoid the alienation aud hostility which, It IL apprc
hcnded, snap Judgment the part Of the friends Of
Brecknrdge and Lane would engender among the friends
Of Douglas There h, however, another, and
probably stronger. consideration which innu-
ences this decision, and that 10 the preservation
o. dsnocratic ssceudAncy in the STATE. A matters
stand his asosndAncy materially jsorardsed fwould
say " longer exist n sc prevent brcach Is not
healed II happens that the peculiar friends d Douglas
Virginia represent the strong democratic Districts and
they continue 70 sustain him at home they did in
the Baltimore Convention, Virginia certain 70 60 for
Bell and Everett This terrible prospect has suggested
the call for state Convention advance OF any
meetings by the friends Of Breckenridge and Lane,
which would be calculated excite and lead
result Of call for convention must be the utter annihi-
iaton Of Dousias prupects in Virginia if the party
should decide 10 cost the Of the unit While
Douglas strength IL confined 10 two districts,
10 no happens that thcse districts furnish the demo-
cratic majority Il the State. Yet In q State Con-
vcntion wherein the vote s taken by districts or
countiee, md not in tho ratio OF the democratic
strength Of each tae friends Of Douglas would be out
voted and thus according the unit rule be forced into
the support Of breckinrtdge and Lane SUCH n the poll
cy that has led 70 the poetponcmcnt OF the ratification
night.
The disappointment caused by this postpuuemeut wss
exceedingly bitter Hundreds nockcd fro the surround
ing country Baltimore and Richmond, anxios 70
hear the OF Gov Wise II this peculiar crsis Had
the meeting taken place he would probably have delivered
tanned here should say HAT he himself had probably
suggested the posfpcuencnt II he was brought out he
would have rsked Douglas with fury which would have
put the "Iite Gianrs' capacity Of endurance " a
test In 10 doing, however, he would be damaging
some Of his own most devoted adhereuts, who At
tacbed themselves 10 the fortunes Of Douglas at
Baltimore Rather than strike q blow where Il
was not Intended, he preferred to forego tho
exprcssn Of his views until State Convcntion shall have
decided for whom the vote Of the state shall be cast
You have been heretofore informed that Gov Wise,
since The expiration of his term In Office Governor OF
Virginia, has settled In Princess Anne county, IN this
STATE. His residence IL about miles from hs city
line sarng with others the disappointment felt at his
not speaking readily awaited myrcf of kind invita-
toa extended 10 mo by few friends in this city 10 ride
down 70 the Govcrnors place. We len here about Ave
O'Clock this Afternoon, and though the day was ex.
trcmek hot the route wSs so well shaded W dmaish