Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-16

On THE WAY TO RrcnMoND-THk wrArHxR-
DELEGATES TO THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION, &c, &c. 90 = -
Editorial Core pondenes of The Star.l
RICHMOND, Va =, r eb. Is, 1850.
] left Washington at 6 a. m. to-day, In what
judge lat this difference of latitude and ten hours
after startng,) to have been one of the heaviest
snow storms Of the season Travelling by the way
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad the snow
seemed to increase in depth upon us to Gordons-
vile, and then to decrease until we got within Is
miles Of this city, where rain took its place
Here, there has been no srow
Quite hundred delegates to the Virginia Dem
ocratc State Convention, to assemble in this CITY
tomorrow, were in the cars by the time they
reached the Richmond depot the first batch hav-
ing been taken aboard at Alexandria, and acees-
siOns being made to their ndmber at every con-
siderable stopping place on the long railway line
Judging from the attendance from the country
bordering the Orange and Alexandria and Cen
trail Railroads, the Convention will hardly fail to
number four or five hundred strong, if not more.
The Wise party have been exceedingly active
evidently, in inducing the attendance of all who
favor the PretensOns Of the energetic and eccentric
Ex-Governor to the Charleston nomination In
that matter they seem completely to have out
scouting the idea that the Governor has serious
Pretensions to the position of rival Of Senator II
before the Democracy of the Old Dominion. very
generally stood upon his and their own dignity
refusing to play at the game of securing the at.
tendance of Hunter delegates here. 1t is under
stood that the Wise interest will endeavor to get
an expression OF the preference Of the Convention
for the nomination of their favorite at Charleston
an unusual thing in Virginia Democratic State
Convention. The scheme will, however be
earnestly pressed to vote which, ten to one will
develop the fact that though the hurrah BOYS of
the body are probably for him, his effective
strength will fail wofully to accomplish its OBJ
ject in this case as in the last Virginia State Con-
vention it failed TO defeat the nomination of John
Letcher, 1t will be remembered
AS far as l can Judge through interchanginc
sentiments with delegate upon the train, and in
stroll in the public places OF Richmond for al
hour or two, the leading Democrats of the body
the old stagers who have been a quarter of d CEN
turT noted for their active Democratic labors-arc
almost unanimously Hunter men. They cannot
fail to have great influence upon the action of the
Convention. which, If it does not follow their
counsels. will fail to do for the first time In the
history OF Virginia's Democratic party affairs.
This convention has nothing to do with the
to be done by the several district conventions the
whole State being divided into two more districts
than she has members in the United States House
OF Representatives. The business calling 1t to-
gether to select Presidential electors and aas st.
ant electors. and State Democratic committee:
and, further TO consult on and arrange concern
ing any poin1 likely to b. Involved in the ar,-
preaching canvass upon which concert of actIon
may b@ particularly needed. W. ID. VII
He DOES NoT WITHDRaw.--rke Cosyiss anI
E"q"t5'T. in a long and able editorial evident,
speaking 10y direct authorization FROM Mr. Seward
himself. denies ndi gnantly tho truth OF the story
that that gentleman designs quietly stepping aside
to enable Ne-Srs. Blair & Co to fo,sf SJr Rates
or any other late ti-Republicanp party cent idate
on the Chicago Convention. 1t thus bears on. our
original article on the same subject explaining
the entire untruth OF the letter to tue New York
Times Wh!stlng the candidacy OF Senator Seward
down the wind. We at once saw through the
trick OF the writer in question. and those for whom
he acted In the matter: and IL is the Stars Pc
GUITAR Iuhchon Z" set the distant public right
upon all " ashington matters sought to he mis-
represented for anybody's or any party,s bene 1T.
we promptly exploded the roorback; and the
Co"isT,s article shows that we are as correct in
one party here as Of another
The Courier and Enqpirer, by the by, holds
that not more than a tenth of those who vii,
under any possible contingency vote the Repub-
lcan party ticket next fall desire any other Pres
Dental candidate than Senator Seward and really
shows the sweeping folly well as the Injustice
of making their nomination at the behest of that
tenth. For itself-which really means the rank
and file OF the late supporters of Fremont-it pro-
claims the intention OF. going against any NOM
inal Republican party Presidential candidate who
Fillmore In 1855. We have long been
of opinion that it would be impossible to bring
the mass OF the Republican party to vote for any
such nomination, and have repeatedly expressed
that belief in the Star. Hence we are by no
means surprised that goaded by the open in
trigues of Messrs. Blair i Co., and the efforts
Of the New York Tribune and Tones to secure
success for them, the Courier has at length thun-
dcred defiance to the intriguantes
MARYLAND SRSArORsHIP.-A Democratic can
Gus was held at Annapolis, Md, last night, TO
nominate candidate for [ :. Senator The
caucus was in session from o'clock till mid
night, when il adjourned without ef,ecting a
nominal Nine ballots were taken. with the
result
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Pearce. 10 26 y - IS ?, 20 *
Long ..........u 10 19 20 o2 26 rs - ~
Stewart. .......10 8 ) q 10 10
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