The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-19
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work Of parcelling OUT inc oh lsse VI 1no
State amongst their hungry and greedy
expecsants. They. find that notwithstand-
ine their exceedingly limited listlof parti-
sans who. have white skins, the aspirants
to Che higher Offices are greatly in excess
of The Offices. SO that the head.centres
arc in . peck of troubles sperplexed as
the old woman who lived in q shoe, and
had SO many children that she did not
know what to do.
In tho midst Of their deliberations on
the perplexing question the blacks, those
oxen who tread ont the Radical corn, per-
sistently press their claims, adding incon-
ceiyably to the botheration Of the situa-
ton. But the demand Of the sons OF Al
RIGA, which were at first "pooh-poohed /"
and received with an "Oh, the devil J"
have been backed with such threats that
it is generally understood that the
Lieutenant Governor may be black; but
that the Governor and Senators and the
congressman Of this district must be white,
by all means. Conceiving that the State
is indeed captive, and all they have to do
is to divide her up in bits for the Radical
feast, they are advancing with their work
with the most perfect confidence.
For GOVERNOR, we understand that
HAwxHURsT, WH1rE (who challenged BUT-
LER), HUNN1cUTT, RYE the Secretary OF
the Convention, whose dizziness even old
rye couldn't enlivep,) Judge R1yEs,
PLATTE the ceremonious and smart-talk-
ing colonel of Petersburg, late quarter
master in the Federal army,) BowDEN, of
Norfolk, (who yesterday called CURTIss,
Radical, odd scoundrel," and who was
himself recently called 81 liar by Mr.
SNEAD, late judge and even BAYNE, have
been mentioned. HAwxHURsT seems to
have the inside track. But it may be that,
to get rid of conflicting claims, Mr..
THOMAS, of Henry, may receive the nomi-
nation.
HUNNlcUTr, who had his eye hard on the
Governors mansion, and had already be-
gun to arrange his bill of fare at State
dinners and the style Of bis receptions, has
been taken down button-hole lower, and
is forced to content himself with going to
Congress. This accounts for his bad tenn
per within few days, and his discovery
that there are "demagogues and "trick-
sters !" among his party conferes who should
be ignored by all "high-minded gentle
men," These tricksters are consoled for
this abuse by having brought the enraged
Hero down to slower roost." Indeed,
we learn that men of his own party say
that he could not get 10000 votes for any
Office outside of the city of Richmond,
where he is yet the recognized prophet of
negrodom. he will have to fight hard for
the nomination for Congress. The COM
plexion of the Executive Committee of the
district is not at all encouraging to bis
prospects. HUNNICUTT has lost immensely
in the Convention, and is now milking one
of the treasury teats so copiously that the
whole party will turn against him for
having gotten "mor'n his share" We
should not be at all surprised if he is left
to sing psalms to negro meetings in Hunni-
cult Hall.
WHITE, it is well settled, has no chance,
and will have to try for Congress against
NORTON (mulatto), probably in the Will
liamsburg district, where his fame as
duelist may help him out
PLATTE and BAYNE, it is reported, have
both abandoned all hope of being Cover
nor, and are directing their aspirations to
Congress. They reside in the same Dis
trict. BAYNE is bright, active, bold, con-
ident, and impertinent. His ancestors
we're evidently cannibals, and valued sharp
teeth. Inheriting this trait, he has be-
come a dentist, and has had up his sign
near the Maison Doree the present winter,
the intervals of his labor on the
Constitution by turning penny on the
ivory of the freedmen! Colonel PLATTE
is very we'll made up man and chatter
ing orator. BAYNE it is supposed has
talked himself out in the Convention, but
this is mistake. There is no end to him.
When he dies it Will be said of him that
g VII his last gasp his CAB did gape." The
contest will be animated.
BowDEN hangs hard upon HAwxHuhTs and
has strong hackers. RYE is too ponderens,
and will be Ike an elephant in dance.
HAwxHuRsT has the endurance Of hound
in the chase, and a canting voice not unlike
a hound in some Gifts octaves, and he con-
ducts the run for the white house with
wonderful pertinacity.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS no white
man seems to have obtruded his name.
BAYNE, PETER MORGAN (mulatto barkeeper)
of Petersburg; MosELEY (mulatto), Buck
ingham; and KELso (mulatto), Lynchburg;
are ell named as prominent candidates.
Leave out BAYNE, and these are the best
behaved colored members of the Conven-
ton. How they stand, except that BAYNE
is not in favor, we have not understood.
But it will be grand sight to behold a
negro presiding over the Virginia Senate !
The Radicals say it must be SO.
For UNITED STATES SENAToRs-BoTTs,
USDERwooD, HuNN1CUTT, Judge RIvEs,
General BROWN (of the Freedmen's Blu
raan> and PORTER, are named. It is
thought UNDERwooD's character is so rot
ten and so far gone to decay that he will
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