The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-02
LIE RADICAL PARTY m
BAD WAY.
VIEWS OF COL. ROBERT ". Kt,,cuUo
ON THE SITUATION.
THE STATE COMMITTEE scoRED-Tsr
CAUSE LosT-PER.Ic1oUs 1NFLu-
ENoEs DEPLoRED-HED DE.
CLINEs TO BE YoKRD .a IT."
...... TO A CORPSE,

IN n, our special report of the proceedings
OF the Radical State Central. Committae
puoiisned O few days ago, allusion rveS
mace to certain letter from "a d,st;n
g9ished, and, perhaps. the ablest memher i,
en,, g, Inc partyln Virginia, which, being read.
tG .eli IKE q wet blanket upon the hoDes Of
,no, Uun " ousI4in.nouse Junta. The document
s was 30 iull OF sense that We cannot refrain
rom rom giving our readers few extracts az
sant1 snat !, oown n py our " stenographer on the
| spot.r The writer was the Hon. Robt,
W. Hughes. n' A'oo''
! ihe letter commenced with the remark
mat II the party were organized there
Wouid be no difficulty about realjzino the
practlcabillty Of electing majority of Pa.
| Publicans in the next House of De,eoates
But, ne remarked, "De are NOT ornoni~oi
except under an organization that sir1no1es
| me parry TO death, instead of yitalizing it
ana building It up"
| vi an event not yet forgotten, Col, n.
says: - There was q movement made last
Mlnter TO confer the power and patronage of
th t.e supervisor OF Internal Revenue upon
| Inc oCate organization. But It failed and
80 Tar as l myself was connected with the
pro]ect, am rejoiced at It's failure. Some
such thing must yet be done, however.
nclore we can have success in the State.
Ihere must be authority and power con.
| ferred upon the chief executive officer of
| the party in the State, and certuinlv
there must be chief executive officer.
with autocrotic powers, to secure success
to the organization Of the party in the
State"
lie then says, emphatically "I will not
attend this meeting of the committee. I
do not know that should attend its meet
ings at all again. The present organization
is eoorse than 1corthless-tt is peratcious. I
wash my hands of it. But will make a
recommendation. 1t is, that the present
chairman of the Central Committee be ap-
pointed Supervisor of Internal Revenue for
the State Tor district), or else that the pre-
sent Supervisor of Internal Revenue be ap.
pointed chairman of the Central Commit
tee. do not think that either one Of those
officers understands the temper of the peo-
pie Of Virginia outside Of small circle in
Richmond but it should be made the duty
of the chairman of the Central Committee
and supervisor of revenue to thoroughly
canvass the State, and post himself up in
respect to public sentiment"
Frankly, however, he acknowledges that
GINA. 1t is the universal opinion among
friends and foes that it is lost; and party
crows very feeble and helpless under the
influence Of such presentiment.
1t is not for him to say, he continues,
who are responsible for the present condi-
ton OF things; but he thinks if Governor
Wells, Senator Lewis, and DR.. Pre>brey
would put their heads together with
= view to the good Of the party
and advancement of the cause, re-
gardless of men and factions, something
| may yet be done. If those three men do
not contrive something for the redemption
oil the cause in our State it is useless for us
| at home, who have not the ear of the states
| men ut Washington, to make further en-
deavor.
After some words Of a private nature this
interesting document concludes with re-
quest thar the writer be not placed on any
committee, as he "has no fancy for being
yoked to a corpse"