The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-03
The Basis Of Representation.

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II Is noss al , ,a,s business to ,.Ideteld tIe
acts OF the State Central Coufnitttssoi the
Conservative party Of Virginia. ,aEhat com:
mistee II "a. independent as Genera! GRANT
himself. II performs is, appointed work;
and whether this work be1doDe well or III,
it takes no trouble 10 inform The ip1lbllcIastp
the reasons moving H. Itsoorris the ;assist-
] ance Of the press. It smokes dfs5cigg9prs in
silence, and allows those pefseas Wha doubt
its infalhbtlity 70 help tbernseiYeshas I Best
they may. Esenithe thunders of on sene-
rable nelghbor of the Hhig,caa evoke moth
ing more notable from It than . contehptl-
Gus smile, or a yawn that indicates that such
a body Is not to be disturbed by newspaper
squibs. Z. ~ stsd..f G.., r', =
Nevertheless, the committee is not always
in the wrong. Id the matter OF adopting a
new basis of, representation it was" deeid-
eddy In. the right" as the eharacterin the play
says. We have expressed surprise That any
one should question the jjpasttpaessl of ,tha new:
basis. There are evidently nsemeapersops
who do not yet understand the subject; and
for the beneGs .br thesess We WiiI. ay p few
words. ti Z f}a'fs9 tgaI az ;rtssA1aI ~;
First. lie. il ib4,a utn ,ael. to- Il thaasttsstbs Con.
sentative party, issin Iliea danger Of being dis,
rupted by such d question! Tbepeopae Neither
know nor care much hoW candidates are mona.
mated 80 these be D d and ssasSnsn. And
we really suppose that there osidinotb e as.
ssembled ntVirginiaasa crowded. one ,hauared
Conservatives Wsvhoo,, inlIp,S5niGs Being ssSfteelym-
formed asto the nature Of tiie, neWaibasisss q!
representation, would raota Ieast adnltfeto
ba fair and jus. : Z, j. iso sis,i j. o. b ana1 ..,s ss'
y % Secondly .aaL LET It be iiadefstpod; that the
action Of tasa committee lbs pet hisading upon
any. fG4attalfae State i " d d q ia q EE,issssifys sssnrb
conyensaon Fixes. lbs own basissef Representa-.
j tion ; that b 10 sayy decides foritselffN hethss
It win nominate candidates. hy,saPaascapita
vote, or In some other way. sFhe next CEN
yentions win have, jJnrestH fi d rsame aghs 70
change The basis of reprsssntattont ,thafsG6e
last had. In tact, TO ~tisnysttlas right worad
be like denying the right, OIL il q i pegiss}a,
1arsto repeal the acts Eof lbs ptedeeeasors'
But we Imagine that no convention wi III eev'ea
assemble In this state" that viii aeeoelSent to
Use any other, basis soe representation than
the one recently adopted. aWelareM hlingte
take the Risk, 9 5a%si ,,1 IsrS III ~ 1a ,.,i 80 &C.,
We beiieyetahat no one claims that Fac old
basis .of refseaeutatioas should have bsenpeB;
mniitsetdsttto ~ stand THAT. allowed each|county
to- e'fepreseneed ia proportion !tothe snuna-
Der oge intssH ftosWnsfSfppss4ASssssiSas;seemT f nj swahiebno-
thing eai Be stsaisds Chat could not be said ID
fayoTabf saioaaing each county TO Sba repFes
ssedpssdf 10 Rsssospostio,n 10 the number Of its
cresseyed naeas.3A shanse agas;'thefefore, a
necessity. The choice lay betMeeafepfesen.
tationl based upon population spdaggreeeREessn=
tatisn based upon.C Conservative sAotes@bes
tween e1ffsssrsings Il i n ii ia FOL Raaicakmajo-
rites and giving . Premium fors seaooRRssssatisss
majarttiessaiW We wiz give q few figures which
will show the httse-he*-thefo fIaers system
would operate ifhs dunsespaaaea below
have sAe population ! andf ths conservative
votes Indicated 81 Tie llgsh3ss . sss,sis' ,.aos y