New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-26
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
THE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION AT RICHMOND
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUSB,l


June a. The resident members OF the State Committee
and the other leading Conservatives OF the State as far
as is known unanimously favor insueting the delegates
10 Baltimore for Greeley. No division of sentiment in
the Convention Is anticipated and the body will GER
tainly choose Greeley delegates Gen. JAS L. Kemper
of Madison ana the Hon. VIM Smith OF Farquier are
spoken of as presiding officers. The Convention VIII he
held in the theaer and minor questions OF party organ
ization arc expected TO up after the important
work ia DONE dispatch to NewYork journal repre-
senting Judge Crump and Judge 0uld as uncommitted
to Greeley is The of the truth Public SEN
timent here is nearly unanimous for the Cincinnati
ticket.
VIEWS OF AN AETI-GREELEY EDIIoR-NEWs-
PAPER BOURBONIsM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE LIBERAL MOVBMENT-THE DEMO-
CRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
FROM THB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUEE.I
NORFOLK, Va, June ell found, to-day, q
Southern white opposed to Greeey-the hrst have
discovered thus far lie work with pen and scis
sors when came upon him, editing daily newspaper;
and oblgngly laying down the tools Of the trade, he
gave me his views upon the political situation He did
not belong TO the Bourbon faction be assured me- but
sympathized with the discomfort Of those Liberals who
did not get what they wanted at Cincinnati He had
hoped for the nomination Of Trumbun Adams.
and had been laborinR, since the Cincinnati Con-
yention, TO bring about the abandonment OF
Baltimore. He did not want straight Democratic
ticket put MP at Baltimore-tha would be ruin but he
advocated throwing Greeley aside and choosing another
Liberal Adams being his preference. What were his OBJ
iections TO Greeley asked He did not fairly repre-
sent the Liberal movement. His record Of op.
position TO every plank in the Cincinnati platform
except the amnesty plank Gratz Brown' he ae-
RnOwledged, a representative Liberal, but Gree
ley was not. Besides, he feared that the Democratic
ha upfta uuOf 10
know how 1t was in the North but he believed that there
were thousands Of Democrats in the South who could
not be brought to vote for him any contingency. 1t
was too bitter dose for them to swallow. They would
readily support a man like Adams, Il whom they knew
but little but it would be hard for them TO make mp their
minds to vote for one whom they had abhorred from
childhood the bitter enemy Of all the cherished be-
liefs and interests Of the South.
The editor said he had hoped ali along that the dssat
isfaction with Greeley's candidacy would increase
among both the Liberals and Democrats and that he
would be Withdrawn before the Baltimore Convention
met as unavailable but he confessed that he had been
disappointed. He had placed hs last hopes In the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Conference but the news from that gath
ering was not encouraging At the time Of our CONVEX
saon only very meager account Of the doings Of the
Conference had been elegphed to the Southern papers
and the editor was not how entirely he had been
mistaken In looking TO for any action that would result
been so confident Of the Of the anti-Greeey
movement that only two days before he had prophet
icaly assured his readers that they had only TO wait pa
tently for a few days TO ticket in the field. As
was taking my leave, the editor said owe shall keep
on opposing Greeley until hear from the Baltimore
Convention but II Baltimore Endorses him shall put
up his at the head Of columns and do our best
to elect him."
This une expected opposition from Vhginian who dis
claimed any Bourbon incllnatons was rather puzzng.
An hour later sitting on the hotel piazza which in
Southern towns is free loungngplae to which poll
tcians largely resort fell into conversation with
merchant from Petersburg who appeared TO be we'll
informed in Virginia politics, and who had ready ex-
PLANTATION Of the peculiar views Of M friend the editor
There only two Conservative ppeTs In virginia,
he said, (which strongly oppose TIE Endorsement OF
Greeley and Brown-one is The NOrfk Journal and the
other The Richmond Enquirer. Y@ would scarcely
guess the nature Of their opposition for IL is not APP
parent in their editorials but we understand 1t well
enough. These papers warm partisans Of
Gov. Walker. They wanted him nominated
for yice-President at Cincinnati. They re-
gard him the leader OF the Liberal
in the South. He enfranhised the Rebels in
Virginia by uniting the moderate Rpubcans with the
Democrats and organizing the pnsent Conservative
party He did for what Crate Brown did for Missouri
The editors hoped that after the nbmination OF Adams
Trumbull or Davis for President southerner would
be selected for Yce-Presdent ard that Gov. Walker
would be the man. They siousy disappointed,
and had the matter much at hart that they would
not give 1t mp when Cincinnati filled them, and have
since been casting about for Dme means OF carry
ing out their pet project. They have argued
IN their papers that Greeley could not get the
Democratic vote and that he wodd be beaten If nom
mated at Baltimore and they all move
ments looking to throwing him over and making new
ticket hoping that If this dO'e Gov Walker might
yet get the Presidency perhaps the first place ON
the ticket. 1t absurd IDEA from the FIRST but
there were few men Who believed in 1t and worked
hard 10 carry 1t out As part d their plan they pre-
vailed upon the Central Committee TO call the State Con-
venton as late as the nth Of Jupe. They knew that IL
called earlier the Convention would for Greeley with
rush The fact Is 90 Conservatives out OF every 100 IN
Virginia are for Greeley first and last" How much
truth there may be in this explapaon OF the small but
determined opposition 10 Greedy manifested IN THIS
State am unable TO say.
There is considerable eomplaibt in the newspapers
about the action Of the Central Committee me Peters
burg IdeI the brightest and most vigorous Democratic
paper In the State has been particularly sharp IN It's
criticisms OF the Committees course IL charges tha'
body with feanng TO hold the Convention earlier lest
there sheudbe expression for Greeley ana heform
and says:
IL was vrginas right and privilege to have marched
IN the van the Committee has placed her 10 ne dusty
regarded rear In the minds OF the people THERE mas
been doubt Of the decision 70 the acceptance OF
Mr. Greeeys candidacy, and TO walt until The ~ 70
give expression TO II and appoint delegates 20
mere waste Of tme we regard It's OBJECT as being
20 arrive at "A decision -
But 4 was worse than waste. We were never doubt
full yet we have allowed all other states 70 spearH
first We needed no teaching yet we have been put ~
Committee at the foot the Glass; 70 hear
else recte the lesson Of the times, until we shall seem
when We come TO speak 10 be copylss urohus 0u'
a dull and oft+t0ld tale.
hear no doubt expressed any quarter as TO 'he 40
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