The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-31

y
patch Of Wednesday approved suggestion
that tile "present Executive Committee Of
the Conservative party resign" that the
committee stands Janctus obfci0 and should
be discharged" The Suggestion was wise
one, and we regret TO see the Dispatch take
water at the first advance Of our old file
leader, Mr.. Daniel. Weprefer not to provoke
or TO be provoked into any controversy upon
this subject. Dir. Daniel has done good
service in days gone by, and we would not
detract one iota from the praise that is justly
his due; but the simple truth is, Il large pro-
portion of the Conservative party are GER
tainly dissatisfied with the committee and
desire its retirement. It is enough to know
that it is essential to insure perfect harmony
in the party that it should do so, and that
should satisfy the committee Of the propricty
OF their prompt resignation. The good of
the purity, we repeat, requires it. 1t will be
easy to assemble convention at the proper
time without the intervention Of the con-
miltce.- Wing Of Saturday.
Like The Wing, we do not wish to set into
Il controversy on this subject. 1t is due to
us, however, that the Wing should correct
its misstatcment. The suggestions al
luded to were contained in an article which
we copied, but we did not approve nor dis
approve Of them. But we prefer that the
reader should see for himself. Here is the
article from the Index:
"In regard to the general question of the
future action of the Conservative party, it Is
suggested by more than one that the present
Executive Committee resign. This appears
| reasonable and expedIent, and one member
| OF that committee to-day tenders his resiS-
| nation to the chairman. 1t Is also suggested
| that the Conservative members Of the Legs-
lature should appoint committee. 10 this
every reason is opposed, so far as appears TO
t,s. The Legislature is elected for no such
purpose. The committee was, or was in
tended to be, appointed by popular conven-
ton of the people, aud its successor can
rightly be constituted only by similar
body.
"Thc truth is, the committee stands func-
tbs oticio, and should be discharged. Then
let the convention which will assemble in the
summer appoint Il new one TO conduct the
1 campaign. Until that campaign opens there
is nothing for committee to do, and until
that convention meets there is no power CT
pable otappointing committee"
And here Is what we said:
| We agree an the man With this distinct
utteranee. We are not quite sure that the
committee is .functus Ctici0, but we are per-
iectiy certain that the members of the legis-
lature have no right to appoint Il new ole.
We don't intend " recognize any new COM
| mittee that is created by any power other
| than that Of State Convention. The old
| committee has much better title to hold
| office until new convention, than a new
| one SO appointed would have to act at all.
The main points made by the Inder were
that the convention to assemble next summer
should appoint new committee, it being
the only proper body to perform that duty,
! and that tie members OF the Legislature
should not appoint one, they being elected
for no such purpose and having 10 right to
do so. We approved of these suggestions,
as we still do. The suggestion that the old
committee was functus o1icto and should be
discharged was one of no importance in our
view, though the Wing seems to be of a
different opinion; but we said even of this
suggestion We were not quite sure that it was
| Il correct one. ,