Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-08-12
THE LYNCHBURG CONVEN.
TION.
Hughes Forced on the Republi.
cans-His Defeat Assured.

WASHINGTON. July 3I.-The NOM
nation OF Colonel Hughes by the
Lynchburg Convention was, in vulgar
phra,e, a regular put-up job. In spite
of assertions 10 the contrary, the Adj
ministration had determined before
hand that Hughes should be the can't
date; hence orders were quietly isued
To the Federal office-holders to help
Hughes ali they could. Jhey were CIV
ento underst and that his nomination
was AN Administration measure. So
sure were they that the scheme would
succeed that Hughes had carefully pre-
pared beforehand his speech accepting
the nomination, and it was put Ill type
in the office of the Administration
organ in this city and was published
here this morning i'll advance of its
delivery. But,in spite of all the power
and influence that will he brought to
bear, prominent Democrats ale conf
dent of Hughes's defeat at the polls.
Those who know him best say he has
none of the Talents of q popular leader.
He caunot fire the hearts of his fol-
lowers with flaming eloquence Tor de-
mand their support as pet OF the
masses. He will arouse no enthusiasm
in the hearts of the leaders OF the party
who wished to see him killed off at
Lynchburg. A new Legislature is to
be elected and this last fact insures
Hughes's defeat Grant carried Viz
gina last fall solely because of the
apathy of the voters west OF the Blue
Ridge who cared for neither candidate
and had no local candidates for small
offices to call them out. Hughes it is
predicted, will fall from $4,000 to 20,
600 votes short of election. He rep
resents whatever in the political world
is hated by the real people of Virginia.
including the Smiths, SenDers, Wick
hams, Lewises, and others of his own
party. The Richmond DeSpG oh
says:
The first political speech that Mr..
Hughes ever made was, we suppose,
the one he delivered in 1S4S i'll Odd
Fellows Hall, in this city, III favor of
the election 10 the Presidency of that
sterling old Democrat, Lewis Cass.
From that day until 1861 he was, to
initiate ST. Paul's language, "a Demo
crat of the Democrats. He became in
1861, and continued to be throu9 bout
the war, as bitter an enemy rs the get
eraI Government had III the south, Dut
no sooner had the war ended than he
was fOnnd on The side of the vIclors'
When the couguerOr's chariot passed
through our streets with the captured
chained and following III It's rear.
Hughes was amongst those WHO grac-
ed the front. AT the election OF city
officers held in this city IN May. 1860,
when the war had hardly ended he took
ground in his paper in favor of sup
nortiup those candidates who would he
most accountable TO General Grant. He
ACCENTED the situation in a hurry. He
was twice ne minated for Congress and
twice beaten as badly as Cauldwell,
Int nevertheless he became District
Attorney of he United States for the
Western District of Virginia, and in
his official capacity became familiar
with the workings OF the BANKRUPT
law. Dissatisfied with these he went
to Washington, and with his prestige
upnn him IA the man who led the Wiz
piuja Radicals 10 victory last NOvem-
her. actually forced through Congress
the Ameudatory Bankrupt law which
rubs mechanics of their lines, holders
of bonds or negotiable notes of the
"waiver.n and all men of many debts
due them which the debtors could
pay. A..
with regard to Hughes's speech the
DiSpdtch says:
II is an insult to the people Of Vir-
ginia. The intimatiOn, coming as II
does from the District-Attorney of I
United states. that actions would II
against certain OF our people tor their
method ofopposing the Radical par
aud that others of them have been
guilty off penitentiary offence in
exciting the prejudices of the whites
against the blacks, is discreditable to
him both as a man and as LAWYER.
He knows that he is merely appealing
to the base passions of the negroes
when he tells them these things, OF
else is trying to brighten Ignorant
conservatives. He will find himself
mistaken. He cannot keep down the
real issue of the campaign. LII VIII
force itself into prominence in spite Oh
him and all his hackers.
TIE nomination having bee.i secur'
ed. the next move will be to throw az
many people as possible into Virginia
Orders have already been issued t.
| swell the pay-rolls Of the Norfols
! Navy-yard and to give employment tC
all who may apply Having succeeded
so well i'm Virginia, the Administration
will next exert its influence to secure
! Rutler's nomination in Massachusetts