The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-08
Grs,si,sa state apl,rnat.
TUESDAY EVEN'G, JULY 8, 1873
f.ETTERs FROM THE People.
Ths Impendipg state Canvass.
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LETTERS FROM TILE A'EOEAE.sst
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40 nse sa'tor g lne 's.aee .eo''f'sqei y
10 IIIE STATE JOURNAL o. IuesuaJ
last there appears communication signee
"Eastern Virginia," written, as Is stated
by lone OF the most prominent native
Republicans in the state, advocating
line OF policy to be pursueu py the coming
Republican state convention snortly 10 DC
held in Lynchburg, against wnicn, as he
publican myself, l must enter my most deci.
ded protest. .,gra
That writer urges tne nomination OF
Henry a.. WISE ior governor as ire can
d'dale Oh the MepuDlIcans. ne enters INTO
an euiogy OF Nv Use, as eminently htiof the
time, me ONCE, anu slie OCCASION, ~ fea-
sons Of supety ana ualVers pecuiiar quali-
ilcauons Wnicn ne Is assumed 10 possess,
beyond whas tne Deity mas accorded to
any other lvipg man. Inc writer also
says 'the hepuoicans are IN minority IN
the STATE tney cannot anu ought not, 70
coun! on tne SUCCESS u the'r i'oiliin 'l''
candidate. .,r
NOW. IN the HIST P,nce' ah wliiins 70
accord 10 dovernor WISE very high quail
ties as man, put as Polltlciail, especiaiiy
since the war, ne mas SHOWN less apprecla-
ton Of the true state OIL aliairs than almost
any prominent man IN the state. lie has
never even petitioned 70 nave ms disaoilities
to hoid ONCE removed, ana SO iar as the
writer hereoI - informed, or pelicves, ne
IS now WnoHy neilgiDie 10 any Office,
state or icderai. De ehe lat'er pranch OF
the subject. however, correct or lncorrect.
he would be very inappropriate candl-
date OF the hepuulicai parry loI any once,
as lneIe y ~ inan ~ hsllia wig mas
more uecloeuly snoMn his hos.nty 70 she
hepuoi,can paity sliice .ie war .nan ne:
~ ,'e nepuoloan paay 81 poIl ~ ulent
ana character as % ne under me necessity
~ aAns " anu ~ s.io ills. vin -
10 Inc state one VINO y ho1 oniy not ldenli-
l,eu wi.n 'aein, ~. = sensielaan whose
chlei ooast is, or mas oeen, tnat ne despises
tue Paty. alu sool us NY soveInnleht
winch tnat party mas placed IN power l
9econu'y. y y true tnat tne hepuolican
party hasno chance 20 eject thelr nomina-
nateu candiaates for one We are
~ VI: US y, " oolicelve NOW ~. Eas1-
VI msuaa, VI any anan ~ virginia,
, maS tn - s1on eono,uslyn. a. Wy
aaI ~ ooisressional n electlons iast
IN 1no oGa We wer NJ clealea OUT o. AZ ieas.
! Lo'ooo voles. Luz PER cent. OF lrauo VIII
De greatly feuuceo AZ ihe next election.
IN, unere WI pe more no tnorqngn ofganlza-
tlon oi .ne parry .nan ever Delore, anu we
Ca. anu y. WI present ca a,, lor me
various sta,e ounces 10 DC liiled IN competl-
tlon WIN nell wnom tne democratic secesslonlsts
car IN, olier no equals.
lne eh9re .lnaae py several restiess ana
puIluroeu Splits 70 DenaoG'atfse the hePub-
llca cans, OF II, trg,n,a, IS well understood by
n r, a,l VIE paiy now, anu VIII pe per-
lecslv colnpIehenaeu Dy al wnen the con-
ventlon mee's on lhe outh OF July, Rely
..M ~ MI. Ea,;or, 'ilal mere Will De no
view departure at the Luxembourg con-
uenl'oli. NoI y tie result o. tne aeiiDera"
tions o. tnat pouy ihVoiVea IN tne slightest
sn ~ 81 doubt SO lar as the gubernatorlal
once Is concelnea.
!, Is now, ana mas 1eel Tor more than
., lhoh.ns, llle settied purpose Of more
tnail nlne-, M OF the republican
party IN virginia, 70 place before
1ne s'a,e ior t'aI hlsl Position
= oionel nopert ". nughes OF Washlng-
,o couir'y: p lneLe can ne no aouDt enter
lance OF ms hepu6licanlsn, MS character,
~ a1,lity, or nus ntness IN every way Tor
the oince, In tnese Respects, he is surpassed
lCa