The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-06
MORE ABOUT THEIR TREATMENT
OF COLONEL. SMITH.
INCIDENTS OF THE ELECTION.

and Taylor was recommended as the choice
of the Convention for the nomination OF seua.
tor. it being understood that Richmond Re.
publicans would not puta ticket in the beld.
Previous to this the matter of nominations
had been discussed among Republicans, and
ticket to be composed of Franklin Stearns,
D. W. Bohopon, or j. Amber Smith was
conrassed. The TWO first-named declined at
once, and Mr.. Smith later declined, ii
being understood that / was to be
associated with them. Two weeks, ago
Saturday there was joint meeting
of the City and County Republican Commit
tees ut Judge Morton's office, ut which was
present, but leaving before any definite ac.
ton was had. l stated to that meeting that
the position occupied by MessIs. Sarke and
Knight was such that the Republican vote OF
Richmond could not be polled, and that il
was useless for me to become candidate.
understood that committee was to be ap'
pointed to wait upon the Independents and
ascertain what course was to be pursued
After coming home that night wrote q
letter to Judge Morton, as nearly as 1 can
recollect, as follows: a.. ;,,...s
"Upon conference with friends and
careful survey of the situation have formed
the following conclusions: 4,
have no independence at all.
"'Second. That the Republican vote oi
Richmond, with no ticket in the field, can
not be polled.
"sI therefore withdraw my name from the
canvass. and shall work for the county ticket,
and advise my friends to leave the Senate
ticket blank"
7 "Weduesday last I received postal.card
from Judge Morton asking me to call imme-
diately. Thursday came to Richmond, and
saw Morton, Bohonop, Cox. and Lester, OF
the committee, and they stated that an ar
rangement had been made by which Messrs.
Knight, Starke, and myself, were to be run
for the Senate, and strongly urged me to ac-
cept the nomination that in fact it was un.
derstood BY the committee that / would
become candidate against my own convic-
tious, and also that of Mr.. Stearns. finally
consented, and it was understood that was
TO canvass the county only.
"Mr. Talley and had eight meetings, at
seven of which we made speeches., and at
all these meetings We asked the colored men
to vote for Knight and Starke, explaining 10
them that alone we were not strong enough
to elect senators, yet by this arrangemen n5. py
combining, we expected to succeed; tnat
while Knight and Starke were Conserva-
tiyes their friends would vote for me, and
we should have one Republican senator.
"Tne vote of Tuesday shows how faithfully
we carried out our part of the agreement IN
the county, and neither Mr.. Talley nor my
self claimed to be anything else than Repub'
llcans.
81 certainly expected to be associated with
them on the ticket in the city. and had nc
reason to think my vote would run much, II
opu hehipd theirs The whole matter was
arranged by the committee. and have had
no conversation in regard t. the election
with Wise, Imboden, BurWell, or Knight.
Mr.. Starke and had little conversation
the day before election. told him hoped
we should have three hundred majority in
the county, and he seemed equally confident
of carrying the city. Mr.. Talley aud myself
had our tickets. printed Saturday, but Mon
day morning the independents met Mr.. Tala
ley and had him hold the tickets, and printed
new lot on different paper, stating the Con-
servatives were using thinner paper, and
feared fraud in consequence" : L..