The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-27
r,,r CITY CANVASS.
s. TO TEE PEOPLE nf THE
A'' CITY CONSERVATIVES
COMMITTEES.
-,oo.;ng Of the City Conservativ

CONNIE
~, meeting Of the city Conservative Is,
N., ."c Stld Friday night tue .o'oW,ns
ioaiO",,rcss reported from SUBCOMMITTEE
Unanimously adopted:
so "'' n.,,,.. Of Richmond.
r1' :.', ,,, 10 you that number OF per-
II NL' ,':,[r 10 be Conservatives have
So 1F"sS| ,',n,pd !, to be their purpose to
,c9atk ~'' aInr,,on Of the regular Copserva-
52posc y. ,,,r. for the Stale Senate. Whilst
4 .;yt i1n"..+",, OF these malcontents indi.
.aa manu- ..n, intend to make . personal war
stt 'N'I 80" 80 Of our candidates, they also
81 UI"nt they are aware that In order to
,s3' r 80. Nv ,,,rEi-e il is necessary that the
'3>liy ,", >,,c,ion adopted by this commit
1ln ,snnla he brought into dlsrepute.
ri :, c,,arrcS affecting the character
y =. - Candidates we 40 not ieei caiteo
G&n> y, ~ az an,ibing. Taeir nomination
goa ~, ,V.rs.atioD 10 advance OF their ehsrac-
81 . ..,s,ra and corc'usive. 1t was pop
=. ." .''.,. j, their favor against which the
Isl W. IS ,,o7>oNa! hostility are not entitled
$50 - = moment needed. But IN view Of
tNE ...,,:,,,2rcncr>ion on The subject we
ggc' %. W.. II proper light before the pub
-, ..s II this committee. TO effect this
VIZ" fsy facts will suffice. None but
7T... tn,,le>,ly prejudiced against the
g.. themselves can resist the force of
,,t..aw;n- S'a'ements:
E,.,,-. ,1st A sub committee OF our num-
-, qrYoin,cd 10 prepared plan OF max
=. Y.,,,;r lions Of candidates for the Gene.
:. ",..r,.,,y o! Virgins. Our principal
g., providing ut so early 4 day for The
i1..-,.i1r Of ms plan was that the same
...i.h~ -,rrfsc;ed and adopted before any
-" rref.rcncns for candidates could
..,.~.t, references for modes. ibis,
o.: '.,rm;;cc consisted OF John II.
.,.,;r!nar. aud w. +. Drinkard,
w Gov. &. I. Turner, y. Iendleton
".r. lwa.d Cline, ana James Il. tSher.
..,;rn,an W. chosen by the whole com.
~ ..' ,..' ~. other members were appointed
.@,. '.t7i-map. The chairman at the time
ching as 10 the personal preferences
~ -, u" .nniIemcr. But il will not be i'm
O '"> -. " 70 say now that Messrs. Guy,
~. ,-d E.,,rs. Turner, and Fisher, when
-. ..,' rT,;,n,rv election was held, preferred
'-' a. r.6er candidates one or the other,
l|,~,. oj thsm both Of those who were
::.,,.S W. Messrs. Holladay and
w., O.. ',s'.commiitte were divided greatly
r.;rfo, Som. preferred choosing all
..-.t'.l,,4. hv A convention; Others preferred
-, ~ ny direct vote OF the people
..f,,t1r. I4yored 4 middle ground-name-
.'' ,ho,s,7r candidates for tue House OF
i.,,I,.. nv = direct vote, and candidates
g., M. senate hy & convention OF unlnstruct-
81 gr,a,atcs. This last plan prevailed. no
f.,,f.. ,-cause. being rather compromise
,.,u..n ,bs cher two plans, 1t secured
,,o,a yo'rS in the committee Whicn nelther
,'rr. o,he.> could command.
T,.. subcommittee, so constituted, re-
-..t.,j = plln that was adopted by the whole
c,r.,,,,e, on the ID day of July, which pro-
v;Grl f.. H. election OF delegates to a Sena'
,cr.,l Convention and the election by dlrecs
,n,t II the candidates for the House OF Dele
..st,. The election Of delegates to Sena-
ard Convention was provided ior-nrst, De-
ears, our Jurisdiction was confined to the
,r.y yb:l,t the senatorial district extends
nysr Hnrrico county: secondly, because we
W.. afraid that if direct vote for the
ssr,,orial candidate were had the city by
har .,lrga vote would oyerslaugh the
COUNTY and create 4 dissatisfaction tnat
rrrrhf r">ul, IN the defeat OF the
whole ,ickst; and. thirdly, because the
YIan Of vo:iog directly for candidates being
new and un,riad as TO candidates for the
legislature, and its results being mere mat
Ter Of conjecture, we deemed it wise to pro.
r.da for convention which would regard
IN. various interests TO be consulted IN case
(ns hQnDpnpG
The case Of Mr.. Lovensteip) neglect
10 cast th.ir votes so as to enlist warmly III
orr cause our foreign telloW'citizens, or neg
PC, any other interest that ought in pro-
rfi.ly 10 b. represented on the ticket. The
pra>iden, Of the Senatorial Convention, IN
response 10 an interroga,ory. stated emphatl'
r.ly during it, session that the members
had the right 10 nominate and vote lor
syy man living in the senatorial district
ID 3 WORD, We provided for the election ol
CELEBRATES hec,usp. under all the clreum
Sta.re> We honestly and c0nscientiously be-
liry~d ;ha, 20 ta the best plan to promote
.ha welfare al the Conservative party anC
the Interests Of The people. .
1t u repeat that this plan was adopted
OF Il. ~ d July. long before any OF lht
aspirants Tor senatorial honors had formally
announced themselves as candidates, and tbe
public vii. see At once that no unialrness a:
hctween candidates could be imputed to tht
plan adopted by this committee. NO mem
teI OF the committee ever made Known III;
preferences in that body, and no action Wa:
ever taken il the interest Of any candidate,
except Colonel Knight, as will be presently
explained. Colonel Holiaday's and Colone
knights friends remain upon the commit
lee and unanimously endorse, sustain, ano
YoucA for the truth of all the statement:
made ID this address.
"a much for the reasons fT adopting the
De-, cate plan. Now for the plan itself. Here
i The whole Of the senatorial plan
There mall he chosen in each ward Of the ci y
u Richmond, by the Conservative voters therein
t'ftc delegates Tor each voting precinct therein. tt
rrIrr>cu' The city Of Richmond In convention 6
1c iGrgtaiIcr ned for the nomination OF canuuates
70 iepre>en. The district composed OF the city OF
i,ac"tnend and county Of Henrico III Inc Senate o.
A.t-inia.
The p"rSons Ia each ward, being three n mum
Ter TO- each voting precinct, as provided Tor ID sec
illH !, VIII" shall receive the highest number o.
VOC C for delegates to The ScnatoIia Nominating
Convention shall! be declared elected TO represent
the CIT! Of Richmond In said convention,
There is the whole plan. Whether The
W,e.t plan that could have been framed OF
not. is fairness is urqueslionable. In this
resi- ect it vindicates itself. 1t needs no de-
lence. Every fair. minded man will see al
once that it is 80 simple and plain that
chi!G can understand it, and so entirely des
tIlule Of machinery that il is fairness ITSELF
IL will be seen that it provides nothing es to
tht candidates Or their names, and did mol
allowing the commissioners Of
election 20 receive tickets having can.
Giduies' names at the head of them. On
The evening before the election, however,
The committee held meeting, and at that
meeting tickets were presented which no.
Cn:y had uponsahem the names Of proposed
delegates TO the Senatorial Convention bul
aI>0 the name OF Colonel W. {. knight. The
Committee, fearing that it would subject It,
''"l to public censure and render itself liza
bic H. charge. Of unfairness II II should re.