The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-13
;v,ded by 2. we have.


AZ the number of votes which were neces-
sary to the nomination of candidate. JOHN
SON and TANNER received about 300 votes
more than were necessary 10 this end, and
KNIGHT received about GOO votes less than
the requisite number. Now, there is only
one way to avoid the force of these figures,
and that is to assume that eight hundred and
fifty OF the men who voted for TANNER and
Johnson did so "under compulsion"! But
what was the conpulsion? Why, according
to Colonel KNIGHT himself they were threat
ened with nothing worse than this: that If
they didn't vote for TANNER and JOHNSON
they would have to vote for KNIGHT And
rather than vote for KNIGHT the whole !, 1884
voted for both JOHNSON and TANNER. That
was manifest injustice, and fully Justltles
Colonel KNIGHT in counting for himself $50
votes which were given to TANNER and JOHN
SON orly because the voters preferred both
JOHNSON aud TANNER to KNIGHT!
But the Colonel in dividing JOHNSON and
TANNERS vote does thing that we cannot
each voter was legally or conventionally pro-
hibited from voting for more than one Of
them When the voters were voting to
nominate three senators were they prohibit
ed from voting for t,co? We don't under
stand this. Each received as certainly and
rs clearly 1884 votes as did Colonel kSIGHT
receive 1854. 1t would be as just to say that
a man voting for FIVE delegates could only be
counted as giving che fifth of vote to each
as be could only cast one vote for all. This
would cut down Judge CRUMP's vote to
about four hundred instead of two thou
sand. No; every voter had right 10 cast
his vote for three senators and foe delegates,
giving eight gentlemen vote each. g.
Colonel KNIGHT says:
"Two FROM the city. excepting myself, and
one from the county, formed combination
for mutual support, so that and the other
candidate from the county were lett TO stand
single. handed and, so far as / am concerned,
this was what desired on the principle, be.
fore announced, of antagonism to combina'
tiops, which are calculated to obstruct the
popular WILL ,'E -# .A '
j. Colonel KNIGHT we hold to be incapable of
misrepreseniipg tacts. Hence he will no doubt
correct this statement when he learns the
fact. Who was the "oHe from the county "
that formed combination with JOHNSON and
TANNER? Evidently Colonel KNIGHT means
that Mr.. WoRTHAM, the successful candidate,
did 80. But, fortunately for the cause of our
nominees, and unfortunately for Colonel
KNIGHT, five out OF uine Of the delegates upon
the JOHNSON and TANNER ticket from Clay
Ward voted for HOLIDAY! So did four out oil
eight from jackson Ward. These figures, Of
themselves, dissipate the idea of combina'
ton. But, then, others of the delegates, inclu
ding the president Of the Convention. stated
openly in the body that they were HoLLADAY
men. This is not all. a conference among the
city delegates, which took place prior to the
assembling Of the Convention, made it APP
parent, though no vote was taken, that il
HOLIDAY had carried the county he would
have received msiority Of the votes OF The
city delegates, and beea nominated upon The
first ballot. That was rather queer g com
blnation," we should say. We will add tina
not great many votes were cast in the city
for either WoRTHAM or HoLLADAY.
1t was the earnest desire OF the City Com.
mittee and OF most Of the aspirants in tb'
city that the county Of Henrico should
choose its own nomiEee. MIR. HOLIDAY wa
In favor of that plan; and the great body o.
| voters preferred that course, and voted ONLY
for TWO candidates for the Senate.
But under the Impression that DIR. Won
THAN did mot agree to this arrangement
a respectable number Of delegates on the
JOHNSON and TANNER ticket. as we have stated
voted for HoILADAY notwithstanding thai
the Conservatives of the county Of Henric0
had cass lhe1gountyigote for DIR. WoRTHAM
Certainly there is no scintilla Of ground
for the charge OF Carrying the combination
into the county:
i We write, what ne say here with none but
the kindest feelings for Colonel KNIGHT, and
10 the hope that he may not carry his dis.
satisfaction farther. The grounds of com.
plant are. not strong enough to justify dis
turbsnce of the harmony of the Conserve
tive party. It-Rss organized TO repel the
inroads OF ignorance and taithlessness upon
our pubic administration II has achieved,
all aud more than We hored for.s Ii a. no:
less neeessafy now for the protection Oh the