The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-22
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Neutrality-suspicious. ~ 400
The Battle.

+. The delegates to ST. Louis nave hcaftS az
}e,t their homes by this time. There are nc
:, ,sonht several OF them in Richmond thh
morning on their way. They must nave
J ,anie M their minds ere now either 70 YOU
for The nomination Of some particular can
,,iiate without reference to what they ma!
boar at ST, Louis concerning his availability:
or 10 await the result Of conference there
!. before deciding to whom they vii! give
their support. In either case the contest In
the newspapers ends this morning. we
shall Continue, Of course, TO give al
the interesting items OF news that we can
find bearing upon the nomination; DIT a.
the delegates. who are to decide the ques-
ton, have left our vicinage, and Detaken
j Themselves to the tender mcrcies OF the edl-
Tors OF other sections, we shall not try an!
longer 10 convince them that our man is the
man.
We have supported but one OF the aspi-
rants. We are so constituted that we can't
change from JONES to SMITH at moments
warning. nor because one man or thou
sand men do so. We have said nothing for
anv other man than TnDEN; and we have
said nothing worse OF any other asplrant
than that he cannot be elected.
BAYARD would be our choice If only the
man were to bc looked at. lie is worthy OF
his name. With him as our nominee, we
should carry indeed every southern State
cycept South Carolina, but not one other.
Nevertheless, we are for him Us our second
choice. As HENRY WATTERSoN says, II we
cannot nominate o candidate who can DC
elected. let us nominate one under whose
!, flag we can go down in 4 blaze OF glory. Ii
would be an honor to be beaten hShtlns
under such leader.
# TuuRNAN is the best specimen OF states
man whose name has been mentioned IN
connection with the presidency. The cir
sumSianccs arc such, however, that 1t VIII
hardly be seriously proposed to nominate
him. we suppose. AS BAYARD's nomlna-
tion would invite defeat because he is
southern man. so THURMAN'S would De I'M
wise because his State is almost certain to
vote for HAYES, who has defeated THUR
NAN himself as candidate for Governor.
.. HENDRICKS we would reserve Tor the Sc
cona place on the ticket. We do not think
that his friends can suppose that he could
carry Ne,y York. lie could doubtless get
the vote Of Indiana.
General HANCOCK may come forward as
the Great Unknown" Whilst we do not
consider him strong candidate, 1t cannot
be denied that he occupies very different
3 nosition from those of BAYARD and THUR
MAN. His friends think that he is available be-
= cause he is General in the Federal army.
We regard this as q great mistake. For
southern men to nominate candidate Tor
the purpose Of arousing the war feelings OF
the North would be the most unwise thing
they could do. In less than month after
his nomination HANCOCK would be con-
sidcred rs the representative OF the
southern soldiers, and HAYES rs the repre-
sentative of the northern soldiers; and then
we should be in beatitic condition. But
we will not speculate on such posi- billty
If HANCOCK is nominated the South will, it
is said, find in him friend Of the Texas
Pacific railroad This fact, or Surmise, will,
however, not add to his prospects OF sue
cess. =
There is one chance for success after TIL
DEN shall have been defeated OF the nomina-
ton, conceding such 4 result possible, AS we
OF course do. That chance lies in the nQmi-
nation of Connecticut or New Jersey man
acceptable to the New York Democracy. We
take it for granted that it would be useless
to expect New York to cast her vote for any
other New Yorker than TlLDEN. His friends
!. would know that but for the friends of his Ii
walls SEYMOUR and CHURCH he would have
been nominated himself; and it is hardly to
be expected that T1LDEN would run again for
Governor in order TO secure the vote OF the
State for SEYMOUR or CHURCH, or that his
friends would feel like eXerting themselves
in behalf of aspirants who would by
1, their Vaccinations have defeated the most
popular man in New York of the nomina-
ton for the presidency. But Governor
ENGLISH, or Governor iNGERsoLL, or Gov
crnor PARKER (if he is not too old), might
possibly carry New York, New Jersey, and
Connecticut, and be elected. ~.
After the st. Louis Convention shall have
adjourned we shall know who is the nomi-
nee. Till then we are for TILDEN. as.