The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-05
The Choice Of Virginia.


The statements made By certain Journals
81 10 the preferences 81 the delegates sent 10
St. Louis by Virginia have induced our
oe,chbor the editor 0! the Wig, who Is
chairman OF the state Executive Commit
tee, and who, we think, knows personally
more Of the delegates. and more As to their
preferences, than any other man in Virginia,
to write the following article:
The h:g is known 20 be an earnest as sHir n Of
cause of his conceded ability ana "yi'-es.nltSneu
reputation az pure and inc"rrnpt,nic s,c>n s.,
and rrca, rcforner but because these elements WIZ
his accountable position upon fnsrcia q'estions, rc;
der him the most available canIcnte IN 'nc ~, W.
crn Democratic State, irioF 10 nv ~ i'm
nr..s oar views upon or readers D! assigning INC
cau.e Of the faith last WIS Ia ~, "' nos ai.I
~ ihe selection O: tic candidates AZ -. Lo"ls
20 The able delegation that VIII there fSpr , zen,
,.t;on 20 n-rrtyiy rs T. who i the choice Of the
Delegation we said simply we were rn'lreiy S'Ini US
Isd With the delegates chosen since, however; ms
sitn,r. HAS by sanuy beeu construed into an adnls-
Sion [hat We. n advocates q: Governor li.ofn were
IiSarrotp,cd in the selection o! delegates because
we 1iS MOI hnas, Of q victory. VII now SAY orr
conviction IS that senator Hayard Is, Without n9un'
he arsI choice Of nil The DELEGATES inr iresne zen,
md II ln:y he >olnc OF ihr@ consider Kim ANa!SDiG
,S = rGDiffatc bu. II 80 Ne have iai!ed
10 learn }at such is ,hc fact, or ,ns name
- o., ", or snnt"rtrc lin. General Hancock has
:reGGs IN the GEteSa.nn"" 49, VIII doubt
les vote as amt: and u The noiHi;lhion Wa 20 DC
made to-day would bJ greatly strp,!st =. .ic
weeks hence" :ows,cT nc irac,ic. 9S nnI
nation Of some other candidate VII" would hH,y
rf%'x mo- %S $500 y .rbnrIua:i should be- uola.-
aa,c,., 'hc united Conservatives ~ Inc stat" "''"''
.rI,ot ;s . .,ir on,, ra.,,id statement oi the
=, ,-.ro ,r;,l;r, or something
,,.. ,I,n, ia. d.,r,s,tcs are BAYaRD
,'..,,,,, ,ho,, could ,,ycfcr him ii he
-,,;a -, ,l.,..of y would 10 doub, he
s,,,n.,,,. ,,.,,o -, "a. 81 every editor and OF
,,o.,,,, cv.rv man in S'ircinia who prefers
,r,,.,i.x -. fin, nominee. that ne lg0utI prefer
RAVEN, il the batter were available. The
c,r,, ui,,jt bc said oi Us al il General
,,,r,fr,f, LIZ. or General NADL HAMPTON
wore an a.Di-lnt. rcrap, tie Viz.
e.;ri, DELEGATION will agree 70 east
= COMPLIMENTARY vote for DAY.ED
;f rho tvo-tlir.', rlIe be at:ontcl. and there
.ho,,a 1,o no danger @! his nomination.
,,- ,ye i,ovo no idea that there are even so
many - three men in the delegation who
.,-nec. ~ ask ,hc Conycntion to nominate
r.x.c,, ~, ,,.I,o ,ycui,i nominate him il the
Question ,,cre les- entirely TO ,heln. The
,.oo.or :. wa, an o,;oct;nn I'm, any yir-
,,;,,;o,, .or;f. make Gallant Dc'awarcan.
bur that the p!a;n cor;ao.->cn>. OF our
aoro,,o,os ,.o,r.. ta.,, tim. j. would he
.o,,;vsJant IN defeat 70 nominate Him, or
ony other southern NAV or cx-<laycbolder.
The ease = different With U.ScoCg. Lis
,r;o,as Ill. hcIicv. .,.,. n, would he q
.,,;,.,,.i,, ..oo,,;a,+o +hou Y',1 DEN He
,n,.,i,o,.,, MAJ, > ,.,Ilan, soldier and mt
,,racou.intod with laws, constitutions. and
=, ~ ..,.I 49, ! - ,.,.o,,,.