The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-08
LOCAL. MATTERS.
AFTER THE PRIMARY.

Z THEORIES OF THE DrsFENTED-THE AC-
COUNTS THEY GIvE-THE OPPOSITION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE GENERAL Ei4Ec-
TIoN.
The hustle and activity that prevailed on,
tho streets Thursday and Friday were alb
sent Saturday. The city was even quieter
than usual. The successful candidates, ex-
hausted by their labors, did not show them
selves much. The defeated ones kept on
the shady sides of the streets and seemed to
be content for the time to remain unnoticed.
With many grief was too deep to be allie
waited even by the consultations OF friends.
At the City Hall, where for week previous
hustle and business had prevailed, there was
dead calm. No bummers were to be seen
haunting candidates, promising votes that
they could not control, and pledging men
for whom they could not speak. This horde
OF political brokers had dispersed, after a
rich harvest, to assemble Just before nomi-
nations are to be again made. There are
good and worthy persons who DO duty at
the polls, who watch the interests OF candi-
dates, who arc jealous in friends SERVICE
who know the "hummers as we'll as the
general public, and who claim no kinsfip
or sympathy with them.
One of our most prominent candidates,
who was successful, adopted good plan OF
paying his henchmen. Instead of giving
them funds, which he knew would have
been invested in whiSkey, and render the
workers unserviccable, he gave them orders
upon @rocers, dry-goodS men, and other
dealers, according to their wants, unsigned,
and upon the condition that il they secured
his election he would make good every
order by his signature. Saturday evening
the result was seen in the large packages
that numerous Woodworking poll-brokcrs
were taking home to their families. Candi-
dates, take note in future.
Perhaps never before were candidates
blcd so freely. One who prided himself
upon his economical management declared
that he had spent $3.50. Several were put
marked that his bummers had sold him out
or deserted TO the enemy. Said he: 81
didn't get rs many votes in - Ward rs l
had men hired to work for me-" OF course
he was disgusted. When asked why he
Welded to these men he said he found that
his competitors were doing it, and he had
to do it too. Amore gcnteel way OF getting
money from candidates was to ask them to
subscribe to something-church fairs, polltl-
cal clubs, horse-races, f1sh-fryS, excursions,
&c. They had to help the orphans, give to
the widows, and make contributions IN
many directions that did not seem to them
promising pecuniary investments. A large
number OF candidates have now in their
pockets tickets to excursions and entertain
ments which are to take place sixty days
hence. 1t it is to be hoped that they will
go and enjoy themselves.
Nearly every defeated candidate has his
own theory as to how his misfortune was
wrought out. Mr.. Wooton declares that
there was systematic organization against
him. He has been informed OF instances
where gentlemen going to the polls intend-
ing to vote for him were asSalled so Violent
" by the ticket-holders Of rivals that they
had to vote for the others. \ candidate for
the Ser@eantcy represents that he was de-
feated by 10 o'clock in the morning by the
report Of his withdrawal being industrious
" circulated in the lower parts Of the city.
1t is believed that Mr.. Regnault lost the
nomination for the collectorship by not
canrlssing more diligently. The friends OF
Mr. Woodson will not admit that he (Wood-
SOM could have been beat anyway. r One
sufferer complains that the police worked
out his ruin. Mr. Z. Darlington Cabell
said, in response to the carefully-pointed
interrogatories of an industrious interview
or. that he was defeated because he did not
Set more votes.
AS was to be expected, very few people
expressed perfect satisfaction with the tlck-
ct. One objected to one man, another 10
another, and so on. Some went so far as 10
pronounce it wholly bad but they were few,
and were OF the dyspeptic sort, that never
will look at the blue sky when their eyes cap
turn to a spcck OF cloud. 1t is useless to
deny that Mayor keiey's friends were not
greatly disappointed. They thought he was
safe, though they knew Darlington would
get good vote. In very exceptional cases
persons were heard to say if they could not
vote for Kelley they would vote for nobody.
Mayor Kelley himself seemed little cast
down, but by no means dismayed. lie is to
he counted on rs good party man, and will
doubtless do Colonel Darlington gallant SER
vice in helping to bring to the polls at least
the full strength cast at the primary cleo
ton.
Jimmie Wood, who would have gotten
the nomination for clerk Of the Chancery
| Court had he received enough votes, was
the most cheerful man OF all the unsuccess-
| full ones. He was as lively as cricket Sat
urday. indeed, some OF his friends sus-
pected him OF gIorydng in defeat. lie
seemed rather to like it. They tell joke
on one Of Jimmie's ticket-holders. Thcy
say the jealous fellow approached man
and said "Fote for Wood" ''What for,'
inquired the voter. "Why," answered he,
90 he is perfect gentleman and id good
singer" Jimmie got that vote.
Captain Jim Tyler, who distanced all COM
petitors for the sergeancy, has acquired the
| SOubriQuet OF cred FoX," on account OF
the auburneSs OF his locks and the tleetneSs
which he displayed in the primary race.
There were various rrmors afoat Satur-
day about what the Independents threatened
| TO do. 1t was said that some OF them had
met in room down town and agreed upon
plan of battle. The names OF gentlemen
to be urged for several offices were men-
toned. The movement is very feeble one,
for the large majority OF those who last Iall
declined to support the nominees voted in
the primary, and OF course feel obligated to
accept in good spirit and honestly its re-
suits.
Colonel Darlington and his associates have
no doubt OF their election, but they are
going to prepare to meet any opposition
! that may arise. They imagine that 1t cal,
| only come from one quarter-the Radical
party.
CoNyEYASCEs OF REAL ESTATE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING MAY 6, 1S76.-Lots fronting
| % feet on Main street for S3,I5O; ~ feel
| ON CLAY street between Twenty-slXtn and
| Twenty-scyenth for $1,650; 80 feet on =
street between Seventh and Eighth for S9o;
o1s feet on TWenty-fifth street between u
and H for S640; 1928 feet on Leigh street,
corner Eighth, for $2,21O; 60 feet on Fifth
Sna IN Fllar9l