The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-07
The Virginia Delegation.

The Wing, whose editor was at the St.
Louis Convention, eulogizcs Hon. 7. S. Ro-
COCK as a presiding officer, and lauds the
speech which he made to the Virginia dele
CATION in favor Of casting the vote OF the
State as unit. We failed yesterday to
mention that speech only because we were
not quite sure that it would be best to refer
to it. We never heard aspecch better suit
ed to time, place. and circumstances. It
was model OF elegance and eloquence. It
was short, compact, conclusive. 1t must
have been impromptn; for nobody could
write out such speech in advance. 1t was
unpretentions. In word, the speech was
just what 1t ought to have been. Mr.. Bo-
COCKS ability as presiding officer is known
throughout the country. He had abundant
evidence OF that fact whilst at St. Louis.
What sort OF evidence it was it is not neces-
sary to state.
Colonel FLoURNoY was the sold wheel
horse Of the TILDEN men. He had made up
his mind before he left home. and had pub
lished to the world, that TILDEN and HEN
bricks ought to be the nominees, and he
never for one moment sweryed from that
position. He acted wisely and philosophi-
cally. he had better lights at home than
could be obtained in the crazy crowds at
St. Louis. He knew all that Tanmany Hall
could tell him; and much more. His pro-
gramme, however, was to nominate TILDEN
on the first ballot as the Great Reformer, and
HENDRICKS Immediately afterwards, and let
the news start out from St. Louis forthwith
and sweep over the country like storm.
It did not afford him more pleasure to raise
his voice for TILDEN in that grand conclave
than it gave to the Virginians present at St.
Louis to see this venerable Yirginian repre-
senting the old Commonwealth upon that
occasion.
Colonel WATTS, quiet and unobtrusive at
all times, never faltered for moment. In
fact, he acted as il he kne,o that THDEN
ought to be nominated. So as to CoGHILL.
He was undemonstrative, but nobody doubt
ed his position. Colonel GOODWIN, too, I'M
pressed us very favorably. II he is not a
true man we are greatly deceived. The two
delegates from this district, Judge MERE
DITH and T. O'BRIAN, Esq, were also so de-
cidedly for TILDEN that nobody had a doubt
as 10 their preference. O'BRIAN is an eff
cient worker, and did good service at St.
Louis. We alluded yesterday to the con-
spicuous services OF Judge MEREDITH.
But how can we laud these delegates and
omit the rest? Who could have acted more
wisely or more prudently than SOUTH
ALL ? than ASHTON? than SUTHERLAND than
GUSTER? than General WALKER? than
Judge SINCLAIR? We liked the course Of
almost every member OF the delegation so
we'll that we are ready to crown them all
with laurcs. And yet here we have ac-
tually forgotten TO name HINTON, whom we
almost fell in love with, and Judge MANN,
his accomplished colleague, and Colonel W..
p. JOHNSON, whose every motion and look
speak the gentleman and the scholar. Young
NEALE, too, had escaped our memory. He
had conferred upon him the high honor OF
serving upon the committee to wait upon
the candidates and inform them of their
nomination.
General FITz. LEE, Colonel HENRY Z. Ply
TON, Colonel WILLIAM LAMB, and MIR. PRINCE
were the BAYARD or HANCOCK minority; but
on the second ballot they authorized their
votes to be cast for T1nDEN. They are all
good men, and will do yeoman service in the
campaign. BY the way, Colonel PEYToN is
fine speaker. He returned from St. Louis
in company with the chairman of the Viz
ginia delegation, to whom he said he intend
cd to apply for certificate stating that he
PEYToN) was the original TILDEN man OF
the delegation! HIS district, at any rate,
raised the first TILDEN and HENDRICKS flag,
we think.
Colonel HARTMAN voted for HENDRICKS.