The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-14

.--.-,rs az TIE coUNTY-ToO MANY ASPI-
,.,>-s ~, THE IEGISI.tTURE-IESSONS OF
..ypEEIyNcE-TlLDEN AND TEFoHM-QUERY
d.. nr-roNTENTS-AGOuT CANDIDATES. FOR
rtNGEE>S.
.,..rr,.,;,u... ;cacc or the Richmond Disratch.l
Tr.vuIIAN'S. VA, August II, 1876.
rIr. uoliticS oil this county are remark
abb. in that they result in local CONSERVATIVE
.oyrrpmcnt. while they send Radical dele
,,.,... - The Legislature and give the vote
ri The county in presidential and congress
.i1aal elections 10 the Republican candl-
date. oThc Conservatives elect the whole
,ourrv government for majority OF n.y.
urtulin. >ileritl. treasurer, county clerk;
&c., unl yrt Gordon CWmte) ana
puigIrXt-r ,"0lorcd), both Radicals, are
the Louisa members Of the House
al D,.ir.-a.,,. surely such state
al affairs shows something wrong in Con-
Sentative management here. II the good
,,cn,,)r a. he county can elect sheriff Wool
folk. Treasurer Go0ch. aNu Clerk Porter
ali ..aunsh Cnn>,rva,ivc<-thcy should be
able also - lIcrt Conservative representa-
i;yps il l.c General Assembly; for if the
>ucciaI reasons for the success OF MeSSrs.
WooIinlE. Cooch. and Porter lie i'll their
personal popularity. or in their capacity 10
..,lrctiorc,r." then Conservative candl-
flrrS lor the Legislature should be men OF
like Qualify and they would be elected.
hnliryc that either two OF the three Con-
srryatiyc gentlemen | have named eould de-
feat Gordon and PoindcXtcr or any other
,wo Radicals for the House OF Delegates;
and think that if thc.e gentlemen decline
IN Weld their local offices Tor seats IN the
Lr.eiS latl!rc there are other popular and en-
,,.,ctir cons. rva1iycS who would accept the
nomlnatian> and defeat any Radical oppo-
ncnts.
The truth i that We have too many Con-
sr,y41i,r ;.>pirant> for the Legislature in
Louisa. ana they have bred not only Sec
ii,ral itt l,er>ola differences that have
greatly diminished the harmony and
Strength o! The party. Every township has
it, candidates. and the upper and lower
PORTIONS ii the county seem to be ut fcud
with each other insomuch that the Conscr-
NA,iyr> II each section antagonlZe the Con-
>tgyativr> II the other section with more
2,a and hcartincSs than they do the COM
mon l:adica enemy. The consequence Is
than in The county conventions the really
stron. men from Ill parts OF the county mu-
ual!y defeat each other, and the nominees
:rn usually unknown and weak, though
Very worthy gentlemen, As a compromise,
who hayy little or no popularity, and VINO
neither ,.tre 70 work nor have the capability
to Wurl. ctrrctuallv for their own election.
Defeat follows, OF course, and Louisa Is
mi>rrprc> rntcd by white or colored dele
cate, in the General Assembly. Perhaps
recent cX0cricncc may teach the Louisa
conservatives lesson from which they
will profit.
Tildcn ana Reform will help in redeem
ing the county. and it is confidently pre-
dctcd here that Louisa will definitely throw
oil the Radical yoke by casting handsome
majorily ior the Democratic presidential
ticket. Asa further means OF redemption,
it i asked that the next State senator from
this district may be a Louisa man. 1t Is be-
licyrd that tins would materially assist in
securing Conservative delegates from the
county. ina>much rs the Louisa ConSerya-
lives wiz pledge themselves to carry the
county Tor the senator ii the nomination be
given to them. Aside from this considera-
ton. Louisa has claims to the senatorial
Nomination that will be vigorously pressed
II the proper time and place, and l need
not specify them here. ... -.',-. ii.
We hear Of none but city candidates for
tongrc.,. and the discontinued query is
raised whether or not residence outside OF
Richmond practically disqualities man for
Congress in this district. While the claim
Of The city TO name the candidate as often as
Nv" out OF three times, or even three out OF
i've, j. conceded, the utter injustice OF
perpetual exclusion OF nominees from the
counties is kccn!v felt and bitterly com.
mcntctl oH. The elect is injurious to Con-
Scrra!lNc a>ccMdancy in the rural portions
Of The district. w. {. L.