The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-29
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- RICHMOND, May 28, l677.-The guR 19ato.
rial muestion begins TO receive more ana
more attention from the. active nenm our
marty here,hnd In the course OF Anew wee Ks
the whole mass Of voters will be ieaveneo
with interest In one or another candidate.
I observe that the friends OF Major John W..
Daniel have shown considerable energy
within the I,ast three or four days. L sus-
pect that In the course o few days more
Il will be shown that he has large ana IN
fuential following here. Up to this time
the impression has been created that MAJOR
Daniels name would not BIO presented TO
the Convention unless his friends could see
their way straight through to victory. NOW
it seems that he will take his chances Win
the others.i He has considerable NUMBER
OF warm advocates here, including some
newspaper men in position to do him good
service. It Is true that he has oppositloh
here-actiye opposition- that, OF course,
will stimulate his friends to greater eAeE-
tions. c
do not know how delegates to the Con-
yention will be nominated. There are many
who insist that they should be chosen at a
primary election. II their wishes pre'al'
we will either have to have two primaries
ono For election OF convention delegates ana
nnei for nomination OF members OF the Lee
risIat,Ire-or wilihav to nominate members
n T,erisIatnre at the same time we choo
delegates, say about 1st August. There are
some reasons why it would be advisable to
have but one primary. There are other
reasons why such an early selection OF men,
bers of the Legislature would not be deslra-
bic. The City Committee will decide. |
imagine that on this point there will be
much discussion. .'.'..,
Our NEXT GOvERNoR.-We took partica-
lar pains at court on last Monday to inquire
Of gentlemen OF character and position in
our county MS TO their choice in the next
guhcrnatorial contest. We do not think
that we exaggerate when we say that nine
tenthS of the men of substance here Neck
enburg] are earnestly for Mahone.-Roa-
noAce Valtey.
Meetings OF the Conservatives OF the
several magsterial districts of Wythe county
will be~held at the Courthouse on the 1st
day OF June court for the purpose OF APP
pointing delegates to the State Convention.
FlTz. LEE FOR GOvERNoR.-Fitz. Lee has
host OF hackers in the fall race for Gov
ernor. He is the leading man in this Sec
ton, and we feel satisfied will have every
delegate from the Potomac to the Blue
Ridge. ..-..
The Clnch Valley Ne,rs says: 1--WE have
| received from all sides assurances that the
people OF Tazewell and the Clinch Valley
are in favor OF any Of the candidates for
Governor before General Malone. We
think General Fitzhugh Lee is the coming
man in our section The report that Gen.
eral w. II. +. Lee il Il candidate we are
authorized to state il not true" Solid
South.' ......... f.. .'... .. ....
General Talialerro is farmer, and is
therefore acquainted with the sutferings as
well as the wants OF that large and indls-
pcnsablc portion OF our population. The
farmers have long been clamoring for a
Governor Now they have it in their power
| to elect one of their own fraternity.
Lastly, he is lawyer. and good one,
and would be able to discriminate between
constitutional ana unconstitutional mea-
sures, and to bring to the aid Of his other
entlowments a wel-balanced legal mind,
something Of late years considered almost
indispensable to the proper discharge OF the
duties of an Executive.
We are for Taliafcrro now; for the noml.
nee OF the Convention (who will be Italia
| ferro, OF course), after the 9Th Of August,
and for the Conservative party all the time.
That's the kind OF chinquapin we are =
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