The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-05
Hox, stands slae Tally?

THURSDAY. !. I =, 'ie - ~ \
How Stands she Tally !?
There ~ one thing TO be said about the
friends or Colonel HoLfTnAY, and this is
that the. do not understand how to conduct
preliminary canvass. Having unquese
s;onably, as we think; started out with more
strength than any other candidate now be-
fore the people, he has made as yet but
sorry, demonstration Of popularity. The
counties which ought to have led on IN DIS
sunport have many OF them not yet APP
no;n,ed delegates to the State Conven-
stony mean counties in which no one
will pretend TO deny that he is the almost
universal choice Of the people. In such
counties. there is no improperly in ap-
pointinc the delegates two months before
the raeeting OF the Convention. His irienos
secm to be so confident Of his nomination
tha. thew sit down. in inglo1dous idieness
and allow his opponents TO prove by figures
that he Is dropping behind IN the race iof
eubernatortal lonors. We publish else
where. from the Gordonsxille Gazette, an
article which will open the eyes OF the
friends OF Colonel HOLIDAY, r...s9
General MAHoNE's friends, on the con-
srary, have pursued a. line OF policy we'll
calculated to magnify his popularity. Pc
tersburg led of several weeks ago WITH
solid delegation for him. Norfolk city was
supposed to be for him; and there the dele
gates were elected last week. southampton
was supposed to be for him; and there the
delegates were elected last week. Its true
his friends were mistaken as to his popular
ity in Southam pton and Norfolk city; but
the delegates were appointed, and he counts
his share of the m. Isle OF Wight, Green's
Vile, warwick, James City, Williamsburg,
Powhatan, and snrry, have all already ap-
pointed their delegates, whilst HOLIDAYS
strongest counties = Rockingham, Augusta,
Shenandoah, Warren, Page,54zLoudoun,
&c.-have appointed not delegate.
Major DANIELS friends have not been in
active. They have, conducted their cam
paign with skill, courage, and ability. They
have already held meetings in Campbell,
DanYifle, halifax, buckingham, Cumber-
land, Amherst, Nelson, and Richmond-the
very Counties, it will be noticed, which they
were sure Of carrying---and having. secured
delegations from those counties, are using
this fact ms an argument to induce other
counties to follow SO good an example. ~,
We have made these remarks by way OF
introduction to statement OF the present
condition of the tally. General MAHoNE
has already had the benefit OF the action OF
that section OF the State in which his great
est strength lies; and yet but SO delegates
pledged to his support have yet been chosen,
This Will surprise those people who, like
the editor Of the Gordonsville Gazette, mis-
take Boosting for strength. Major DANIEL,
too, has had the benefit OF the early ac-t
ton of those counties in which he is SO
strong as to control the whole delega-
tlons, and has already. secured IA dele
gates. HoLLDAY has not, had this advan-
tage, as re! have ALREADY explained, and he
has secured UP to this time only SO dele
gates. iTALLAFERRo has only 80! 4 Fuz. LEE
has 60. TERRY has So. And 20 uninstructed
delegates have been appointed, z These are
our figures; and we think they are correct.
But that everybody may see for himself
whether they, are or not, we: specify. the
counties. II. .92p. .s..".s &e.iI
DANIEL has ~ delegates in Amherst; IL
in Buckingham; 81 in, Campbell dncluding
Eynchburgy; Z in Cumberland; 10 in Hall;
fax; s in Henrieo; in. Isle Of Wight; IS
in Nelson; 8 in Powhatan; ain Norfolk
city; "a ia Richmond city; and in Dan
VlHe-Ia4. 81 III. .9}I:L.Nt! 4. |
{ ..aIAHoNE. has 5 delegates ia eGreensville; !,
8 IN Halifax; / in Henrico;;. 10 in Isle Of
Wight !; 2 in James City county; 8 in Pow
hatan; J, 9 in Southampton; 3 in surry; lin, |
Warwick; s in York; 4 in Norfolk city; %
in Petersburg; 10 IN; Richmond city; / In
Williamsburg; and 2 in Manchester-S9. J I
FIrz. LEs5has % in Fauquier; Gin Hall
fax; in Henrico; 10 in Prince William;
10 ia, staford;,1 in Norfolk city; 16 in
Richmond city; and in Manchester-69.
-jTALnFERRo has 40ein Gloucester in
Henrieo;, 16 in Norfolk city; is in Rich:
mona city; and 9 in .lfanehester-7;50,21 ~,
HOLIDAY has delegates .inl Clarke; rs
Id Frederick; 4 In Henrico;t2 in' Richmond
city and 0 IN Winchester-S3. :'ir.ss.i:.sz i
TERRY has 10 delegates in Buchanan !; -
in Roanoke; 70 IN Tazewell; and is in
Wythe-53. 40 ~. y ; 4!3,SMa
In Amherst delegates were nninstruct-
ed; in Essex 7;,in Norfolk county 4; in
Southampton 81; in Surry $40.
Thus 1t appears that 464, or about one
third Of the whole, nnmber pt delegates to
the State Convention, have been appointed; s. /
and that Major DANIEL, who has the largest |
number, has less than ione.third of this
third, and General MAHoSE less than one !;
fifth Of this third. It Is plain that it Is the |
fault OF HOLIDAYS friends that!he was SO |
far Id the rear; and he will perhaps con-
tnue to stafertor their e. 4 hat
FITz. Lee should be third inithe race so far
must astorish even his best friends, who |
have BEEN running him as compromise
man. $1,000 x.s@s
The dark horse s does NOT appear in this,
list. But we can say that his name has that |
Yated capital w in it,
4 AZ. ~ :, Malone ard Daniel. IS
Riehmonds readers OF the following, from
the Gordonsville Gazette, will recognize in
the article exactly tho arguments which