The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-19
The Goycrnorshfp.

So far as we are acquainted with public
sentiment hereaboutS, Hon. John w. Daniel,
OF Lynchburg, is the. almost unanimous
choice of the bona fde Conservative voters.
60 saws a letter in the Liberty Star from
Chamblissburs, Bedford county, fs!a,f %.
Tn Difference to the wishes Of General "A.
C.. Cummings we omit in this issue OF our
naner his name from the head Of our cox
nmns. as lie desires neither to be considered
an aspirant. for the gubernatorial nominal
ton nor to have his name brought before
the nominating convention Arlington
Standard: ..........,. Vs.. -,..s..s
&. ".1. GLADE SPRING. VA, May -. 1877.
Dear Standard,-"Who are you for
for. Goyernor?" is. question being
pretty generally asked by one or another
among our people, and it us, one OF in
terrest to us all. The answer almost
invariably is, 81 am for General Cum
mines first. and if he can't get the nominal
ton r don't care much who does, provided
il is not Malone" have canyaSsed three
different groups OF men in different neigh
borhoods in this end of the county since
last wrote you-one OF thirteen men, one OF
eight, and one of seven-and | have yet TO
find the first man in favor OF the little Cen
cral. have heard it said that Washington
county would send to the Convention, IN
mart at least, tfNfahone delegation"
deny the charge, unless, perchance, the pco-
ple: suffer themselves to be ~misrepresent-
ed bv men who will pretend to be in favor
OF some other candidate, and then cast their
votes in the final issue for the dcthroned
railroad king This game has been played
before in other elections, and thesame thing
81: some other trick may be tried this time.
To avert such a calamity the people must
keep their eyes open and watch. =. "s.... 90
must not say anything to do, General
Malone or any one else injustice. All the
wire pulling will not be done for him, nor
.bv his friends only. Besides, his abilities
are known and acknowledged, and it is
natural that his friends and admirers should
wish to see him Observation-Disclosures STAND
ard. .:.;:... ...',..'.... ,....... 49,. ~,
IT. THE LYScHBuRG NEWS GUEssEs:, ''.'1
There are five prominent candidates
Holiday, Daniel, Fitz. Lee, Taliaferro, and
Mahone-and there are perhaps half dozen
more who have some local strength, suffi-
Gent to give them a nomination before the
Convention, but their friends have already
selected a second choice from one or. the
other Of those named. Holiday: will carry
the Seventh and Eighth congressional dis
tricts, with considerable scattering vote for
the other candidates. Daniel will carry the
Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and probably the Third
district, with scattering vote for the others;
His. majority in the Fifth and Sixth will
be very large. }Talliaferro, we. think, will
carry the second, and Fitz. Lee the first dis
trict, with o. close contest between them,
and some scattering votes for the other can
didates. Malone will, carry the fourth dis
trict, and there will bea strong scattering
vote fori1 the, other candidates: From our
summing, up, Daniel and Holiday are the
contestants, and in our opinion Daniel Will
lead on the first baIlot.7--Ne, eft yesterday.
Not a bad guess, MI. Neaes. Or ut any
rate, much better than that;of the Peters
burg Post. We don't think the people are
going to vote By congressional districts, nor
that DANIEL will beat HoLLIDAY op the first
ballot. But it is not our guess; and SO we
let il 90, ri .".cIt flu TbH >ei11q. ut: 10,