The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-29
The writer OF the following assumes a
good deal. We omit some of the most OBJ
iectionable parts of his letter, however:
The First District.
WEsTMORELAND COUNTY, VA, }
November %, 1878. :

The First District.
WEsTMoRELAND COUNTY, VA,
>.. November %. 1878.
10 The Editors of the Dispatch:
1t is generally known here that your
Fredericksburg correspondent lion " is
John w. Woltz-your favored correspond
ent for the First congressional district. We
think it due to truth that his errors be cor
rected.
"Ion" says: s'Early in the campaign a
Grove, in Critcher's county, who resolved l.:
sWe will support no man for office who
does not make his living by the labor OF bis
own hands," This is simply falsehood.
No such resolution was adopted, and no
resolution whatever, except the one ex-
pressing our preference for Judge Critcher
and another appointing committee to in
form him of what had taken place.
"Ion" says that Judge Critcher, falling
to secure Republican endorsement, is with
out hope at Washington" We venture to
affirm that Judge Critcher has never con-
ferred by letter or otherwise with the Presi-
dent or any member Of his Cabinet, or with
the Congressional Committee or any men,
Der of it. with reference to the late cougres-
sional election. Support voluntarily offered
was accepted. Lewis Lindsay and Popham
stumped it for General Johnston. Wolff
and Sener offered to stump the district for
Beale, and both OF them did aid him more
etfectually by supporting Round. Beaie
everywhere boosted Of Republican support
near bis home, and maintained in debate
that he was more entitled to Republican
support than Critcher.
"Ion" asserts that the Virginia Ne,Ds
" professed to be Judge Critcher's organ,
and to be issued in bis interest" The fol-
lowing editorial will be found in the first
column Of that paper: "Let us be distinctly
understood Lest some people may take a
wrong impression in regard to the character
OF the Virginia Ne1cS, we state it is wholly
a Republican paper; that this ,(the first) No.
is issued without the aid, couItenance, or
assistance OF Judge Critcher in any way,
and even without his knowing that it was
going to be issued. 1t is published by Re-
publicans in the interest of the Republican
cause, and not IN Judge Critcher's interest.
IL for the time being Republican interests
and those of Judge Crtcher happen to be
identical, it is a coincidence merely"
We happen to know, from the best source,
that the Virginia Ne,cs was issued without
the knowledge Of Judge Critcher; that he
did not know that such thing was In con-
temptation before NO. OF tne paper was
handed him in Accomac.
We will only add that General Beale, in
his discussion, maintained and boosted that
he stood on the same political platform with
Judge Critcher; that their views of public
measures were the same, or that the differ
ences, il any, were so immaterial that no
good reason could be assigned for preferring
Critcher to the regular nominee Of the par
ty. "Ion" transfers the work Of the sans
cal0tteS (as he is pleased to dub large por-
ton Of the citizens of the Northern Neck
to one Mr. Nash, OF the county OF Northum-
berand, Of whom he tells US more than we
ever heard before Of that honorable gentle
man. Let US see how far the Nash influence
went for Critcher. King George, West
moreland (Critcher's county,, and Rich
mond went for Critcher-his own county
giving him clean majority Of 572. North
cumberland, the home OF MIR. Nash, went
square for Beaie. So much for "lon,'
whose only purpose is to misrepresent:.
M.