The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-25
From, Inc Petersburg Post. 24th.J
Haugs that Tale" we Pro-
- - m Used TO Tell

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THE SHAMELESS R1sG:GAME coscocrED IN
SECRET CAUCUS BYTHE HINTQSITEs TO DE-
- PEAT EVERY CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR
Is. cos GREssa E STATE EXCEPT ONE OF
THE LEADING C0NsPInAToRs,. WILLIAM. 4.
HINTON, HIMSELF. i
An irrcdeemabIe, greenback, convention
Is called to assemble in Richmond to-day to
nominate m independent candidate Tor Con-
eress in opposition TO General Joseph D..
Johnston. II it makes q nomination az all,
we suppose 1t will be Judge Clopton. or
Manchester, or DR.. Chiles, OF Chesterfield,
vino have seen eanvassing the district on
that side OF the question. In either case the
Hintonites will be rcioiced, for it was that
ring in the Legislature last winter-of
which Senator Hinton was one OF the lead
| ing members and moving spirits-Whlch or
EganiZed the plan OF defeating every candi-
date for any office in the State who was not
an ayowed "forcible readiuster y; and
weeks afterwards the same selfish ring OF
| reyolutionists, in secret caucus held IN
Richmond, put in motion the dsorganizing
scheme now operating of running an lDde-
pendcnt candidate for Congress ia every
district where irredeemlble grecuback-
ers" and "forcible readiusters y could not
ret the nomination to destroy the Conserva-
| tive party. This plan has been faithfully
carried out to the letter By the central organ
OF the Hinton party in Richmond and by
all o. its leaders over the State. Hence II IS
that an Independent candidate has been
called for. and is now indtstriously urged,
to defeat Tucker, Johnston, Bcale, tlunton,
Coode, Cabell, and Harris, the regular cali-
didates of the Conservative party. ....
1t will be observed that in this handsome
arrangement OF the readjusters' ring IN
Richmond last winter and summer (of
which Hinton was one OF the controlling
spirits) to wage universal and relentless
warfare upon everybody who did not stand
upon its arbitrary platform and follow its
hehests Hinton was excluded. There was
10 be no opposition to his nomination, as
there was to all other candidates, because
he already virtually to;ed his certificate OF
nomination around in his brcechcs-pockct.
Nor was any independent candidate TO be
urged against him, rs against I'll the other
candidates, because be was one OF the elect
the only chosen candidate OF the State
"rine" OF disorganiZerS out OF all the tired
and trusted Conservative candidates Tor
Congress in the State
Hereby "hangs that tale" we spoke OF
the other day. AS soon as the honest
Grernbackers OF MeckIenburg, Luncnburg,
and the other counties Of this district called
n convention to assemble at BoydiOn on the
18th Of September to nominate an lndc-
pcndcnt Grcenback candidate, all CT Hin
| ions bediam was thrown into confusion.
The Richmond WING at once protested
against such DISCRIMINATION OF the party IN
| Iinton's district, and closed with The foI-
lowing significant remark Cd ay0rd TO the
rise is sufficient"
That was TO say, in full and plain Eng
lish, that while the Hintonitcs are running
an Independent candidate against all other
nominations in the State to insure their de-
feat, we must crush out any lndependency
against Hinton, and take him IS "dH right
on The q0oSe." I'VE quote from Inc lfhy)
And hence il was that. when the Green
hackers held their several local county
meetings in this district to appoint delegates
to the BoyGtcn Grcenback Convention,
Captain Hinton was present to work Ills
wires, and when the Convention itself as
scmbed he was on hand to do the same
work, and defeated the Convention by one
vote!
Ii was thus all right to run Independent
candidates cTcepi against Hinton.
Now, in the face OF this statement OF no.
toriouS facts, on which we challenge contro-
versv, and Of which there can be no TRUTH
full denial we ask the honest Conservative
people OF this congressional district II they
can honestly support man, or Il ring, or
combination of sC-callcd conservatives,
whose sole organization and objects are to
defeat every Conservative candidate Tor
Congress in the State except their lnd-
vidual selection (Wil!am Z. Hinton), and TO
oStlacise every other good Conservative: