The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-08
The Congressional Canvass.


MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CON-
MTTrEE-EEUTRALITY D CLARED IN TIE
PENDING CANvAss-GENERAL wICKHAM ~
FAVOR OF GENERAL JOHSsT0S-THE CITY
CONSERVATIVE CoMMITTEE-BRoAD.sTR STREET
MEETING, &c.
The Republican District Committee. COM
posed OF one member from each ward and
one from each county. met in the Office OF
the Collector OF Customs yesterday evening
to consider the political situation. The
movement was started by certain Republic
Gains OF HeDrico county, who bad 4 confer
ence on Saturday, and who desired the Dis
trict Committee lit is understood) to endorse
Colonel Newman.
LETTER FROM GENERAL wICKHAM.
The following letter from General Wick
ham was read by prominent committee
man:
HANOVER COUNTY, VA, October 4, 1878.
TO the Republican Committee Of the Third
% Congressional District:
Gentlemcn,-It being understood that
there will be no Republican candidate to be
voted for in this district at the approaching
election, there Is danger that Republicans,
led by the idea that it is to the interest OF
the party to support an lndependent as
against the Conservative nominee, may cast
their votes for the gentleman who has been
brought out by what is called the Green
back party, l respectfully suggest, there
fore, that you officially advise them against
such course. rs calculated to intlict injury
upon both The national and State credit ;
warning them that the present great cardi-
mai principle of the Republican party is the
preservation OF the credit OF the nation
that the issue Of irredecmablc currency BY
the Government would utterly destroy in
the carly end the national credit both
at home and abroad, and cvcntuatc
in great evil to the whole people; and
that it is the solemn duty Of every Re.
publican to mark his GisapproVal OF and
lend his aid to defeat the movement inau'
gllrated by the " tat-moncy' men to depr2'
ciatc the national currency.
The candidate OF the GraenbacEcrs in
this district holds no opinion in common
with the Republican party, whilst john
ston is opposed to the issue o! irredeemahlt
currency and uneQIivncally in favor OF pre-
serving the national credit. In my iudg
ment, therefore, our duty to the country
should Impel US to give him our support.
Should YOU concur with me in these view:
l.
YOU issue brief address, urging the volcr>
cral Johnston with Il view to maintain The
credit Of the country.
Your obcuicnt servant,
WILLIAMS {. WIcHHAM.
STRICT NEUTRALITY.
After considerable discussion the com
mittcc Is. +. Maddox. Esq. chairman.
adopted tic following:
ResOirpd. /. That this committee deems
it ineXpcdi2nL in tic present state OF politi-
cal affairs to call Il convention OF tile Re
publican party OF tins district for the pnr'
pose either OF putting 4 candidate in The
field in the present campaign for Congress
or endorsing either OF the candidates already
announced.
.. That the committees OF the cities anC
counties maintain their organizations in
tact. taking no part rs organizations i'll thr
campaign, but that each indIvIlIlal Repub
lican at the approaching election vote o.
not. as he may prefer, being guided IN this
rs also in his choice Of q candidate. II III
does vote. by his own Judgment, prcsrrvin!
the traditions OF the Republican party Is /,
Oppo>ition to the Democratic party, and tf
everything that may tend to its future sue
cess.
Adjourned.
CITY CONSERVATIVE COMMITTEE.
4 meeting Of the CITY Conservative Com
mittec was ncld last night, Superintendent
Gray in the chair. and present McsSrS. G
Watt Taylor Il. II. StvII, J. Ca>kie Cabcll
}. Bell Bigger, J. y. Smelling, +. "
Grubbe, p. f. Dupuy. \. \. Lorcntz
Thomas Cox, ". }. Epps, and AleXande
ll;crholZcr.
Ncssrs. p. w. Grubbe, Il. ". Pickrcl', J
.. Smelling, +. II. St!l and =. +. Dupuy
oil the committee, and Thomas Potts am
j. Penn Rogers, from citizens gcncraliY
were appointed i committee to make coiiec
ton OF funds far campaign purposes.
John Bell Bigger, Z. W. Grubh>, job!
L. Purcell. W. ". Wood, Robert Fl. SlyIl
W. J. EppS. and =. Ii. Gum were appoint
ed 4 committee TO cuUperalc with the TX
ccutIvc Committee oil the Johnston Club il
arranging meetings.
The first meeting will be held on Frida.
night at the Theatre. when General jo!in
ston and other prominent gentlemen VII
address the people.
As great difficulty has been felt in sccu
rinn the attendance oi members OF the com
mttec, in the hope OF causing an improve
mcnt in thas direction. the treasurer WIS Iar
nimI,t Instructed TO coticct nifty cents On
fire provided by the bY-laWs) from each al
ScntCc.
The committee adjourned to meet o'
Thursday night o! tbs week and Tu"sda
and Friday nights OF each week hcrca!tc!
ERoAE-sTEEET MEETING.
\ meeting oI coorcd voters WAS an
rounccd to take place near the corner o
Seventh and Bread streets list night. OWN!
70 the bad weather il was not held. 1t WI
take place Friday night.
BRIEF Local ITEMS The amount "
i-n;tod States rrycnle collected ycsterda