The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-21
The Malone Party and the Conserva:
-. "A Is -'23 tive Party. .. 81

! The convention which met in Richmond
| on rbe 25th OF February did not meet Under
q cali OF the Conservative party for STATE
convention. The delegates who attended Il
were not appointed by general county meet
inps OF the Conservative party. Ihe con
yeption itself was not composed OF thosf
who had Heretofore belonged to the Conser
yatiye party. It was composed OF lndepcn
dents, a,few Conservatives, and OF Radical
Republicans, white and black. Its aVowed
object was to. organize a new party,
with all the machinery Of an active,
wide.awake political organization, and TO
have its own candidates for the political Of
fees OF the country. It did, in fact, ap.
point irs own separate State and executive
committees, and proposes to have It's own
county organizations and candidates. ana II
published its address to the people at large,
in which it set forth the claims OF its new
ly-organized party to popular favor. How
can all these things he made consistent with
fidelity to the good old Conservative party
Those who belong to this new party, as
they have declared, win have their own
candidates. II the Conservative party, as
has been its custom, meet in conyen-
lions TO nominate its candidates, can these
men, who are already pledged 10 support
the candidates Of another party, with
any sort Of proprety take part in these con-
yentions to control the nominations? IL
the Conservative conventions, as they are
likely to do, nominate as their candidates
others than those selected by the Malone
party. will the men Of this new party sup
bort the nominees of the Conservative con-
yentions? They cannot support both. They
will not support the Conservative noml-
nees, This being the case, 4 proper self
respect will keep them out Of the Conserva-
tive meetings. ..,..
The fact that thirty.nine other gentlemen
have signed paper pledSing themselves by
united effort to arouse public sentiment IN
favor of their views upon the Statc-dcbt
question, and to secure the election to the
LEGISLATURE Of members favorable to these
views. cannot possibly alter the case. II
the thirty-nlnc should organize their State
and executive committees, complete their
ORGANIZATIONS in every county, anu send out
their address, and nominate their own car
ditlatcs. they will be on another new indie
nendcnt party-wil Tot belong TO the Con-
servative party; and as long as they persist in
this course cannot act with the Conservative
party, nor take part in its conventions.
hIr. Rovall, and General Malone, and Mir.
Barbour each and all have perfect right,
il they choose and can, 10 form new parties,
with their own respective lists OF candi-
dates; but the moment they do so they and
their followers cease to be members OF the
Conservative party. Mr.. Royal and the
others of the thirty-ninc have not yet an-
pointed their State and executive commit
tees, with view to separate organization.
They have csntentcd themselves with tssu-
ing their circular. And at that the move
ment seems to have stopped. Not so the
Manone movement. 1t is pressed with all
the immense energy and skill of its leader.
The Conservative party is now confronted
with two thoroughly-organized, perfectly
drilled, and ably-oficered political antago-
nists-the Malone and the Radical Republic
can parties. The Malone party is beating
for recruits from the Radicals. Some OF the
Radicals have already given in their adhe-
sion to it. Others. doubtless, will follow.
To what extent this viii 60 we cannot now
tell; but it IS highly probable that wherever
the Radicals have not strength Of their own
sufficient to elect their own candidates they
will 90 over en- ndSse to the Malone party
TO help to beat down their old foe. What
ever may be their course. it Is the duty OF
the Conservative party to keep up COM
pact, active, and efficient organization. III
this be done it will triumph over every foe.
And such will doubtless be the case.-Chdr-
iot!eSUiie JeferSOnian.