The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-17

General MAuoNE'S organ says rs emphatl-
cally rs words could say it that that jour
nal opposed last fall the election to Con-
rress OF no Conservative candidates except
General JOE JOHNSTON and RAN. TUCKER.
But here is what General MAH0NE's organ
said at the time:
From the Richmond Wing, November Is, 1881
Nevertheless, and notwithstanding that
abe TColoncl Richmond was all things to
all men "a Greenbacker with the Green
hackers, and ga sly dog" all the time with
the hard-money faction--he IS only elected
by the skin OF his tecth-and that. too, over
two Grcenbackers (McMullin and Newoer-
ry), whose Joint vote cast for either one OF
them would have buried him so deep that the
hand OF political resurrection could never
have reached him. And now that Mr..
Richmond goes to Congress, one who knows
that gentleman Of old, as member OF the
House OF Delegates, warns the UtSpdtch
that il it wishes to be preserved from NOR
LITIGATION and rcmorSc it must have Rich
mond's tongue removed. or Sicnced III some
way, to prevent "unfortunate speeches " III
Congress.
That was after the election. 1t indicated
Enthusiastically the hostility of General Ma
HOMES organ to Colonel RICHMOND. Turn
now to the file OF the Wig for August, and
read as follows:
From the Richmond Wing. August II, 1881
THE FRAUD AT WYTHEyILLE.-The Marion
Herald, whose gallant editor was delegate
from Smyth, tells us OF the trick by which
the Wytbevile convention was turned into
cheat. 1t happened that the counties on
the railroad had full delegations present,
while other counties were represented by a
few persons-aut however, to cast
the full vote OF these counties. In conse-
uuence' OF this state OF things per
cuDitd vote was 4 very different thing
from q scaled vote. For instance, Rus
sell county had only one delegate pre-
sent, but was entitled to eleven on scaled
vote, and got only one on per capita vote;
TaZeweIl had only three present, and was
entitled to thirteen; and so OF other coun-
ties. The enemies Of reimbursement, consti-
tuting the per capita majority, availed them
selves OF its power, refused to allow scaled
vote (though any one member had the right
to demand n), thereby defeated the platform,
and stifled the voice OF the people OF the
district. This, with the FunderS, was all
fair and legitimate tactics.
The Herald states that after supper, and
Funders, having got "skeered,' sent 4
proposition TO those who had withdrawn
that il they would return Richmond's name
should be Withdrawn, and they (the Fund
ers) would 20 solidly for either Blair or
Fulkerson, whicheverthe Readiusters might
prefer. But Captain Blaif and Colonel
Fulkerson and their friends promptly re-
jected the proposition. declining to have
anything to do with Funders' caucus; and
both Of those gentlemen said they would
not accept q nomination without platform.
This is remarkable, considering that the
Funders have been proclaiming that the Re-
:adiusters have no regard for principle or
the public interests, aud only seek place for
1hemselves!
The Herald expresses the opinion that
the popular indignation at the trlckery and
fraud Will find vent at the polls.
CGplment were useless.