Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-18
No Fusion in VIRGINIA.

FAILURE OF THE COMPROMISE NEGOTIATIONS
The letter of the Virginia conservative COM
mlttee 10 that OF the readjuSteTS accepting the
latter's plan for primary election, and submit
ung certain amendments to said plan. has been
made public. In it the committee says eve
regret tnat your committee did not accept the
plan or compromise which we submitted to you
I'D Difference to the decree OF many OF, our peo-
pie OF all shades OF opinion on local issues, but
we share in the disposition which you declare.
not TO perpetuate strife between the supporters
OF Hancock and English and stand ready to
meet you In any fair, honorable and lust terms
OF reconciliation and concession, which shall
clearly and uneQufVocally maintain the prin-
c1ples enumerated and the nominees presented
Dy the Cincinnati convention of the national
cemocrecy We propose to amend the third Sec
,-o, tton VI tlie pan Oh cancellation submitted by
your committee. so as to require that none bit
tga! voters, VINO are national democrats, shall
participate in the election. Gen. Hancock and Mr..
hnglnsa h,llis n were nominated by regular demo-
in their nomination were all democrats. No
democrat can fttiLgly object to combining the
selection OF those who are to be entrusted with
ca:.Hg the popular vote for the democratic
nominees TO their brother democrats alone.
we by no means wish to exclude any person, of
Whatever political profession, from voting for
Hancock and English. On the contrary, we
welcome all who wish, In good faith, to support
mem. But party fealty, prudence and unvary-
ing CUSTOM alike, require that repre- Sentatives
OF OF lne party be chosen by members of the party.
ooI oomie oi Ine members Of the party which your
snat, IN Ihelr opinion, majority of the Virginia
oen aenoCLats are IN sympathy with them. We
SauuoC see mat they can object to the test OF a
ueInocIatlc primary election, which would only
tesulG it II they be correct In indicating their
JummgInent we invoke the test"
.,, ne IesdJusterS committee was in session un-
ei O'Clock yesterday afternoon, when they
se sene lhelr reply to the foregoing. The reply
@ aets ioItn That the readjuSters' committee can.
@ io. consistently submit to any arbitration less
po1tnI lhan That OF the people Of Virginia. Sig-
tt naI IalIure nad attended every effort to secure
@ Ine popular endorsement of the first propostion
Sutpaitled Dy the conservative committee fthe
Iuihso electoral ticket plan.) To the Daonle M
tthgin!a VIII the re adjusters committee consent
~ ~ sonnt as aroltraturs. and this is the easiest
an mo I Conclusive solution of the VIII lie
lna.,ef. Ihey Say:-s'We cannot and will NOT
yleiu 20 any demand that would place us i'm the
Poslt!on or abandoning faithful allieSn and
tMSaiVlhg 1urther correspondence on the subiect
sney snsy concluoe by saying:-"The conferences
seen to have developed nothing more man the
MISUNDERSTANDING OF views Of our res 1ectlVe par
t' ies' anu hothlng remains to US but TO appeal to
ohG people at The ballotbox In support of our
Cialm 10 give voice to the political viii of V,r
gina g N FEDERAL as well as state affairs" After
tnlS Communication was delivered to the con
SerVatlVe committee the readjusters' comm,ttao
aoJoufnt Sine ole. The conservative c0mmittoo
upon receipt OF the reply of the readiustars an
polnteo committee to prepare an adires, r.
tne people and then adjourned and no enieG oT III
nope OF compromise between the democrafic,s f.,