The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-19

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The Virginia DeIega ticn-rc,s"
rwashinron Post, Field paper.i
M. v,rr,n,a delegation to the Cinclnnat,
Conv.r,ion WAS IN the city last Irhursua!J
. .,,r,,, wa,or John W. Daniel. who was SO
. LIZ hoing elected Governor OF the STATE
,ssn vnars 400. Il The most prominent
.n,ono Tho delegates. He was the first deie-
%s,o a. large elected, and Is typicai VIZ
s;ns,r who with a distinguished war re,
.orS q a poctjcally handsome man, ana
NTH great Influence by his picturesque
rra,orv General Terry is The next deIe-
v.,e a; large. n somewhat similar man. Dr.
Mof,e,t and James Barbour, the other TWO
delegates at large. are prominent anu w pvpu.
lar men In their State. MT n, w. "a "a.
is typical Virginia gentleman IITsi
the Fredericksburg dis'r,ct, anu Go'o.
mel Tom Tabb, from Hampton. Is a
very popular and influential oe,esate,
who was elected Win knom Il
prcciivity for Field. Colonel Crocker Is
well.known virginian. From Tue me.ro-
politan district Colonel Wi''ian hoyah,
editor of the Commonwealth, was inc ieauer
OF the Field movement In Virg'nlu. ne is
the leader OF the young poRtlcians III VIZ
gina, and determined opponent OF tue
Malone Readiusters movement. Judge IL.
c. Minor, OF the same district, Is another
warm supporter Of Field. Colonel Charles
Stringfellow, OF Petersburg, IL lawyer OF
reputation and beautiful speaker. COLO.
mel Preston Johnston, the son OF General
Albert Sidney Johnston, Is one OF tue most
popular men in the South-a TREND OF
Field. Kirkpatrick and Hale are popular
men In the Conservative party. Major BOD
Hunter, OF Winchester, Is both editor ana
politician-weI.known as General Cor
don's chief.of staff. Captain Aleck Payne,
Of Fauqnier, is typical Virginian ana one
OF the most popular men In the stare.
Major Talbot and Colonel Petit are repre-
sentative men Of their State. Robert Cog.
bill. OF the National Committee, Is well
known.
The Virginia delegation are unpledged.
All the members are deeply impressed with
the prominent demand for harmony in The
Convention. Some Of them are enthusiastic
for Hancock as the ideal gentleman whom
the South would prefer TO all others. Many
think that Hancock would be available, and
some express the opinion that Tilden would
do, In spite of the fact that the Virginia
Convention ignored his claims. SeymourS
position leaves them without any decided
opinion on him. They consider Field rs a
very strong compromise candidate. The
delegation left last night fol Cincinnati.
Seymour Speaks Definitely.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE Times to-
day contains the following important dis
patch from Utica: The Times can say with
out fear OF successful contradiction that
Seymour will not decline the nomination
for President. The stories in the New
York Herald are almost totally unwarrant-
ed. While Seymour has never for minute
been a candidate, his position has finally
settled down to this A: On Monday Mayor
Carter ii. Harrison. OF Chicago, and Mr..
MunforG, OF the Kansas City Times, met
Governor Seymour at Bagg's Hotel, IN this
place, when the subject was talked over in
every way in the presence OF the delegates
Of this district. IL was finally put 10 Mr..
Seymour in this manner by the spokesman,
Mayor Harrison:
"Mr. Seymour, we come here for posi-
1--WE dUSWti W u pIuiu Ih'osi'h' W V wv NV
come here to urge you to become candi-
date, and if we can find another man who
can carry enough electoral votes to win we
will do our best to nominate him; but II il
should appear at Cincinnati that you are the
only sure man-in fact, the Moses TO lead
the party out OF the wilderness to victory
and prosperity have you the backbone TO
decline?"
Mr.. Seymour avoided the question for
some time, but on persistent repetition
replied: I" If it takes that shape 1 ,ciH run
if Il kills me-" adding that he hoped affairs
would not take that turn, and that younger
and heartier man would be found.
The story that Seymour had written
letter to a delegate OF his district, to be read
at Cincinnati, declining whether nominated
or not, is also denied. J. Thomas Spriggs.
a prominent lawyer here, is that delegate,
and he assured your correspondent that he
has no such letter. After being shown the
letter in print, and Seymour having left
home to be gone ten days, be will see him
no more till after the Convention. The
Herald sent for copy OF that letter, and
Spriggs stated that il there was one 1t was
for Cincinnati, but he had received none
Where the letter was halched Spriggs does
not know.
Seymour still Booming.
Especial to the World alleged Field paper.l
CINCINNATI, June 17.-Tbere is a feeling