The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-31
Their Claim.

Their Claim.
The Democrats OF Virginia do not claim
,ha, their ticket Is the regular Democratic
tIcke, simply bccsusc It was nominated first.
they base It's claim to regularity aud to the
support OF the people OF virginia upon
several grounds.
F. tst The Convention Of the 10Th Of May
was not Fundcr Convention at all. IL was
called by the state Committee OF the Con-
sentative party at a meeting at which Colo
mel GRoNER, II. A. WISE, and j. L. sroVALL
were present-alI three being not only Re-
adjusters but well known as such. These
three gentlemen not only attended the SAID
Meeting in compliance with the request oil
the chairman, but took aG active part in the
same. They occupied more OF the time oil
the committee, we think, than all the other
members combined. They voted upon the
question OF fixing the place OF meeting OF the
Convention, and no doubt upon other ques-
tons. So that II is O clear case that The Debt
PAYERS had resolved from the beginning That
they would recognize the Readiusters as
members Of the Conservative party. The
three gentlemen named had been read out
OF the Conservative party, so they said, by
the same committee in which they were thus
allowed TO vote and speak with as much au-
thority as any OF the other members. Yet
the reading-out evidently amounted to no.
thing. Otherwise the three could not have
disturbed the harmony OF the meeting.
2d. The call for the May Convention In
vited all persons TO participate in the meet
inps TO be held to send delegates to Rich-
mond who intended this year to support the
Democratic nominee for President. Nobody
was ruled out. The action OF the committee
OF last year was ignored. A sincere desire
to conciliate the ReSdiuster was manifest
ed, and an earnest effort was made to induce
them to rally TO the standard OF the Demo-
cratic party.
Sd. There were in the May Convention a
number of ReSdiusters. DR.. MoFFETT. BA-
KER p. LEE. JAMES BARBOUR, DR.. LEWIS,
and we know not how many more men
known to be Readiusters, were present and
participated in the proceedings OF the Con-
yenlion. Mr.. BARBOUR and DR.. MoFFETT
were called upon to address the body, and
did so. They recanted none Of their opin-
ions upon the debt question. On the con-
trary, Mr. BARBOUR expressly iatimated
that although this year he would act with
the gentlemen around him in support OF
the nominees Of the Cincinnati Convention,
vet next year he would be as ready as ever
TO take the stump in advocacy OF read.
justment o! the public debt. After he and
DR.. MogFgTT had made their speeches. they
were both elected delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
4th. The Convention showed its earnest
desire to bring about q union OF the Debt
PAYERS and the Readiusters in support OF
the nominees OF the Cincinnati Convention
BY placing upon the electoral ticket which
il framed the names OF Mr.. PRlDEM0RE, Mr..
Redo, and Mr.. MENIFEE-all prominent Re-
adjusters.
What more than these things could the
Convention have done to prove its ieguIari-
ty, and that it represented all the true Demo-
Gratis of Virginia? II General MALONE or
Mr.. MASSEY had come into the Convention
as delegate, he would have been treated
with as much consideration as marked the
treatment Of the Readiusters who were
there.
9th. Yet the Conservatives have better
reason than any OF these for claiming that
the action OF the Convention OF the 18th
of MAY was the action OF the Democratic
party of Virginia, and that its electoral
ticket is the regular Democratic electoral
ticket. That reason is found in the fact
that no other convention was held at any
time or at any place TO send delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention. Its claim to rep
resent the Democratic party was never
called 10 question in the only manner in
which it could be chectually Questioned
that is, by the holding OF another conven'
ton, and the appointment OF delegates to
contest the seats OF the delegates ap'
, pointed by the May Convention. The
Cincinnati Convention was held on the 22d
June. No Convention except the May Con
Vent1On 0au Decu Delu Ill virginia WucI
the Cincinnati Convention met. No dele
gates had been appointed to that body othel
than those sent by the May Convention
No delegates appeared in Cincinnati to con-
test the title OF the May delegates to seats
In word, the MAHoNEITEs by their every
act UP TO that time had conceded that The
May Convention was the proper body ia
send delegates to the Democratic National
Convention.
The claim set up by the MAH0NEITEs al
this late day is unfounded. The July Con
ventiOn was not a convention OF Democrat!
but mixed body of negroes, Republicans
and Democrats. A number of these dele
gates will vote for GARFIELD and ARTHUR
Need another word be said as to the com
parative titles to regularity Of the Conven
tion OF May and the convention Of July?
DIR. JONATHAN Poe, Of Taylor county
West Virginia, venerable Democrat, wa
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