The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-19
~. ,,tarnton Convention.

nav after tomorrow the Rtpuo''can ces'e
V,onveotiou will meet Ia S.<unton. Inc
objects OF It's assembling are two--nsme'y'
n elect delegates to the Chicago Convfn'
iior. and to frame sn elcctersl ticket. The
former object will be accomplished oil
rourse. There will, wetake II for granted,
be no dlsposHicn mauiissted by any cons'd'
arab,c uumbcr OF the members To adjourn
without providing that the Republicans o.
Virginia shall be represented Ia the National
Conyestssa OF their party, thcueh tsey
oueht to do so n they consent to form an
unp,clged electoral ticket. IL weum ce
csnlta, partisau crime for the loyal sane'
rents OF that pxriy to refuse to mix wito
their brethren from other psr's OF inc
country. Thsscrime viii not be c"mm'''eu'
~ ,hsre were no other reseen Tor sead'
anv delegates TO Chicago, the Tact that the
Fesera, olvsees 10 Virginia WI be distributed
.monrst TIRE faithful Parttssns who shall
have BEEN represented ia that Convention
would beasf itself sufficient to fnsure the
sappoiatnssnt Of full delegation; because
n the Scranton Convention were TO declare
IN favor Of an unpledged electoral ticket
and should as logicd consequence reiuse
10 send delegates 10 either Chicago or Gin
.cinnati. as In that event 1t ought 70 rel"se'
the ti,ssentieuts would OF course wi'nar'"
and hold ut once, or soon, o'ho"'I u'e
Renublicap Convention and perform the
.dstv which would thus have been neglected
nv the stanton Convention; and thus
establish their title to all the Federal oiiices
I'm the State.
But will the second object he accom-
,plished-tbe framing OF straight-out ne
publican ticket? This question might De
answered alphabetically as follows: IL tne
uegroes control the Stauntou Convention
they will have no regard for consistency
and the MALONE programme may possibly
be carried out. II on the other hand tue
whites control 1t, the Republican pro-
gratnme will be carried out. The white
Republicans can hardly be inveigled into
any scheme for selling out their party 10
General MALONE or anybody else. No SUI
ficient ipducsment can be offered to them.
Besides, the Chicago Convention would not
admit delegates from State Convention
which had made up mongiel, unp!edged
electoral ticket. That Is TO be convention
Of delegates sent tbitber by Republicans
pledged to support the nominee OF that BODY
whoever be may be.
But the Federal ofiice-boders iD Virginia
have always been power in the party. We
have stated how they will vote upon the
former question how will they vote on
this question? We are not authorized to
speak Tor them hut we think we know how
they will look al the subject. 1t will proba-
bly be their view that though framed by
both Republicans aud Readiusters, an I'M
pledged electoral ticket wonld meet with
no success in Virginia; but especially VIII
they say 10 themselves that even II such q
ticket should be successful. General MALONE
would not allow it 10 vote for General
GRANT unless upon condition that the Fede-
raj patronage in Virginia should be dis
pensed by General MALONE: and this would
mean the division OF the Federal offices
amougs, the MALONE men and not amongst
the Republicans proper, or those sending
delegates to Chicago. 1t would surely in
dictate a new distribution Of those offices,
and The extrusion of the present incum-
bents.
What, then, viii be The resuhp 1t would
seem almost certain that the iOfuences
which can be brought 10 bear In favor OF
straighi-eut electoral ticket must be stronger
than aay which General MALONE can bring
to bear. AS well as we can Judge from the
indications which we have had fren the
county meetings, there will be large MA
HONE eienent in the Convention, but II will
be controlled by the still larger element OF
Republican cfIice-holders and Republicans
from principle, both Of which classes must
oppose mongrel ticket.
A third scheme is suggested in Rich.
mond telegram to Washington paper
namely, that the Stanton Convention shall
send delegates to Chicago, and evade and
avoid the difficulty OF their exclusion by
refusiog to agree to an unpIedged electoral
ticket, at the same time, however, author
izing the State Central CoGmittee to form
hereafter such an electoral ticket. 1t is
hopedthst thet Caicago Consention will adj
NIT delegates appointed bySxuch Gonves1-
tion, though 1t migbt not admit delegates
appointed by o Cenvention waich had Itself
agreed 10 acorrupt combiuatssn in order to
secure the success OF u salab5e ticket. We
shall see how this lit lie scheme will work.
There Will he. Republicans at Stsunton next
"Wednesday from al over the country
enough # true snes. too, TO inscre the cy-
posure Of 4ais trick, and 10 bring 1t to
the atteutiaa OF the Chicago Convention.
II may be sssumed with entire ceon6dence
that BLAfHE sHd SHERMAN will show no boz
gus GRANT delegates 10 be seated at Cbica.
go-deiegates appointed by Convention
which would thus hsse sold itxeh out 10
advance 10 General kAHONE. The votes
cast In the Chicago Convention must not be
cast by men who have sbargained atlhome
THAT they will go. give The vote OF Virginia
TO any RePo blieSS, but will bold T. nm
pledged, and after the election place IL
- where Il will doshe most GOOD" "Eeads
j win. tails YOU lose" Is asame that Deitser
the astute seuatorfom Malice nor the sharp
Secretary Of the f,veasnry will suffer apy
.peddllEg Virginia politicians to play
against them.
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Out With 1t.
The Wing says it weaId make us " very
Nadn II AZ siaould tell at that il has heard