The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-03

sA,uk. IN nominating Mr.. FuLKERscx for
congress In the Ninth district. Heisa man
Of untiring energy and activity, bulldog
s,erseyerance, or obstfnacy u you like the
word better, is al ersxinai Re3diuster, and
has fair share d ability. He has been
arhting the battle Of reimbursement for many
years; and Is, We guess, ready by this time
to take ster forward Tor backward) ana
advocate reputation. Indeed, the RIDDLE
pgRarR biz h a measure Of partial repudiar
ton. II distinctly provides for refusing %
nav cersssu pro, ortion 81 debt which tAe
Legislstsre, the Governor, and the Supreme
Court II Appeals, have all acknowledged to
be deaf owing by Virginia 70 her creditors.
And rs Mr.. FrLKERsoS Is supporter oil the
RppEBERGER bill eve assume thst'he Isl,
we tsAe II that he may be set down as
partial repudIator. But why he or any
other man should be willing TO repudlate
the half and not the whole OF the State
de,g, Is not so clear. The old adage says.
CAS- we'll be hung fer stealing sheep as
yxmb." There Is no more disgrace in steal
eng dollar than In stealing fifty cents. We
indulge in these remarks because MIR. Full
xERsox will. we predict, be one OF the FIRST
men In Virginia to act upon the theory
herein land down, and 10 come out boldly
for regulating the entire debt OF the Com
monweatth. He is no laggard. He Is not
oyer.scfupuloas. He understands how 10
feel the pulse OF the voters. IL he has come
to the conclusion that they are educated up
the point Of reputation OF the whole pub
lie debt of Virginia, he will not be long IN
throwing to the breeze the banner OF new
and more aggressive policy.
The regular Democrats Of the Ninth dis
trict are divided amongst themselves as to
the policy Of making nomination for Con-
gress-not, we suppose, that they do not
consider the supporters Of the regular DEM
ocratic electoral ticket in a majority, but
because there are now, as there have for
years been in that district, many Democrats
who are opposed to the holding OF conven-
tiops TO nominate candidates for Congress.
FAYETTg McMuLLIN has been engaged for
MANY years In The work OF demoraliZing the
voters Of that region, and has succeeded in
causing some Of them to think that nomi-
mating convention deprives them OF as free
a choice as they would have il no nomina-
ting convention were held. MCMULLN
Is himself again candidate for Congress.
He has large following in the dis
trict, and always gets respectable vote.
Mr. NEwDERRY is also candidate, and he,
too, will get respectable vote. Neither OF
these men, as we understand it, is willing
TO submit his claims to the decision OF
nominating convention. Now, ii 1t be true,
as is said TO be the fact, that both OF them
are supporters Of the regular Democratic
electoral ticket, it is plain that the nomina-
tiou OF another man will put before the
voters three candidates pledged to vote for
that ticket, and will thus divide the regu.
lar Democratic party OF the district into
three portions, each OF which will, OF
course, be smaller than the faction which
will rally to the standard OF MIR. FULKER-
SON. Heretofore the candidacy OF Mr.. Nc
MuadIN has generally II not always aided
in the election OF the regular nominee OF
the Conservative party. But we do not un.
derstand that such is the prospective re-
suit for this year. Even, however, II his
candidacy shall infict no damage upon The
Democratic nominee, the candidacy OF Mr..
EEwBERRY must have this result. We do
not profess to know as we'll as the Demo-
Gratis who reside in that district what would
tie the wisest course for them to pursue.
We are perfectly willing to leave the ques-
tion TO their decision. They have called a
Convention which Is to meet on the 10th in
slant. That body will wisely Judge and
prudently determine upon all these ques-
lions. Nevertheless, we shall be excused
for warning our friends in the Southwest
to consult all the signs OF the times. Their
action in nominating candidate for Con-
gress might do more harm to the cause OF
the Democratic party than free race open
to all competitors would do. This is no
time to regard considerations personal to
the aspirants themselves.
We do;not know whether we would have
preferred the nomination OF BLAIR to that
of EybxYBsoS or not. The one is strong in
one end Of the district; the other in the
other. BLAIR is better stump-speaker, we
suppose, than FULKERs on, who is rather
orator than al eloquent one,
and Is therefore not as well. calculated as
BLAIR to carry crowd with him as he
speaks. One thing. howeverywe do know,
and that is that IL FULKERsoH Is to be beaten
at all the Democrats Of the Ninth district
must have an unexceptionatle candidate
one Of wisdom, experience, ami prudence
and they must work for hisvelection as il
thesaecess Of HANCOCK depended upon it.
The Wings Exuitat1cn.
We were muck amused yesterday by the
Hhtfs comments upon our leader OF the
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