The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-31
The Result in Virginia.

Tuesday viii be election day. AS we
shall send out no paper tomorrow this may
be considered the last issue OF The DtSpdlch
that will reach the people before they vote.
We, therefore, at this closing hour wish TO
answer the question which Is so often
asked. How will the vote stand in Virginia
as between the May ticket and the July
ticket. We leave the Republican ticket
out OF the question for the present. we
set down the probable results as 1t appears
TO us they will be, promising that OF course
il Is possible that we are too ssnguine OF
success. The event will soon either con-
firm our predictions or blast our hopes.
In the First congressional district WOLFF
is running ahead OF CRITCHER, and has no
idea OF withdrawing-so he himself says.
Indeed. il would be foolish for bin to do so.
II ANYBODY is to get out Of the way in that
district CRlTcHER Is evidently the man who
ought to do so. The papers in that district
declare that CRITCHER will not receive shree
thousand votes. He Is running in the hope
OF thereby commencing himself to the Ma
wear their nomination for some office to
which be will stand some chance OF being
elected. The First district is safe for the
May electoral ticket.
10 the Second district, somewhat SINH
lar state OF things exists, except that in that
district the prospect OF the success OF the
Republican candidate is altogether TOO
bright to suit genuine Democrats. LACY,
however, the Readiuser candidate, is prac-
tically out of the race. He will be dis
tanced. But we really cannot tell whether
his Withdrawal at this late day would bene-
fiji GoODE or DEZENDORF. AS in The First
district, so in the Second, The regulars will
leave the Mahoneites out OF sight. In both
districts they fear only the Republicans.
The Second district is safe for the May
electoral ticket as against the July ticket.
In this district the regulars will beat The
coalition between the MahoneiteS and the
Republicans. GEORGE ID. WISE will Get
more votes than the RCaniusters and the
Republicans combined can give to JONI S
WISE; and the May ticket will lead the Jul,
ticket by--well, we will be modest, ant
say five thousand votes.
In the Fourth district there is no MAHoNI
candidate. and we see no reason to doub
that the May electoral ticket will lead TIE
Readiuster ticket, however large may be The
Republican majority in that district.
In the Fifth district the contest promises
to be close as between CABELL aud Sf0vALL
but not as between the May electoral ticke
and the July electoral ticket. The former
ticket will get large majority.
In the Sixth district, precisely the same
state OF things exists as in the Fifth
TUCKER may be closely pressed, but he vii
be elected, and the May electoral ticket viii
lead the July ticket by large majority.
In the Seventh district, very much th'
same state OF things exists as in the Fifth
except that PAUL's prospects are brighte
than Sr0vALL's or FRAzlER's. But the Ma,
ticket will get a good msiority.
Ia the Eighth district we consider 1t pos
sible that BARBOUR will carry every county
The May ticket will receive an immens
majority. We have no fear that the Jul.
ticket will carry a single county. Ever.
county in that district voted Alright last fall
we think; and surely the Democrats will d.
better this year than they did last.
The Ninth district is the only distric
which we expect the July ticket TO carry
and we are by no means certain that tina
ticket will carry even that district. We d.
not wish to be greedy, however, nor to b
too confident, remembering, as we do, hoy
woiully we were deceived last year. New
eriheless, we must be allowed to say tina
We are not entirely without hope as to III
result in the Ninth district.
Can anything happen at this late day I
ialsify our forecast? Nothing hut clos
ccxlilion between the Republicans and IN
Mahoneiies, and the retirement OF the GAR
FIELD ticket. The public, however, hay
the most positive assurances from the autht
rifles Of that party that the GARrIELD ticks
will not be withdrawn nor retired. Wea
cept these assurances as reliable, as We b.
lieye they are, and on them base our calct
lations.
Onward to victory
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