The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-30
THATELECrORAL KET.
Joint Meeting Of tbe Republican state
Central and Executive Committees.
THE GARFIELD AND ARTHUR ELECTORAL TICKET
NOT TO Bs TAKEN DOwS-sTAIE COMMIT.
TEES VERSUS NATIONAL COnuIlTEE, &C.

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TEES VERSUS NATIONAL COMMITTEE, &C.
A Joint meeting OF the Republican State
Central and Executive Committees was
held 10 this city yesterday afternoon. All
the districts except the Fifth were repre-
sented, aud the meeting was called to order
by ex-senator John J.. Lewis. Arthur a.
SpIrzer acted as secretary.
General Wickham stated that he had ad-
dressed a letter TO Colonel T.. A. Burr and
Colonel +. L. Loyeland. who represented
the National Republican Committee, and
was anxious for reply. The following Is
copy OF General Wickham's letter:
RICHMOND. October 90, 1880.
Colonel y. 4. L0ueldnd and Colonel T. 4.
Burr:
Gentlemen, impression il now far
extended that q part Cf your purpose In
visiting Richmond is to induce the Repub-
licsns oi this State TO withdraw the Garfield
electoral ticket or cast their votes for the
ReSdiusier Hancock ticket, and that your
action is with the approval OF the National
Republican Committee. This il doing In
caculsble injury to the Republican party
Of the State. sm sure this impression is
based upon representation Of your pur-
poses. ask that you now take measures
TO correct these impressions, and 10 state
that you had no purpose OF the kind, and
no authority TO advise any such action, and
that you are satisfied that the National Re.
publican party would desire the largest
possible vote 10 be cast in Virginia for the
Garfield aud Arthur electoral ticket.
Very respectfully,
WINS. &. WICKHAM, Chairman.
Burr and Loveland have been in the city
several DAYS, and the fact Is generally known
that they came here to see il they could not
arrange a plan which, il agreed TO By the
State Committees, would resnlt i'm the Gar
field and Arthur electoral ticket being with
drawn in Virginia in faver OF the Re-
sdjuster electoral ticket. Burr was invited
to attend the meeting yesterday, and was on
hand soon after it was called 10 order.
General Wlckham offered the following
resolution:
ResolUed, That this meeting OF the COM
mittee is called solely for the purpose Of
considering the means to advise The people
that the statement that the Garfield ticket is
10 be withdrawn is false.
Messrs. Early and Jorgenstn supported
the resolution, and bitterly denounced the
interference OF the National Republican
Committee in Virginia politics without first
consulting the proper Republican Commit.
tee OF the State. The resolution was uuan-
imously adopted.
Dir. IIoxsey spoke Of the report which bad
gotten out that the Republican electoral
ticket OF Virginia was to be Withdrawn IN
favor Of the Readiuster Democratic ticket,
and wanted TO know how it originated. lie
denounced unsparingly the author OF the
report. and offered the following preamble
and resolution:
The rumOr that the Republican electoral
ticket In this State has been or is TO be
Withdrawn under authority OF the National
Republican Committee is ut; erly untrue,
and we denounce 10 as q falsehood clrcula-
ted by the enemies OF the Republican party
for the purpose Of iniuring that party.
ResO[ued, That we call upon all Repub-
licsns. whether Readjusters or Funders, to
vote for the regular Republican electoral
ticket nominated at Staunton in April last.
Mr. Horsey subsequently withdrew his
preamble and resolution for the purpose OF
besring Colonel Burr's reply TO General
Wickham.
Burr said that he, as an agent OF the Ma
tionsl Committee, had not given currency
TO or had not in any way abetied tbereport OF
th. Withdrawal Of the Republican electoral
ticket Of Virsinis.
Mr. Early charged that Burr aud Love
land were the parties responsible Tor the
matter.
Wbcreupon Burr withdrew from the
room somewhat mortified at being snubbed
by the committee, and particularly by Mr..
Early, and lett convinced that bis (BurTS)
preseuce before the meeting was not very
much desired.
Burr aud Loveland, when making them
selves known here, said "they were the
men who so successfully conducted the ln-
diana campaign" But their biz work ouI
West failed to property recommend them to
tbs Republicans here.
Subsequently Mr.. Hoxsey's preamble aud
resolution we've unanimously adopted.
Air. Esrly then offered the following pre-
amble and resolution, which were adopted
Whereas the presence OF Messrs. Love
land and Burr, agents OF the National Re
publican Committee, is doing iDcaIcula1ie
injury TO the Garfield electoral ticket IN this
State; therefore
Keso!rsd, That the following telegram bo
sent to the National Committee: "The State
Central and Executive Republican Commit
tees of Virginia request the National Com
mittee TO at once recall Messrs. LoveIand
and Burr, and express their unalterable de-
termination TO support Garfield and Arthur,
and under no conditions will the Republi'
cans OF Virginia consent to vote any Han
cock electoral ticket"
While the committees were in session
telegram was received from j. Ii. Ballard
and ii. Jameson, members OF the State Com
mittee who were at Abingdon, saying tha
the Republicans OF the Ninth district vii
support Garfield, Arthur, and GoodwelI, ne
matter what compromise is made.
| The State Committee will not agree Il
withdraw Goodwell.
| The Republican State Executive Commit
tee have adopted the following preamble
and resolutions:
| Whereas in certain districts certain Re
publicans have announced themselves a
candidates for Congress, ana opposed b.
many members in the party, thus producing
dissensions; therefore be 1t
ReSolUed, That this committee expires
the hope that no Republican will so con
duct himself as 10 endanger the interests
the Republican party and this committe
hereby declares that all Republicans In con
gressiOnal districts in which there are N
candidates nominated by Republican con
yentions, or committees authorized by sue
conventions TO make nominations for Con
gress, are free 10 east their votes according