The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-17


The only Republican journal published
m a,chmond sun adheres 70 It's advice to
,ts marty which we quoted last week, and
calls upon the Republicans to assemble ana
saws they wiz assemble, in Richmond next
October for the purpose OF devising mea'
svres TO keep the regular Democratic e'ecto-
raj ticket In Virginia from being elected.
We quote the article in full:
|,y,om she sou,heru irtelligencer. August 10,
's'' l6sO.I
THE OCTOBER CONFERENCE.
The conference Of Republicans hereto.
fore recommended by toe InfeittgencT WIN
assr mble in Ricbeaond on or about the is'n
cf october next. The object In assembling
4 that II NAV take counsel. one VITA an
ether and each with all, concerning Tue
presidential struggle, which VIII then DE
nearly nj cioee, and then and there. III the
| sicbt az the October elections aud Tue siate
20 tho csmpaign at home, determine the
,,rea, o,,estiop whether a vote for the straight
J,enublicau ticket will be OF greater account
"a Nr. Gar6eId or 10 the Bourbon Demo-
cra,s of thjs State. II likely to De
81 service 10 Mr.. Garfield and TO count IN
his favor he should have il, but IL from the
| then state of the campaign II should seem
clear that 10 cast II for hun would be 10
throw n away and lose 1t in the conflict,
,here must be no false pride, principle, or
sentiment inducing or influencing this con-
ference from making known to the voters
Of the State the real facts OF the SITUATION,
however hard and unpleasant they may be.
The outlook, whatever it is. must be raced
souarcIy, bravely, and earnestly. III no
campaien shall have been provided by inc
National Committee for the state, tnen tue
State must be abandoned ana the voters
advised to fight for the Liberals ana against
the Bourbons. who are seeking 10 peIpe'u-
ate their proscriptive ana tyranhicai RUE
over the people OF this commonwealth.
To consider carefully OF the pfesldent'al
situation when the struggle mas nearly
closed: 10 examine into the campaign III
our own State, and determine tne ieas'o,'-
II inv Of attempting to carry IL for the Repub-
Iican nominee: 10 do whatever at that i'm
portant conjuncture Of time may be possible
toward botn taking and keeping the po-
titical mower. OF Virginia out CT the
hands OF her old rulers, and finally 10
advise the Republican voters OF the state
OF what we honestly believe should DE
their action at the polls, VIII comprise
the greater part OF the important aud pa.
triofje work of this conference. A few OF
the self-eonstitutcd leaders OF the party, II
is believed, will oppose it. Major iost and
his newspaper. the Valley Virginton. TO-
geiher with a majority OF the oflice.holders,
| it was expected, would see in vt noting but
harm TO the cause. General Echos ana Inc
Richmond Dispatch also, we thought, would
| be ant 10 agree with YoSt, Splitter, and
other iaprdcticdbteS in this matter; but,
neyeri heless, the conference, we en- assure
orr friends, will be held, and from the in
formation before us we think we may safely
predict for 1t an influence OF great power
aud good in the November conflict.
The Dispatch does not "agree with
YosT." On the contrary, we would Ike
for an alliance between the Republicans ana
the Mahoneites to be effected at the earliest
possible moment. Hurry it up, Colonel
POPHAM. II is not often That we nave
agreed with you, or advocated any propo'
sition originated by you. You generally
know too we'll what measures would dam
age the Democratic party. But now iof
once we can warmly commend what you
propose to the Mahoneites and the Repub-
Iicans. Perhaps our judgment is at fault
in this instance; but, let that be as it may,
we are for PoPuAN's scheme.