The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-29
The End Approaches.

This article will appear in the last issue oil
the Dispatch that will reach our country
readers before the election. On Tuesday,
fine Cd of November, the day on which our
next semi.weeky issue will appear, the
elections will take place all over the United
States.
We beg the true Democrats OF Virginia
not TO relax their efforts in the slightest de-
gree. The news from all parts Of the State
leads us 10 believe that the regular Demo-
cratic electoral ticket will be chosen by the
people. Gentlemen now in Richmond
from Southwest Virginia assure US that
they have good reason for expecting that
even the Ninth congressional district will
give a majority to the l9th-of- May electoral
ticket, and that TRIGG's election is by no
mesus impossible. We hear news equally
encouraging from every section OF the Com"
monwealtb.
But, we repeat, all this good news must
not cause us to imagine for one moment that
the battle Is already fought and won. The
few days that remain between now and
Tuesday will be employed by our willy adj
yersaries TO the best advantage. They will
leave no stone unturned in their desperate
determination to defeat The regular Demo
cratic ticket. The MALONE electoral ticke:
was brought into the field for the purpose
OF defeating our ticket. II could not have
been framed for any other purpose. Neither
General MALONE nor any OF his followers
ever doubted for one moment that the cleo
tors named by the May Convention would II
elected cast their votes for HANCOCK, nor that
they would be elected IL a second HANCOCK
ticket were not framed. 1t is impossible,
therefore, that the July ticket could have
been intended to insure the choice OF HAN
COCK electors In Virginia. That result was
already insured when the July Convention
assembled IL only that Convention could be
induced to adjourn without nominating
second set OF HANCOCK electors. The ac'
ton OF that body, therefore, in nominating
a second HANCOCK ticket was in effect Z
blow aimed at HANCOCK. 1t rendered un
certain what had otherwise been Ger
tain-tbe election OF a HANCOCK ticket il
Virginia. Explain IL as you will, the actor
of the July Convention first made HAN
cocks success In this State doubtful. i
had never been doubtful but for that action
Indeed, the Republicans would not have
even SO much as made an effort TO carry
Virginia for GARFIELD if the July Conyen
tion had declared for the regular HANCOCE
electors, whose names had already been be
<orn he fne IL aalr ne. fhofG "
ycntion assembled. In word, the July
Convention is responsible for whatever
doubt now exists-whether that doubt b.
much or littie-as TO whether Virginia will
cast her vote for HANCOCK or not.
This is not all, iellow-citizens. Notwith
standing that our ticket was known to b.
the regular ticket, and had been recognized
as such BY the Cincinnati Convention, wher
that body admitted the delegates from Vir
ginia selected by The May Convention thu
Virginia State Central Committee OF TIN
Democratic party offered TO accept fiy,
OF the MALONE electors, and droI
five OF their own, IL the MAHoNl
committee would agree to such com
promise. This proposition, too, wa
rejected. Not satisfied With having thu
discharged an unpleasant duty, the Demo
cratic State Central Committee then offered
to submit the question as TO which ticket
should retire to the qualified voters o
Virginia who bad voted for TILDES in 1871
or bad since become voters. This fair pro
position was also rejected. Nothing re
NAMED for the Democrats to do but to figh
out the fight to the bitter end. The ent
will come next Tuesday. See that vol
make 1t "bitter" to these disorganizcrs o
the Conservative party OF Virginia. The!
will never cease their unholy work unit
they are voted down at the bsIot-box.
Men who act as these Mahoneites hay'
: done will not yield without struggle
They viii compass sea and land to make on
proselyte. They will try 10 secure Negro
votes as they did last year. The "iaItbfu
aIIiesv Will be called upon to rally to tb
standard under which they fought last year
In word, there u no reason for any Dem
ocFut 70 stop working. Every Dcmocra
mpst 6Rht on till the sun sets next Tuesda
Il be wishes to place the success Of the reg
ulsr HANCOCK ticket In Virginia beyond
peyndvenlure.
onward 10 victory
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