The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-06
The Delegates to Cincinnati.

I'ne DslcQaItS 10 SlhShAhc>s
II Is rot the custom In Virginia for state
CouventI ons TO instruct the delegates 70
Nat3ca,.l Conventions TO vote for The now''
uk,ioa Of any particular candidates. IL Is
pre. ,umed that after the Virginia delegates
reach the place OF meeting OF the Na''oas'
'Q,ouyen'ion, and confer with the oe'eea'es
from other States, they will be better ao'c
10 make up correct judgment as 10 wn"
ought TO be nominated. By this Means VIC
delegates are left entirely unembarrSsseu'
They feel free to vote as they choose sne 70
determine who would he the most asahSoc
man. They also exercise moro 'hh"c"oc
unon the delegstes from other States than
thew c,a,d do Il they went bound to Vo's
for aay candidate.
We learn that in Richmond city and hea-
rice county steps have been taken 10 secure
shc appointment o. delegates 10 the STATE
Convention pledged to vote for gentlemen
rs delegates to Cincinnati who are co1'in,'-
ted 10 the nomiRtiqn of Judge fIELf' we
trust that this movement viii not oeS"o"'u
10 succeed. The gentlemen who are ehsr
ncermg IL haze perfect right to piedge
themselves to Judge FLED, ara 70 ge' 'ie
county and city delegates to AID them t
sbe ,ffor,. we do not for moment ques-
zion their right to act as they Prefer IN re-
gard TO the matters but we 30 think tss'
the names Of the men u no arctic go into 'he
State Convention plca2ed TO che election OF
FIELD delegates 10 CinciSnaai ought " DC
made known TO the voters Sc that they ri'y
not vote for or agaiHst them without srow-
dng what they are doing.
TIE only way to countesact TINS 4@oVe-
sneut Is for The voters OF This city aRs Hen
rico county who prefer SEYMOUR, or HAM
COCK, or BAYAEp, or THURMAN, or a0yDody
else, to agree upon ticket In the county
and In each ward OF the city composed OF
men who are got in favor OF instructing their
delegates to Cincinnati to vote for Judge
FIELD. And as 1t might be dffiicult TO
agree upon the man who ought to be voted
for as delegates TO Cincinnati, We suggest
that this question be left entirely in abey-
auce, to be decided after the delegates meet
In State Convention
II there 1. any better method OF prevent
ing the vote OF Richmond ard Henrico
county from being counted for man whom
the people do not know and do not desire
10 have nominated, let 1t be adopted. We
are welded TO no particular plan. UJudge
FIELD is The choice OF our people, they
will thus have chance to give unmistaka-
BILE evidence OF the fact. II not, they will
have the. opportunity to let this fact be
known.
We think il unfortunate that such NOV G.
ment should have been begun, but as 1T has
been, it ought to be counteracted. We
would have preferred that the delegates to
the State Convention should have been
elected from amongst our best citizens With
out requiring any pledge from them. Mr..
SEYMOUR could almost certainly be elected
President, and we therefore urge it as inn
portant that Virginia shall send delegates
to Cincinnati who will be free to vote
for his nomination il after they get there
they shall find that be is the man who ought
to be nominated. Senator HERMAN, who
lives in bis town, Governor DORsHEIAER,
one OF the ablest men in New York, and a
majority OF the Democratic members or
Congress, are in favor Of Mr.. SEyMoUR's
nomination. Can any sane man believe that
Mr.. SEYMOUR is in such state Of health
as forbids him to accept nomination.? Let
the delegates to Cincinnati learn for them
selves and dec de accordingly.
We urge only an uninstructed delegation
TO Cincinnati. Does not our proposition
contemplate instructing the delegates
against FIELDi Not at all. Ii is intended
only to prevent the delegates from being
Instructed to vote for him. After they get
to Cincinnati, il it should possibly happen
that they thought it wsest to vote for
FIELD, they would be at liberty to do so.
Let not the reader suppose that Judge
FIELDS friends are not at work.