The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-24
"The Skies Bright and Frightening.


II the Cincinnati Convention acts wisely
success ia November will follow as surely
as the day does the night. The indications
that wisdom will govern its action could
not be stronger, for TILDEN was forced
to decline because he was not available,
and delegates who would make BAY
ARD President IL they could are refrainlng
from supporting him for the nomination
simply because they are afraid he cannot
run as well as ENGLISH, RANDOLPH, and
others we could name, would. Never in
the history OF national conventions have so
many delegates, especially from the South,
been unpledged and untrammelled, andthis
grows out OF the fact that they were re-
solved to 60 finally for that man who can
most certainly secure the electoral votes oil
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and
Indiana. Hence they went to Cincinnati
firmly determined to find out IL possible
from the wisest delegates from the State;
named who OF all the distinguished men in
the Democratic party could poll the largest
vote among their people. They soon, how
ever, ascertaned one thing. and that was that
no candidate who has not clear war record
can hone to secure full vote in a northern
state; and, as northern congressman put
il the other day in the presence OF our
Washington correspondent, "the southern
people will just as readily vote for south
ern scalawag or sOutberner who was q
Union mar during the war as the northern
people will for a copperhead." 1t is this
that makes HANCOCK, ENGLISH, RANDOLPH,
JOEL PARKER (war Governor OF New Jersey,
1t is the fashion to say that great many
delegates are after spoils, but il that be the
case 1t will the more certainly secure the
nomination Of an available ticket, for with
out one success will be rendered doubtful.
After the one ballot last evening before
adjournment we are as much at sea in re-
gard TO the fnal result as we were forty
eight hours ago. Ii is true that HANCOCK,
one OF the bravest OF the generals who
fought for the Union, and one OF the faIrest
and most liberal placed in command at the
South after the war, leads all competitors,
and yet be received. it will be seen, only
one hundred and seyenty-odd votes, when
II takes four hundred and ninety-two TO
nominate. BAYARD, who would make as
pure President as ever occupied the
White House, was next to him, while Judge
FIELD received only siXty-fve votes, in-
GLIDING eight OF Virginia's twenty-five.
PAYNE, as we anticipated, beired New
York's seventy from TILDEN, and the
old man" got a most respectable
scattering vote. The grooms Of the
dark horses were doubtless inspired
with renewed hope by the result, and this
morning anticipate that some one OF them
will distance even HANCOCK and BAYAED.
The friends Of these distinguished candi.
dates, however, we learn through the tele.
graph, are encouraged, and will enter the
lists to-day with increased zeal and conf
dence. We are sure that Colonel ALEcK
THOMPSON and other friends OF Judge FIELD
are not 10 the slightest set back by bis mea-
gre exhibit, and are predicting his final
triumph In bis parlors at the Gibson House.
Around the bulleiin-boards OF this city last
evening there were many who expressed
the belief that "tbe old man. will finally
win. 1t is evident that he has more friends
In Richmond than be had before his letter
was published.