The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-21

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rhs rrosvert Of General GRANTS nomina-
,,cr - Ssnsrs that win not give him SIR.
- e,ectoral vote next November - NOT .
r,es>snr enc to the friends OF BLAISE'
snssuxx. and the other aspirsnts Fspe'
cI.lly do Mr.. BLAISE's friends clamcr loudly
upon this subject. The natural NOR f'nca'
ton Of defeat Il to be Increased oy the w.
nectiou that their favorite was sta sbed un'
der the 9th rib and slain BY traiterous
Renublicaps who had 20 right to hsusiie an
o6.nslve weapon Ia the hgbf between
RrArxr and GIANT for the nomination. we
have seen doleful articles on this subject In
.ome Of the BLAuSE papers. They COM
rI,,r of the manifest wrong, and injustice
- The nomination Of Republican cands-
a.,s he Democratic States, especially when
that nomiustion Is 10 bf. made in spite
~ the protests Of the delegates from ststes
Tbs, arc certain to vote 10 r the nominee next
fall; but not one Of the BLAINE organs so
ssr as we know, has SUI sgested any method
=, preyentiug the wr0 ag, or any retaliation
,n case that wrong is committed. Inc
r,.xrnoS.C oxxLIxG aaconda has para'yzeo
them all in preparia them for being swai-
lowed at chicago.
pnt a sim more inexcusable wrong was
pcrpetrated upca FIR. BLAINE by DoS GAME
now when he appointed GRANT Delegation
from pcuusy lyaGia TO the Chicago ConVen-
ZION, and gave Tnem Instructions TO v 'te as
uns4 for the xx. President. Penasyivania
IA undoubtedly a BLAyE State. Al least
two thirds Of The papers and Repuoiicaps
~ ,a,at state prefer BLAINs 10 GRANT. Inns
Tor, NAV orvnay not have been known to
a,aS CAMgmx when the Repuoiicsn olaee
Convention assembled. We are 1nchned 10
think that Il was not secret to him. now
ever that may have been, he ruthlessly
trampled upon the BLAINE men, ana treat
ed them as II they had had no existence
He brought the power OF his machine to
bear upon them, and crushed them, Just as
General MALONE uses his machine In Vir-
piuia 70 have this man elected TO office, that
man suubbed, and the third one defeated
out and out. DoN CAMERON thus secured
the cfifty-eight votes Of his State for General
GRANT.
The BLAINE organs, rs We nave SAID,
manifest no such spirit OF righteous indig-
nation as might be expected Of them. They
threaten nothing worse than dissatisfaction
with General GRANTS nomination on their
mart, and perhaps a little boiling on the
mart Of other persons. Nevertheless, Mr..
BLxISE's chief organ, the New York 1rt-
6une, has taken the trouble to canvass
PENNSYLVANIA In a singular way, and has
published the result to the world. In its
issue of Monday II tells what 1t has learned
as TO the wishes CT the Republicans OF
Pennsylvania, and how it learned it. An
official list OF all the Republican county and
township committeeman was obtained,
and 10 each one Of these men circular was |
sent asking his first and second choice for
President. These committeeman, it will be |
observed, are not mere ToNs, DICKS, and
HAnRYs. but are the local managers, the ac-
tive men OF the party. And as these re-
preventative Republicans responded from
every county and township, everybody
must admit that their utterances indicate
clearly and usdeniabIy the wishes OF the
Republicans Of the Keystone State.
Well, what is the result? 1t Is, that
1,715 replies have been received; OF these,
1884 are for Senator BLAINE as FIRST choice
for President aud 800 for General GRANT.
The remaining IS are divided between thir-
teen candidates, with undecided. And
yet State which prefers BLAINE to GRANT
by more than four to one is compelled to
cast her solid vote for General GRANT at
Chicago. and to make up what the Demo-
cratic southern States will lack Of having
votes enough to nominate himi
What commentary upon popular gov
eminent, and what "maehine" the Re.
publican party has become.
But is II too late for the spirited BLAINE
men to enter protest that shall be respect
eds