The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-18

-. -, ns.ult OF the Meeting Of the Two
Commzktees.
twenty years ego The great Democratic
rartv which bad controlled the des'in'es OF
inis country Tor s~Ai century lost i's pow
- hy intestine Nuds and internal divisions.
from that DAY 70 this they have been Kept
from powcr by the strong aud uascsd or
rsuizssIon d the Republican party. -Four
wears aro the people. by hcsvuleas etiori'
cho,e sAutxr. J. TILDEx Tor President.
who vas deprived OF hts seat by She irsud
and eo.~ptracy Of the Republican party.
To-day mighty canvass n cciru's'ng tois
cnr.f,r 10 ayengc that great wrong upon
The rssHss Of the pcopae sndthe institutions
~ oar~ountry. The Republican party, bold
..d srlant In its corruption, presents as
t,,rsr leader JAMES A. GxssIELD. the hero
cosspsrator, the iscarnation OF Republics"
cr,r.tp,es, The gwat Democratic party
cal,cd upon its followers In every State TO
assemble at C,ecinnati; there to select o
csnmandcr.in-ehiei TO lead the grand army
al the Democracy against the emoa't'eu
nests OF oppression and prejudice, section
.rsm and hate. There New York came ana
laid upon the altar Of her country all local
differences. Pennsylvania nobly said, Hence
forward we are united. Massachusetts ana
Tennessee and Georgia each said through
one electoral ticket will we struggle ioF
liberty aud the Constitution. The result
OF that grand council Of patriots was Tie
selection OF wnrIELD s. HANCOCK, 'He
scholar. the soldier, the stat sman, ana
patriot. Then the bugie's blast warned TIE
fwo great po,itical armies TO the field. The
Republican yarty with alacrity and steasy
stem fell into line. Nowhere was there
division, Casting behind them all diner-
epces, they came as one man to light The
upholdcrs OF the Constitution and the de-
tenders Of the rights and liberties OF tue
people. The Democracy, with no less vigor
and enthusiasm, spontaneously sprang TO
the support OF their chosen leader. From
Maine 10 California the supporters OF the
great principles Of constitutional liberty
have presented a solid unbroken 'front.'
save ONLY the proud old Commonwealth OF
Virginia. The entire Democracy OF the
Union, Mortified and disheartened at the
break in Virgins, appeals to the patriot
ism Of her sons to forget their local differ
euces and present a united front 10 the
common enemy. The honest supporters OF
HANCOCK 10 Virginia and the National
Democratic Committee, partaking OF
this noble and patriotic sentiment,
invoked the representatives OF the two
wings OF the party to meet In coun-
Gil, and, forgetting local differences,
10 unite upon one electoral ticket. In
obedience to this sentiment, the chairman OF
the regular Democratic party invited the
chairman Of the 7tb-of-July committee TO
summon his committee to meet ours In
Richmond for the purpose OF constructing
a compromise ticket so much desired by all
honest supporters Of HANCOCK. The CON-
mittees met. 1t is with regret that we an
poupce 10 our readers that no reconcilia-
ton or compromise WAS effected. The re-
sponsitilfy for this deplorabie result must
rest somewhere. The Democracy OF Vir-
GINA and OF the entire Union will unques-
tionably condemn the party responsible for
this result. sLet facts be submitted to
candid world.r The State Central Commit
tee and the electors Of the regular Democracy.
having at heart the success OF HANCOCK in
Virginia, earnestly desiring to effect CON-
promise Of the opposing tickets, and in the
mag nanimity OF their might and power, pa.
trioticaly offered what is known as the
Shenandoah PLAN" 1t is this: Five electors
from each wing that shall be acceptable to
the other, and the eleventh to be chosen by
the National Committee or by lot, IL SO
preferred, by the 7th-of-July committee.
This fair and honorable plan, emanating
from the people, was summarly and con-
temptuously rejected by that committee,
and The following was proposed as their
only plan--to wit: On the 18th day Of Oc-
tober primary election should be held
by ballot, said ballots TO be headed ere
adjuster Electoral Ticket" and "Funder
Electoral Ticket" At which election al
persons should vote whose names appear
on the registratlon-lists, and that the tick
ct having the highest number OF votes
should be the only HANCOCK ticket Ia the
field, and the prevailing party should have
the right to place their candidates foe Con.
gress on the presidential ticket so chosen.
This proposition the regular Democratic
Committee accepted with the modification
that their ticket should be headed Co1ser-
yitive- Democratic Ticket" and that The
right to vote at the primary election should
be confined to Democrats (without reference
TO candidates for 'Congress). This, their
OWE offspring, was repudiated and rejected.
by the 7th-ofJuIy committee, and an an
swer returned insisting as the reason for
rejection on the right OF "the shote pee
pte"--not the Wsmerdts-to vote at the
primary election; and accompanying said
refusal. with the information that their
committee had adjourned sine die. Thus
ended the negotiations; the 7th-ofyuly
committee giving the other no OPP
portunity to say whether they wonld
modify their details or not, but evil
IDENTIFY Adjourning lest the regular commit
tee might even ageee Ito their anomalous
and unjust plan, or present some other SO
manIfeshy proper that tbeysould not reject
II without proving 20 the most ignoraRt
their utter oppositiox to alLeompromise.
II the proposition 81 'tbe,7tS-ol-July conf
miitee had been accepted, the doors would
have been thrown open fore all the peo-
plea phrase which sacludes Democrats,