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


Mr.. Fish or some other dark horse, hut
they cannot ahord 10 break their unity
Dy starting dark horse themselves, and
no dark horse 10 likely TO be brought
out by others who would be morn
acceptable. TO them than Mr.. Edmunds. But
u they could be unanimous IA presenting
Mr.. Fish and could stAnd BY him NJ firmly
as they may by General Grant, they might
possibly succeed In uniting majority Of
the Convention on him. But this would be
q hazardous experiment, s,nce some OF their
followers, when released from Grant, might
claim the liberty to go where they pleased.
The Virginia DcIesatlon.
IChicsgo Times. Juns2l
The Virginia delegation, being the last
one In, had hard time finding accommo-
dations. They first bad intended to harbor
nj the Palmer, hut there was no room for
them at that inn. At the Grand Pacific they
were assigned the rooms occupied by the
New Hampshire people, who were disposed
to move out 10 accommodate them, but the
location was deemed too noisy, andsso the
"Oid Dominion" the smother OF presi-
Dents" repaired TO Room No. 81 OF the At
lanuc Hotel, where they made temporary
organization by electlng John w. Wolff
lanti-GranD rs chairman. So .s,
The delegation is quite evenly divided,
Grant having eleven, perhaps twelve, out Of
the TWENTY-FIVE, the renal der being anti
Grant for first choice, and for various cam
didatcs as second. The State Convention
instructs them 10 vote as unit for Grant,
slthough the discussion on the "reSdiust-
mept" measure was so absorbing as to
draw away the attention Of the Conyen.
ton from the personal preferences Of the
delegates. In the meeting on yesterday a
resolution was introduced directing the
chairman TO cast the vote OF the del
egation for Grant. This was los,
however. An attempt was then made
to direct the chairman to cast the first bal
lot for Grant, and the others as the men,
bers should Individually choose. This also
failed, and the delegation will vote
separately unless further action is taken.
While the individual preferences Of about
half OF the delegation are against Grant, it
is probable that in Difference to the senti.
ments Of the districts, about fourteen men,
bers will vote for the strong man at least on
the first ballot. A meeting OF the delega-
ton will be held this morning at 10 O'Clock
10 complete caucus arrangements.
fChlcsgo Tribune, 2dl
TERRIBLE DETECTION PROM GRANT.
The Virginia delegation, with one excep-
ton, met in Room ~. Atlantic Hotel, at
noon, and chose j. w. Wolff, an anti
Grant man, chairman, by q vote OF IL to o.
Mr.. l.. l.. Lewis introduced resolution
instructing the delegation to vote once solid
for Grant.
Mr.. Brady moved to amend by striking
out Grant and inserting Sherman.
After long talk the matter was laid on
the table.
committee Of ive-Wol'z, Jorgensep,
Russell, Crump, and Pleasants-was APP
pointed to name the members OF the differ
ent committees, etc.
Some talk took place as to the unit rule,
and il was found that fourteen were op-
posed to its enforcement.
The committee mentioned above, the ma
| jority OF whom are anti-GraDt, will report
at 10 O'Clock this morning. ..r
A Tribune reporter met Virginian after
the meeting adjourned and asked him the
meaning OF the introduction Of the resolu-
ton instructng the delegates to vote solid
| for Grant.
| "WeIl, your see," said he, "tbe instruc-
the four delegates at large, and Lewis, who
| is a Grant man. wanted the district dele.
gates also to vote for him, but the delega-
| ton sat down on the proposition"
"Will all OF them not vote for Grant? ?"
| "No; the district delegates can vote as
they chose. Perhaps you don't remember
it. but in 1876 the State Convention was
five TO one In favor OF Blaine; but Morton
carried one district and CoDkIing another,
and Morton and ConkIing got two delegates
each, and the chairman announced their
votes at the same time he mentioned those
for Blaine in the Cincinnati Convention"
"Virginia is down twenty-five In the
Grant mems tabes?"
81 know, but be will not receive over ten.
There are nine Sherman and three Blaine
men among the delegation. The anti.Grant
fellows are In the majority, and IL the
Conkling plan Is enforced in the Gonven-
ton, why Grant will not get vote from
Virginia. IL fiity-one out OF seventy can
rule in New York, why twelve out OF TWEEN
lty-two can rule in Virginia"
OUR REPRESENTATIVES.
w. III. Peasants represents Virginia as
vice. president, and Mr.. X. De Mortie as an
assistant secretary.