The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-20
NUMBER A.
Virginia Conservatives.

virginia conservatives.
RICHMOND, VA, March 1O.-Ths
Conservative State central committee
met here tonight for the purpose of
calling State convention to select
delegates to the Democratic National
convention. In the discussion upon
the position of the members of the
committee who had acted with the
Readjusters party, and who had been,
as they claimed. read out of the Con-
servative party for their opposition
to the McCulloch debt bill. DIR. Wise
OF Williamsburg, twice refused to
say whether he would or would not
pledge himself to support the Demo.
cratic or any other nominee for pres.
ldent, but finally said, as between
Grant and Tilden, he was in favor of
the former but as between Hancock
and Grant, he ;sas.ina sayot Of Han
COCK. He was followed by Messrs.
Groner, OF Norfolk, and Stcvall, of
henry county, who distinctly agreed
with DR.. Wise in opposing any call
for State convention, which call
should include all who desire the
election of Democratic President.
The proposed call is so wide as to in
clude everybody who desires to be
Democrat in national politics, no
matter of what disposition, color or
condition, present or past. Mr.. Sto-
vail said, in prolonged appeal, that
it was time for Virginia to lead the
great progress of the South. He said
there is on one side, the dead carcass
of Democracy; on the other hand the
living force of a great party, and it
became Virginia to be part of the
living and not of the dead. The up
shot of it is that the Readjusters who
are members of the committee were
entirely unwilling to take any part
in any Democratic Conservative
movement, and they were holding
aloof for future developments.
The committee finally decided on
the 10Th of May as the time, and
Richmond as the place for holding
the convention. A committee of
three was appointed to inyite the
Readjusters to participate. Messrs.
Wise, Groner and Stovall entered a
protest against the action ofthe COM
mittee.
RICHMOND, VA, March LIT is
said in the best informed readjusters'
circles tonight that the action of the
three members of that party in the
State conservative committee, in re-
fusing to join with the remaining
twelve members in the call for State
convention to send delegates to the
national Democratic convention, has
irreparably disrupted that party in
this State. The leading readjuster rs,
it is claimed, anticipated this action
several weeks ago. and determined
to call State convention of their
party. the call for which is to be is-
sued soon. Leading readjusters assert,
with a show of confidence. that their
party will carry the State for tn cir
so-called independent electoral ticket.
Those in position to know say that
the readjusters' electoral ticket will
be composed, according to the present
programme, of six conservative re-
adiusters and five Republican read
justers who can be relied on to cast
the vote of the State as it may seem
best for its interests. The nine con-
gressional districts are to be appor.
toned so as to give the Republican
readjusters' candidates the districts
which they can safely carry, and the
conservative readjusters those where
their supporters are strong. The
division made according to this pro-
gramme gives the Republicans the
first, second and fourth districts.
These questions, however, may have
to be decided by district conventions.
Readjusters say that the Republicans
are just as much split as the Demo.
Gratis. They say that the negroes will
not be led off by Republican pledges.
The Democratic debt payers, on the
other hand, intend to make every
effort in their power to prevent the
readjusters from retaining the ascen.