The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-17

"H" Wv 'HN iILEDrES TO THE READJUS
ERs TO ADMINISTER COUNTY AFFAIRS
, THEIR INTEREST AND APPOINT NON
y But MEN OF THAT PARTY TO OFFICES
n SUBSTANTIAL VICTORY FOR OUR FOLK
Thursday night the Readjuster cauct
nominated a. JUDGE for PlttsyIvana cour
!, " Mr.. Horatio Davis, member OF the IIous
OF Delegates last term, and q supporter {
; the McCullCch bill. Yesterday. when ih
. time for election OF judges arrived, th
Pltisylyania delegation in the House
Messrs. Finney, Wilkinson, and Watson
endcayored 10 have this election post
poned for a few days. They desired
TO make some inquiries, having hear(
1t from good authority that Mr.. Davis
to secure the Re&diuSter nomination, haC
renowned hs McCulloch-bil principles,
embraced Readjusterism and pledged hlm
self in the selection Of jurors ard IN the
appointment Of officers 10 stand by the Re.
IadtuSter party. The majority in the House
refused to grant The tine asked. Then Mr..
! Wilkinson led of in series of dIlatory nc
tons. The hands of the Rcddiuslers were
lied tight. They could make no progress
at all. At $3.50 the House adjourned, there
/ being q tacit understanding that The eicc-
ton will take rlase day.
/ In the cou'se OF The debate McsSts. VIII
kinSon and pe.sard-rolitical opponents,
but both gcn'lemen of true and tried cour-
a@c-had a misunderstanding, Which cX-
cited members and spectators not little.
PROCEEDINGS Is DETAIL.
The proceedings in detail were Is fol-
lows:
Mr.. DickcTson, OF Ru.s Il, offered the fol-
lowing:
EesoiUed Obe Senate concurring), That
the joint order for the election OF county
ana corporation court judge be so changed
in regard TO these two COUNTIES Nelson
and Noltoway-so IS to be pos pOncd TIL
Monday next, Janulry 1871, and Russell
postponed until the % instant.
Mr.. Finney moved TO add after Nelson The
county OF Pttsylvania.
Mr.. EnDey, OF Pilt>l lyania, desired the
county OF Pltt,yvania to be included in the
resolution, having heard within the past
tweniy-four hours something in regard 10
Mr.. Davis. the Readiu>ter nominee. which
he thought ought 10 he investigated. That /
done and Mr.. DAVIS vindicatcd. Mr. Finnev |
would cHeerfully vote for bin.
The allegation was that Mr. DAVIS IWhO /
has all along been Debt-Paycrl had made .
pledges to the RtddiusterS, and bad pro- /
missed TO put that element in control on the |
grand and petit juries.
Mr. Frazier opposed the motion. He
thought this thing was becoming farce and
disgrace 10 the State.
Mr.. Watson, OF Pittsylvania. said that Mr.
Davis had always been friend OF his, but
he wished to have the charges investigated.
Mr. Finney stated that he had heard that
Mr.. Davis had made great concessions to
the RCa3iuSters, which, if true, were i'm
proper IN one who Is TO be a Judge.
Mr.. DickenSon said that Mr.. Davis had
made no concessions to the caucus except
that he would act fairly. He recognized ;
that the gentleman was Funder; knew it
when his name was before he caucus.
Mr.. Wilkinson said that a member Of the {
caucus had submitted in writing a number
OF lnterrOgatores to Mr.. Davis, and Mr..
Davis had answered them, and pledged
himself as judge to support the Re&djuster (
party and appoint to office none but Re.
adiusteIs. Mr.. WilkinSon's information :
came from the Re&diusler senator who had
put the interrOgatOres. Mr.. Wilkinson had
a letter from Mr.. Dayis-wIitten since the
session began-in which he still maintained
That he was "Funder." II Mr.. Davis had {
given these pledges 10 the dominant party l
l..
be was an unfit man for Judge.
Mr.. Wilkinson thought that Is the post
DOnement was asked by the entire delega-
ion from Plttsylvana, in common courtesy
t ought TO be granted. He believed a man
who would be dishonest in politics would
De dishonest III ANYTHING. Now, what they
lSked was that the election should be post
)oned until m inquiry cOui! be made, aud
which Mr.. Wilkinson sincerely hoped would
'esult IN the vindication OF Mr. Davis.
CONVERTS TO READJCsTMENT.
Mr.. Dickinson said that he bad no power :
o fix the date when "Funders" " should
become converted to Readi iuslmeul. When {
strikes them it may be when I
ONE event is about 10 occur which may
iu>e people TO attribute sinister motives {
}ut Mr. Dickinson thought that the Fund /
rs ought to be satisfied with Il McCulloch /
'ill man, who has only promised 10 admin
ster the affIirs Of the county fairly-n0-
hing more.
Mr. wilkinson said he objected to any
nan being elected Judge OF his county who G
lad pledged himself to administer the !
fairs of the county in the interests OF the /
and who had promised to ap- |
'oint none but RCadiu>ters to office. t
MIR. HORATIO DAVIS, THE NOMINEE.
Mr.. Frazier said all the candidates before
he caucus, except one, were Funders. lie =,
msef had supported the gentleman's !
Mr.. WiIkinson's] brOther-in-laW as long as .
e had any chonce (and despite charges),
nd then went TO Mr.. Davis. They had .,
opposed that Mr.. Davis was such good ;,
under that no objection whatever could y
e urged against him. Mr.. Frazier insisted 7
bat tniS thing was becoming farccal. "
Mr.. Wilkinson again spoke earnestly in 81
lyor of the motion OF his colleague. 1t
1Oud be matter Of personal regret to h
IN If the charges were sustained. He :,
oped they would not be; but it WAS due l.
, the county, to her delegation, and to the >.
eadjustcrs that there should be an nvesti-
alton. /,
Mr.. Wilkinson said if the offence charged i
true-if Mr.. DAVIS was 10 administer the 4
)unty affairs as the agent Of the Reddi iuster
srty, or any other paTty-it would be "a
line black as hell itself" But Mr.. Will
nson was 10th to believe that Mr.. Davis
I'D so committed himself. Mr.. Davis was Il
IS personal and political friend, and all lie Il
ked was that an opportunity be given Mr.. Il
avis TO yindicate himself il he could. K
PARLIAMENTARY CUTS. r.
Mr.. Head joined in the debate in support 1t II
his Pittsylvania friends, and in the '
,urse Of his remarks referred to "the low, Il
d ,cau from Louisa" in the House ou
hursday.
Mr.. Vale, subsequently getting the floor,
ferred "to the hrge head from Loudo un, -"
it'll perhaps not great deal in It."
Mr.. Head declared that to-day there is 4