Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-31
THE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA.

Considerable anxiety has existed
among democrats as to the effect
upon the presidential vote of the
divisions in Virginia between the
debt-payers and readjusters, or, as
we should express it in Tennessee,
between the state-credit and the
lOw-taX men of that state. 1t gives
us pleasure therefore to extract from
the New York World the substance
of an interview between Mr.. GOode,
congressman from Virginia, and a
reporter of the World. This inter-
view makes the state of Virginia
safe for Hancock and English in
any case:
Congressman Goode, of Virginia, who is
here attending the sessions of the democratic
national committee, was asked yesterday
by World reporter for his views in relation
to the differences in his state between the
readjusters, as they are called, and the debt
payers, and his opinion how far this local
difference was likely to affect the national
issue.
ait can be told in a few words" said MIR
GOOde with a smile. "That there is differ
.
too true, but at the same time the trouble is
not nearly as serious as IL has sometimes
been represented to be. There is no doubt
that a large number of the Teadjuster party
in Virginia earnestly desire that some ar
rangement could be entered into by which
the democratic vote in Virginia may be cast
for one electoral ticket and thereby save the
state to the democracy inathe pending con-
test. In the county OF Princess Anne, on
the SeaShOre, a few days since, n public meet
ing was held, composed alike OF readluSterS
and debt-payerS, which adopted resolutions
that We must agree to disagree on the debt
question and combine on the same electoral
ticket for Hancock and English. On the
10th OF this month addressed a ratification
meeting in Norfolk county, and at the con-
clusion of the meeting a resolution was
unanimously adopted that the democratic
party I'm Nirginia-readjusters and debt
payerS-Should vote the regular electoral
ticket put forth by the convention which
assembled in Richmond on the 18th of MAY,
50 far as my Information extends, this is
the growing sentiment among the masses of
the readjusterS, but am constrained to say
that thus far the indications are that the
readjuSter leaders will strenuOuSly oppose
any compromise whatever. They say that
the REIMBURSEMENT question is the paramount
question in Virginia and that they hold the
result otthe present contest upon the fate of
the national parties as entirely subordinate
They say that they are struggling for SUI
premaCy In the state; that they are march,
ing on to the final battle of 1881, when a gov
ernOr, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, an attorney
general and legislature will be elected,
WHICH III eject a united STATES
senator and n supreme court bench. Such
Is ut present the temper and tone of the
leaders, but have strong hopes that after
they have felt the public pulse and ascer-
tanned that large body of their voters are
not prepared TO vote as they wish they will
be disposed to withdraw and support the
regular electoral ticket"
What was the vote in 1862"
-Four years ago Mr.. Tilden received in
Virginia 1880 votes and Mr.. Hayes re-
ceiyed 1925 votes, making a majority for
Tilden of Al ,ll2 votes"
And will not Hancock run equally
Well -
"If this trouble can be settled, Gen. Han
COCK viii carry the state by at least $1,000 |
And If il cannot be settled p"
III II cannot be settled, and the readiuster
leaders still persist I'm their course, my iudg-
lnent Is that the regular ticket will still be |
elected By 1900 majority. But in common |
with all good democrats in the state would |
OF course be very glad to see some plan |
adopted by which all the friends OF Hancock /
and English could be united on a single /
ticket. With proper action on the part of |
the national committee think that can be /
done"