The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-27
The Several Electoral Tickets.
RICHMOND. July "a, 1886

Editors Dispatch: The vote for Presi-
dent and Vice-President Of the United
States by the Electoral College Is to the less
informed individual voter matter not
clearly understood. Many voters In our
State, on taking ballot headed Hancock
and English, will doubtless think IL they
cast such ballot that they have done their
duty as Conservative Democrats. and assist
ed in electing their choice. But not so I'M
der the present status OF parties in Nir-
ginia.
There is a regular Conservative Demo-
cratic electoral ticket headed Hancock and
English, the electors on which were ahosen
by the Conservative Convention at Rich
mond on May 18th, and on it are the fol-
lowing names OF electors Echols, Mckin-
new, Croxton, Watts, Carter, Coleman,
Redd, Griffin, Mcmillan, Menlfee and Pile
gar.
There is another ticket known as the Re-
adjusters' ticket-no, not Readi listers, but
Malone tcket-headed Hancock and Eng
lish, with bogus electors on II, as follows:
Cameron, Riddleberger, Mayo, Lamb, John
Wise, Beford, Powell, Elliott, Allen,
Meade, and TAYLOR.
There is yet another electoral ticket
headed Garfield and Arthur, with Republic
can (white and coloredD electors on it, as fol-
lows: Wickham, Dawson, Stuart, Pom
dexter, Austin, Whitlock, Allen, Early,
Harris, aud Flanagan.
Now, voter does not vote for President
or ce-Presiden. direct, but for the cleo
tors; so il you do happen to vote for the
electors on the Malone ticket your vote is
thrown away and counted to the advantage
of the Republican ticket. How SOP Sup
n
tial election in November, and $4,000 OF
these are cast for Garfield and Arthur, leav-
ing 102, 900 cast by Conservative Democrats,
Readjusters, and Maboneites suppose the
true Conservative ticket gets $1,000 votes
and the Malone ticket gets $4,000, pro-
portion that exists and will be maintained
you have the State casting her vote for Gar
field and Arthur. What sane man believes
that the Malone ticket will get plurality
OF votes? And although his followers may
think they are voting for Hancock and
English by voting the Malone ticket,
yet they are only assisting the Republicans
by keeping down the vote OF the true Con-
servatve ticket by Withholding their votes
from ii. Which Is the regular and true
ticket? Does any man doubt who will stop
a moment TO consider? Did not the regular
Conservative Committee with X. A. Wise,
General Groner, and Stovall on ii, all Re-
adiuster Maboneites) appointed by the Con-
sentative State Convention Of August, 1877,
call a Convention TO assemble on May 10Th,
1880, and said to all Conservatives and
Democrats, and other citizens who intend
TO support the nominees OF the Cincinnati
Convention, that they were entitled to par
ticipate in meetings to send delegates to
said State Convention, and Dick Wise,
General Groner, and Tony Stovall did vote
for places to hold said Convention, and
vet they are now upholding the electoral
ticket Of the 7th.Of.July Convention. What
gross Inconsistency and palpable violation
Of propriety.
Were not the delegates to the Cincinnati
Conventi0n-amoDg them Daniel, Barbour,
Terry, Monett, and others-elected by this
State Conservative Convention Of May 10Th,
and did not these delegates assist In nomi-
mating Hancock aud English ut Cincinnati
And did not this same State Convention Sc
Iect the electors on the regular ticketg And
who but Malone and his office-seeking lieu.
tenants-PauI, Massey. Riddleberger, ct ID
omne genuS-would set up another ticket,
determining as far as lies In their po wer to
rule or ruin? Inform the honest people OF
Virginia about the mode Of voting for Pie
sident and Vice-President, and which il the
regular Conservative Democratic ticket,
and my word for II Mahone's ingenuity and
political chicanery will not deceive them
into voting the wrong ticket.
A GENUINE DENOCRAT.