Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-07-07
An Independent Electoral
Ticket Representing Han
cock and English In Va.

COCsA th0 LII kASA ALk a.
The convention called BY Gen, VIM.
Malone meets to-day in Richmond. II
seems TO be the determination of the
leaders to put forward another electoral
ticket in Virginia with Hancock and
English at its head. Such ticket will
be just as much outside of the demo-
cratic organization of the country as a
ticket with no head at all. The cleo
toral ticket found at the head of our
columns was selected by the conven-
ton that met in Richmond on the 10Th
day of May last, convention called by
the regular State Committee of the
Conservative party. That this Com
mittee had the authority to call such
a convention cannot be questioned. 1t
was the committee appointed for the
purpose, among other things, by the
convention Of July 1877 that nominaS
ted Holiday fer Governor, con-
yention before which Gen. Malone ap-
peared as a candidate for the nomina-
ton, and which he and his friends recog-
Missed as the true representative body of
the Conservative party. In response
to the call Of the committee meetings
were held in almost every county OF the
Commonwealth, delegates were sent to
Richmond, and these delegates IN con-
vention assembled on the 10Th day of
May last appointed delegates to the
National Democratic Convention that
met IN Cincinnati on the 22nd Of June,
and selected the electoral ticket found
at the head Of our columns to represent
in Virginia the nominees Of the Gin
cinnati convention for President and
Vice-President. The delegates APP
pointed as above to represent Virginia
went to Cincinnati, and participated
without question In all the proceedings
Of the National Convention, one Of them
Maj. J. w. Daniel acting as Vice
President Of the body, and secondlng
Hancok's nomination. On the other
hand the convention that meets in
Richmond to-day was called by Gen.
Malone with no reference whatever to
either ofthe National parties. Meet
ing after both the Chicago republican
and Cincinnati democratic conventions
the delegates to it are republicans and
democrats, supporters Of Garfield and
supporters Of Hancock. And yet it is
grayely claimed that this convention
is the true representative body of the
democratic or conservative party Of
Virginia. If so what partin it have the
republican delegates, the supporters OF
Garfield? Norton will be there. a
leader among the negroes of the pc
ninsula and colored delegate from
James City County. He was con-
spicuous as a leader in the republican
convention last April in Stanton, and
is a radical republican of the most pro-
nounced order. The chairman Of the
county committee Of the republican
party Of Frederick county is a delegate
Republicans have been sent from
Petersburg as delegates, and from
Lynchburg and other places. And yet
these men, all earnest supporters of
Garfield, are to assist in the selection
of an electoral ticket with Hancock and
English at its head to be voted for by
the democrats Of Virginia. AS matter
of course republican delegates will vote
in convention in favor Of putting this
ticketin the field for the purpose Of
dividing the democratic vote Of the State
between two sets Of electors. They
will net support, or vote for it however
in November. Every republican read
juster, white and black, will then vote
for The Garfield ticket--for the white
republican fnnder Wickham and his ten
associates be they funders or readjusters
What care they who casts the vote OF
Virginia IN the electoral college, so It
is cast for Garfield and Arthur. Wick
hams ballot will count one Of one
hundred and eighty-fye necessary to
elect all the same whether Wickham be
funder or readjuster. VIII the demo-
Gratis Of Virginia, will the intelligent
democrats Of the Tenth Legion sanction
such proceedings ? Will they, to adj
vance the personal interests of am
bilious partisans lend themselves to a
scheme which must result IN the loss of
Virginia 10 the democratic party if
eountenanced and persisted III? we
know that many re-adjusters are bitter
ly hostile to it-and we believe that the
regular democratic electoral ticket will
reoeiye the support ola large majority
OF the democratic or conservative re-
adjusters of the State.