Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-16

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From ~ present gsnsrai outlook 3
lthe political campaign, New York
met The only State depended upon 3
1.-The Democrats, likely 70 give thel
Trouble. Virginia is in rank rebellion
The Resdjustsr wing will not obey tn
behssts Of the Conservative wing, an
Iinttad now to fight the battle throug
on their own line. The State Committs
Iof the Conservatives met at Rishmon
on last Wednesday, aud decided to on
Ia State Convention to meet ct Richmon
on Nay nineteenth, for the purpose
ereoting delegates to the Cincinnat
National Democratic Convention. Til
call invites oil. without distinction Q
party, color or creed, who are In favo
Of honesty and reform and q just ad
| ADMINISTRATION Of the laws to cooperate
but after all II Is to send delegates t
the Democratic Convention, whore they
Ill BE- bound by the decision Of tn
Convention and must vote for the Dem
ccratic nominee for the Presidency
whoever he may be. To this the three
Read ulster members on the State Com
mittes demur, protesting that the DOM
mittse did not represent the party, b.
cause it had been packed against thu
Pssdj listers, and very naturally they
have agreed to call a separate eonven
ton when the proper time arrives. The
Readju plan Is to nominate an in
dependent electoral ticket made up in
equal parts Of Readjusters and Repub.
leans, which shall be committed to 40
particular Presidential candidate, but
be free to vote as tits members decide
after the election in November. II the
Republicans consent to this arrange
ment and support such . ticket unani-
mously, the prospect is that the regu
lar Democratic ticket will be defeated,
for the combined opposition is undoubt-
eddy in . majority. 1t will DO seen,
therefore, that the eleven electoral
votes Of Virginia are destined to play
an important par. In the next Presi.
Dental election. Come Republican pa
psrs think that such an election will
initiate against the interests Of the Re-
but We fail to see it in that
light. Should Virginia elect q eombi-
nation ticket 1t will take eleven votes
away from the Democratic party, even
If they are not cast for the Republican
candidate. Virginia has always be en-
counted in the 1873 solid electoral
votes Of the South sure to be cast for
the Democratic nominee. Besides the
solid South the Democrats depend upon
New York with thirty-fve votes and
Indiana with fifteen votes, making 1888
in all, and three more than required to
cleo: their candidate. Should Virginia
90 in favor Of the combination, it will
take away eleven votes and leave the |
Democrats seven short Of an election,
even admitting the almost absurd i'm
possibility Of them carrying New York.
Surprising the Virginia electoral delt
CATION to vote solidly for the Democrat
ic nominee it can have no other effect
than make Golid Democratic South, a
thing which has all along been con-
cealed, but should the combination
electors be lett to vote for their own
Individual preference the Republicans
could not fail to get five, perhaps six
additional Republican votes upon which |
hey have never depended. Provided |
he Democrats carry New York, and In
Llama, Virginia by Withholding her vote
rom either Of the leading parties,
night throw the election for President
INTO the present House Of Representa-
ives, which at present stands eighteen
Democratic States to eighteen Republi-
an state7. This foreshadows the req
on why the Democrats in Congress
want to GUST Washbu-n, of Minnesota,
md admit Donnelly, his Democrat
c competitor. This would give
he Democrats nineteen States and
he Republicans only seventeen States,
nd would insure the election Of Dem.
cratic President if the election
y the Independent action Of Virginia
g thrown into the House. The Repub-
cans have nothing to fear from the
'irginia combination so long as they
re reasonably sure of carrying New
'ork. The only thing that not only
1s Republican party but the people
ave to fear is the determination made |,
lanifsst by the Democrats that Dem
cratic President is to be elected by the
lost gigantic frauds ever concoctcd. ri
1T to the people without trammeling
lie question will be settled right. |,
The YEAR FOR which dslinquents
ere returned to the Levy Court in
arch 1879 has expired, aud all who