Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-07

Can for q Compromise Conference
The following official correspondents ID
of the highest political Importance as
opening the way to a compromise or an
of one of the Hancock elec-
tOral tickets now in the field in Virginia:
FIsHERsvILLE, Augusta Co., Va,
August %, 1880.
General William Mrhoae. Chairman Of the
Reddjuster State Committee
SIR: a communication from Wood
stock, Va, Of July 81, with the names of
Hugh Logan, r. L. Roberts and 262
others, addressed to me as chairman of the
state central committee, has been received,
which reads as follows:
''In pursuance of call of the Democrat
ic voters of Shenandoah county. Va,
in mass meeting assembled in Woodstock.
July 81, 1880, We respectfully request the
placing of an electoral ticket in the field.
to be composed Offive electors from each
wing of the DemOcatic party in Virginia,
the eleventh elector to be selected by the
national Democratic committee of the
United States, in order thet the Democrats
of Virginia may cast their votes for Han
cock and English and for the accomplish.
ment Of tho same we respectfully ask that
you will take such action as will lead to
the leaving Of five electors pledged to the
support of Hancock and English, and that
after such action you request the national
Democratic committee to appoint an cleo
tor who, with the five electors selected by
the other wing of the Democratic party,
shall compose the eleven electors for Vir-
ginia, for whom we will cast our votes''
You doubtless have received as chair
ma nj m 81 cfrfn
like communication. In Difference to the
request therein contained, the great i'm.
pOrtancc of the object sought to be accom-
which We are connected each claim to de-
sire the election of Hancock and English,
over their opponents Garfield and Arthur,
if you approve Of the object and plan OF
the communication above rccited respect
fully propose that We convene our rcspec
tive state committees and electors at Rich.
mond on the 10th day of Septcm.
Der next for tie purpose of considering
the subject of joint electoral ticket as
proposed, and if practicable confer
ence of the committees on the same be
held. If VIC succeed in uniting the two
parties Oh one electoral ticket it will as
sure the state of Virginia for Hancock and
English, avelt strife and animosity in
Virginia. send a thrill of joy to every
Democratic heart throughout the union,
and may he the pivotal point in the cleo:
ton of president and vice president of the
United States. An carly reply will oblige
yours, &C.,
ABsALOM KOINER,
Chairman State Conservative Committee.
MahOne's Reply.
PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. 1, 1880.
DEAR SIR Your communication of the
28th of August is received. You cOndi-
tiOn my action and alphabetically your
proposal for 4 meeting of our respective
state committees and electors upon my ap
proval of the Shenandoah petition and the
scheme it propounds. Any action upon
the proposal you make cannot be based
upon my views of the Shenandoah petition
and the scheme it propounds, nor is this
the place to express them nor is my &C
ton here taken upon any fear have that
the electoral vote of Virginia is in danger.
That is now already, in my Judgment, be.
yOntl q pcradventurc assured to Hancock
and English. 1t is out of respect for your
proposal otherwise considered that make
compliance, in that l will summon the
state committee and electors of our party
to meet at the Wig Office, Richmond,
Wednesday evening, the 18th inst, at nine
O'Clock, at which time your communica.
tion Of the 2Sth of August and any pro-
posal you may have to make will be sub
mitted. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM MALONE, Chairman
Hon. \. koiner, Chairman, &c, Fishers.
vile, Augusta county, Va.
Rooms STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, |
READJUsTERs' ORGANIZATION,
WHIG BUILDING,
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. l., 1880. J
In pursuance of the foregoing corrcspon.
dencc the members Of the state committee
and the electors of the Readjuster party
arc requested to meet at the Wig office,
Wednesday, 18th September inst, at nine
o'clock p. m.
WILLIAM MAHoNE, Chairman.