The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-09
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t ruorr TICKETS IN VIRGINIA.
,un tho preliminary contest Tor the
pu,'us If, nomination II was made very
presluen,,'a,, should General Grant become
e,'upu. ,,,', candidate, the State OF VIZ
'i'e nep ',,', no carried for him. prominent
g,nla cou'a admltted freely that sucn result
De,n.,' $40 ',,sinod. Their fears ana me hopes
lnieu. '1 p"nnhIicsns were based upon the
pi w ~ ,h,t the powerful Readlnsters
hnom '. su.ded by Gen. Malone, the United
pa''s - ,'.,or.elect, VINO owes bis success 10
80. 800 80 % colored men, was ready 10 sup
,ne ~ w. ~ PRECEDENT. With sucb ava tnefe
p o,S ~ go hoen no doubt that the Hepuoh.
eo ''I ,",Id have succeeded by majority Oh
~ - ,hsn thirty thousand. All inelr own
w. ,.,,,I,i have been counted, ana Manone
'',,d have Given to them the support oil
III, sor,, ,bousand OF bis white ioliower>'
,u,l ,,,,,,ro IN nominate General Grant at
49,, ~ has done away with the pos
.,,';,,,y n bringing this about. MA
haaa ubo until recently, was alWpys
nnn,ocrot az the most pronounced STRIPE,
,,.o',td lave supported Grant on the Droau
o',,d tba, he was the candidate OF tue
nation. not OF any section or Oh uny pa,
,tcular marty: that his success wouIu Dreah
down sectional lines ana unlte Tue couu-
try "a il has not been unlteu since 1ne
,ar AZ The political situation Is now,
General Malone and hi, friends can nhd
uo .nch excuses for leaving the Demo-
cratic Marty and voting for the nominees
OF Republican Convention. lDey ars
ohli,ed "a express themselves satisfied
win me candidates chosen at ClncinDatl,
and Malone has already said in effect tnat
he and his followers would give hearty
support TO Hancock.
| From this endorsement Of the Cincinnati,
nominees, however, II must not he assumed
that the Readjuslers' organization Is 10 DC
disbanded. or inst it j. likely TO lose us IN
nuence upon state and national affairs by
hetng swallowed up in the Democracy
Such is very far from being the case. Tue
white Readjusters are to-day quite as strOn@
"a they nave been at any time in their hlS'
tory, and while pledging support 10 Han
cock and English they are more 'han
ever bitter in their denunclatiOn ol
the Democrats in Virginia. 1t mus
he admitted that their abuse i re-
turned with interest. The white man
party is split beyond all hope OF repair. ID'
Rf8diusters know that they can hope Tor DC
favor or forgiveness from their opponents
and they are resolved TO keep their own or
ganiZation intact. Numerous good reasons
compel them TO this course. As the sltua
ton now is they are reasonably sure OF car
rying the election for Governor ana otbel
State officers which occurs year hence
They may then count on the aid OF very
much larger number OF cOlored men tnit
helped them 10 victory IN the las
campaign for the Legislature. As De
tween straight Republican candidates
who can under no circumstances De
elected, the representatives OF the BoufDoi
bulldoZerS, or The nominees OF an orSanlZi
ton which has in the past kept every one o
the many fair promises when u maue l,
them, the majority OF The colOred voters VII
hardly fail 10 choose the latter. Bur 10 gar
these vOte>, and so succeed IN the STATE eiec
lion OF next wear. the Readju>terS know tina
they must now keep their forces together
and under good discipline. They dare no
di,band, for, in addition 10 every other con
sideration, they have a number OF congress
sionaI candidates in the teld-one oil lhen
being no less person Than John :. l,e
the most intimate friend OF hahone-and II
az least three instances they have every h0p'
OF success.
For these and other similar reasons th,
Virginia ReadiuSterS have announced thell
determination to nominate an independent
electoral ticket. The gentlemen nance
upon il shall in each case be pledgedto Han
cock and English, but with the Democratic
party in Virginia they will have nothing
further in common. The leaders OF tina
party are naturally much alarmed 10y
the prospect which j. thus presented t.
them. In their State Convention reSua
electoral ticket was duly selected, and the
pames upon ii SOemnly declared TO be The
standard. bearers OF the Democracy IN TIE
present contest. Now, however, II Malone
ticket draws of thirty thousand white votes
and it il claimed that not less than iorty-hy'
thousand will follow the newlymade sena
tor. not all the fraud and violence OF whlcl
leagues and rifle clubs are capable coulC
prevent the Republicans from carrying th'
electoral ticket by plurality vote. Unde
such circumstances, and il the rCadius;ln!
electors stick, as they ale likely TO do. 1t 1
sufficiently obvious that the so-called regu
lar Democratic ticket will have TO be with
drawn, and the Bourbon leaders will thu
be put to the dire necessity OF placing thei
pride in their pockets and voting for tn
candidate OF BILLY" Malone.