The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-02
Leading Readtuster Speaks.

To the kdtt0r OF me OsSPdtc"'
II is singular that in your quotations from
other papers, as well as in the communion
tions OF your intelligent correspondents, IN
relation TO the proposed action OF toe othte
Conservative Committee, one ana all display
great ignorance in relation to the TWO com
mjttees. Even the Dispatch, in its Thurs
DAVIS issue. informs the Fredericksburg STAR
that the estate Executive and Stale Central
Committee are not the same" &c. The EX-
cutiye Committee is the Central Committee,
| its three members being required 10 ne
- residents Of Richmond; but the truth
is. we have no committee so named. Our
plan OF organization chrisiened one the
"State,v the other the Executive Com
mittee"; and it is true the duties OF the
Executive Committee, as lis name indicates,
and, as the plan Of organization says, Is
confined to the "eXpreSS and single duty
OF executing the plans OF the State Com
mittee." &c. But, Mr.. Editor, allow me
10 say word here. Your object doubtless
Is TO save The State 10 the Democratic can
didate. and 10 do this il is essential that
| conservative Funder and Readiuster
should unite upon the same electoral
ticket, and the first step to this end would
be to secure their cooperation III STATE
Convention. Now, VINO is TO call this con-
yen;ion? Ordinarily the State Committee,
certainly. But remember my prediction.
Let Judge Lowell aud the other members OF
the State Committee who acted with him, or
who, being absent, approved the action OF
the committee in reading me and all those
who differed with that committee as 10
the wisdom Of the "brokers' bill"
out Of the Conservative party call a
convention when they may, never mind
how worded. no Roadiuster-unless 1t be
some one disa1ected by failure to secure
place or position-wili respond TO IT..
Now, YOU have this notice in time, ana II
the same folly that caused the disruption OF
the party and that was conspicuous In the
management OF its affairs III the late can
vass is to continue TO prevail, then Usre-
gard all that / have said, and let the Gin
trepid braves" who scOrn all consequences
crack their whips and drive on.
Two members, through your columns,
who do not appear TO know what commit
tee they are members of, but signing them
selves members If committee that does
not eXist-the "Central Committee Say
"the members OF the committee have no
right TO abdicate." Pray, why not? After
all the mischief they have done-in-
nocently, doubtless-they should have
promptly stepped down and out, and
thus relieved the party OF its en-
barrassment. The question then again
presents itself, Who shall call State Con.
vention to be composed OF all in sympathy
with the national Democracy in the ap-
preaching presidential election! | would
suggest such members Of the State Commit
tee only as never approved or endorsed the
offensive and uDwise resolution i'm defiance
of the express language OF the constitution
OF the party which limits the power OF the
committee to "direct its conduct in oDe-
dience to the declarations OF the party as
the same shall be set forth by its conyen-
tions," De.
| am told there are several members OF
the committee who are free OF this re-
proach; if but one, let him act, and let the
rest retire. The Fredericksburg ReCOrder
gives good advice. Let it be taken, and the
ship may be saved. Having been read out
of the party, am, respectfully,
"READJUsTER IN THE Cool"