The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-31

Mr.. RaddleberRer.
u,As, va announced some ten days ago
az, ~. R,pprwpsRogR's prospects for the
Readiuster nomination for Governor were
:. rr.y,ps. some Of the Rexdiuster organs
hocted Al the idea that the defeated kcpuo-
vIcsn nominee for sergeant-at.Arms OF the
United States senate was to be their s'ana.
srd.besrer In virgInia next fall. They nao
not heard his name mentioned, and there
fore took II for granted that we were Trying
either 70 annoy the other candidates .. "
NIKE fun at Mr.. RfppLEBsRoER- But IL
seems to be conceded now that IL the fr'enus
Of the other aspirants become much emo''
,cred towards one another. Mr.. RIDDLE
BERGER may be nominated.
And why nots The ReSdiusters nave no
hone Of success this year that Is not based
upon the expectation that their nominee
viii, get the Republican vote. IL ne Is 10 NC
elected q all, Il must be by the Republicans.
II IL absolutely necessary that be shall re-
celye from eighty TO hundred thousand
negro votes. Now, how can these votes
be secured? There are two methods OF
ye,tlpg them. One Is by nominating re-
publican for Lieutenant. Governor or Attor-
ney.GenersI, aud the other. Is by nomina'
ting candidate for Governor who IL IS
known will be acceptable to the Repubh-
cans.
Which OF these plans will be adopted!
Will: be safe TO nominate an out'and-out Re'
publican for one Of the three State Offices p
especially JOHN f. LEWIS, who is SO well
known, not only as a Republican, but as
bitter enemy of the Democratic party !-the
very man who was elected to the United
States Senate In 1869 as Union man and to
please Union men, but who turned out TO
be such bitter Radical partisan that the
Democrats superseded him at the flrst OPP
portunity pa man residing, too, In one OF
the counties composing the Tenth Legion Oh
Democracy, and whose. name will OF ITSELF
suffice 10 rsllythe Democrats OF that section
10 the standard OF their own party! II VIII
not be safe to nominate such man, and
General MALONE knows 1t. We conclude,
therefore, looking at the matter from what
we suppose to be Readjuster standpoint,
that Mr.. LEWIS must be content to take his
chances for seat IN the United States Sem
ate.
We say, let Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER have the
nomination. He has been so Thoroughly
endorsed by COSKLING. CAMERON, LOGAN
DAWES, H0AR, EDMUNDs, and other stall.
wort Republicans, that no Virginia kepuD-
liean would dare 10 question his illness as
Republican candidate. AT the same time,
he was only last year professed Democrat
and the head Of the HANCOCK electoral
ticket put out by the R6adiusters. lie can
thus rally the Republicans as a Republican
nominee in 1881 for a high office, and the
Democrats as HANCOCK man in 1880.
But these are not all the reasons why Mr..
RiDDLEBERGER should be nominated. We
suppose 1t will hardly be questioned that,
excepting Mr.. MASSEY, he is much The most
effective stump-speaker 10 the Rtadluster
ranks. He seems to be IN earnest when he
speaks; aud sincerity is indispensable In
an fI,c,ive speech. General MALONE is not
TO be named in the same day with RIDDLE
BERGER as popular orator. In fact, RID
DLEBERGER Is a popular orator, whereas
General MALONE has none OF the arts OF
magicians Of that sort.
Again: Mr.. RlDDLEBERGER Is the author
OF the RIDDLEBERGER bill. Hs Is Known far
and wide In that capacity. Let him be the
of DoSI and hon
next November the telegraph undertakes to
tell the result of the election IN Virginia, ii
Will not be necessary TO say mole than that
RIDDLEBERGER was defeated. Everybody
will understand at once that In his defeat
were combined several others-namely, the
defeat Of the Republican nominee for Ser
geant-at- Arms OF the United States Senate.
and therefore the Republican candidate for
Governor; the defeat OF the RIDDLEBERGER
bill; the defeat OF General MALONE, and the
failure OF the attempt to break up the solid
Democracy by clubbing 1t the solid South.
Above all other reasons, however, is the
vantage ground that Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER
and General MALONE would next winter be
tbhoitu W ONNbps w tbN ChitSO St"'N1
Senate il Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER should be
elected Governor. We have said that Mr..
LEWIS may have to take his chances for
election to the United States Senate; but OF
course those chances will be few or none.
IL Mr.. RIDDLEBEkGER Is elected Governor,
his party will Of course administer rebuke
10 BAYARD, VANCE, VOORHEES,. BROwN,
HILL, and the other Democrats OF the
United States Senate, by at once making
Mr.. RrDDLLBERGER himself United States
senator. "Poetic JUSTICE" therefore, de-
mands that Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER shall be the
nominee Of the Convention OF the day after
tomorrow; and we are not without hope
that this our nominating speech may ma
terially aid him.
Hit Them Again.