The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-22

MARBLES CITY COUNTY.
kcrrespondence Of the Richmond Dispaich.l
SEPTEMBER 10, 1881.


Yesterday was lively day in the polIti-
csl calendar at our Courthouse. A large
IcroUd had assembled 10 bear the opposing
candidates for the attorney-generalshlp
who had been advertised TO address ing
sovereigns on the issues OF the day Tor sew
eral weeks beforehand. There was also a
mass.meetipg OF the Democrats OF Charles
Civ, called 10 select delegates for the Joint
convention with New Kent 10 nominate q
candidate for the Legislature; and IN addi-
ton the ReSdiusters OF the two counties
were 10 nominate their champion for the
legislative race.
did not put In an appearance, but the gall
liant
M'KINNEY
was prompt to his appointment, and spoke
for an lou aud a half. de confined him-
self cblt fly TO a calm and logical discussion
Of the debt question, and by his terSe ana
vigorous style gave TO that thresdbare SUBJ
Iecl o renewed interest, showing, In forei-
bic language, the gliring absurdly ma H.
consistency Of the position occupied oy the
Coalitionists. HIS speech was polisheo' dig'
pifed, and effective, and IN delightful con-
trast 10 the wild haraDgue OF the ReadIustcr
spouter,
MAJOR vol. Walden,
who mounted the platform after Captain
Mckinney bad retired, and exhausted his
usual repertoire OF stale jokes and irrele-
want appeals to mere passion and prejudice.
TIE DEMOCRATS
held their meeting aud appointed delegates
To meet the Conservatives OF New Kent In
- De- vftoRn LnHOaL a tho Olth
instant, when a candidate will be selected
for the House OF Delegates. We propose
TO make a strong fight for The redemption
OF this district.
There were a number of, RCSdjusters and
Republicans present from New Kent as
delegates to thair
ATTEMPTED COALITION CONVENTION,
lovingly accompanied by various gentlemen
desirous OF serving their State in the Legis-
lature. From the %peTturbed and anxious
yisages II numerous prOmipent Read1uster
| wbippcrs.in IL could be seen during the day
that all was not harmonious, and that some
hitch was imminent. Lste in the afternoon
! the crowd OF white spirits and black assem-
bled 10 the courthouse, and were called 10
order by the county chairman OF the Re.
adjuster party, and then the Goddess OF
Discord held her saturnalia. The Republi-
cans claimed the right 10 select the nominee
for the Legislature. The Mahoneiles re-
yolted against such an unreasonable ~ de.
mand on the part OF the f. A.'s, and straight
way the devil was loose in France.
A leading colered Republican OF this
county got the floor aud insisted that they
were entitled TO name the candidate, sta
ting that it was we'll understood aud agreed
at the Coalition Convention held at Lynch
burg that in all counties where the Repub.
licsns were in the maj 1rity they were to
select the nominees, aod that IL was a mon
strous proposition that here in this district
three hundred ReSdiusters were to be per-
| mitted TO swallow the six hundred Repub.
lican votes, and that he, for one, would not
consent to such a proposition. Another
speaker said that this was but the begin
ming OF the bad faith they might look
forward to; that the Republicans should
take warning less the Rea6iusters might go
back upon the whole Coalition programme,
aud when they got control OF the Legs.
lature through Republican votes, they
might send a Democratic Readjuster
to the United States Senate in place Of John
+. Lewis, thus violating utterly the agree
ment entered into by them. RecriminatiOn
became violent on both sides. Peace and
brotherly love were summarily thrown
out the window aud kicked out the door.
The storm became a whirlTlDd, ard 10 the
midst Of the raging elemznts the unfortu.
nate chairman declared the Convention adj
iourned. drifted like u w~ind-wafted leaf
swav from the chair, and 20 left the world TO
darkness" aud to woe
What steps will now be taken to bring
order out OF chaos remilin to be seen. APP
parently "the hearts division divldeth +"
them, but still some attractive metal may be
employed to concentrate the divergent
atoms, and bring them yet to a common TO-
Gus. We shall see What we shall see. We
cannot but admire Jo5ah's pluck in trying
10 swallow the whale. but, aiIs how will
II be II the whale absolutely refuses 10 be
swallowed SILVA.