New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-02
THE SOUTHERN CANVASS.
THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.


sPEECHMAKING ABOUT CONCLUDED, AND THE
OPPOSING FORCES DEvoTING THEIR ENERGIES
TO POLLING FULL voTE-THE RESULT DOUBT
Full, WITH THE CHANCES IN FAVOR OF THE
OPPONENTS OF BoURBONIsM.
fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUyE.I
RICHMOND Va, Nov. 1.-The oratOrical part OF
the Virginia canvass is nearly over few speeches
remain to he delivered by the respective candi-
dates and their leutenants, but the chief work OF
the days is 10 pay the poll tax OF deiln-
quent voters and TO make arrangements to get the
votes out on election day. This, In fact, Is the
chief work of the campaign. though postponed III
great part to its close. for the issues upon winch
parties divide have been worn threadbare, and he
who has remained unconvinced of the night or
wrong of his party until this time is not now suScep-
tible TO the influence of logic.
From this time the chances for victory or defeat
hinge upon the financial competency of the respect
i've party arrangements. II is henceforth SIMPLY
question of money and both parties are eXerting
themselves to the utmost. Voters may not be cor
ruptly Influenced perhaps, by the use of money to
greater extent than in other States and in other
times to vote for enc the other Of the candidates.
hut persons may be enfranehised and may thus be
Undue d to vote
The result cannot be predicted. The leaders OF
both parties express confident hopes of victory.
Colonel Elam Editor of the Rcadjuster organ, and
secretary of that partys committee the best acces
sible Readjuster authority, says that while
his party has lost many white votes since the can
vass of 1870, when it carried the Legislature by
ronnd naiorites it has gained other white votes in
about equal numbers, and so holds its own as nom
inal faction of the Democracy. On the other hand
the Readiuster'S gains from the Republican ranks
have been far in excess of any precedent and thus
while they retain all the advantages
gained before they have added new ones Of consd-
cradle magnitude Colonel Elan believes that both
the State ticket and Legislature will be carried
handsomely by the Readiusters. There does not
seem TO be much heartiness in the work OF the re
publican leaders in support of the Readiuster cand
dates end it is not to be expected. Such as have
formally announced themselves to be supporters OF
Cameron have done so in great part because OF the
sentiment of the Northern Republicans, which APP
peared to demand it, and they have reasonable
doubts of the proprety of their course in abandon
ng even temporarily and to a limited degree the line
of policy so long advocated by them. The masses,
however. are represented as being quite generally
willing TO vote the Liberal ticket because of the
promises already fulfilled in part mat human
rights shall be respected. Congressman JorEcn cil
who has recently made tour Of several counties VI
his district is here tonight. he expresses the ne
lief that the white ReaJuster vote OF tile state VIII
exceed by from % TO 80 per cent that of last fall
and in addition, he thinks about $4,000 Republic
cans win vote the Readjuser ticket while not more
than 1000 or 5000 viii vote with the BOurbOns.
Tins will be falling off about $4,000 Republican
votes He believes the total ReadJuster vote will
he about 100000, with fair chance OF carrying
both the State ticket and the Legislature, but the
result Will be close The Bourbon leaders say that
here in Richmond, which is Bourbon stronghold,
their majority will be 3,OO0-a considerable increase
over their recent majorities while in the State at
large they, too are hopeful of success. Cameron
and Daniel, the two Gubernatoral Candidates are
m a distance stamping doubtful sections While
the chances are little favor of victory for the
Readusters, there are many elements OF doubt
that assumes TO predict IN" outcome, as upon
election will be a peaceful one. The Liberal mana
gers anticipate extensive frauds, for which the tax
law provisions furnish the occasion, but their sus-
pcions and resultant watchfulness may serve pre-
vent theuY.