The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-01-27

NIilly distributed, the PARTIES being cautiol..
TO do it as secretly as possibie
RICHMOND, VA, October %, 1880
Dear alr:-Ihe undersigned here as Il
representatives uf the National Republican Coz
mittee, the Hon. Marshall Jewell, chairman du
accredited and empowered TO deal with all Il
matters OF the Republican party in Virginia III
National Committee desire no contest to be mac
for the electoral vote of the State; nor do they
sire any contest made for Congress except in IL
Two districts where they believe they can certain
and ousht to win. These districts are the Cd an
4th districts.
In resi- ect to the electoral ticket they know the
IL no chance for success, and they feel there ls
need for 1t. Any effort In that direction can onl
promote the chances OF the Bourbon Funder part
IN carrying the State, and they feel that the success
Of that party in The State will initiate against ii
interest of good government In Virginia and
huruul to the freedom Of opinion and polite;
4 "Fhe wish therefore Of the Ma ional Republica
committee is, that every proper effort shall be mad
by all true Republicans cure the success of III
ReadJusttrs Electoral ticket and the candidates {
That party for Congress in all the districts save tn
Two named, the End and 4th districts
10 this end he undersigned ask that you DIT
yourseif to work. and by proper explanation to tn
! Republicans within your reach and diligent effor
IN your district. We send yon by the bearer tn
tickets we desire voted In your district and beg tina
you VIII accordingly distribute them. If there wa
time, we would invite you here
"Very respectfully,
"FRANK A. BURR,
"F. G. LOvELAND.''
|
James D. Brady, who had been summoned
from Petersburg by. Burr and Loveland tn
| Gay before. had an interview with Gen. Wick
ham, the Chairman of the Republican Stat,
Executive Committee, during which he STATED
to him that the Republican National Commit
tee had authorized the withdrawal of the Re
publican Electoral ticket in Virginia, anc
when Gen. Wickham denounced this as ut.
terly untrue and device of the Democracy
replied TO him that hn Col BRADY bod GO,
tba a,,tI,a;4 ~, ii"' oeS ,
'ho "ilttoh dutloIlty. Ool Dfauy subsequently
on the same day, issued circular throughout
the State calling on the Renubl;can Party
in tho n.,,,o &c ~ D,,,.t1 - NJ ~ :.
- -: wy A'.,iio vi tho nepuoiicah Natlohal Com-
mlttee, through their agents to vote for the
Hancock DemOcratic Re-adi,star E,lectoro
tplegranbed its suhstanca 10 yha H., W.
nn.o'.Ip noo i'e oupeeance ~ the non. o. W.
dorsey, secretary OF the National Republican
ooiiiiii,'ee' anu ITCHY u from nm the foll0W-
Dublished 9Th November 1891.
What this COMMITTEES wants done and what .ha
RepuhIicans Of the cnnntrv is 81 S siie
of Ronrhnn rnie In Iba Somth I'm o,e o.
done in VIRGINIA Nv onr sjdinc nI ad 1u piIy pe
we can do so, ~ 0'0i
e,i ,n ;ne in o,a "eh' "lchham sent the
p,nu,IoNn ". oo., $780,, 200,
HIM. MAJ s5ou Ielolm r ~ Io.n oltoper, iooo
~. 9'''se "0OeS' nep~ottc0fs Heddq@nfterS,
I 1' an l imso.n,aa tho. ,yossr,
here that thev haJ,a DurI are
i,ca INC ~ mo- y rom you 70 IN
uoo eile voters OF ts state 10 give their
~ Ia 10 A ~ " as III he-aoJuslef HANCOCK
@ ~ !, lut ~ .ner stated tnat tney or
I ,,,, u 49, 49, r mem nave d ielser si9ned
.s 81 Irt.n 'Aoo' nave uohouHceu ILLS
90 " n"i 20 .,,. ,,,,,
ct A. @ oi 'ne hepuoilcan committee OF this
sincere admtrer nd al 'e ~ par
Garfield and with the earnest de Ire Of saving from
Ie.er me party OF this state,
earnestly request, when think hay the right to
aeinand mat you az once dispatch me denying that
~ t Ut 'n h rarty nave any 9th
er wisn IMAM tht every republican OF virginia shall
sote ior tie soilu urned ana Afthuf electoral tick
81, anu ent.' you elegrah is'I uetohs To Burr and
Ioveianu I" lake immediate measures TO contradict
an ~ uea.r"y s .ne ellec' o. tnis repofG
ur ny sen anu lor Tue ne unlican party OF this
state deny mat the power lies anywhere TO drect
Tinted Statas pIaaee a's,rar 90 o ,o''uoiS vi TIE
WINS. c. WORKMAN, Chairman.
And received reDly as follows
-. - NEW YORK, 2oth OCTOBER, 1850.
~ q, - . 1fhnmm y, 81. ,
hui eies an ~ 10 u'V. 1eWelt Is received Messrs
10y ethu anu Burr are gentlemen If htsh character
Gnu sooi ~ we d" not 1eel ike denounc
ing thef1 uhtll We know what they have done. Your
octl polllcS are 100 complicated for outsiders to
UNDERSTAND ana we shall Try to Keep cut OF it.
.. W. pokaEf, Secretary
To which Gen. Wickham IeDlipd AS toilovs.
hlcHAoNp, VA. 2Sth ocso., 6lO p. M
'p ba o" 'n r 1F'0e''' N"e"" hs'"1f"" c"""i
have Mr. Dorsey's reply 10 nv dispatch have
not asked you 10 denounce Messrs. Burr and Love
h naea you 70 aehy the report tha5 you and
cans h. desert The tr own electoral cketand y.,e for
Hancock ticket, and to instruct those gentlemen
vii" re SAID to rel y,n to contradict the re-
it. viii YOU do thtsq g 'i''' al i'e' from
W. @ wICKHAM, Chairman.
kecelvmg no reply ON the morning ol the
39lh Gen. WieKham sent the following:
<nr. MssrShM JetoeH, R4publiean Bsadqunrters
"; Nss l"rh:
AH Jpu I0Ply w my uiopatOH I'll Ft5t might III re
day. We have been put in position by the actor.
which is being had in this matter by Messrs. Love
p ' har Is and anst 10 me ne
those who are connected with the movement Please
answer this at once.
~ ,;a,, o., /" I'm nAS' oh'iir niah
~ "i''0f' VIC ioi'''".ls 'el''N was leceiSe'
u, ;, u,;.r1u,o p,.sn,,, nh" hohh' z''h oetooer
We shall n"t arn, o denv anv ., tho
foolish Nautical minors foatia abont Vireinia and
we do non recosrize vour right To denoan1 thst We
shall EXPRESS sentiments dictated nv Won IF the pe
,,nfIicap 800 ~ xyir1,,,io - 49, i,o oo
Was by no act ~ the National Committee snd GI he
to suGgest that this commftee is rroba &c a1cit
ous for the success Of The RennbIican marty and ire
candidates as Won are We don't heIieye however
that Gen Garfield s eiecIion can ba assured or Re,
nuhucanism advanced nv onr lead rs secratlv aid
ing me Rnurhon element in anv tate ~
:. ". DORSEY. sec'ry
This bronoht r,atrarS into :, nnsit;on n,haro
nj !. ~. M tosi'Ion "a.i'
'he cilallnlih Oh the Executive COMMITTEE
deemed it necessary to call to his support the
whole nowpr If the RpnuhIican accumulation
= -, !. -. :,
OF Inc otale. fortunately quorum OF me
iepublican State Central Committee happened
TO be in the city. and a joint meeting of the
Renuhlicon Slate Central and St,te Executive
~ ] - $500 NJ y. 49, M, -. >:
Committees was caleu Ill once, ihty met III
lolnt session, at 8 p. M, ana the following
proceedings were had. All the districts ex-
cept the Fifth were represented, and the meet
!ng was called to order by ex-senator John
+. Lewis. Arthur A. splitter acted as secre-
larry
General Wlckham stated that he had adj
dressed letter to +. A. Burr and Colonel f.
L. Loveland who represented the National
lfepuhlican Contmittee, and was anxious for II
reply from Col Burr who was present for that
purpose The following is copy OF General
Wickhams letter.
RICHMOND October 49, 1880.
emenTbe imnresson ts NV ra extended
that part Of your purpose in visiting Richmond is
to induce the Republicans of this State to withdraw
Greiu gan chet or ci' . sr s1e
with the al prevail Of the National Repu hlcan Com
mittee This is doing incalculaole injury to the
preston is based upon Misrepresentation of your
purposes ask mat you now lake measures 10
correct Iuese lui tresiis, du u e.tte tit you Hfo
anv such action and that You are satisd that he
National Republican party would desire the largest
possible vote to be cast In Virginia for the Garfield
'ii' ~ 81 - Very resu.etfnlly.
WINS. c. w1oKHAar, Chairman.
And offered the following resolution:
hexo'rr,, That This meeting of the committee is
means to Mise the neope that The statement that
tha na1d ,i sit is 70 Ne ytdrawn s false