The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-04
The Ticket.
ReNdiuster,

C1vrsox. LEWIS, BLAIR. ne"u1"s'e''
psnus,ican, Greenbscker. "Tnere's rose
mary. that's for remembrance; and 'here's
n.,s;es. that's Tor thoughts" says OFHsIiA'
There's CAMERON, he's for the Democrats
and there's LAWS, he's for the negroes
and there's BLAIR, hc's for the Greenback
unat;es. Such medley. II IL indeed Gen.
cral NJ .uoxE's ticket. II Is made up to SUIT
the latitude Of Washington. Nc. LEwis Is
not simply Republican. but bit'er' we
might say a malignant one. HAD nc no.
been. aud bad he sympsthized ana sc'eo
with his own people, as he was expected 10
do when he was elected to the United states
SENATE. he might still have been In that body.
The reporters and letter-writefs had per-
sisted for weeks in declaring that MT.
CAMERON was to be the nominee Tor Gov
crnor; aud although strenuous opposing
efforts were made by Messrs. MASSEY ana
GRoSgR, aud no doubt by the friends OF
other candidates, yet the reporters guessed
Alright. WILLIAM e. CAMERON, OF aenera'
NsHoSs's own town OF Petersburg, won
the prize-if prize It Is. We bad tried TO
convince General MALONE that he ought 10
make a contest In behalf OF bis defeated
nominee for Sergeant. at Arms OF the United
States Senate; but he turned deaf ear 10
our appeals. CAMERON was bis choice; ana
CAMERON is the nominee.
We have nothing TO say against Mr. CAa'
ERoS personally. The worst thing we Know
Al. n LIZ
State, who knows him well, having been
associated with him in the conduct OF
Petersburg journal, speaks in terms OF high
commentator Of the new nominee. When
a mans partner in business thinks well OF
him IL is good sign for that man. Never
ihsless, in the campaign before Us, hr.
CAMERON is TO stand up for bad cause
lie Is TO champion man whom he once de-
pounced. He is TO advocate measures Inc
like OF which be is on record as having
been violently opposed to. He is to lead
party composed mostly OF negroes against
party composed mostly OF whites.
Mr.. RInpLFBgRGER or General MALONE
himself would have been much stronger
candidate. Either OF them would have
commanded q very large negIo vote, both
OF them being, so the negroes conceive, as
good Republicans as they want to support.
Mr.. MASSEY would have received more
white votes than Mr.. CAMERON will; but
not so many negro votes. We conclude that
DIR. CAMERON will poll larger total vote
than Mr.. MASSEY would have polled, and
smaller total vote than Mr.. RIDDLEBEBGER
or General MALONE would have poiled.
Since the negro vote is, 50 we believe, to be
the main reliance Of the ReSdjusters, it
would seem to follow that the candidate
will run best who is most acceptable to the
negroes.
Mr.. LEWIS was, as we.haye said, put upon
the ticket 10 secure the negro vote and The
influence OF the Administration at Wash
ington. He may fail to secure the latter
But he will bring up to the support OF the
ticket large negro vote. In fact, the re-
suit will prove, il we can forecast it, that
the ticket will not command the votes OF
twenty thousand whites, and, il so, tina:
four. ffths or more OF the votes 1t receives
will be those OF negroes. We hold, there
fore. that it was good policy in General
MALONE to nominate an unfiinching, con-
sstcnt Republican. As We have said here
toforc, the votes are to come from that party,
il they come at all, and 1t Is but lair
that that party should furnish at least
one OF the nominees. Mr.. LEWIS, OF
course, expects TO take his chances
for the United States Senate; and ac
coIdingly HARRY RIDDLEBERGER turned
bis guns upon him yesterday. But it was
all In vain. General MALONE knew that 1t
was indispensable 10 the success OF his
ticket that IL should have Republican upon
IL: and be nominated the most fitting man
OF that party who would agree to join his
fortunes with those OF The General. Mr..
LEWIS is O man OF good name and fame,
barring his Radical prociyiiies and bis un'
reasoning hatred OF The Democratic party.
MFR. BLAIR Is famous as tue author OF the
saving that "honor will not buy break
FAST and as the man who has promised TO
apply the principles Of REIMBURSEMENT to the
national debt. 1t seems to Us TO be weak
nomination. 1t was made, however, to Sc
cure votes in Little Tennessee, where
GreeDbackers are or were numerous, and
he may prove to be as popular as any other
man that could have been nominated.
Now, LEI these three men take the stump.
Let LEWIS pour out the Walls OF his wrath
upon the Democrats. Let CAMERON try to
capture LEwIs's colored contingent. Let
BLAIR below to the Greenbackers. We
hope they will take the stump at once.
Their doom is already written. They will
be ANONYMOUSLY defeated.