The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-24
A Card from the Secretary of THERE
publican State Central Committee.
RIC8MOND, VA, July 90, 1881.

RIC8MOND, VA, July 30, 1881.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch;
regret the necessity Of asking your per
mission TO make a statement touching the
card from Mr.. Cochran, chairman OF the
Republican State Central Committee, which
was copied into the Dispatch OF this morn
ing. | should have allowed Mr.. Cochran's
complaiut to pass without explanation or
reply, being satisfied that it was too alb.
surdy trivial to require either; hut your
editorial comment this morning implying
that there has been forgery" renders 1t
Necessary that the false impression which j.
made thereby should be corrected. The
document 10 which Mr. Cochran al
ludes as having been published and
distributed without bis knowledge or
consent is nothing more than cir
cular intended To be posted in con-
spIcuous places in the counties, calling
the al, eptiOn Of Republicans to the fact that
delegates to the Convention should be
chosen on the 30 Of AUgust-the day fixed
by the State Central Committee for such
election. II was thought that that method
would more effectually spread the notice,
and thereby get together full Attendance
at the respective meetings. What objection
can there be to this plan 7 The date OF
holding tue meetings is the same as that
determined upon by the committee, and IN
no particular whatsoever Is there the
slightest deviation from their action on
tbIs point. Unlike the chairman, ! stated
a bare fact, aud did not write stump
sppech in advocacy OF my views, and
direct the electors whit class OF men
10 send as delegates to the Convention.
To take advantage OF my position to in
siuulte partisan preference into documents
that sboIiidi be official and not personal has
never been ny conception Of duty as TO this
or any place of like kind.
OF course did not write to Mr.. Cochran
for the authority to sign his name, because
| did not suppose that when gentleman
became chairman Of committee be would
so far lose his wits as not to know that The
mower to do given act carries with It,
OF necessity, the right to do all matters OF
detail necessary TO The performance OF that
act. | supposed also that he knew that
il is universal custom for the secre.
tarv TO sign the ciairman'S name when
IL is done in pursuance OF general in
structiOns from the committee; and ]
sincerely regret that he has permitted
his zeal for a Strsightout ticket TO precipi'
tate him into blundtr so plIpably ridicu-
lOUS as lniJ INTO WHICH nv u"s otVl! "C,i :"
by bis "ittle brief authority" Before
Infringing this to a close" desire to con-
graduate Mr.. Cochran on the gratifying TACT
that he and his Straghtout friends have be-
come the Specil care OF the Dispatch. 1t
is happy day for Republiclnlsm IN VIZ:
oipia when the ahlest and most intolerant OF
Democratic organs in the South so kindly
takes under its protection the Republican
cause. and Mr.. Cochran, who, only less
yallant!y than his Bourbon ally. insists that
we shall have Straightout ticket; and l
would not be- surprised if, In Zoe event that
no ticket be made, both will continue their
Joint warfare against the literal element OF
| the people Of Virgins. r. p. BROOKS,
Secretary Republican Sta,@ Central C}m.
miftec.