The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-18
The Administration Candidate.

candidate for Governor in Virginia in 1860,
n il ;nexcusably ignorant. Our recollec-
lion * that every Federal officer in Viz
yin;a supported WELLS, and bitter con-
test was closed by the election OF the anti
Administration candidate. The election OF
WALKER did not by any means end our
troubles. II required much strategy ana
the labors of many months to secure to Viz
y;nia representation in Congress even after
Governor WALKER had been elected. The
notorious UNDERWOOD tried to put this city
into the hands OF the Radicals. Chiei-Jus-
tice CHASE was the man who rescued it
from UNDERwooD's usurping and unlawful
grasp.
The Whig says that RALEIGH L. DANIEL,
ESQ. the chairman OF the Conservative
Democratic State Central Committee, sent
TO General GRANT, after the result OF the
elections in Virginia had become known, a
telegram congratulating him upon the tri-
umph OF his policy in Virginia. This
statement Is true as 1t stands, but not true
IN 50 far as IL leaves the impression that the
telegram was sent i'm good faith. IL was
written by a gentleman OF this city, Uhen
full OF life and Jokes. now, alas in very
bad health. and forwarded by Mr.. DANIEL.
General GRANT was not stupid enough
TO take it for anything but an allowable bit
Of irony based upon two facts-the first.
that he mad done real service to the peo-
pic Of Virginia in using has great influence
with Congress to induce that body to allow
them TO vote down certain Objectionable
features OF the UNDERWOOD Constitution;
the second. that all his officials, from the
highest 10 the lowest. had used their inilu-
ence to defeat Governor WALKER. General
GRANT never answered the telegram, nor
in any manner acknowledged its receipt.
II is true that Mr.. LEWIS was elected
United States senator TO please the Admin
istration. Mr.. JOHNSTON, too, was elected
as a colleague who would be unobiectlona-
bic to the Administration. 1t did indeed
require skiliul steering to bring the good
old ship Virginia into port But she got IN
safely. And IRON that day to this there
has been no pretence that Virginia las
been other than Democratic State,
or that KE,RER or HOLIDAY was
any other than an anii-Administratio cam
didate ior Governor; both 81 whom Gene
raj MALONE claimed TO have been nomi-
mated by his friends, or with their Influence.
Indeed, he was himself an anti-Adminis-
tration candidate for The nomination FOR
Governor in 1871 (Or else endcayored to
procure that nomination under fac pre-
teaces). Long a!tcrwards-to wit, iii
13So-he supported an anti-Administration
candidate for President OF the United
States. and claimed chat his electoral ticket
was the genuine HANCOCK ticket, that it
was nominated in good faith. and that it
would carry the state.
1t requires monumental impudence to
claim for General MALONE at this late day
that he has for the last thirteen years been
a Republican, or Administration man, mas
Querading as n Democrat. Inconsistency
is no crime. II General MALONE is Re-
publican now, let him say so. But pray do
not tell us that he was one in 1869, in 1878,
In 1877, and i'm 1880, when everybody sup
posed him TO be Conservative Democrat.
We have never brought againsehim such a
damaging charge as that. Does the editor
of the lVhiq claim that he too was an
Administration man all this time, or was
he one Of the Bourbons who so fool
ishly opposed the administrations OF GRANT,
A oT.
did not General MALONE approve Of the
following resolution adopted in a State
Convention Of the Readiuster party In
1850, 30 many years after he had become an
Administration " man
"And believing that the objects hitherto
declared and the interests Of all tie people
of Virginia are TO be best snbseryed by the
election OF Hancock and English to the
presidency and vicc-prcsidency OF the
United States, therefore further declare
that tho electoral ticket nominated by TINS
Convention Is instructed in behalf oil those
candidates, and that they arc cordlGHy
commended TO the earnest support Of every
member OF The organization IN pT9'ntG."
In the same Convention, Colonel CAN
EroN, now Governor, was reported rs fol-
lows:
Hancock represents in national polite:
what the Eeadiusters do in State affairs
and he said he was sincere in his conyic
ton that Hancock was the very man Ion
the peop,e, and all the people; the best on'
for The interests Oh all the country
Was Colopcl LAMB an Administration
man when in 1880 he wrote as follows:
81 could not submit my claims to a con
yention OF your [Funder] party, because
sm IN earnest supporter Of the election D
Hancock and English to the presidency ant
yiee-presidency; and am the elector of I
party representing 10000 white majority il
Virginia and 10000 ma orty OF the tota
vote, and l regard your attempt TO run
minority Hancock and English ticket rs
desperate effort to rule or ruin, by attempt
Ing TO force the majority TO give way TO tb,
minority or run the risk OF having the Stat
vote for Garfield and Arthur. Ii you wlsl
to defeat Hancock in Virginia il would b,
much more manly to vote for Garfield di
rect.''
[By the way, in view OF the result, Colo
mel LAMBS claim rs to the strength OF hi
party now appears ludicrous.1
Was the editor Of the Wig an ARTHU
man when in July, 1880, he wrote the tw
paragraphs here following:
"Beyond all-it must be apparent {
every one who really wishes to carry VII
ginia for Hancock and English, that th
least likely way TO achieve that Is TO vot
for the electoral ticket Of defeated Funde
minority"
SAVE THE STATE 1.-THE earnest eyhor
tations OF Governors Hampton and Vanc