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practicablos, who held out last year
against the united forces of the Repub-
lican party and the Readiuster Conserva-
tives, would fall into line with the Bour-
bon Democracy this year. But their
antics in Norfolk show that, although |
they have been brayed in mortar, yet |
hath not their folly departed from them
Under the lead of the eccentric Dezen-
dorf, they are on the war-path. In dis
trict containing large colored majority, |
and Coalition majority of 5000; in
a district in which the regular Re-
publcans voted last fall almost SOL
idly for Cameron for governor, and in
which the Republican district Congress
sional committee appointed by the con-
vention which nominated Dezendorf in
1880, utterly repudiates him and his little
squad of followers, in such q district Mr..
Dezcndorf imagnes himself to be can
didate for Congress. He is the fat cam
didatc of a phantom party, and will
never see his own joke on himself until
in the returns he comes in among the
scattering.
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district has coalesced with the anti
Bourbon Conservatives known as Read
iusters. This was in accordance with
the Joint action of the State Central Com
mittees of the Republican and Read
juster parties at Richmond ON the 10Th
of last month. The address of the Re-
publican District Committee of 1880 is an
| liror nt ri MT nd ft,rt n nf
alton of our readers we give it entire. 1t
should be remembered that this commit
tee was appointed during the Garfield
and Arthur campaign. 1t was not until
the next year that the coalition between
the Republican and Readjuster organi-
cations took place. When that event oc-
Cured, which has redeemed Virginia from
Bourbon rule, few malcontents refused
to obey the Republican party convention.
They bolted, and formed committee.
They were so ridiculousy weak that no
one would take their nomination for
governor. They helped the Bourbons all
they could by running third tickets here
and there for the legislature. But the
mighty movement of the united Repub-
: licans and Liberals crushed their little
political egg-shell, and to-day they repre-
sent only the blind and irredeemable
stupidity of men unable to recognize &C.
complished facts The Republican party
throughout the United States recognizes
and approves the Virginia Liberal
Coalition, and is encouraging similar
movements in other States. The Bourbon
Democracy in Virginia and throughout
the country foster and encourage the So
called Straightout" Republican move
} ment there as auxiliary to their own
party interests. But Bourbon Democrats
and Bourbon Republicans have had their
day in Virginia. Separate or united, they
are powerless for harm. Following the
address of the Republican district COM
mittee which derived its existence from
the undivided Republican party, which
in 1880 nominated Mr.. Dezendorf for the
seat in Congress he now holds:
HAMPTON, VA, July G, lSS2-To the Republicans
of the second district of Virginia. We, the mem
bers of the Republican District Committee of the
I'd Congressional district, duly elected at the last
, | Congressional district convention, held at Hamp-
ton on the sth day Of September, 1885, which said
convention nominated Hon. John +. Dezendorf
for Congress, having by virtue OF party usage in
this district, the right vested In us to call con-
vention of the Republicans of the district 10 nomi-
nate candidate for Congress to be vote d for at
the election to be held in November next. after a
full and careful consideration of all matters con-
nccted with the welfare OF the Republican party
in this district and State. do hereby determine
that 1t is inexpedient to call convention for said
purpose of the Republicans of this district.
We do hereby cordially indorse and heartily APP
prove of the call for Coalition Convention to be
held at Hampton, Va, on the 10th day of August,
1882, for the purpose Of nominating n candidate
r for Congress from this district, which said call
l was determined by the joint action of the State
4 Central Committees of the Republican and Read
+ juster parties, at the meeting held In Richmond
June the 10TH 1882 said call for this district being
signed by II. Libbey, G. A. Martin, L. D. Bland
Z Il. A. brewery, Joseph Gregory, and Robert Nor
tom and for the benefit OF our cause we earnestly
call upon all Republicans of this district to give
their hearty and cordial support to the said Coali
ton Convention of August 10Th next, being con.
vinced that the cstinterest of the people of this
district will be thereby promoted
Aud whereas we are informed through publca-
:, tons in the Bourbon Funder press of this district
that convention purporting to be Il Republican
convention has been called by certain representa-.
: tives of the Bogus Holcombe Hall Convention
which assembled at Lynchburg in August, 1881, tc
| meet at Portsmouth OH July Goth ultimo for thu
purpose of nominating candidate for Congress
from this district deem 1t our duty as the regu
lar representatives Of the Republican party of th
district to enter our solemn protest against sait
action of the Holcombe Hall representatives.
We pronounce said call as illegal and unauthor-
lied and in the proper discharge of our duty VIZ
advise and call upon the Republicans of this dis
: trict not to countenancc or support said conven
tion TO be held in Portsmouth on July Goth ultimC
or its nominee, but we do call upon them to give
their earnest. cordial, and active support to the
nominee for Congress of the Coalition convention
| to be.held ut Hampton August 10, 1882
, (Sgned) James L. Fuller, Norfolk City; Johr
W. CAST, Portsmouth; L. d. Holloman, Norfoll
. County; William A. Bond, Nansemond County
s Rufus S. Jones, Elizabeth City County; And. vii
# lams, Elizabeth City County; Robert Norton
= York County; Joseph Gregory, Southampton
County; Lewis w. Webb, Norfolk City; Jacob L
S Reid, Norfolk County; Jay d, Edwards, Princes
e Ann County; Peter +. Blunt, Isle of Wight; II
q Libbey Elizabeth City County; ID. NJ. Norton
:, York County; ]. W. Jennings, New Kent County
3 George W. Thomas. Surry County; aud Gabrie
II Hill. Prince George County.
n ONE of the standing rules of the Yer
@ mont Democracy requires them to hole
n mass convention in every township
q where rs many as two of the faithful car
be assembled. They are now goinl
= through the farce of putting local ant
g general tickets in the field with all th
a solcmnity that Booth puts into his as
sumption of "the melancholy Dane.
q The spectacle would be amusing if tn
e awful gravity of the participants did no
=. efiectually Danish levity. The breth rel
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