The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-13
Tho First District.

The First district Is not 80 hrgeiy ""'
certainly Democratic rs are several others
,nciud,ng the Richmond district; but We
reoard Judge GARRrsoN's denomination and
reelection as a settled thing. Still, IL Is
interesting 10 watch the progress OF events
In n district which so many OF our oppo'
pents profess 10 regard as doubtful one.
The honored town Of Fredericksburg Is
in the First district; and in that town
there were held on Thursday night last
meetings called to appoint delegates to the
1os,it;on Congressional Convention for that
district We now quote from the Star:
The division here is caused by the friends
III Mr.. Round, and those opposed to MS
nomination for Congress. The former are lea
Inv that shrewd, sharp, and staunch RepuD-
lican political manipulation Colonel John
w. Wolff, and the latter by Postmaster
Taliaferro land being postmaster he OF
course Is carrying out Mahone,s WishesI.
ON THURSDAY night the two wings OF the
Coalition party mct-one at the court
bouse and the other at the mayors oiilce.
There were present at the courthouse Tor
weight colored voters and several white
Coaltionists. Pat. BoXley called the meet
ing TO order, and, on motion, Colonel
John w. Volt was called TO the chair and
Henry Yates secretary.
Colonel Woltz stated the object OF the
meeting was to elect, under call by the
State Committee of the Coalition party, a
delegate to the Convention which meets IN
this place on the 18th instant to nominate
candidate for Congress from this district.
He said he understood there was being
held another meeting for the same purpose,
and as he desired unity he thought il best
TO invite them to participate in this meet
ing.
On motion. Pat. Boxley, Evans Wormly,
and John Turner were appointed COM
mittee to wait upon those who had met III
the mayors Office and invite them to the
courthouse. The committee retired and
soon returned, reporting that the "upper
crust refused to mix.
Colonel Wolff was then placed in nomi-
nation for delegate to the Congressional
Convention, but he declined; and Pat.
B0xley was unanimously elected delegate,
and Colonel Volt his alternate.
Colonel Volt, in declining the position
OF delegate, said that he did not wish 10 he
placed i'm q situation 10 be bound by the ac-
ton OF that Convention. He said that the
1900 Republicans demand a Republican
ReSdiuster as their candidate, and would
not be satisfied otherwise. 1t is well
known. ne said, that but for the Republi-
cans the Conservative Readjusters would
be almost a nonentity in this district, and
therefore he thought the demand Of the
Republican ReRdjusters was fair and Just.
He said that he had just received notice
of his removal from the office he has
l.. w. Gov OF al
he believed there were in Fredericks-
burg Conservative Readiusters Ma
hOneitcsl who would rejoice over the
fact that another Republicans head had
been decapitafed by their masters [Mahone1
guillotine. lie did not intend to quietly
submit to such treatment, but would de-
mand OF Malone justice, and if he could
not get il, he would appeal to President
Arthur. and if there refused, he would APP
peal to the ten thousand two hundred and
fifty Republican voters of the First dis
trict who stood at his back in his recent
candidacy for Congress. Colonel Volt
spoke with great carnestness, and received
the close attention of his friends. who fire.
Quently applauded him.
Ben. Ross (colored) offered resolution
endorsing John $. Wise for congressman
at large, and, on motion Of John Turner
(colored), the resolution was laid on the
table by an almost unanimous vote.
Colonel Wolff said he was sorry the re-
solution had met with such fate. and
urged reconsideration of the action Of
the meeting. After remarks by several the
motion TO lay on the table was withdrawn,
and the mover Of the resolution then with
drew it.
This action shows very cOnclusively that
John ). Wise will not receive the solid CO.
lored vote of Fredericksburg.
The way matters now stand we would
not be surprised at Dawson beating Wise
in this place. Several Of the most promi-
nent colored politicians are strongly urging
the claims Of Dawson.
There were present at the meeting forty
eight colored men and several white Coali-
tionists, besides thirty or forty Democrats.
At the other meeting, which was not so
large we believe, MIR. Foster said that
about week before he had received a let
Ter from General Malone inquring into
the status of Colonel Volt. lie had re-
piled TO the letter very fayOrablv, but be-
fore mailing il learned that Volt had said
he did not intend to support John S. Wise
for congressman at large. lie added Il
postscript to that effect. lie had since
learned that Volt had lost his position in
Washington.
All which goes to show that the Repub-
licans have found out, what they were so
often told last year, that they made an in
eXcusable blunder when they placed a
stick in General MAHONE's hand whcrewitll
to break the heads of all Republicans. Who
can tell how many OF these disgruntled Re.
publicans will deposit ballot for MASSEY
or DAWSON on election-day?