The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-12
The Committee Meeting.


This Is the day fixed for the meeting Of
the Democratic State Central Committee.
The questions which will be presented for
their decision are important ones; and
their action viii be big with the fate OF the
Democratic party OF Virginia and OF the
Union.
Yes. OF the Union; for II the Admins
tration shall succeed, by the aid OF Gene
raj MALONE, in attaching Virginia to the
triumplal car OF Mr.. ARTHUR, it will be a
victory which will tell in favor OF the most
stalwarf of the stalwarts, and will give
such IN impetus TO the Coalition movement
in the South that the arrest OF that move
ment between now and 1884 may become
impossible.
General MALONE is the Administration
senator from Virginia. His candidates Tor
Congress this year will all be Administra-
ton candidates. Mr.. FUIKERsoN cannot be
one OF his candidates, it is supposed, be-
cause he is unwilling to become Republic
can. A victory, therefore, this year, ior
General MALONE, means victory Tor
GRANT, CAMERON, CoNKLING, CHANDLER,
and ARTHUR. ARTHUR is the representative
of the third-fsrmcrs. lie is one OF the
persons that wear the brass medal prepared
for and presented 70 the 306 delegates who
In the last Republican National Convention
voted for General GRANT on the ballot on
which Mr.. GARFIELD was nominated for
President Of the United States. He was
by that convention nominated for vice.
President because he was a third-termer.
II Is true it is claimed by the Hiaif-Brecds
that not ono fifth OF the 500 delegates rep
resented Republican districts, or districts
which could have been carried for GRANT;
but all the same it was seemed necessary
TO placate Mr.. CoNKLING and the rest OF the
Stalwarts; and so Mr.. ARTHUR was put
upon the Republican ticket.
Nevertheless, we do not expect Mr.. Ar
THUR TO give way to General GRANT. On
the contrary, his understanding with Gene
raj MALONE is supposed to include pledge
upon the part OF the latter that the Nir-
cInia delegates to the next National Re
publican Convention shall vote for the
nomination Of Mr.. Arthur himself for
President OF the United States. When
ever q Democratic congressman from Viz
ginia applies TO the Post-Ofice Depart
ment for the appointment OF post
master in this State, he is told that
all such appointments are referred to
General MALONE. For the privilege Of
thus disposing Of all the postal patronage
in Virginia General MALONE surely cannot
expect to return less than the securing Of
& solid delegation to the next National Re-
publican Convention pledged to the sup
port of Mr.. ARTHUR. But Mr.. Arthur is
a Granite. and belongs to the third-term
crowd; and their methods are too well
known to need description here. 1t is for
this reason that we include him among the
third-termers, who, it is not at all impossi
BILE, may again try to nominate General
GRANT.
The State Central Committee is to devise
measures to prevent majority Of the Vir-
ginia members i'll the next national House
OF Representatives from being Administra-
ton members. There are ten members to
he elected. The Democrats ought TO elect
at least SIX OF them. They will do so il no
blunders are made. Indeed, they ought to
elect all but two. We have but five in the
present House. Let us gain one or two in
the next House. 1t is for the State Central
Committee to tell us how we may accom-
plish this object.
The following are the names OF the MEN,
bers of the State Central Committee:
First District Judge j. II. c. Jones,
King and Queen; Chancellor Bailey, SPOT
sylyania; Dir. W. \. Thorn, Northampton.
Second District NJ. Glennan, L. Il. Ed
wards, X. II. Armistead.
Third District: Charles L. Williams,
Richmond; William ]. Clopton, Manches-
ter; II. Ii. Cmdwell, Hanover.
Fourth District: 5. w. Venable, Peters
burg; Glen Green, Charlotte; Judge W.
S. GOODWIN, Greensyille.
Fifth District: George E. Dennis, Samuel
j. Mullen, w. NJ. Tredway, Jr.
Sixth District: Major William Jolliife,
Botetoprt j. Singleton Digs, Lynch
burg; John d. Horsley, Nelson.
Seventh District: A. KOincr, J. n.
White, and w. d. Pcachy.
Eighth District X. KeInper, AleXan-
dria; James Hay Madison, and L. ii.
BOYD, Winchester.
Ninth District: C. F. Trigg, Washing
ton; j.. ii. Tyler, Pulaski; James p. Kel-
lev iraZcWelI