The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-04

To Me Editor of the DiSpatch :

To the Editor OF me DtSpdtch
Will YOU allow a Valley Democrat to
have a word or two to the brethren in your
weIl-flled columns! No further delay Ia
admissible In beginning the work OF or
ganization for the approaching campaign.
Thorough organization and active work
everywhere will secure success. Stump
speaking and committee work in Rich.
mond will not win q fight with forces SO
evenly balanced, and against foe thor
oughiy organized in every locality. More
means and energy devoted TO local organize
ton aud labor must mark the coming con-
test II we would be successful, and less re-
lance must be placed upon the brilliant
efforts OF itinerant speakers. No precinct
in any county or city should be neglected.
The means and material are not lacking,
but q system for their complete utilization
must be devised.
A conference OF Democrats, embracing
efficient men from every county and city in
the State, will be necessary to inaugurate
the canvass as above indicated. The writer
suggests the following plan as an effective
method OF proceeding: Letthe State Central
Committee meet at once and adopt day
for the meeting OF the nominating district
conventions. The conventions should all
meet upon the same day-say from the 9th
to the 31st Of July. Let the call for the
district conventions emanating from the
State Committed urge that the conventions
be as full as possible, and that in addition
to the nomination OF candidates for Con-
gress in the several districts each district
convention shall select from its own men,
bers proper number Of Democrats repre-
senting every county and city, who shall
meet In State conference Immediately
after the adjournment Of the district con-
yentions.
Ten or fifteen gentlemen from each dis
trict would make body large enough to
be fully representative and small enough TO
work efficiently. This State conference or
convention should perform the work OF
complete organization. 1t should also
nominate a candidate to be voted for rs
Congressman at large. The members OF
the conference, coming directly from the
meetings OF the district conventions. would
be fully informed as TO sentiment in every
section, deriving important information
from Tie in.erchange OF views in the full
district conventions. The work o. a State
conference thus organized would he re-
spcctcd by al, Democrats. and it should,
and no hoi. =, would, emf race the very best
organizi and working material in the
party. It could work more rapidly and
effectively than larger body, and be
equally representative in character. Its
action would determine the matter as TO
Mr.. Massey's candidacy.
The writer assumes that the Democracy
propose to orgarize for victory and not for
defeat, and that therefore the call for dis
trict and State conferences would invite
all Democrats (oi course including Mr..
Massey, the Big -Four, and their iriends) to
partic.D ai@ in the primary, district, and
STATE meetings. Every man holding the
Democratic faith should be invited, with
out regard to what he has heretofore said
or dope upon the State debt or other tenn
porarv or local issue. Every man OF the
Democratic faith should be considered rs q
member OF the party in good standing, and
every soldier in the Democratic army will
be needed to secure success. Especially
do we need those gentlemen who feel with
us, who helped tn swell CamerOn's major
ity last fall. We want them off OF that
side and on ours. That is enough. Don't
swear anybody in or read anybody out. Let
communion be free and open at the Dem
ocraiic table to all OF Democratic faith. and
let no scores be counted as to by-gones.
By inaugurating the campaign simuita-
neously in every section OF the State, we
should and can arouse the energies and
enthusiasm Of the whole party, and give
impetusao q grand old-fashloned Demo-
cratic revival, which will carry our stand
ard to victory. Let us make another united
effort Oh behalf Of Jelersonian principles.
VALLEY.