The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-03
rhev Mean Business.


Messrs. DrzsxpoRF and Dawson, Straight
mt Republican candidates for Congress
the one In the Norfolk district, and the
other at large--announc that they will
both address the people on the days named
in their announcement card. They make
a number OF appointments 10 speak. These
Republicaus OF the cold issue" are In
earnest. They arc not willing to turn over
the Offices and emoluments OF their party TO
men who voted against Arthur In 1880,
when they were supporting him In all good
faith. They do not understand why they,
who have borne the heat and burthen OF
the day, should be expected to play second
fiddle 10 the little Generals first.
We sometimes hear 1t said that DAWSON
will be bought on, and will fly the track be-
fore November next. IL does not yet APP
pear that there IL any reason to suppose
that DAWSON is a corrupt man, or one who
can be moved by threats or calolemcnts.
But Il does appear that even IN 1881 he de-
cidea that he would "gang his own gait"
From the beginning, therefore, he has, II
would seem, been Straightout Republican
and an anti Mahoneite. The Wing OF yes
terday shows that In order TO defeat Ro-
BERT NORTON, a MALONE negro, DAWSON
got out a ticket with the name OF his
ytraightout Republican candidate for the
House Of Delegates upon ii, and containing
also the names OF DANIEL, BARBOUR, and
MCKINNEY. As there was no Republican
candidate running for Governor, DAWSON
had a perfect right to make up his own
ticket; and rs the regular Democrats were
not strong enough in the Williamsburg dis
trict to justify them in hoping to electa DEM
ocrat to the House OF Delegates from that
district, il is probable that DAwsoN's ticket
was intended to secure Democratic votes
for WRIGHT, the Straightout Republican
candidate, and not for DANIEL, BARBOUR,
and MCKINNEY. This, however, is ques-
ton OF secondary importance. The record
indicates that DAWSON is man OF his own
head, who, not having been coaxed or bull
lied last year into the support OF the MA
HONE candidate for Governor, is not likely
to be in any way or by anybody influenced
to desert his party this year.
But who would wish to have DAWSON
withdraw? In whose interest would he
withdraw, or could he withdraw! The
Democrats do not wish him TO withdraw.
They certainly will not try either TO coax
or to bully him into doing so. The
Straightout Republicans. having solicited
him to run for Congress, desire OF course
that he shall remain upon the track. The
only party left is the MALONE party-the
Coalitionists. Their leading organ on
wednesday OF last week said:
"If the Straighiouts nominate to-day q
Straightout candidate for congressman at
large, the effect will only be to deprive
Massey of all the votes he would other
wise get but for this Straightout candi-
date.
"That is ALL"
And yesterday the Wing said:
"And so-though intended for quite the
will only iniure the Bour-
bon Funders. They run him in hope to
deprive Wise Of votes; but the game is so
transparent that il can only result in catch
ing votes for Dawson that Massey would
otherwise get. Like that old coon in Scrip
ture who 'digged a pit for another,
these Funders (BourbOns and Republicans
will be the victims of their own contr-
vance,"
AS after weeks time for reflection the
Coalitionists are still confident that DAw-
SONS candidacy will "iniure only the
Bourbons." we may set it down as settled |
that neither Mr.. ARTHUR nor General Ma
HONE, nor any other CoalitiOnist, will try
to induce DAWSON to fy the track.
MASSEY, WISE, DAwsON-which will you
have for your congressman