The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-22
WHAT THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATiS
PAPERS HAVE no SAY.
Franklin County Gazette.I

adopted;
That whoever shall be nominated by this Con.
yention 10 represent the district and county ~ ~,
Senate aud House Of DELEGATES respecuVeiys sna
ny TurIH ACCEPTANCE OF THE SANE sIANp
pf LEGGED. WITHOUT QUALIFICATi0N,,o 20 FL tr'
the Readjuster caucus meaning inc .v,r,,rrss
NJ the Legislature at Richmond. ana AS . far
or THE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT ahd NoI VOL III
snch MEASURE as that CAUCUS by majority snA"
ADOPT. -, A..
This Is the platform upon which, the
citizens OF Franklin, Mr.. Powell, "the
statesman from Pin Hook" and = Colo-
mel" Jeems. come before you soiici''he
your support.
Oh! cheek, thou art mighty.
Although they cannot claim TO represent
you or your interests in the Legislature,
vet they have the assurance to ask you 10
vote for them as YOUR representative.
What q farce
Having pledged themselves, "wlthoul
qualifications" to be directed in the Legs
lature by caucus, which is nothing more
than Billy Malone. they want 10 represent
Franklin county. ~. -..
What an absurdity!
Having acknowledged by the acceptance
Of the nomination that they are not capa-
BILE OF thinking and acting ior themselves
they desire you, freemen, 10 eject thehi W
represent YOU IN lne bcSioAt"N'
What stupidity
Having been insulted by n convention,
which pledged them to support WITHOUT
qualification " any measures, however IN
iduitous. adopted by a majority OF caucus
VIGOROUSLY governed by william Mahon1,
while they now ask you to share the Insult
with them.
How fresh they are.
Having acknowledged that they are only
capable OF representing you through the
medium of a caucus under control or ILL
famed William Malone, who always has an
eve single to the interests OF William Ma
hone and the detriment OF the State, they
think Won are ignorant enough to want such
a representation.
How ignorant they are
This very same caucus, by which these
=. Statesman " are pledged "without quail
fication" to abide, turned out one-legged
Confederate soldier to make room for
negro: il Matched the railroad commission
er,s bill. the commissioner OF sales bill, and
gave us these sorry judges that are dis
grace to civilized country.
This way, freemen.
Norfolk Landmark
A MATTER OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
ernor is understood to hold that Mr.. Rue
and Mr.. Martin are still members OF the
State Senate, and their designations have
never been acted on. The law is clear and
explicit, and their acceptance OF Office, one
as [nOminal) postmaster OF Norfolk and the
other as Railway Commissioner, has clearly
vacated their seats in the Assembly. Mr..
Hatton, a high official in the Post-Oflice
Department, is reported to be interested in
the status OF Mr.. Rue and TO have sad
that he must conform to the Federal rule,
which is that he cannot hold two places,
one under the State and the other under
the General Government; and II this be
so, Mr.. Rue must choose between his pres
ent place and that which he once held: like
the dog in the fable. must drop the post
office beef for the senatorial shadow. But
both Rue and Martin will hold on If they
can, and claim their seats in the Senate. 1t
is said in reply to this son the Demo-
Gratis will hold an election and the Senate
will Judge the qualifications OF It's new
members" Very good; but how will the
election be held? At the regular voting
precincts there will be the usual pro-
portion o. two judges to one against
the Democrats. and their votes will
neither be received nor counted when
offered for men to represent them in the
Senate. The absence OF any writ OF cleo
ton will be claimed as a sufficient iusti-
fcation for such a course, and in anticipa-
ton of this we beg leave to suggest that
preparations should be made in ample time
TO receive and record the ballots OF the
voters who are unwilling to be robbed OF
the sacred right Of representation by Gov
~. fla,. I'M tic
Commonwealth. The details OF such a
scheme present themselves to us as we
write, but it is not necessary to produce
them here, and we refer the matter to Mr..
| Barbour in the belief that he will take the
necessary steps in time to see that we are
not despoiled Of our rights as freemen by
the paltry trick OF partisan Governor.
Portsmouth Enterprise
OUR STATE SENATOR.-Colonel George 4.
Martin, State senator from the Norfolk and
Princess Anne county district, was elected
by the Legislature TO the position OF Rail-
road Commissioner, and claims that there
is nothing inconsistent in his holding both
places. AS member OF the Senate he
would have an opportunity to vote upon
his duties and pay rs Railroad Commits
soner, and yet there Is nothing iDconsist-
ent in the two offices. Ii he were guilty
OF misconduct as Railroad Commissioner
he would be tried by the Legislature, and
as assenator would be authorized TO vote
upon the question Of his guilt or innocence
as Commissioner. and yet there is nothing
inconsistent in the two offices.
Well, the law makes them inconsistent
and vacates the senatorship when he ac-
cepted the other office, and though the
Governor may not issue a writ Of election
to fill the vacancy, that will not deprive the
people Of Norfolk and Princess Anne coun-
ty OF the right to be represented in the
State Senate. The Democrats in the dis
trict will nominate candidate, and IL pos
sible will elect him, and as each house is
the Judge OF the election and qualification
OF Its members, the Senate will decide
upon the validity OF the election. II the
Democrats have majority in the Senate
the candidate elected next November will
take his seat, and IL not it will not make
any difference.
/. In the Portsmouth and Norfok-county
district similar condition OF affairs exists.
Mr.. Rue, the senator from that district, is
now postmaster OF Norfolk, and we pre-
sumo the Democrats will nominate can
didate there also to fill the vacancy.
shenandoah Valley.I
The CANvAss.-The canvass in Virginia is
about opening. The indications OF success
on the part Of the Democrats are increasing
and growing more favorable. judging from
the feeling OF the people, as indicated by
the press in every direction. There
seems to be determination among
the people to redeem the State from
Boss rule, rum, and degradation, and to
restore it to its former position among the
States. There is more earnestness as well
as enthusiasm, and businessmen. who du-
ring the last year or two thought they
"could not afford TO leave their business to
attend to politics." appear to be more con-
cerned about the approaching election,
feeling that fhoir Snnnoc. In l,,ni,,1... III