The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-12
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"No Time"
II was a favorIte saying Of the founder
al Che Dispatch that no yirginian ever had
any time at his command. No matter how
important the business, the average Viz
gilman wishes TO dispose OF 1t in the short
est possible time.
Aware OF this popularity, not to say
infrmity, Of virginians, the Lynchburg
Advance. after stating that first-class pub
lie men will compose the Lynchburg Con-
yentlon, and that they will be needed
there. adds that II wise counsels prevail,
and spenty Of time IS taken," 1t VIII DC
the most important Convention ever held
In the State.
eli plenty OF time Is taken.' Wei said.
Blu, when did Democratic State Conven-
ton in Virginia ever take 'plenty OF
timev. One OF the FIRST motions adopted
in the Convention recently held in this city
to elect delegates to the Lynchburg Con-
yention was that the fifteen persons receiv-
inc the highest number OF votes should be
the delegates and the fifteen receiving the
next highest number OF votes should
be the alternates. This was done
10 save time" The members OF
the Convention hadn't time" to
spare to canvass the qualifications Of the
nominees, nor TO see that each one OF them
received majority vote. All that was re-
quired was that the persons who were TO
be declared the delegates should receive
more votes than the persons who were
next below them. Two dozen votes may
have elected a delegate, or one dozen an
alternate. We do not know that any were
chosen by so small vote. And certainly
it would be very unbecoming In us TO init
mate that the working OF the plan did not
produce good set OF delegates. On the
contrary, we consider the delegation an
exceptionally good one. We refer to the
matter simply as an illustration OF the
truth OF the saying that Virginans have
ono tine" at their command. They are
always in a hurry to get rid OF public du-
ties, or their duties as citizens as contra
distinguished from their duties as business
men.
The AdUdnce makes, therefore, good
suggestion when it says that " IL plenty OF
time is taken" the Lynchburg Convention
will be the most important Convention
ever held in Virginia. We regard it as
unfortunate that the Convention is called
to meet at II O'Clock; for it is next to GER
tain that Convention having no candi-
dates to nominate will not sit two days-a
Convention Of Virginians, that is to say.
They will travel two or three hundred
miles in order to be present in the Conven-
ton, and when they get into it will Just as
certainly vote for it to adjourn the day 1t
meets. But to meet at IL O'Clock would
not be SO Objectionable il the dele
gates from each congressional district |
would get together and arrange all
the necessary preliminaiies before go
ing into the Convention. Each con-
gressional district will doubtless be re-
quired, as usual, to furnish several names |
for each committee that viii be raised. |
There win be a committee OF so many from |
eacn district OF permanent organization; |
another committee, made up in the same |
manner, on the platform; another, to re-
commend members OF the State Central
Committee and OF the State Executive |
Committee; another to recommend plan |
of organization, or to advise that the plan |
OF organization be left to the State COM
mittees; and perhaps other commit
tees for other purposes. Now let the
Convention assemble at IL O'Clock, then |
adjourn for an hour or more in order to !
enable the delegations from the several
congressional districts to agree upon their |
committeeman. and by the time the first
delegation reports it will be necessary to
adjourn for an hour or two in order to al
low the members Of the Convention to get
their dinners. They will return to the
Convention by O'Clock, say, and then OF
course will have "no time to deliberate.
The business will be hurried through. No
time will be allowed for consultation or
deliheration. "In the multitude OF coun-
sellers there is WISDOM" us SOLOMON says,
but not unless the counsellors are permit
ted 10 give their counsel. Even THERsITEs
ought to be allowed to speak in such n
counsel. Let us hear all Of the grumblers
as well as all those whose hearts are full OF
hope.
But il would be "irregular" for the
several delegations 10 meet before the Con-
yention had authorized them to do SOP 1t
was not so considered In Ohio when the
recent Democratic State Convention assem-
blcd In Columbus. On the contrary, the
State Executive Committee itself provided
for the meeting OF all the delegations be-
forehand. When the Convention met,
every congressional district was ready to
report the names OF It's committeeman. To
this wise forethought Of that Executive
Committee, and the consequent saving Of
sstime" TO the Convention, we may well
attribute the admirable resolution OF the
Ohio Democracy on the subject OF the Ia
rlfr--a resolution which has received al
most universal commentator.
Cannot somebody find way out OF this
difficulty?
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The Lowell Times having said that the
election Of Mr.. RANDALL as Speaker OF the
next House Of Representatives would be q
blunder sufficient TO secure the defeat OF
the Democratic party next year, the WASH
ingion Post, which is no friend Of MIR.