The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-30
rorewarned. Forearmed.

famous victory"
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Forewarned. Forearmed.
Governor CAMERON was interviewed In
Washington Oh Saturday last as to the
prospects Of the success Of his party In the
elections OF next week. It win he well for
the Democrats OF Virginia to read carefully
what Governor CAMERON said In that inter-
view and govern themselves accordingly.
II he has cIainied too much. next Tuesday
will be the day for making his miscslcula-
tion clear to all the world as well az TO
him. I! he has exposed any weak
points In his line Of battle, let the
Democrats avail themselves OF the informa-
ton which his candor or his audacity has
furnished them. Let us. being forewarned,
be forearmed. II, on the other hand, he
has reason for his Boosting. let the Demo-
Gratis everywhere redouble their efforts and
In one weeks time place their party on that
high vantage ground which all have been
claiming for it. For our part, we are
pleased 20 learn that Governor CAMERON Is
so much less sanguine than we had been
led 10 suppose he proiessed to be; for,
when we examine closely what he says, we
fancy that we can read between the lines
that glorious Democratic victory in Viz
GINA to-day week would not astonish him.
Here is Governor CAMER0N's estimate as IL
appears in the New York Times:
E..sN. Il xwtH frix Nf1N n
brief outline OF what our friends may eX-
pect 10 hear about Us on the day after cleo
| lion. In the First congressional district
we Shall carry every county that we did in
1881. That will give us a clear gain OF
two members in the lower house. In the
Second district DeZendorf's) we carried
in 1881 every county and every city except
Portsmouth. We shall do the same now.
In the Third district (Gichmond) we shall
carry everything we carried in 1881, gain
one member OF the lower house, and have
a fair chance OF securing the only doubtful
senatorial contest in the district, that be-
tween Wickham and Jones.
"In the Fourth district, from which
Governor Cameron comes, in which l
carried every town and county-and every
precinct. | might add-we shall repeat our
former triumph. when will involve the
defeat OF Senator Williams, who is known
in our State as one OF the Big Four In
the Fifth district we shall lose one county
carried for me in 1881, and carry another
i'm which we did not win, and which elects
two members Of the lower house. We
shall also regain the senatorial district
then carried OFF by Senator Hale.
another one OF the Big Four,
who, in the last session, opposed
Readjuster measures. In the Sixth dis
trcit, where we only carried three coun-
ties in 1881, we shall hold our own, repeat
ing the results OF that year. In the Sew
enth District PauPs) we may lose one
county that we carried in 1881, and will
carry every county but one, in which we
shall lose one delegate. In the Eight dis
trict we shall probably lose one delegate,
hut the chances are that we shall also gain
two, making a net gain OF one. In the
Ninth district we shall carry every county
that we Carried in 1881, except Washing
ton, Fulkerson's county, in which there Is
close contest"
Where are the two gains to be made in
the FIRST district! Are Gloucester ~
and Matthews and Middlesex ~ the
counties? Let the Democrats OF these and
all other counties in the First district be
on their guard. We, too, expect that des-
perate efforts will be made by MALONE to
gain two delegates in the First district.
Norfolk city is in the Second district.
So is Princess Anne. SO are Southamp-
ton, Isle of Wight, and many other coun-
ties. Is it possible that the Coaiitionists
have any good reason for setting up such
claim as they do in regard to their
strength in the Second district? No. We
will not name counties, but we predict
that Governor CAMERON will be wOefully
disappointed when he hears ircm the Sc
cond district.
The Governor is modest in his claims in
this THE Third district. He expects bis
party to gain one member OF the lower
house. In what county? Not in Ches-
terrified, nor Henrico, nor Louisa. for they
had the delegates from all those counties
last year. Where, then? We anwsei, in
Caroline. The Governor tells you, Demo-
Gratis OF 'Caroline, what you have got to do
| in order to gain victory next week. No
words OF ours can add force 70 his predic-
ton that you are in danger OF defeat. You
can and YOU will prove his prediction to
have been unfounded. The Governor
claims only "a fair chance" OF defeating
WICxHAM. That we take to be equivalent
to conceding WICKHAM's election.
The Governor claims everything in the
Fourth dis,rlct--the Black Belt. See how
that district is made up:
| White Negro
Voters. POterS.
| Dinwiddie Including Peters
! Brunswick ..........l,396 1924
| Northumberland. .........1,9i2 2,9Z2
| 4 uncnbury .................l.O s5 l,222