The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-23
SKINQU ARTER, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, }
September f., 1888.

September ~, 1888.
Samuel +. Maddor, Chester, Va:
Dear Sir,-I forbear from discussing
either the technical or equitable grounds
on which either Of us bases his candidacy
for the Senate rs nominee Of the Readiust-
er-Coalition party. My desire is that the
integrity Of the party shall not be disturb
ed. and the Just claim OF the party 10 q
representative in the Senate from our dis
trict shall not be imperilled by any un-
seemly contention, which can have no
other result than elect the candidate OF the
Bourbon-Funder party in the face OF a
large and well-known majority OF Reid
justers in the district. Such result and the
| bapeful consequences that would follow
shall not come by any fault or failure OF
mine TO DO whatever may be properly done
10 avert such result and consequences. 1t
| is nv wish that there shall be but one can
didate on behalf OF the party and cause
/ 10 which YOU and / claim allegiance and
profess devotion, and my wish is that
| there shall be no longer any ground
for dispute as to who Is the candidate:
You have repeatedly said that YOU would
! leave the question Ut variance a. 10 whether
you or | were the candidate OF the party to
| the chairman Of the Executive committee
OF the Readiuster party. and you nave also
said that YOU were willing TO relegate the
whole matter TO fresh conventions; but
do not understand that You have ever sub
mitted this or any other proposition 10 the
State Executive Committee, or TO any one
authorized to deal with this question. As
suming that you were sincere IN making
these suggestions, and that YOU are actlated
by the same motives, spirit, loyalty, deyo-
ton, and desire for the success OF the Re-
| adjuster party ticket in this district whlch
moves me to address you this letter. pro-
pose that YOU and |, in person and by such
/ friends as each may see tt TO select, shall
submit the whole matter OF our candidacy
TO the chairman OF the State Executive
| Committee on Saturday the 10th day oi
September. 1888. at O'Clock l.. NJ, in the
city OF Petersburg, and that we shall
abide the judgment he shall reach
whether il be that you are or 1 am the
candidate. or that neither OF Us is the
candidate, and he decides TO call {
convention TO nominate candidate
and | agree TO retire and support you In
case Won are declared the nominee; you TO
make like pledge to me in ease l am de-
clared the nominee: or in case OF fresh
convention and some other person thar
either Of Ms shall be nominated, we sew
orally agree to retire and earnestly ant
cordially support such candidate so nomi
mated. As time is highly important be-
You to let me have your reply, II possible
by the hand OF Mr.. j. II. Van Auken. who
will deliver YOU this letter. Yours truly,
ALEXANDER SINS.
CHESTER, VA, september 10, 1888.
Alexander Sims, Esq.
Dear sir,-Your letter OF the 18th in
slant was handed me this morning by th'
Hon. j. II. Van Auken. i have read i
with care, and fully accord with Its senti
ments OF duty and fealty 10 the Read
iuster party. The propositions referred t
by YOU as having been made by me to ad
lust the variance as to whether you or
were the candidate In this district wer