The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-11
Mr. Arthur's Chances.

Ii must not be forgotten that Mr.. Ar
rHus bas II In his power 10 control In the
National Republican Convention OF THIS
year moro OF the votes Of the southern
STATES than Mr.. SHERMAN controlled in the
National Convention OF 1880. Mr.. SHEER
MAN operated through the Treasury De-
partmcnt only. Mr. ARTHUR can control
the postal and all other officials Of the Gov
eminent. Indeed, we do not know OF any
Good reason why Mr.. ARTHUR may not
control all the votes from the southern
states, and a number of those from the
North.
Can Mr.. ARTHrg 20 use the Government
patronage as TO secure his own nomination?
We cannot answer that question. Consid-
ering that the Republican party in the
souib Is made up so largely OF negroes,
II would seem. as we nave said, not at all
difficult for him to " fix the delegates TO
the Republican National Convention from
this section. they will constitute over
one third of the members OF the Conven-
lion.
II is hardly necessary to call the atten-
hou OF the BLAINE men to the powerful
leverage which is at Mr.. ARTHuR's COM
mand. Is il TO oe imagined for mo-
ment that having such lever IL hand,
he VIII decline to employ II in his own in
teresty
The Wheeling inteligCncT, a BLAINE or
gan, suggests in q very modest way that
the work OF the Convention might be Sc
riously prciudiced by the presence Of any
considerable number OF o0ice-holders, and
say. that II is the desire of all RcpubIi-
cans shat the ticket shall be as free from
flaws as possible. This means that the
BLAINE men arc aware Of the danger that
threatens their iayorite.
The nomination OF Mr.. Arthur would
please the Democrats more than II would
the Half Breed Republicans. II would in
sure an uneXcting campaign. Ii would
render II possible for the Democrats 10
elect the next President OF the United
States, despite the folly Of their action on
the tariff question. II would empty the
campaign Of all interest 10 large number
OF the Republican voters. II would almost
certainly insure the vote Of Ohio to the
Democratic nominee; for, As Governor
FOSTER recently said, GARFIELD's memory
is held in such reverence in the Buckeye
State that to nominate Arthur for Presi-
dent would be TO silence the Half-Breeds
in that State.
Virginia will, we take it for granted,
send two sets OF delegates to the Republic
can National Convention. The one set
the Mahoncites-wi OF course support
ARTHrR. The other set-the regular Re-
publicans-will support BLAINE, or per-
haps be divided as between BLAINE and
LOGAN. Which set will be admitted? We
warn the Blaineites in the North that I'M
less they guard well the door the MALONE
delegates will be admitted to seats-per-
haps viii have so arranged matters before
the Convention meets as TO secure seats in
that body before its organization. This
will not affect the result il the other dele
CATION is also admitted. But will they be:
Here is the point which the BLAINE and
LOGAN men must keep well guarded.
How can they guard this pointy Only
by having two sets OF delegates present
from every State from which Mr.. AR
THURS officials are sent as delegates.
Whenever and wherever they see that
those officials are appointed then and there
they viii tird ARTHUR delegates. A Ma |
tional Convention controlled by placemen !
whose bread and butter Mr.. ARTHUR fur
uishes TO them is not OF the kind that could |
be commended for impartiality.
Beware OF the delegations controlled by