Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-30
TUESDAY,. SEPTEMBER 30. 1884.
The Fonrth District.

thofouRnly viii nun, anu VIII 'uV "u'""'
OF the communication we published or
Sunday discussing the same general sub
jeet, rs TO the expediency. propriety. an.
necessity of allowing BRADY and EVANS Il
fight out 10 the bitter end the fight II
which they are now 30 zcalously engaged
That Is 20 say. we are opposed 10 the nom
inaiion OF candidate for the House o
Representatives In the Fourth district pro
yided the situation there is what the cor
respondents referred 10 assume II to be.
We have over and over again said thai
we did not favor the policy OF nomination
but have said Just rs frequently that We
fei. confident the Congressional Convention
OF the 7lh Of October would reach a wise
conclusion. We meant TO be understood a
saying that the delegates to that Conven
ton world be better qualified to Judge thar
we, because they would be better informed
In the premises. We do not know all thl
elements that viii enter into the calculation
We do not think that either BRADY OF
EVANS would decline TO run II Democrat
were put upon the track. II either Of then
would be influenced by such a nomination
10 leave the track, we would say, Let O
nomination be made. Whyy Because, a
our correspondent OF Sunday says. the run
ming Of Democrat as well as tUo RepuLli
cans Imind. we say two Republicans in
that district might increase BLAINE's ma
ioriiy therein by five thousand. Think OF
that. Five thousand increase. Where In
Virginia could the Democrats make up fol-
such loss pa loss that might cut down
CLEvELAND's majority 10 twenty thousand
or lcssi
But the running of a Democrat against
either BRADY or EVANS alone would result
very differently. The Republicans would
be so sanguine OF success in the district and
30 certain Of defeat II The State that they
would have no motive Sufficient to induce
them TO attend the elections. Besides. il
BRADY were withdrawn, the Mahoneites
would sulk and stay at home. General
MALONE is a dictator. Ee allows nobody,
certainly no negro, TO thwaIt him and still
claim his support. BE sure EyANs's major
ify and BLAINE's majority in the Fourth
district would both be small in the event
supposed.
Or, let US suppose that EVANS would
withdraw in the event Of the nomination
OF Democratic candidate. What would
resulii We answer. that the negro voters
al In aain nd
BLAISL's majority would be possibly still
smaller than EvANs's and BLAINE's in the
other case supposed.
Assuming that we are correct a, to what
fed, 1t would be inexcusable folly in the
Democrats not TO nominate a candidate In
the Fourth district il thereby they could
induce either EVANS or BRADY to with
draw. This ait" obstructs our vision
when we undertake 10 peer out what 1t
were hes. TO do 10 the Fourth district IN the
matter OF nominating, or refusing to noml-
nate, a candidate for the House OF Repre-.
sentatives. We have not all the needed
data. But we assume that the delegates to
the Congressional Convention OF next week
will have. And so, we repeat, we are con-
findent that their action will be wise.
But we have all along opposed NOM
inationi Yes, and do yet, conditionally.
II BpADY and EVANS would both remain in
the field In the event OF the nomination OF
Democrat, we would not make nomina-
ton. The nature Of our advice would
turn upon this point. We repeat en-
phatically, that il BRADY and EVANS would
10th remain In the field In the event Of a
nomination by the Democrats, then the
date. We have shown what the result
would be.
How would II be In the case OF no nomi-
n,tions Why. ss our correspondent OF the
2sth phrased II, the Democrats could scoop
Der on EVANS" That Is, as we understand
the phrase, the Democrats being foot-loose,
they could get votes for CLEVELAND from
both the BRADY men and the EVANS men.
As to the right OF the State Executive
Committee to recommend the nomination
OF u candidate, we have already expressed
our opinion. IL Is question which We do
not desire 10 argue. The committee is not
simrly an advisory board. II is an exec.
uilye body. 1t has Its powers and It's
duties, and these cannot be defined. We
would liken this committee TO the Roman
Dictators, who were responsible to the
people only after the war had ended.
F9aqrante beiio, such body must execute
Its own will.
The Democratic Executive Committee,
10 the Editor Of the Dispatch:
II the Democratic Executive Committee
has the right TO advise the Democrats OF the
Fourth district not 70 nominate a candidate
IL certainly, by the same logic, had per
feet right 10 advise The Democrats beior'
the nomination Of the Hon. George ID
wise was made not TO nominate him. How
would the Democrats OF the Richmond dis
triet have liked such advice, es
neeially Is public sentimen. wa'
known TO be decidedly In favor
f, Of Mr.. Wiser OF course all the best Demo
cratic Sneakers in Richmond would, In on,
sense, have perfect right TO come over Il
Petersburg, hire halls. and speak from day
to day to defeat the nomination Of o candI.
date for some Office In Petersburg that the
Democrats OF such place were known
strongly TO favor. How would the Demo
Gratis Of Petersburg regard the exercise OF
the updoubied right OF their Richmond
brothers 10 act that wayy What the
party has ever contended for has been
local self-yoyernmcnt. and we cannot con-
ceive OF greater wrong done that prinei-
pie than that an executive committee Of the
PARTY should $50 far as the facts appear
volunteer 70 point out or advise the voters
Of a district wha. should be their action,
Had committee OF the parties favoring q
nomination, and those opposing one,
been regularly appointed TO lay the
matter before the Executive Committee
with the understanding to abide the YER.
dict Of Euch committee, then. OF course. IL
would have been eminently right and
proper for such committee 10 give It's views
on the subject, and which views under the
circumstances named would have been cor
daily accepted BY all parties Things
would unqliestionsbIy get "muchlyn mix.
ed. and for the bad, II the opinion Is TO pre-.
vail. and Is 10 be acted on. that the
Democratic Executive Committee Of the
State know better Tor are presumed 70
know better what line Of action IL 10 DO
pursued than the voters OF counties, towns,
eilies, and districts. No. Mr.. Editor, the
Executive Committee, AZ ! bad supposed.
Was appointed 70 help the voters to
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