Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-01
wEDNEsDAY........JULY /. 1885.
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rlain-Talk More Of It.
In some Of the counties the Demo-
Gratis are instruct;Bg their delegates to
the State Convention to vote in that
body for the nomination Of one and
another aspirant to the office Of Gov
ernor, or that Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
or that Of Attorney-General. Com
parstively few Of the counties will thus
instruct their delegates. At any rate
the number of uninstructed delegates
viii DO so much larger than the
number Of instructed delegates that
no harm can result from such
instructions. The delegates will meet
here in Richmond for the purpose
of conference. They will compare
views. They will hear ali that is to be
said for or against each and every can
didate, and act according to the best
light that may be thrown upon the SUBJ
ject by such friendly and social con-
versation. There is not one Democratic
voter in ten in Virginia who is
80 devoted to the fortunes of a
fayorite that he would be willing to risk
defeat with his first choice rather than
have some other man nominated. If
a voter prefers his friend to his party,
he is not good Democrat. lfan as
pirant would rather run and be defeated
than to allow another Democrat to run
and be elected, he is totally unworthy
of the respect and confidence of any
body.
All side issues fall within the cate
CORY Of matters that are too unim-
portant to be considered in comparison
with the one all-embracing considers
ton of the success Of the Democratic
party. 1t will never do to allow these
secondary matters to have too much
influence upon the action Of the men,
bcrs of the Convention, or, rather, for
this is what 1t amounts to, the action
of the Convention itself.
The question of locality must be con-
sidered, although it is not a very im-
portant one. A few years ago both
the United States senators from the
State Of New York were elected from
one little town. And why notG For
our part, we should not care at all 50
far as our own preferences are con-
ccrned il the nominees for Governor,
Lieutenant G Governor, and Attorney
General were all taken from counties
west of the Blue Ridge, or all from the
north Of the James river, or all from
the south Of it, or all from Tidswater,
or all from Piedmont. Very much the
same feeling is a prevalent one, we
suspect. And yet, we repeat, it would
be unwise and impolitic to overlook the
question Of locality. The Convention
will, we take it for granted, give the
question due consideration and select
the nominees for Lieutenant Governor
and Attorney General with reference to
the locality from which the nominee for
Governor will have been selectcd-that
is, after the nominee for Governor has
been selected from one section, the
Convention will surely select the other
nominees from other sections. lnstruc-
tons must go for nothing after the can
didate for Governor has been nomi.
mated.
Beware, too, Of complications con-
nected with the election Of United
States senator next December. "That
way lies defeat" If in county meet
ings and local nominating-copven
candidates for the General Assembly
are to be Intercepted and made to OK.
press { preference as between any two
or more aspirants to the United States
Senate, Democratic success cannot bu
DO imperilled. Not that there is any
danger Of losing the State Senate
but because there will in tn,
event supposed be great danger o
losing the House of Delegates. Il
il not in human nature for men anxiou;
! to have Brown elected to the Unitet
States Senate to rally to the support O.
candidate for the Legislature known
to BE- pledged to the election Of SMITH
10 the United States Senate. Far bet.
ter leave that matter to be settled in
caucus in Richmond after the Legisla.
turs meets. First, catch your hare,
and then you may decide how to cook
it. Do not try to cook il beforehand,
or yoa viii "cook the goose " of your
choice for United States senator. In q
word, you will thus provide for the re.
election Of WILLIAM MALONE.
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False Friends.
There Is no telling what the Repub-
1;>sns vouid fry IN do with the nevroes