Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-06-20
Entered at the PoStotlice at Accomac
&. H.. Va. rs second-class matter.

The political parties in Virginia
are now preparing for the battle,
w!,:cl comes off in November. Del
c.a.eS are being selected daily to
attend the conventions which meet
i'm Richmond in July to nominate
candidates for Governor, Lieut..
Governor and Attorney General
Tic Malone Republicans meeting
on The 18th Of July, will have their
candidates earlier in the field, and
OF course, only those will bc noml-
p.ted, who are acceptable to the
BOSS. Blair, Elan of the Wing
anil John S. Wise, have been
prominently mentioned as candi-
dates for Governor and one OF
them will probably be nominated.
l. is immaterial with MS, which of
item finds favor with the Boss and
receives the nomination-witl eth
or IF them the same evils of Ma
Lorpism conirontS us, ard cautions
us if we would avert those evils to
ACT wisely in selecting our candl-
da,eS in the Democratic Conven
ton which meets in Richmond on
the oOth of July. Gen. Fltz Lee,
Judge Staples, P. w. Mckinney
ANA others are tavolabls mention
ed rs the probable nominees ofthe
convention for Governor &C., but
happily for the people of Virginia,
they do not seem to be so welded
foihe interest of either of tbem as
rot 10 be willing to give up their
CHOICE, if tie best interests of the
State requires that sacrifice at
their hands. In that spirit, we be-
lnvc the delegates will attend the
Democratic Conventicn-and sure
~ all personal preferences should
he stitlcd if they stand in the way
of the selection of candidates, III
der Whose leadership victory could
lie more certainly won by our party.
We cannot afford to lose in the
fight and of the many good men
whose names have been presented
should select the one tile most
available. That man, we do not
hesitate in our opinion to name, as
Judge Staples. His record on the
debt question, would rally around
lin every man, who has heretofore
honestly differed as to the man
ner in Which it should be adjusted,
fer ability lie is the peer of any
man in the Commonwealth and no
one loves Virginia more and has a
higher regard for her honor or
good name. But with the opinion
we have of the man, as Delegate
to the Richmond Convention, we
would decline the honor, if we were
instructed to support him or any
other man. AS delegates to the
Convention, we believe We should
lie free to select the best and most
available men, after a conference
with delegates from every part Of
our State. Now is not the time,
surely to insist that orr personal
pref rences be gratified. The best
interests of the State alone should
guide us in making our selection
and harmonious and united effort
alone control us after our selection
Of standard bearers have been
made. We counsel as we do, be-
cause we are not one of those who
believe that Malone is dead pOlit-
ically III Virginia. The defeat Of
him and his party is easy enough
though if We avail ourselves of the
resources at ourcommand. The fact
that we won the last fight-that
Malone has cstranged some of his
political friends that members of
Tic old Republican party threaten
that they will not support him
that even some OF the c0l0red peO
pie dare TO say, that they will not
again rally en- masse to his stan
Gard, should encourage MS to hope
ior a greater victory, but we will
not he wise il we rely upon them
and relax our energies.
Under wise leadership and practic-
ing that "eternal vigilance which is
the price of liberty" we cannot fail
and if we have proper apprecia
ton of what Maloncism means, we
will avail ourselves Of the means,
which will crown our efforts with a
glorious victory.