Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-03
Mr.. VOORHEES,.
INGALLSs EXPLODED CHARGES AND
THE VICE-PREsIDENCY.
The Democrats on the Aggressive" Our
Fitz The Republican League Meet
ing and Blaine Sentiment.
IRON Our Regular Corresponaentl

WAsaISGT0N. d. C.. May 2-The stale charges
uneariheG by senator ingalls, against Mr.. NoOr-
noes, although often refuted by hat gentleman
and his friends aud ropudialed over and over
again By the people q Iujiana IN their repeated
election o. Mr.. voorhees, 20 the House and %
the senate, viii nevertheless have tho effect u
dlmibisfing the chances % Senator VO0rhees's
nomination for the vice preside ncy. While no
one believes them stnl the very fact tina. they
are made would put the Democratic party on the
defensive "a % thcm should Mr.. Voorhees,
be upoa its ticket. 1hs the party can
not aiOrd. The campaign 80 far hns
been conducted on aggressive principles. and 10
II the policy Of the psrty 10 force the ghting all
mo way through the canvas. ~ things now
look. mo shreWdest Democratic politicians are
o. opinion mat the candidate for the vice presi-
dcncy on thoir ticket must DO taken from out
side Of Indiana Unfortunately Tao Democrats
OF that state have n domestic quarrel. led on the
one SIDE by Governor Gray and on the other by
ex-senator Mcdonald, and % nominate Gov
ernOr Cry would 10 20 forfeit the great per-
sonai Influence ~ Mcdonald. who IA por-
maps Tho most popular Democrat 10 that State.
~ present tbe most probable candidates for the
Woo prr-iIehcy seem o. be General Black and
Assistant FOstfn aster General Stevenson. botn.
- 70 happens. q Illinois. How far the appoint
nfuf OF tlicf-Jusiice fuller will initiate against
tho selection Of either n them remains % Doe
soon. IL might appear that in taxing both tho
thlet Justice and the Nice-fTcsiienf from lii
nJis tho Democrats we're transferring the " Ohio
IDEA 20 hat state, and Il must be admitted that
cratic party Tor Gly hoDors 70 may have 70 disiri-
bu'n II is barely possible thgt Sir Cleveland, who
Il reported % favor tho nomination % Governor
Gray. may have lore,een that tie effect Of Sir.
fullcg's appointment would be % minish Tho
chances Of The Illinois aspiranfs FOR the Vice
prcsidential nomination. Tho South Is really
entitled u place upon The ticket, which cannot
De cic'ted without her solid vote, but tho pre.i-
dent has never shown such an appreciation ~
that part az the country as would Justify the be-
lei That ne would approve the nomination
OF southern man on Tho ticket with himself
Many Democrats here believe that too uOmiua-
ton Of Ti,z Loo for Vice Pos lent would re not
only bod but q successful sfroke Of policy.
that would appeal 20 the fair md honest men Of
all parties IN favor OF ticket that would repre-
rent restored Union ana whole country. II
the war Is ever % be over % is most Time that
the south had received some assurance 70 that
effect. and no better evidence could be given
than the recognition OF ifs right ~ be repre-
seU'ed on national ticket
The meeting oi The National Republican
League in New York yesterday afforded an 81
cclicnt opportunity - testing tho Republican
sentiment Of the country ~ 10 the presidential
can4i1s'es. ] an Gasurol boy a prominent Re
publican who attended The meeting that while
~ the rules of the league members are pro-
hibited from using The association Tor the pur-
pose Of booming any particular candidate, t1o
sentiment IN favor Of Mr.. Blaine Yas over
wleimiug At least three iCurfhs Of tLoae
present. be declares, were cufspo."u for the
Halne LEADER aud Of ne remaining o1e
ANAi. III flt tiNht'I IAfb - 'HrNN NN
preference Mr.. shermhns Wanted asrel-
dRncy was nowhere apparent. fgon the
southern Delegations which have been
40 confidently claimed for him cannot he relied
on. for in some OF them bis antagonists OUT
number his friends in Virginia Malone viii
certainly name the tolerate fO he elected by the
Petersburg Convention. bat the anti-hahoue Re
Iuhiieaus here are very cIrideuf faa. those
delegates viii nsyer DO a1miuoi o. ih' Chicago
Convention. one ~ thcm said 90 no to-d0y:
" They will beat as a. Petersburg, hut we viii
down them at tLiragon Nr. Blaine'a friends nre
VIDE awake. and II he renly wants the nomna-
ton 10 e. not ~ all probable that General Nahons
wiz over enter tAe ChicaCo Convention with 3
s llil ans. Blaine delegation ~ his hact.
The following Virginia postma't"rs have bean
appointed John H. Hunter. Cranberry, Bedford |
county; Nathan T. Bend'ne, liorkiuss hu, |
Russell county; Rebec'a j. MILLER. Jerome |
Shenandoah county: Albert g.. Euet-. Mansfield.
Louisa county; ord Jared b. Shelton, Fulleus,
fiUsylfauia county.
Joseph j. Sinuoji. a. Virginia has been sp-
pointed messenger In tho Posl-OAce Depart |
mont.
Theodore r. Dwight. librarian Of the state De- /
has resigned.