Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-30
NEW YORK POLITICS
A Card from Colonel A. G.. Dickinson.

a Card from Colonel A. &. Dickinson.
New YORK, October n, 1890.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Returning flom Virginia q few days
ago / found that my name had been an
nounced as one Of tho vice-presidente at
a meeting held in tins city for the pur'
pose of organizing movement upon
the part of the County Democracy and
the Republicans to form coalition
| looking TO a ticket for municipal officers
in opposition to the Tammany ticket,
composed Of sterling Democrats, who
are the only standard bearers here oil
the Democratic party. / found a circu-
lar politely inviting me to become one
of the vice-presidents Of this meeting,
and consequently an endorser of this
movement. Not to decline meant to ac-
cept it, and, therefore, | enormously
appear as member OF this so-called
" Reform League Association. So
many of my friends have expressed sur
prise at seeing my name thus announced
that feel it my duty TO make as wide
spread correction of this misunder-
standing as | possibly can. i have
taken but little interest in the last year
or more in politics, as | have not been
in good health, and have there
fore lived somewhat quiet and secluded
life, but / have retained my membership
in the leading Democratic and social
clubs of the city, and have closely fol
lowed all movements Through the me-
dunn of the press that effected the
affairs of the nation or of tins NUM-
cipalty, with an eye ever to the true
interests Of the South. to which my af-
foctiOns will always cling, the land OF
my birth, the home OF my ancestors.
Against this combination of Republicans
and pretended Democrats Tammany
has placed ticket composed of sterling
Democrats who are already preparing
themselves for great fight in the next
national campaign. The success or
failure of this movement will probably
decide the course OF this State two years
hence. The electoral vote of this State
must be cast for the presidential nomi-
nee in 1892, otherwise we are losing our
time in making any fight ut all, and |
feel that the interests of the South
actually depends upon the result of this
local fight at this time.
We people of the South resident in
this city probably number something
like twenty-five or thirty thousand, and
] dare say THAI every one OF US feels at
this moment the indirect bearing that
this election has upon the South and the
national Democracy. We can and will
DO something here to offset the efforts of
the Republicans to gain a foothold in
this Democratic stronghold, and j trust
in the face of danger so threatening
that every southern voter i'll this me-
tropolis will come to the support OF the
tried and true Democrats on the Tam
many ticket.
This partnership between the County
Democracy and the Republicans must be
broken for fear of farther mischief in
1892.
Animated by these feelings, | have
the honor to request that You will pub
lish this communication, placing me in
my true position before my friends in
this city and in the South.
Your obedient servant,
A. q. DICKINSON.
/ cannot permit myself, as the COM
mander of "The Confederate Veteran
Camp of New York, even to seem to
occupy questionable position towards
the interests of the South, and therefore
will indulge the hope that every Demo
cratic journal in the South will publish
this communication.