Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-29

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BFEEyyniE. June 27.--1he Clarke Co"Tit'' IN
rs next issue. will publish TIE following lettor
I'm reply 70 the proposition Of the Hon harshall
Mccormick:
\ Card from MIR. Kownsiar.
In ne Courier Of tho PA instant there ap-
roarci Tho suggestion or propositlo,n % 81.
hafshau McCormick made 20 the ooutesting icls-
cation of this tBeTTyUlle) district, whereby ne,
M tho name of Tho gentlemen who we're Voteu
f.r 10y the friends ~ Co'Onel Oferrali a. ueIe-
rnt,- 90 ls!rhruond. ot3crs to declare the pro
s.rIirr- ~ the meeting held at BerryVlue on
lie evening ~ June 10, 1925, null ana voil' ana
lave a eW selection ~ delegates By the primary
st.tem ty ballot ueol not, Tor reasons whlch
VII atu.ar ia this communication, here enter
moro specifically into the details Of sad PROPOSE
nm. Its made. sqys SIR. Mccormick, 10 end
49, uuscemy and un llgnined scramble thtt Is
r-a i..ucc carried IN win respect % what set OF
e. .egat.- tue OFcrrall Or Ant-OFerall shall
regro-. ~ tris district In the gubernaiorla con-
.cufiDn "a Richmond On the I'm 81 august
an! fn.s, too. Notwithstanding ~. hcN0inlcA
a.. u. eoft ~ doubt ttat the OFerrall dele
gates were fairly elected Nv majority on
o." qualified voters 90 SAi1 methug anu
VIA De- seated 50 the convention. may mere
f..ua. o. 4.v that 10 NJ Mct urmick ana tho
e-n.. Gentlemen FOR whom he speaks have such
au Abiding faith uul confidence m the strength
a tlrfr position n beyond al ca'ii ana uuupl
;h"F hre Tho delegate collected al ehlu ine"t'us,
81 % Mt -frauEe. passing strange that th'y arc
81. Wiling g. surrender the fi"hts with winch
trey have toon iryr-fcIg In no Language OF
TIE poet s.. S'tly Iaraphrnsc'
"Ah. Yar-nsn. believe thee true,
AMI was blrsf in 90 believing;
Bus nrsl mourn that ere knew
Marsh So fur, yet - dcceiying.
Replying now. as ! have boon directed 70 DO
D. $40 gentlemen who are on the ant-OFerralI
t.E-t. O. Tie propagation submitted "a We have
tho auuor very respectfully 90 dechne TIE oiler
tlgoss-- another scramble Ter the selection
lHrf.H .f..t "a ~
al $50 believe we were fairly elected by a rsa-
jorty OF the qualified voters ~ this district We
l,lcvp this Gs firmly as we believe the truths OF
To Christian religion, AMI thus believing We
wau,I o. wanting IA good faiin TO the people
Nso ole..cd us q va agreed 10 annu! their
ACTION
Ol We de lot tank that there is any power
Inherent Iu ua o. o. IHc such Ah agreement II
We cau lv our .otn, at set inside the conyouilon
what ia O., pres .ut TIE dcincncs voted FOR at the
primary from dong N" same thing Aud 50,
WITH. W. ufc holding FIRST conventions, then
lfuuar.c4. ana again cDnveutio us And primaries
al inhnitun. thr E-nmoud convention would
to tn,Hs 81 theipaet before We could settle our
Disputes.
settlement 81 -lch questions ~ means Of IT,
committee. Before THIS committee we are Will
In. Go 80 and lav oar case.
"a but a Vs. were willing 10 surrender our
iu.t nights and n we had the power TO DO 81
There . one con-ir1iniug tansc"ndont reason
which alone would prevent our acceptance OF The
urovo-itlDn. IL has boon widely published over
The state that the Ruti-O'F" rral men re-Oried To
lmuroper measures 20 secure tho election OF
their delegation; that They voted negroes, Re-
uuhlican-, and "a Inau with patch on his eye 1--WE
lime. andfh bottled Win this charge hang
inr oycr u We could never Ieslgn-Hnd We are
not. trust, tuckinl Of men t0rcsIgn under FIRE.
Ncwani Ills caarge Investigated fully nay,
Wc demand 10 shall b.. Do gentlemen make
charges of this character aud then talk OF I'M
eocmly ana undignined wfGngies! IL this IN
ale direction u peace aud harmony Or docs
y not rather inrHs strife and division? IL burns
our bfidge- behind US, aud We are in tho Fight
10 the 1usn.
just ono word more. There were l47 votes
cast for NJ ana l32 for the @ tcrral ticket. We
have the names Of every one who voted with u.
aud We expect. Ice the nominee who he may, 70
give hin those Identical la votes. Can the
gentlemen on the other side vote their 1872 In the
raiue way? We venture TO say they cannot aud
Wiluoi. because minors cannot aud kcpu b!canr
Will not vote the Democratic ticket, and SO We
think they will fall short OF the iull l32.
flrsi. gentlemen, pun The Republican beam
cat Of your own eyes Bat this IL a
DEPRESSION. While declining the proposition
made Us we DO not wish 10 be guilty OF tho dis
courtesy of no, thanking the editor Of the CcU
Tf,r for the handsome offer TO print free Of costs
tho tlckcts Tor the proposed election. lnasmuch
a. NC cannot reap the benefit of this gratuity
one or az least the writer, will DO obliged Mr.
F1ltOr. Y you VIII insert this letter, trusting
that you have still sone small type leit which
you seem 10 have dedicated TO our communities
toas CONRAD kowSsLAR.