Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-15

THE GOVERNORSHIP.
MATTER OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY NOMINATION.
Mcssrs. Tyler md Eiiyson-IIow
the Latter Has Led the Democracy.
and Has Never Yet Lost a
Fight.
Communicated

! (Communcated)
| WASHINGTON. ID. c., June 1t-An
ex-ofiicer anu one OF the best posted
Democrats in Virginia dropped into
| washington this morning. over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. He put
his signature on the Metropolitan Hotel
register, and began casting about for a
| few OF his Virginia friends. for he is
known in every part OF the State ana
| has friends from Tidewater to the noun
tains. He talked freely over the situa-
ton in Virginia. and displayed trifie
! of satisfaction at the trouble in the Re-
publican ranks over the division Of the
loayes and fishes.
Speaking Of the coming gubernatorial
| contest. he said: Il have been mucn
| surprised at the apparent inslncerity OF
| some OF the Democrats In the preliminary
! skirrnish. There is no dividing line in the
contest between Ellyson ana Tyier
| save the personal popularity and parry
service OF the two men. In the great
campaign Of last fail when the Repup-
licans and gold Democrats were arrayed
against the party organization, WIN
Ellyson at its head, not even MAJOR
| Tyler himself would have raised ques-
ton as TO Ellysons honesty OF purpose
and loyalty TO the party, but now, with
what almost amounts TO lack OF gene
rousness the friends of Tyler are per-
mitted 10 boldly declare that Iyier Is
closer to his party associates than Ely
son.
ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT.
"rhere Is a ring Of intrigue about this
- .,,t n
have been in party ranks for years.
was q silver man all the way through,
and | am frank TO confess that neither
In the thick of the last years campaign
nor i'm the quiet Of the succeeding months
have ever felt called upon 10 secure an
affidavit from Ellyson 10 the fact mat
he is a Democrat.
"No." he continued. Tets be fair about
this thing. There is no doubt that inc
Chicago platform will be reaihrmed' AT
least the currency plank in it, and upon
this. freely and unequivocahy. either
Euvson or Tyler will stand. and were
United States senator to be appointed.
we should get one who was In touch
with the platform upon which the Gov
ernor was elected, no matter which one
was called upon to name him.
"There is no question about tins, ana
all the unpreiudiced people that l nave
talked with in the State so feel' ana
really the fellows who are pushing 1Eier
ore making a mistake in undertaking to
discount the Democracy of Taylor Ely
son. -, g
"Why. our people. since the death OF
John ). Barbour, have been fanleu j"
campaign after campaign by Eiiysoh,
He has never lost us fight yet. anu
~ come at this late date 10 challenge
70.
service is to indulge chicanery at the
expense of sincerity. and that sort oil
thing has a tendency TO give n lower
tone TO our interparty contests. ana
leads TO a distrust of those who wouid
profit by it,"
CONVENTION PROMISE"
. The Colonel continued: THE funniest
thing in the contest to me Is the cialih-
ing of the promise of the nomination OF
GOOD will for the future, or something IKE
that. by the friends of candidate l
never heard of State convention
making one nomination for Governor for
the next election. and at the same tiine
placing its benedction upon the cahui-
dacy of another four years anead. IL
tbat was the rule we might have nice
big convention down in the woods some
where. and after making due allowance
for reasonable posterity along the lines oil
orr great men. select a line of Governors
IN RIM MS close up TO the millennium. rms
is nonsense, and the preposterous talh OIL
eve promised so and so four years ago
that ne could have it, is little less thah
childish prattle.
"Why." said the Colonel, suppose we
should 80 in on convention promises,
and admit for the sake of argument
that our State gatherings did with one
hand seat a good Democrat down IN
partv office. while with the other IL
patted some smiling candidate approving
IN on the head for the next opening
where would we be?
STAUNTON CONVENTION.
eff down in the tobacco warehouse
i'm Richmond on that hot August day In
1888, somebody in the heat of the sum
mer and oratorical fire did allude to
Mr.. Tyler as "A promising aspirant Tor
1891. and did say that his continued fight
for three or four terms should be re-
warded by giving him a nomination four
years later. what shall we do with the
lattering conduct OF the Stauhtoh con-
yention year ago?
THAT Stanton convention was near
w q unit. The delegates had been Sc
lected i'm every county. and IL was
thoroughly representative one. Senators
Daniel and Martin. Congressman Otey'
Swanson. and Cyclone Jim Marshall.
and all the party leaders were there, and
they were all unanimous in the party
declarations. The great hall was full'
and all the work had been done save
the selecting of a chairman. Mr. Ely
son, by reason a great business de-
mand on his time and attention, was
undecided as 10 whether he could make
the sacrifice. and then what happened?
WHY Senator Daniel went to the plat
form, and for the first time in the his
tory of our convention, as far as l know,
asked that the State Committee be au-
thorizedjto select its own chairman. He
explained that this was done in the
hope that Ellysoh could again be pre-
vailed upon TO lead glorious victory.
In ringing tones he declared the great
service of Elyson TO the party, and his
unninchng. unfaltering fights for its SUI
premacy. and amid cheers for the next
Governor OF Virginia" the convention
acceded TO Senator Daniels motion.
THE TRUTH.
"These were the bubbing utterances
of past convention hiarity, they were
the studied convictions of our great
senator, and what he said Of E.lyson
then Is true to-day, and Daniel always
tells the truth.
What on earth has that got to do with
it?' he replied. with impatience. when
we wanted man to lead in what we
knew would be a hard campaign. did
anybody get up and make himself rldcw-
lous by asking the boundary lines of the
mans back fence?"
Cant man be a Democrat and live
In city? / do not understand that the
people OF Virginia have declared that we
must have a farmer for Governor. Fitz
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