The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-11
Is MADAM RUMoR FAULTq

surmises, jealousies, conjectures," but a
veritable inquistive old lady who knows
what she is about, and picks up valuable
political items now and then, while she
occasionally gets at the truth in nutshell
in such a way as greatly to confound the
astute and crafty ones in politics, whose
best-laid schemes are oft brought to light,
if they do not sadly "gang aglee." "
This yeritable Madam Rumor has it ION
most unquestionable authority that the
United States senatorship is already pro.
vided for, in Conservative circles, in one Of
two ways: t'
First. While .Withers, who was put aside
by his party four years ago to give place to
"carpet-bagger," was greatly indignant
that he should be dumped" the second
time, a little side arrangement was made
by which Kemper was to be elected United
States senator, in order that Withers
might be governor in fact. And Rumor has
it, that it was this arrangement, entered
into by certain high contracting parties,
which induced Withers, at the last moment
to go upon the floor of the convention,
and make the speech he did. L-....
Second. That there is nice little quar-
rel in the "happy family" between the
friends of two other parties, both of whom
are greatly anxious to serve the state in the
capacity of United States Senator. Rumor
has 1t that these parties, who are person
ages no less or otherwise distinguished
than Governor Walker and r. M. 7. Hum
ter, have each their friends who are bent on
defeating the nomination and election OF
the other; and Rumor further states that,
with view to giving special prominence to
their respective claimants, the friends of
the former gentleman telegraphed to him
at the White Sulphur to come and occu-
ply the presiding chair at the big ratifica.
tion rally, in the Richmond Theatre
while the friends of the latter tele.
graphed to him at Essex to come and
do the same thing. In this preliminary
skirmish for the senatorship, Walker beat
Hunter. Was this fair test of the relative
strength Of the two parties ? If SO, it is q
melancholy evidence that the Conserva-
tives, after all their protestations to the
contrary, prefer 'carpet-baggerp to a
"native-born /" citizen, an original anti
Union man of high chivalric character, who
first begged pardon for treason and then
abused Mrs. Squeers whose spoon he
licked!
With these well.settled rumors at hand,
we are induced to ask few pertinent ques-
tons, Which we hope our contemporaries
will not all answer at once:
Is Kemper running for the governorsllip,
or IS the United States senate the exclusive
goal of his ambition |?
Is Withers to be our next governor, or
lieutenant, or what !? -sr.s
Did Governor Walker intend to go back
on the Kemper- Withers arrangement,
when he introduced Withers at the rati-
ficatlon rally as our next lieutenant
governor for four years, and after that,
governor for four years more ?n
Did II. M. II. Hunter come to Richmond
at the time of the ratification rally,
expecting to occupy the presiding chair,
and was his speech not designed and pre-
pared as the opening one of the evening ?
Did the friends of Hunter keep faith with
him, or go back on him, In Punic fashion,
at the last moment? .......... .....
Or, finally, and as the most unkindest
political "cut" of all heE
Is apestiferous ''carpet-bagger" Il thank
thee, Jew, for teaching me that word to be
the next United States senator from Viz
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