The New York herald., 1879-12-16
VIRGINIA'S SENATORSHIP.

FEAT THE READJUsTER MAHoNE-cAUcUsINa
IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STATESMEN FROM
WASHINGTON ON THE GROUND.
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
RIcHMoND. Dec Is, 1879.
The contest for the United States Senarorship to
succeed Senator Withers begins tomorrow and leg
islative. well other political circles. are in q
fever OF excitement. General William Malone, who
Is the candidate and nominee of the readusers
already good elected; put powerful and almost
desperate agencies at work tonight to procure
his defeat caucus Of the late conservative party.
held tonight resolved to give withers the present
incumbent, their vote tomorrow. and be afterward
guided by the developments of q republican caucus
also in session. Tho tremendous pressure
from high republican and administration sources,
which has all along been brought to bear on
the colored and white republican MEMBERS who
have united with the, readjusters and have
established the political supremacy OF that party in
the State. is redoubled tonight in the hope OF at
least breaking the alliance. Congressman Jorgen-
sen. the solitary republican from Virginia. who has
been trying to organize the republicans in the Leg
islature separate party Tor three weeks and
failed has been reinforced tonight by several nigh
officials and few congressman. all republicans
among them Senators Hamlin ana Bruce. from
Washington.
EFFoRTs TO DEFEAT MAHoNx
This delegation has kept itself shady since its arri
val. but has been in close communion with men,
DerS OF Tue Legislature ana republican OuclalS 8l
ready here. Their object seems to be. first. the
defeat OF Mahone; second. the election of
deb. Apa In
the candidate Of the he readiusters. including isrs:
majority Of the republicans, has thus far carried
everything before him, and has not only kept good
faith with his political allies. but has fulfilled
all his promises up to the present. The motto Of
the debt payers wing of the late conservative party
10 "Anything to beat Malone now.". They are more
anxious about the State than the Senatorship, and
Inv hraQE Efnn yA u1lf nf fhA
and readjusters would thus pave the way to
establish themselves in power on their platform of
political prescription of the negroes and repub-
licans. difficulty IN the way of both these pro-
grammes lies in the fact that it will be hard to
republican Senator it will be to seduce the repub-
lican members from their allegiance to Ma
hone. II the latter desert Malone under
the Washington pressure on the Of his
final triumph, and go over to the debt payers wing
they destroy the bond of political sympathy estab-
lshed between themselves and the readjusters, By
this they will off all hope of vote and bal
lot ruin their chances of increased schools ana bid
goodby to the promised repeal of all the obnoxious
and oppressive laws passed against them by the
servatives They will also establish the charge hith-
srto made against them that they corrupt and
guilty OF political treachery to their and party
CONFIDENCE OF THE READJUsTERs
The visiting statesmen from Washington and the
republicans arc still i'll conference What decision
they arrive at is awaited with considerable anxiety
The majority of Mahone's party for all the
State officials which have been elected has
ranged from IL to % joint ballot. It is
estimated that the deserton of thirteen Of the read
jusing republicans to the conservatives would Sc
Mahonc's defeat and the election of some other
man. The readjusters confidently assert that Malone
will be elected by vote of So in the House and rs
in the Senate, which will be a majority OF Is on
joint ballot.
Another deputaion of republicans arrived here to-
night at half-past ten o'clock. They were spirited
of to the place of conference, where they still are
half-past twelve o'clock.
LATER
Congressman Jorgensen has Just informed me
that the republican conference broke up without
being able to come to agreement to give even q
complimentary vote to o republican for the Senator
ship. This indicates the election of Malone on the
first ballot tomorrow,