Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-08
Ec;sac irc.s. Richmond,

t-u:ICgp CuGeace Q. !la alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Dcc. G.-Tho rcsdjustcr5 meet
Monday night to finish making up the slate.
1t is believed that all dissensors have ceased
among ;ham, 50 far as tho giving out of Office
il concerned. Several Of the negroes went to
Gen. Maacno aud complained that they had
Tot h,cn treated fairly 10 the division of epoie,
ard thcy Insisted that they should have two
frst-clasa tfie;s-aay the Pad Auditors and
Railroad Commissioner. The "Midoight Plot
tcrasil Lock here you all can got auy head
CiiiUa. Thu white republicans won't vote for
you Tor that. Which had you rather hayo eight
or upe cieIkships, which you clB bestow on
gour tliclcs and relations or the place OF 2nd
Auditor or Register OF the Land Oico? Tine
two latter sou cant Sot: but yeun can got the
| eight or niDo small Offices" They said then
| they would take tho eight or nine small Offices,
aud went off, This is tho latest. The anxiety
to hurry up tho election Of their State Officials
and judges is due 10 the fact that Gen. Malone
is afraid OF delay. and no knows that he cannot
bacln to fulfil the promises he has mado about
Offices. Each moaning train brings in small
army ct these ofhcrscektrl, and they hang
around the iObbcS and hocs, ierco ia their
claInor aud wolh in their cagcrntsi for somca
thlHg more than promises. 1t may b. said that
! the ranrldshng, Ne, VICTORY was won With
premises.
Just Is soan as tic election is ovir tho white
fcaG.iustara inttLd to kick Cook, tho negro
doo!kceptr, cut OF his rnoc lla is utterly
| incompetent and seems to have m eanfcrptoo
| whatever OF tho duties OF The Office.
An honest old tarmcr, who was in the city,
sci back a bossling rcaGiustcr to day, Ills
roort las SGi coed that it s.nt tho hrsrper-
understood 10 10 Mr.. Duff Green, OF Stafford
who defeated Cen. Lee-off With Plea in hi.
ear.
Green !rAeged, Yes sir, We arc soipr tc
clean sou cut, even down TO the spittoons.'
YES REPLIED tho old farmer. "by George
that's all you're fit to e,an out
Republican readjustcrs claim that Gan. Ma
hons IS republican; others of tho roa6iustprs
cleim that nc is 4 democrat, aud few
OF his friends soy lc will 10 to Congress
az at indcrcudent. lie has cardally avoided
giving anything like definition OF his position
to the Republic A custom house official
says the fpht for the seuatcr:hip will BIO be
tween iwo Republicaps-MahoDe and Wick
ham. Malone is pledged to stand by tho Re
tutllian party because he eau only get tl
C"ieFtS5 ny tGO hcfuDncan V0lee. But Il
has been s,id General Malone carefully avoid!
making bis position known, aud if possible hi
will attempt 10 ride iuto the Senate 10 this way
L he says he Isl Republican thon somo Of his
Read using fricud3 who still claim to be Con
scrvaliocs will be unwilling 10 vote for him
On The Other haad if lie IL Democrat thor
the Republicans ID rot Gro to vote for him il
preiercrco to known Republicin-GenW Wick
ham. The idea which obtains mes: here j:
that Geo. Malone is already pledged to tht
herubcaDS. Rumor, as rul., is generally
founded VG TACT, and two weeks ago q rumo
was aiieat about The custom house that Gen
Mahone had said to prominent Republican
that if the Republicans would send him to tht
Senate he would be willing to guarantee tn,
State bag aud baggage for Grant next year.
Th2u again il is known that three days before
! TIC legislature met Oue Of The Rsadjusters Il
warm personal friend Of Malone said to lead
ing Rcgu5licaa 'yeu a!l mus. come over to us
We l2ieud 10 make respectable Republican
part in The State" As 10 what Gen. Malone
is, rcm2i7s pr0bl5m yet 10 be solved.
STRoNGBOW.