The New York herald., 1879-12-17
vIRGINIA's NEW SENATOR.

VIRTUAL ELECTION OF GENERAL WILLIAM
MALONE, THE CHIEF OF THE NEW REPuDI-
TIoN PARTy-How HE MAY vorE-HIs PAST
CAREER.
[By TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD
RICHMOND. Va. Dec. 16, 1870
The election Of General Malone to the United
States Senate for the long term. commencing on the
4tha of March. 1884, was not accomplished without
An unusually strong exhibition of feeling by the de-
ieated wing Of the late conservative purity In the
Senate The nominating speeches. which were dlgni-
fed and manly. led to acrimonious debate. during
which personalities were indulged in. The nomns
tions In the House we're brief and pointed. but
they followed by comicai and ridiculous set
OF speeches which kept the members and the crowd
Of spectators In excellent state of humor during
the whole morning. DR.. Z. H. smith, republican
member at the conclusion of this scene In few ap
propriate remarks placed in nomination General
William @. wickham as . representative OF the
national republican party. Malone was elected by
majority of 10 joint ballot all and by 2S
w,thers getting all the republican votes except Ave.
which were cast for Wickham.
UNPLEDaED AND uNcLAssIEIxD.
During the debate in the H ouse there were fre
quent demands by the conservative minority as to
Mahone's relations 10 the national parties which
the readjusters evasivey declined to answer. Ma
hone. it is understood. will occupy position simi
lar to that of David Davis. OF Illinois. Though in
sze in statue and in weight he is his opposite
he will in politics be his counterpart He is elected
single local issue, the difference among the con-
servatives to the proper mode OF ehccttng
permanent settlement of the debt question. This
voting strength OF the republican party is yet iu it's
infancy. aud has had neither the time nor the oppor
tuniy to declare its principles on either State or
national issues. !
TANGIBLE PROFITS
tangible result or the alliance Of the republicans
and the readjusters has been the enunciation
Of the broadest aud most liberal views as
soo,s the oy a and political; rights .Sr,,ns OF the
division Of the offices which had to be Allied with
.he republicans. Malone. therefore. ~ represen-
atve of the component parts of the new party can
not be called either o republican or democrat. He
can best be classed ~ an independent This 10 the
position he will occupy at least until the adoption
Of platform by the new liberal party. In adj
vance OF such declaration of its principles he de-
eral issues He is elected without the embarrassment
OF single pledge obligation to any party, and
representatives Of both Of which exhausted overy
expedient and to defeat him. As far as
does mot ssIa hs an
1884, his friends that 1t quite that
he should expound his views u this early day.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House the nominees were Robert Z.
withers. Gsneral william Malone and w. @. Wick.
ham, tho vote resultinx-Mahone. 66; Withers, 40;
wickham. q In the senate the only nominees were
withers and Malone. At quarter past three p. M.
the Nbte taken. neutrality-suspicious.. 49, withers,
49, wickham. 81 John w. Daniel l. The joint vote was
follows-Number OF votes cast. 1873; necessary to
choice 70. of which Malone received 70. withors
53 Wickham and Daniel l.
The two houses will meet in joint session to.
morrow. at noon. when formal ballot will be taken
and General Malone be declared tho duly elected
United States senator.
Tho readjusters. in caucus tonight, commenced
the nominations of county judges, beginning the
list in alphabetical order Ten judges we're nomi-
nated Tomorrow. in sccordance with the joint
resolution adopted last week. the wholesale decap-
taton Of the judiciary of the State will begin.
General Malone. tho United States Senator-elect.
was sereuadod tonight.