The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-27
Washington.

,rr,7l0N 49, PERSONAL--SENATOR JONfS'S
n.ryNCe OF tbs DEMOCRATS - THE AP-
.,,rviNS CENTENNlAL-THE NEWS IN
EglSF.
ryr.,s oar Regular Corr, spondontl
,C,sur<croS, April 90 There is good
5o.lof ,rr,a in the report that an effort is
~ foo, 70 withdraw Riddleberger as a cam
s,iofe for Sergelut.at-ArmS Of the Senate,
sra make bin United States District Attor-
~, for the Western District Of Virginia, in
rl,ce Of Mr. Lurty, the incumbent, Lead
n, Republicans from the Valley who have
hem here have gone home convinced that
MI, Is %. Now, Mr.. Lurty is a Repuoli-
e,D. and his friends say has done his
dnty. They say. furthermore, that du-
rirs biz official term nothing can be
charged s.aiust him which in the
lra,: compromises him. He supported
General Garfield in The lat canvass,
and Nr. Riddlcberger was ior General Han.
Geek. hence his friends think it strange tha;
De should not be stronger at the White
House than any Read u>ter-pCmocrat. |
am asked two Question in connection with
the foregoing. First, whether Mr.. Riddle
berger could be confirmed; and secondly,
what effect MS Withdrawal would have on
the deadlock. have answered that he
would have q bard time in getting through
in executive session Of the senate, ard that
his Withdrawal would not in the least COM
plicatc The senatorial situation. The fact j.
that the Democratic senators are determined
that with Or without RiddlebeIger the SEN
ate shall o.: be re6rganiZ IL TO It's officers
during the executive session. really think
from all hear from those capable Of giving
nm opinion hat Gorham i more unpopular
chan Ridlleberger, and that in future he
will &c, harder blows from Democrats than
the E,adiu>,er.
WHAT A VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN SAYS ABOUT
The SITUATION.
Ihala frank talk with Virginia Repub-
u,,n who 5, in full sympathy with General
Malone. and who dots not agree with Gen
,rsl Wickhsm or Mr.. JorgenSen. He SAID
that hi, reason for urging union OF the
Virginia Republicans and ReAdiusters was
10 defeat The Conservative party. He said
~
mcni. however, in naming Riddleberger
for Serce9r:.a.-Arms, and ought to have
recommended a Union Republican in
stead Of one who. in addition TO being a
Confederate. supported Hancock electoral
ticket lat ian in Virginia. He smiled
when be informed me that there was plot
on foot the o.her day to take advantage OF
MI Beck's de claralion that the Democrats
were ready . vote for some Union general
o. >erceant.at-Arms. After reading the
Record, however, they found that tho
scheme would not work. | told him that
,be democratic senators have no idea Of
ever permitting the election OF the caucus
ticket during his session. He replied tina
be wanted the Republican senator, to stanC
finn un,.i lie end.
WHAT READJCSTER SAYS.
\ Virginia Readiusler, who has had al
eyenliul experience in other states, an'
who expect, % iii a prominent Senate OF
Zee. ,ay, tba. be sees that Riddleberger q
Co. can never be elected under the existing
condition Of things. He believes, however
that the V.ce.PIesideut will finally resor
% revolutionary remedies, and allow TN
Republican, with General Malone TO roor
canze, WIKI Us aid, the Senate. Democrats
senators and Democrats generally smile q
"a, threat.
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION PECULAIloNs
The Senate situation looked to-day abou
a,u,ual. but the predictions were that al
executive session would be held this week
No caucu. had been called, and the know
ing ones said that a majority OF the Repuh
lean senator. were in favor OF keeping tn
deadlock up asked a Republican VIII
said be knew The majority were against 60
ing into executive session how the difhcult
could be solved, and he replied, 1.-The AZ
mini,lra.ion j. urging with all the in1uenc
at its command an executive session, ana
ha, poyer and patronage" He added tbs
il. Effort, have been increased since Frye
speech. because the public held the Adh'r
i.,ration responsible for the utterances
The Senator from Maine.
The sUoGEsTIOE or A BAPTIST DEMOCRAT
\ Democrat who agrees with GovernC
Brown as TO the mode OF baptism has give
me his views ln'regard 10 the situation. i
saws that the senator's Of his party are ligI
in standing frio, but they must in Decen
Der next DO better than they did at the b
ginning Of tie present session OF the SCI
ate. "What would you have them do :"
asked. He replied, Why, / would hay
them inform ;he Republicans that thirt
eight senators have equal rights with thirt
ei0bt other ,cnstors, and that the COMM
tees mis-, be equally divided" "Su
pose they reiuse:" ! asked. lie sal
~ would then baye our senators sIsl
lust a. firm IS they are now Standing
he evidently had no idea OF either coinpi
missing or .urrendering. what ne "a
ab,ut expresses the views of all the Dem
Gratis have recently met at "aSn'hg'o
This indicates that the deadlock mas
hurt the Democratic party, but, IN iac', d
given backbone 10 its leaders.
TBy SUGGESTION or AN ENTHUSIASTIC hEPO
LICAN.
About half.past to-day a weli-Kho'
Republican correspondent called on me al
said: al am Just about to advise oehel
Malone "a make motion for breaking |
deadlock He added: 81 have 'oiu III
in the paper intend to send him Una.
will make a ten.strike by moving 10 20 III
executive session." / replied, but
agrees, according to report, with Mess
ConkIing, Cameron d. Co." "fou
much mistaken" he replied. "ior ne
seeu Tho Drasgdonf twice within the II