New-York tribune., 1881-11-21
Old DOMINION POLIIICS.
4 TALK WITH SENATOR MALONE.

4 TALK WITH SENATOR MAHONE.
THE RFADJUsrFR vICToRY-wIY THE MAJORITY
WAS MOI IARGEE-THE ELE TIoN OF UNITED
STATES sENATOH-RIDDLEBEEGrR PROBABLY
HE COMING Mantle ADJUSTMENT or TIE
DEBT.
Senator William Malone, of Virginia ac-
companod by Captain II. H. Riddcbcrger, A. b. Malone
and V. ID. Grove came 10 this city on Satur'
day evening aud staying at the Glsey
House. They will remain In town only short time,
Senator Malone having come here private business
4 reporter Of THE TRIBUNE saw General Malone at a
late hour Saturday night aud conyersed with him rel
atve To political affairs in Virginia and the causes when
brought about the Readuser victory there
"The victory Of the Readjusters in Virginia Ia clear
and decided one" said General Mahonc "Our majority
will be in the vicinity the state ticket The
act majority Will not be known unt the canvass IL COM
plced and the official result made known on the 18Th OF
this month. We woud have had much larger majority
in the state hut for certain reasons which will explain
The registered white vote OF the state Is about 10000
and Of this 100000 votes pocd At least onelalf
this would been polcd for the Reauster candi-
dates II there had been unanmty on the part OF the e-
pubcans and they had turned out in force on election
day. Had President Garfield not been shot, there s no
doubt that the Readuster ticket would have received
the almost und yded support OF the Republican party
I'm Virginia. But during his illness there were thoso
who asserted that lie favored n straight KepuDh'an
ticket, and after his death the same thing was said OF
President Arthur. This done by men who would
prefer that the Virginia BOurbons should remain In
power II they were beaten by the faction to which
they belonged.
"Then the cOlored vote is from 100000 TO llO,ooo
This would have been practically cast entirely
for the Readuscr ticket If our movement against
the Bourbons had been heartily supported by Kepupl-
can leaders In the North IL denied that the Aumm
israon favored cause and this had considerable
effect among the cOlOred people or course we assured
the voters both white and coored that we had the sym
paey OF the of tho Republican party OF the North
The removal OF Callahan, the Portsmouth Navy hard
Official and OF Wilson by Administration had very
beneficial effect. St, 10 was q htrd hght INC bou
bOns fought with the energy OF desperation nhu
all kinds of devices into play to doicat u.s. iHcy
mp as many cOOred voters they could ny Pnyng
their capitatiOn tax. They tried the tissue DaiIot
game too, which had been 50 successlu III Sotno
other States although they profcssed to he III aSO o
tree ballot and "A fair count, There we're ucAeiS hso
printed with the word 'Readuster at the top anu DeaI
Ing the name John Daniel the Bourbon candidate LOT
Governor. These imposed on some OF the ghorMe M
cOlOred voters and more would have Deeh put ol
Wachfuness OF the workers for the teatUuster uchet
" How does the Legislature stand y a.. -
We have twenty-siN majority on JOINT DaIlO.,
the election of n United states Senator There - 10
truth in the statement that some Republican nenp.Is M
will vote with the Democrats IL would not change to
can member viii vote with us. The Leelsiat.ui.se tis
will meet December 2. The organization 0I poIh
Houses will show that have clear majority III ene
on December 20 the two Houses Will NoJe luz CAiSS1