New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-02
THE SUPPORTERS OF MALONE.

rHy EVE OF THE ANil-boO"D"" - -.
x,,cIx1A- THE LEADING CANDIDATES - THE
ou,srIoN OF REPUBLICAN SUPPORT VIAL
FEELING OF coLoRED REPUBLICANS
Ipy TELEGRAPH To TIE rRIBUNEl
p,cr>,oxD Va. June Livery railroad triih
"a s,oamboat that arrived in Richmond to-day
hrought its quota Of delegates to tsehh'l-oouioo"
eta,e Convention, which will assemble d. uoon w.
morrow :: and early this evening nearly oVo hso
.-rived The four ayowed candidates lor inc
Cuberpatorial nomination have estaonshcu "o""-
~,.r,or. which have been thronged during the DAY
A. aolocatss The candidates and all their irlends
.,s working hard. and all appear equally sang'nhe'
colonel Cameron, Of Petersburg still appears
~ no ahead. There is some prejudice againSt
him. however, among Republican members OF
tbe Anti. Bourbon organization, on account
of his political antecedents- They say. n'
was formerly most oit'er va,
And opposed TO freedom of suffrage ana inc! rc'"''
ths fat that IL IA not more than dozen years since
he fought duel with Judge Hughes one VI '"'
uf,st promiuent Republicans in the State On Cam
80 beban II is urged that he has since Tcpented
his nolitcal sins, and as regards the duel, Hughes
,ot The hest of it. because Hughes wounded binand
escaped without a scratch. There is undoubtedly
Less Republican enthusiasm for Cameron than for
either of the other candidates. Notwithstanding the
pubhcans are here 10 support him.
Massey. the present State Auditor, who stands
rext in strength to Cameron. has considerable Re
uublicau following and is making very vigorous
c.nvass: bnt Grover of Norfolk. of all the candi-
Sates in the field. appears to command the most
general Republican support Riddleberger ana
Nahope are still dark horses" Indications are still
strong that Lewis Republican. will lie placed on
fhe ticket Nobody ought TO be very much sur
prised if Malone or Riddleberger is nominated for
Governor and Lewis for Lieutenant-GOycrn So
much for the candidates
Among the Anti Bourbon leaders moro interest is
manifested as to what Republicans will do than III
Che fortunes of any particular candidate They gem
orally admit that active Republican opposition
would defeat them in the coming election, and they
unanimously declare that such defeat would be the
final overthrow of the Anti-Bourbon movement IN
this State. Indeed, the latter proposition Is &C
cepted on all hands Republicans in Virginia are
divided There is a considerable faction heaTcd by
such men as General Wyckham and some Office
holders, who declare that under no circumstances
will they support or vote for any ticket
That may be nominated Tomorrow no matter
what NAV be the platform adopted Malone
and his lieutenants claim that this faction does
not represent the rank aDd file Of Republican voters
sn the State and, support of this assertion. they
point to the fact that large convention composed
OF colored men has Endorsed the Anti-Bour'on move
ent Besides this, il ~ found that aln ng delegates
70 to-morrows convention are more than lOo coored
Republicans.
THE TRIBUNE correspondent hiss seen and con-
yersed with some of these men. They saY frankly
that they consider the Authorizations thlr friends
fhat the Anti Bourbons have made elections iiir
have admitted cOl0red men TO the jury box, ana
have shown that they mean to support tree schools
This school matter Is one which rs regarded as OF
ahe utmost Importance by the cOlored people and IL
cannot be denied that since the Anii-Bonrhons
Uained control of the Legislature two years ago. the
free schools have been placed ON much better
basis. In a single year the number OF teachers anu
Dupils was doubled aud the receipts ana eNlen IL
lures for public schools were more than doubled.
This fact has made great impression upon the
minds of the cOlOred people and probably nine
tenths of them are inclined to support the Anti
Bourbon ticket. ,
The Anti Bourbon platform will reaiirm the
principles de, Jared in that of last year It's man
Features will be declaration in favor OF rcai1us-
ent Of the State debt upon the terms of the Riddle
berger bill-security, support and enlargement OF
The free school system the reestablshmcnt and
preservation of free suffrage; equal and
Impartial execution of the laws and
Government. So isr the RcadjustmeDt plank OF
she platform is concerned, there appears no prob
ability that the Bour6onS will offer any better
terms 70 the bondhOlders and would indeed be Will
ing TO scale the debt still lower than the Antl-0nr-
bons advocate. The general expectation ~ that the
B0urbons will endeavOr Ia ignore the debt question
altogether in the canvass aud make everything OF
azce issues.
The Anti Bourbon leaders profess 10 have re-
neiyed information from Washington tonight that
in a strong Liberal platform is adopted and nc
peptable candidates nominated, the Administration
will recommend Virginia Republicans to support the
Anti Bourbon ticket. Friends of the different can
didates are conducting vigorous canvass tonight
and several caueuses ae being held. Cameron
friends appear confident than ever that he WILL
2eceiVe the nomination.
rysrNATOR COSKIIyG,s SYMPATHIES.