New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-06
THE FIGHT IN VIRGINIA.

,,.ryoS-TBE MALONE MEN PREPAnNu i0"
y1eoRous CAMPAIGN.
m.s ,olit;cal situation in Virginia appears 10
-. the Bourbon leaders great uneasiness'
thsv do not conceal their anxiety TO see a
.,.r - Republican State ticket placed In the
49, The question whether the Republicans
-:u ,un a regular ticket also concerns the 1oi-
,.r.rs NJ General Malone, who hope the IN
s.sr.a of the Administration will not DC
.hrovr aeainst them in any way. Generai
T.Sona and his heutenants have already
Manned A thorough and vigorous campaign
and apparently intend to strain every hei'0
n win In the coming fight.
AFTER THE RICHMOND CONVENTION.
,xr,c.rroxs THAT THE RANK AND FILE of h@'
YycAH VOTERS WILL SUPPORT CAhhhoN ~
rxy1s-ExPEcrATIONs OF DEIEhMiNhp oinou .s.,.
oLE-spEAKERs TO BE SUMMONED fhoA oin,-,'
Observation-Disclosures w Dhs
DyplTrs NOT LASTING.
,sY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSsl
p,cu,soyp. Va. June 5.-There are some signs Oh
a.vu;rt among the Bourbons here over the present
rolitical situation and its future prooaoihVie'' ~
r,crs frank leaders of that party admit that tne
.pourhons have gained rather than lost strength
a,,;ro the last four months and the numbers anu
.r.hrrasm of the delegates to the Malone ConVen-
tiou have greatly surprised and disappoih'eu .oi'
opponents who really believed that tine irahh "t'oi
anoas Of General Malone and his course In 'ne sen
ste would ALLEVIATE all most OF his supporters VINO
-. tor,nsr,v Democrats. Most Of the Bourbons
now csndidly declare that the only hope for success
s their uarty In the contest this year lies In the
nomination of " straightout" ticket by the ke-
rub,eaus and the support Of that ticket, at least
tacitlv. by the Administration. They are, there
eors ouetlv doing all they can to promote O
"straightout movement.
VIII there be such movement, ana IL so' VIVA.
vil, be its SUGGEST There is reason to believe that
Il win be decided at an early conference OF some
Of the leaders Of the Republican organization TO
caIl State Convention, which shall either nomi-
nate State ticket or indorse the nominees OF the
Ansi-Bcurbon Convention. General Wickham, Con-
eressmen Jorgensen and Dezendorf and some OF the
Fsdsrsl oficeholders in Virginia are in favor OF
tstraiahtoutn Republican ticket, in spite OF the
fact that the Anti-Bourbous have nominated as
their candidate for Lieutenant-Governor the chair
man Of the Republican State Committee The Re
puhhcans who favor this course very largely in
The minority as to numbers, although some
Of them are men of considerable intu-
snce. Republicans who are opposed to a separ-
ate ticket however assert that those who advocate
ono will not be able to find enough Republican ad-
kerents TO form convention which will represent
the Republican party Of Virginia. In support OF
this assertion they point to the large number Of col
ored and white delegates to the Anti-Bourbon Con-
ye1it.on who are Republicans and this really goes
far to prove that what they say is true. If one can
safely Judge Of the sentiment Of the Republican
party In the State from the feeling of the two or
three hundred Republican delegates from all parts
of il who attended the Convention last week, he is
justified in saying that any Republican con-
hfoh he VI
design of antagonizing the Anti-Bourbon move
nents, will not fairly represent the sentiment
of the Republican party in Virginia. More than
that IL the opinions of those delegates are trust
worthy, straightout I" Republican ticket, should
enc be placed in the field, could poll not exceeding
5000 or 10000 at the most for all the indications
Are that the rank and file of the Republican voters
will support the ticket which was nominated on
Friday. At the most, therefore, il present indca-
tions are to be trusted, the effect Of third ticket
would be to perpetuate Bourbon rule in Virginia.
The Ant-Bourbon leaders however declare that
oven with a third ticket in the field they will win;
" and then" say of them, " we shall feel under
no obligations to the Administration or to the Be
publican party which was willing to see the liberal
movement defeated
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CONTEST.
This raises some political considerations which
one of the shrewdest and most influential
Of the Anti-B Bourbon leaders presented to the
correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE, in substance as
follows: "suppose that In this contest the Repub-
lcan organization Is hostile 70 us, and the Adj
ministration opposes us or takes neutral position
and stands sloof. either the Bourbons or we will
win, for nobody Is wild enough to assert that Re-
publican ticket eau be elected. IL we are defeated
because Of the hostility neutrality of the Admin
istration and the Republican party, nobody need
r>>1 Ind
IN Virginia or anywhere else in the South during the
next twenty years. II viii nvet the fetters of
Bourboniun more firmly than ever. On the other
hand il we are successful we shall not owe
cess TO the influence of the Administration the
help of the Republican party, aud consequently the
Administration will have claim on our allegiance
In Congress OF elsewhere. The political complexion
Of the House Of Representatives is such that the
death of Republican member, the failure of Re-
rublcans to elect men to I'LL the existing vacancies.
viii give the anti-Administration control of the
organization OF that body. in which there are two
zpen who were elected as Anti-Bourbons. Can the
Administration reasonably expect to receive the
support of these two Virginia members IL 1t throws
its influence against them in the coming contest 7
In the Senate the prospect Of an Administration
jority Is still more uncertain. If we sue
eeed In carrying the Virginia Legislature
This year we shall elect another Anti-BOur-
bon Senator; and we shall also redstrict the
State under the new census need not dwell on the
Inconsistency which would appear IT, after the Re-
publican members of the Senate have unanimously |
Endorsed the Anta Bourbon movement in Virginia |
and done everything in their power to encourage it,
the Administration and the Republican party in
Virginia should oppose il or throw cold water upon
y When speak of the effect of such course
"a the part of the Administration do not wish to
Be understood as limiting that under any circum-
stances we would 60 back to the Bourbon party
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