The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-09
The senatorship.

The SenatoISusP.
an. ,vcck from next Tuesday Is the day
sxea nv the United States statute on the
subject for beginning the election OF q
RATED States senator from Virginia 10
take the seat now occupied by senator
.youss,,Ds. whose term viii expire March
,ssa. II Is constantly assumed by the
wahopeites that Mr.. RrDDLEBERGER VIII
DO successful In securing the nomination
Of the caucus, and. having secured th's' IN
being elected by the General Assembly. IL
;sa mart OF their little game" to hold out
,Ae idea that whatever General MALONE
sav. Is law 10 the entire Rc&djuster party
in the Legislature. But there are reasons
for doubling that the question is sct'icd 30
entirely 10 the satisfaction OF the Coau-
tionists OF the MALONE stripe
There are whispers heard in the ar
which indicate that the Republicans have
plans of their own in respect OF the matter
OF electIng a United States senator, ana
thu, they arc disposed TO stand mp for their
rights. They claim TO have furnished
stcoo Of CAMERoN's $4,000 votes; and
thew did. "Go away from home to get the
news" says the old adage; and so we are
NOT surprised TO learn from Washington
some facts. or rather rumors, which have
no; been made public in Richmond.
Our Washington correspondent told US
Yesterday what he had learned OH good
Republican authority in regard to an inter-
view which took place on wednesday be-
tween Mr.. LEWIS and other Virginia Re
publicans on the one part and President
AsrurR on the other. GoRHAM's paper
saws that the interview was in the interest
a ID. SHEFFEY LEWIS for United States
marshal rice his father, JONI +. LEWIS,
who resigns to accept the lieutenant-goNer-
norship, TO which position he was iatciy
elected ON the Readiuster ticket, and denies
that i'm said interview anything was said
Old the subject OF Mr.. LEwIs's candidacy
for the United States Senate; but the Post
fully confirms what was said by our Wash
ipg,on correspondent. Here is some Of
ti,c Posts news from Richmond
"The Republicans are going TO try con-
illusions with Senator Malone in the coSli-
ton caucus. The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
are becoming clamOrOus for an equitable
division OF the spoiIS, and particularly that
Lewis shall not be mere cats-paw. They
claim thirty-four Republicans, and are call
ing for q conference for consultation before
going into the coalition caucus for the SEN
atorship. Forty-two is majority i'm the
caucus, and if they can secure eight Demo-
cratic Readjusters Lewis will be nominated.
On the other hand the DemOcratic-Read-
busters claim that Riddleberger has already
secured enough OF the Republicans TO con-
troll any conference which the Republicans
NAV call. Riddleberger has been here for
two days, and Lewis arrived tonight.
Should he fail TO get the f0rty-twO votes
and then turn them over TO Massey, the
Fundcrs would 20 over to him also en-
fsasSc. A colored Republican member
was heard to say that he was tired Of play
ing tail to the kite and was for cutting
loose and forming another coalition. The
indications tonight are that the Republic
cans arc masters OF the situation, and by
breaking with the Boss can elect sena-
tor OF their own naming"
We confess that we do not place much
confidence in these reports. There are too
many oilice-seckeTs among the members OF
the Legislature, and they all have notion
that MALONE distributes the loayes and
fishes. They do not see that, ii dozen or
two Of them were to declare their indie
yendcnce OF caucus rule and elect genu-
inc, unauthorized Republican United
States senator such as Mr.. LEWIS would
10, the new senator would have more in
fipence in Washington than General Ma
HovE, and therefore would have more Of
fees placed at his disposal The boilers
from the rule of MALONE will be "bigger
men than old MALONE" as soon US they
succeed in electing their new senator.