The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-01-06
Gen. Manone's Political Importance

The washington correspondent of the Bal
| timore american of the Goth says: There is
considerable interest to know how Gen. Ma
hone, United States Senator from Virginia,
win stand in regard to the organization of
the Senate. Though more particularly a
matter of national Importance, it is not with
out interest to Marylanders as some of the
best subordinate positions in the Senate are
held by citizens of that State; and Gen. MAJ
homes vote may have the effect of settling
which of the parties shall control that branch
of the National Legislature. A gentleman now
residing in this city, a Virginian by birth, well
known throughout his native State, and who
seems to have knowledge Of Virginia politics
and of Gen. Malone thinks that the Virginia
Senator will not be in any haste to make
known his political standing in the Senate
He will hold out until he is assured that his
voting with any of the two parties will re-
suit in some benefit to himself, or rather his
political parry in Virginia. 1t is mistake to
suppose that either party can have him for the
asking. The gentleman alluded to stated
further that, as Democrat, he trembled in
contemplating the future prospect of his par
ty in Virginia. The Republicans, BY planting
themselves on the platform Of the payment OF
the honest debt of the State would draw to
themselves sufficient number of Democrats
who have no sympathy with either the Re-
adjusters or the Conservatives, neither of
whom favor the payment of the debt, and
with a proper organization they would be
successful. With man like Wickham there
would be little doubt that the Republicans
would triumph at the next election.
The correspondent of the Alexandria Ga
sette, from Washington under same date, has
the following speculation relating to Gen.
above, after which the reader can determine
whether he is any wiser than he was before
he read the two paragraphs Several prom
inent Mahonites are in the city to-day, de-
tanned here l,y the inclement weather-that
is, they say that is the cause of their deten-
tention. They, however, like most of the
people of the State, are of sociable dispo-
sition, and their intimate friends say the in
clement weather plays into their hands and
affords them an excellent excuse for spending
the holidays amid such festivities as the ma
tional capital affords. In conversation with
several of those gentlemen, I learn that they
are in the most hopeful condition respecting
their chances of success in the next State
campaign, and the advancement of certain
members of their party to the offices at the
disnosal of the IT s Senate
They say that Gen. Malone will certainly
vote for Mr.. Gorham for Secretary of the
Senate II this be so Mr. Gorham will be
elected, for should Mr.. Davis vote with the
Democrats, tie will be the result, and this
will be decided by the vote of the Vice
President, who, whether he be Senator or
not, always votes on tie, and everybody who
knows Mr.. Arthur, knows we'll enough that
there is no proscriptiye right accorded his
office that he will not exercise The subordi-
nate positions in the gift ofthe secretary are
not only lucrative but numerous, and the de-
termination of Gen. Malone to vote for Mr..
Gorham, and thus elect him, is the occasion
of no title futter and commotion among
those who fill these well paid snecure positions,
but nevertheless, they are not as those without
hope, for they say that such Senators as Mr..
Edmunds will not lend themselves to move
ment that bears upon its face such patent
evidences of bargain and trade.
They say, and truly, that the Republicans
have control Of the government without the
assistance of Virginia, and that the conser-
vative Republican members of the Senate are
not going to injure their good name by
bargain, the only advantage of which will re-
vert to some subordinates. Indeed, non par
tisan men say that the whole Malone scheme
will iail for the reason that there are two
powerful parties opposed to each other; that
their eventual success depends upon the main
tenance of the political doctrines, and that
Gen. Malone, with neutral or Indifferent po-
sition, will have no influence in the Senate
and must affiliate with one of the parties
there, and that his association and evident in
terest will incline him to the Democrats, and
that though he may now intend to vote for
Gorham, by the time he takes his seat in the
Senate change will come over the spirit of
his dreams and that he will then work and act
not only with his section, but the prevailing
political party of the South.