Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-04
Under Which Flag, Malone :
From tho New York Herald.


Stna.cr 'l:ct from Virginia, but if sou, Of tic
political ua:hcmatitiaos Ere to be believed be
is practically tho next United States Senate
They have calculated the complexion OF that
Memorable body 10 a nioetY with tlr. Malone
left Gu! a1d discovered that The totals of tho
rerub;icaa aud democratic columns exactly
agree. Add Mr, Malone to ono side or the
Other end you have mtjorit7. But whorc to
sdd hin ? lilo has always been regarded es O
democrat, but has divided tho democracy Of
bis own State By bis Uoionst tendencies and
| by bis efforts to bring about resdustmont Of
| the Stats debt. 1t bas been claimed that he
Vas os.raclsCd from the regular democracy OF
The South, and republican calcaators believe
that Oh all questions OF sectional i1tsrost be
msy be claimed 10 the ranks OF the Northern
republicans. Senator Malone bimsef cath
not. Hunted DIVA by tho aspircg politicians
of his eva State he tied to Washington and
then to Philadelphia, only to end hinsslf pus-
sued ty clrrespOt dents, whc aimed a. catliog
the k1ot Of tic area! Senatorial problem. "Un'
der which flag, Malone p rang 10 lis cars at
every railway station, until ho sought, fort.
night sinca, the s:cusion ~ granted By tic
Fifth Avenue Hotel OF this CITY, and with him
Colouel W. w. Gordon AID Joho S. Wise, CT
Richmond. the fornor lawyer end ths latter
lawyer politician.
The wires from Wssticgtoa 90 Monday
brought long dispatch upon Gen. Mahone's
campaigns 10 Virginia and his probable stand
log IN tho next Senate, armod wherewith ro-
porter OF the Herald sought al Interview With
tho original Lilo Was received by small, per
| vcus gentleman, with the feet and hands cf q
woman, the head of lightning calculator and
the general aspect OF a mining operator rather
than that Of the creates! political puzzlo of the
period. His greeting vas cordial, and as he
conducted the reporter to chair, gentleman,
who had bcen stretched upon tho Generals
bed. raised himself into sitting posture, lock.
ed vagualy at the visitor aud fill b,ck s2ein 10
Sleep. Ia auo!her corner Of tho room the re
porter sew what might have been oortly COL
!eoton CT cvtrccats upon sofa. on'y sbapcy
head peeped cut frcm beneath. Tho posSosscr
OF the head NEVER wiccsd Until the Geners ro-
marked 10 deprt citing undcrtouc, Some
friends | hivs had at dinner"
! Producing tic d!sDa!cl above referred to tic
reporter remarked that it related to the Gener
al. srd Mcssts. Wise and Gordon and the OBJ.
jet OF their visit to New York, Information
which tctod like magic ca the occupants If the
bed AID tho sofa.
"YCu haVo fcutd the whole nest" said Gen.
Mahore With laugh. Tho iodiVidoal uo'
doilyiDg thcs, coats is Col. Gordon and tho
bedridden personago is Mr.. Wise. Ho don't
lock Just at present IS wise aq be real y s."
After tho introduction Mr.. Wise, VITO is
both brawov and brsi,y looking and q sen of
tho famed Henry A. Wise. ct Virginia, asked
for The dispatch ADD road it aloud to his com-
panlons. Beginning with TIC fact that General
Malone IVES at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the dc,
epatch announced that tho ohjscs of biz visit to
New York was to coDsummate putchssl OF
the Atlantic. Mississippi and Odo rsrosd, TO
hi. previous control OF which tho writer ettribu
ted much of Tho Generals poRer in tic politics
OF bis State. The road ives put into tbe hands
OF receiver 10 1873 and is to be sold 10 Fet-
ruary. Tho dispatch declared that General
! Nlahoce's strongest political rival 10 Yirgiuia,
General Williams q. Wickham. q republican,.
was the local president Of tho Chcs apeske aud
| Ohio railroad, adding to tho rect s;y fur the
Senator elGot to maintniu ti5 management Of
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio road. Of
whose remains, 50 to speak, he is now the pres
ldeDt. Il further related General MGhoae's
| coone cInn will tho effort 10 rea6just tho State
debs OF Vlrgne, lis successful nomica;icn aud
| election TO olllco Ct thr9o GCvcrCors, caoh OF
whom had baked his GcaLcisl measures after
coming into otico. until he foaIly secured
msioily CT tho State Legislature 10 1879 and
was himself elected 10 suo,etd Robert e.
Withere, tho present democratic Senator, 10
March next. Added to these particulars were
| sauna others relating 10 Genera! Mahooe'i con-.
panious, Messrs. Wlso and Gordou the former
bclng described % o political or some rcpu.c.
q defeated candidate for Congress, c2r3seIIsr
of Ganerol flahore CD political subjects AID az:
| f,r kn II; -.
| u, loccl Gordon was described as a lawyer OF
somc rcIue il Richmond, WHO wss saii 10 be
assisting General MahoUs 10 the legal pca.
liotS coz 'lnirg iha c!atfr CT Ito Atlantic,
| Mississippi and Ooio railroad, tho ec''itg CT
| which would guarantee tho captr0l Of Fir2lria
ptllio3 ~ the Senator elect for ytats to come,
aod tnstio him to SCI with wha:cvir SIDE be
chose in tho Seos,e.
Having tirishtd the r,adiGG Of Ills iofcIma
ticn MIR. Wise asked the reporter ii ho c:uld
put "cus5 Wold," 10 tho paper, fer lhcn he
should like to d:clar; that tho dispatch vas gil
40 adjective mistake.
Not 60, General Mshon". lIo sad that
thcrn was somo truth 10 the Virginia puIticn OF
tho dispatch, and declared hat tho writer knew
something, moro or less but cartaiuly somo-
thing, abcu. tie Wy affairs political stood in
that state.
| Il shonld call BIN sptlehtiy Triter,' said
General Malone, END might add MP regrets
that be is not 50 familiar Wi!h tho object of ny
visit to New York as he is with tho politics Of
Prgi uia. Wha. bo says Of ny battles there is
largely true, though tbiuk ho is urjust in
bio references to some Of tho individuals mer-
lioprd."
"Yeu are not here in connection With Tho
sale of The railroad, then ?" ask:d the reporter.
! am not hrrJ to ask any one to bug it, cor
do represent any OF tho would b, buyers. AS
! President Of The old road cou'd not do any.
thing CT the kidd. OF course know of plenty
OF plans regarding The future of the road and
hear OF many would be purchasers, but | oan
| tell 90 nore than ycu cen what will eventually
| become CT tho property. Mary persons have
| called 90 me for information. sud l cbecrlulIy
give it In hopes Of seeing the lue lun as it was
| ioterdtd to ruu when it was built. Msuifastly
the writer Of that dispatch knows uo,hing Of
the OIL scs tf my visit to New York. The
| srtice shoHs unnn lis fann int il il mnrnu 10