The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1882-05-13


hone and kept him in cheek. The
money was no more of a temptation
to Mr.. Williams than the other
arguments hay been. The legisla-
tive dead lock has been maintained
by the contrary votes of Messrs.
Hale, Newberry and Lybrook, Re
adjuster Democrats, and Messrs.
Williams and Wingheld, Readjus-
ter Republicans. The three first
named opposed Malone when he
struck out against Massey for an
nouneing himself as a candidate /
for the Senate and turned him ont |
of the Auditors office. They have |
clung faithfully to Massey, so that |
Malone has, at no time, had any
hope of winning them over to him
self; yet it became necessary to
win over two of the five so as to
gain the majority and secure the
passage of his favorite measure,
viz: the re-districting bill, by which
the Readjusters could elect eight
out of ten Congressman; the bill
for the reorganization of the judic-
iary, by which eighteen Democratic
State judges were to be displaced
to make way for Rcadjusters, and
the bill for the appointment of
commissioner for real estate sales
in each county.
The passage of the Readjusting
bill was promised by Malone in
return for assistance from the adj
ministration. The others were es
sential to the perfection of the
scheme, and were worthy of Ma
homes genius. Especially was this
true of the commissioners bill,
which, if passed, would have in
creased the Governors patronage
over offices IN the 100 counties OF
the State. The intervention or
employment of lawyers in real
, estate transactions was to be pro
hiblted, all business of that char
+, acter falling under law to the
! commissioners. The Office would
thus become quite profitable ii
most of the counties, and it is salt
! that enough advertising coult
: have been procured to sustain
| Readjustcr weekly paper in ever,
r county and dailies in some Of them
The Office at Richmond would at {
S low calculation pay $25,OOO yea
s to its holder, and the advertisin!
I that could be thrown to Mahone'
0 paper, the Whig, in which alon'
Q Richmond transactions would b'
y advertised, would, it is estimated
+ net Malone not less than 100000
s a year.
!. The general effect of such an ae
n would be to freeze out the Demo
0 cratic press in the State. Nh
}, Newberry killed this scheme b,
e Offering amendments, making th'
Q office of commissioner elective AM
s restricting the compensation 81
G that it should not exceed $1,000
h year. The bill was still pending 81
s amended when Malone discovere'
!. he could break the dead lock 0nl,
G by popitiating Messrs. Wi liam
0 and Wingfeld, the Republican Re
J. adjusters. lie hit upon the device
Il of calling his party the Admins
o tration party" aud thought tina
would catch them.
d OF Mr.. Wingfeld he had les
/ hope than of Mr.. Williams, be
t. cause the former is special fricn'
of Gen. Wyckham, the ultra Re
publican leader. Mr.. Williams, OF
the contrary, is not native o
Virginia, but moved into Virgins
after the war, from Pennsylvania
where he had been u Methods
preacher. Malone prepared hin
l. self well for the final siege. II
s came on here, and nearly ever
q Republican Senator signed an al
is peal to Messrs. Wingfeld and Wi
C liams to do as Malone wished an
e save the party. a similar pape
II was circulated in the House. Do
is Cameron whipped in the Pennsy
y vania delegation to sign a specis
IL appeal to Williams, because of hi
II former residence in Pennsylvania
y, Thus armed Malone returne
q with Congressman Paul, Chairma
ID Hubbell, and an authorized deput
from the President himself. Blar
D. dishments, offers of patronage
II power, position, were lavishe
1t upon the two men. Then when
e became evident that all the inflr
" ence possible to command, inclt
G. ding q direct appeal from the Pre'
N ident himself, were useless, none
IL was offered and spurned, and tn
a delegation of visitors starte
b. North, leaving Malone at Ricl
al mond to his reflections, and th