National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-20
For NTnsseY,a Sake.

lslature had chosen n Liberal United
States Senator. No dissatisfaction ex-
listed. Mono exists now. Those who
had supported the coalition were en-
thusiastic in their praises of the new ad-
mnistration. There was n single mall
content. This was Auditor Massey. He
was bound to quarrel and desert.
He had not been made Governor.
He had not been made Senator.
He had conspired to break down
the coalition caucus on the Senatorship
and failed. lie was only the auditor of
accounts, and nominated for reelection.
lie longed for higher flights. If anti
Bourbonism would not give him wings
then to the Bourbon wing factory would
he 60. And so he looked around for
cause of quarrel with his party. Every
body knows that such search is never a
long one. His manly soul rcvolted
against the caucus rule as to the appoint
ments in the State Offices He would not
yield, and the caucus nominated new
man. He could make his opposition
effective by securing four co-operators in
the State senate. lie found them. Three
Readiustor Democrats and Readjuster
Republican in that body could make it q
Bourbon body. They went over to the
enemy. They did not do this in
obedience to any request by constitu-
ents, nor have they been sustained
in it, On theContrary, they have excited
only anger and contempt. The "boss
of this great party of four leaders and no
followers is now about TO be cheated out
of his reward. 1t happens as follows !:
The present infamous gorrymander of the
Bourbons puts the main body of the col
ored votes of the State into two districts,
with black majorities of thousands in
each. To correct this Bourbon outrage
the Coalition members Of the house
of delegates passed an apportionment
bill which, without violating terrific.
rial compactness or other proper
conditions, made five districts with
black majorities and three of the
remaining five with Liberal majorities.
Virginia has now nine members. The
new census gives her ten. Unless she re-
apportions her districts by an act of her
legislature she must send nine from her
present districts and one at large. Parson
Massey wanted to be candidate for Con-
gressman-at-large. There would be no
such office if the apportionment bill
passed. The Democrats wanted to main
tain their old gerrymander, so as to
have chance in every district but two.
So they doubled teams with Massey's Big
Four, and had power thereby to barely
defeat the apportionment bill passed by
the House of Delegates. Now comes Mas
sey for his share of the spoiIs. He de-
mands the Bourbon nomination for
ongressman-at-large. The leaders dare
not give it to him, for they know
the revolt would be greater than it was
against Greeley in 1872. He becomes
excited. His able first lieutenant, the
Richmond correspondent of the Washing
ton Post, threatens the return of the Big
Four to the coalition camp. He en-.
deavors to frighten the Bourbons with the
idea of an extra session of the legislature
Then he says Senators Hale and Will.
Jams will vote for reapportionment bill
which will give eight districts to the
coalition. Whata splendid business man
the parson is But the Bourbons do moi
appear to "catch on" Wecan imagine that
they would rather allow the State to be re.
districted in any imaginable form than to
raise such storm as would rage around
them if they were to ask the rank and file
of their already depleted party to support
Parson Massey for Congressman-at-large
There will be no extra session of the
legislature. No new apportionment.
"As you are, gentlemen, as you are"
John S. Wise is the man you will have to
beat, Messrs. Bourbons. We count upon
thirty thousand majority for him against
any legitimate member of your party,
and fifty thousand against any sore
headed Readjuster who runs whining to
your camp with complaint that Malone
and his friends spurned him. As for the
apportionment the old one will do. 1t is
believed that not more than one or two
Bourbons can be elected under it,