The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-18

organization, and formally appointed Tue !,
spOils comInnlee. D"nns
its CESSATION the senatorial eieet'on oa'n'
on. and though Congress was III sesslom,
and the interests Of Virginia, vitaI 70 so,ie
sections and important to all, neeueu .ns
Srst efforts Of all her representatives, anu
esneciaIly claimed the services OF sucn Us
had been chosen upon pledges OF peculiar
devotion. vet Senator Malone, neglccting
bis duty. STAYED in Richmond to supervise
tjc appointment OF committees, to organ
ize the campaign, and dictate his colleague
In the United States senate-a fact wblcn
T with many others, failed not to note ana
condemn at the time in audible tones.
The Republican party, "our faithiui al
lies ,, were fairly entitled to this prize OF
ioint victory and President Arthur,
heinz Of that mind, induced Mr.. Jonn +.
Lewis to takea message to Richmond oirect
from himself urging such choice. AT
once General Malone
SUMMONED TO HIS AID
= small but active body Of his followers,
including Colonel Cameron, who, conde-
scending from his high estate as uoverilol,
elect OF Virginia, went Unexpectedly ana
hurriedly to Washington with the rest.
There it was arranged somehow or other
TO make the President eat his words III
very unidentified sort Of way; and by GER
tain combinations, known only 10 the
initiated, Mr.. Riddlcberger was elected
senator Of the United States, rs | believe,
against the will Of the Readiu.ters OF the
General Assembly; as would have been
if that body could have been
fairly polled.
Shortly thereafter
THE sPOILs COMMITTEE
made a report in which, requiring OF candi-
dates for bureaus pledge to appoint the
nominees OF the caucus, the patronage was
divided out and assigned by congressional
districts among the ReGdjuster members
from said districts. \ few instances will
show the operation Of this new plan OF
General MahOne's: To the Sixth OF Rock
bridge district. containing nine counties
and five Readjllster members, was assigned
the Office Of Treasurer OF the Common
wealth, for which Mr.. Lewis Linkenhoker,
OF Botetourt, an esteemed and iniuen-
tial member OF the previous Legislature,
was known to be the preference
OF large majority OF the members. But
of the whole Legislature, or One-nineteenth
part OF the ReSdiuster party-were al
lowed to impose upon the state Mr.. ID. X.
Reyelcy, a man who had never been heard
OF out OF his neighborhood, and who, as
has been lately shown, could not be trusted
by General Malone to make plain con-
tract for printing State bonds, and to APP
point as the first clerk; in lieu OF Major
TAYLOR. the experienced RoadluSter officer
who had filled that place crcditably for sew
eral years, nephew OF one OF the noml-
majors: but that clerk was found so wholly
incompetent that he could not be installed;
and his friends in the caucus, failing TO put
him in the place OF another officer, whom
they tried to Dust, though he had been reg
ulary chosen, the Treasurer actually crca-
ted a sinec1re for him worth one hundred
dollars per month. At the same time a
Reidjustcr clerk, already in Office from the
same district, n young man OF uncommon
ability in his line, was removed to make
way for man from ROckbridge, who,
whatever claim he may have had FOR SER
vices rendered at home, had none founded
on superior fitness to the ReadiuSter he
TIE SECOND AUDITOR.
a consistent and approved Republican, was
permitted to hold hi, place by appointment
OF the Rcadiustcr delegate from his con-
eres-ional district. But as ii they were de-
termincd to discrcdit this new system OF
General MahODe's. the third clerk OF the
office, Captain II. l.. Owen, the friend and
throughout the war OF
Mr.. Dyson, IN experienced and competent
officer, man OF fine capacity and Of the
highest character, IN original Republican
Readjuster. but friend Of Mr.. Massey,
was removed and made 10 give place to 4
Young and inexperienced negro.
1t was known that Mr.. Massey would
refuse TO give the required pledge. But
he was the most popular man in the party,
and so strongly entrenchcd in the esteem
of the rank and file that it was seen he
could only be defeated by Stratagem and
Though at a later period it
was publicly stated that he was not the
choice Of the eight men who represented the
nine counties that composed the Seventh
district, and il leaked ont that Mr.. s. Brown
Allen had been fixed upon rs Mr.. Massey's
successor at the cOnclave OF the 18th No
ycmbcr, yet a show was made OF
WAITING Oh MR.. MASSEY,
who said he could not, consistently with
his ideas OF official duty and bonded re-
sponsibility, deyolye the appointment OF
his clerks upon the irresponsible committee
OF IN irresponsible caucus. Upon this refIl-
sal dissension sprang up, and the Malone
clamOr against Mr.. Massey was re-
doubled and finally a stigma was at
tempted to be fixed upon him by Mr..
D;JJIoIorc,nr ,,Lo ineti,,otaI IL CouoroI
Malone, offered TO convict him Of bribery
i'm three days il only be had a committee. |
The committee was raised, Mr.. Riddle |
berger was the prose cutor, and after drag |
ring for three weeks his case broke down:
and the committee, headed by jurist and |
gentleman. Mr.. Taylor Berry. Of Amherst, |
reported that the prosecution had failed. |
\ few Staunch friends, who controlled the |
election, still holding out, one OF them
Mr.. Hale was led into the caucus by a |
Misunderstanding, or, as he says, miSrep- |
rcSentatiOn, and when he or some other Of |
Mr.. MaSSey'S friends presented his name |
there, Mr.. Riddleberger, who had lust fail |
ed to prove 4 similar accusation elsewhere. |
him as only tit Tor the penlten- |
tiary declared ne would not vote for him |
il he was nominated, and in n rage left the |
'aucu-, NuIcH ol COURSE was broken up /
by such violent proceedings.
subsequently Mr.. Allen was elected by |
he action OF members who thought il bet |
er to proceed with him than risk the dis
orders that the Malone faction seemed |
'eady to create. 1t was creditable to Mr.. !
Na>sey's administration that when sweep
NJ changes were demanded in the Audi
or's Office Mr. Allen found himself unable
o dispense with the services OF the three !
principal clerks, though all the others with
| single exception had been removed-in
me case to make room for negro who