Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-23
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
MaIIOne's Fortunes ON the Wane-Dis-
agreements Among His Former
Followers.
The StraightOut Republicans Making an
Active Fight-Dem0cratic Differ
enees Being Adjusted.
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Mahone's fortunes are clearly on the wane
| in Virginia. He has finally been driven TO
avow his support Of the administration, and
this has alienated Democrats from him who
followed him 10 attain readjustment OF the
debt. Congressman Fulkerson has been
| impelled to break with Malone in order 10
save himself. His constituents in Southwest
Virginia are nearly all whites, and their
Democracy is strong within them. When
Malone was originally charged with being
in secret alliance with the Republicans just
about the time of his entrance in the Senate,
this charge had such damaging effect in
Southwest Virginia that ne had to go there
and denv, and at the same time he made ex-
cuses for not having acted with the Demo-
Gratis. Now that his utilization with the Re
publicaDs can no longer be concealed, and he
has been forced to avow it, he is being
so GENERALLY DENOUNCED
in Southwest Virginia that Fulkerson has
found it expedient TO join in the denuncia-
ton. He is a candidate for denomination,
and 10 prevent his reputation by his former
friends he has condemned Malone for hav-
ing joined the Republicans, and declared
that Malone cannot take him and his dis
trict TO that party. The revolt is giving
Malone great concern, as the southwest is
his main reliance. 1t gave his ticket over
5000 majority last year. With the view of
getting Fulkerson out OF the way Malone
has obtained from the President promise of
the Peruvian mission for him, but Fulker-
sons friends say he cannot thus be bought
off. Fulkerson is practical man and he is
ambitious for further political distinction
He is aware that Punishment to Peru means
an end OF his political career. 1t is said, too,
that he feels in duty bound 10 save his dis
drict from
MAHoNE's SCHEMES
to transfer it to the Republican party, as he
(Fulkerson), when the question of readjuster
alliance with the Republicans was raised last
year, assured his constituents from the stump /
that there was no such sign, and that if the
Readiuster leaders should ever attempt such
a thing the people might rely on him to warn
them and denounce it. Fulkerson will I'M
doubleday get the Readjuster nomination, and
the Democrats will run Connolly F. Trigg
against him. Notwithstanding the over
whelming Republican majority in the dis
trict, Fulkerson only beat Trigg, two years
ago, AIS votes. Now that Readjusters OF the
Democratic party Disguised with the
Mahonites, it is believed that Trigg can beat
Fufkerson in a square race, AS many voters
are
DOWN on FULKERSoN
because of the votes he cast in the late ses-
siou of Congress with the Republicans. Ma
homes troubles, however, are not confined to
this district. His former followers are in re-
volt all over the State. In order to get the
negro vote last year he made profuse prom
ises of patronage to them. The result was
he was simply overwhelmed after the cleo |
ton with applications for offices from me-
groes, and not being able to supply frac- |
lion of the demand the colored people are
forsaking him. The State committee ap-
pointed by the Colored State convention,
which last year formally ratified the coali- |
4 h Nv
mating
CoLoRED REPUBLICAN,
for congressm au- at-large. The members of |
this committee are the most influential COL |
ored men in Virginia, and they are in dead |
{ arnest in their fight against Malone. Sy- |
phax will at once enter upon thorough |
canvass of the 81 ate, and from every stump |
he will expose Mahone's Misunderstanding with |
the negroes, and appeal to them not to be his |
tools any longer. Malone has been trying |
for more than a week past to buy Dawson,
the colored straight-out Republican candi-
date off the track. Now thai another negro |
candidate is in the field, even if Dawson
should sell out-and SO far he has resisted |
all attempts TO get him off the track, and
even should Syphax sell out-that would
not benefit Malone. The opposition to him
among the negroes is 30 deep-seated that /
thousands of them will not vote for Ma
homes man, Wise, and should their own
candidates be purchased, many of them
would vote for Massey. Indeed, Massey
has already received the assurance OF sup
port from negro voters in Eastern Virginia
who are determined to put Malone and his
crew down. The signs of disruption among
the Mahoneites have had the effect of solidi-
Tying the Democrats, who, seeing that by a
united effort they can end the dlsreputable
rule that has been established over them, are
determined 10 work for that much-desired
end. The dissatisfaction at the Endorsement
Of Massey has almost disappeared, and he
will get the
SOLID DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT.
Instead of Malone increasing his follow
ing in the next House he is more likely TO
lose some he now has. In the Second dis
trict Mahone's candidate is opposed by
and in the Fourth Jorgensen,
The present member, who has already been
tricked out of the support of the counties
which favored him for denomination, will
-uu as an Iudepeudent Thus in these two |