Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-02
THE FREEBOOTER
Who Has Been Running Rampant in
Virginia Has Made Some Very
Great Mistakes, and as
Result Is Likely to Lose the State-He
Is All Mixed Up in the Congress
sional Nominations.

PHILADELPHIA, September 1.-The Times
publishes special which says that Malone
Is getting himself into trouble. There can
ne no doubt that he is losing strength daily.
de has got all mixed up in the congressional
uominaIions, and ii the stsmpede from his
rty keeps up his defeat this fall will be a
general one The fact is th at his party lie ght-
ing for no principles whatever except spoils.
The debt question is entirely out of politics,
and Mahone's only power is his power to
control the patronage, which is immense,
ranging down almost to janitors in the
schools. His candidate for congressman-st-
large is making brisk campaign, but
Wise cannot stand up before Massey,
Who is speaking six times week
rapidly consolidating the Democratic vote,
md his only platform is opposition to Ma
hone. He will carry with him, toe, many
Readiusters who Joined Malone for The SET
dement, OF the debt question, but who will
not support him as corrupt, selfish, schsm-
ing political boss. Dawson, the coiored can
didate, is gathering about him many colored
right that Massey will be the top dog in the
fght.
ihe congressional outlook in the districts is
also bad for Malone. In the First district
Malone has named Z. III. Mayo, Democratic
Readjuster. This 30 incensed his republican
followers that John w. Wolff, Republican,
sho polled 10000 votes two years ago, has
started out as an Independent candidate,
which will re-elect the present Democratic
candidate, Garrison. The Second district is
overwhelmingly Republican, and Congress-
man Drzendorf is likely TO defeat Mahone's
man, Judge Spalding. Malone was badly
left in the Third district, where he wanted to
nominate one Jones. But J. Amber Smith
secured the Resdjuster nomination, but will
be defeated by Congressman George ID. Wise,
Democrat OF Richmond. Congressman Jor-
geusen, of the Fourth, kicked too much
sgainst Malone to please the boss during the
Late session, and SO Malone defeated him for
denomination and named 3. S. Hooper, Re-
publican. But Jorgensep, who has served
hree terms, has come out as an independent
Republican. Congressman Cabell will prob
{ ably De re elected in the Fifth district. In
the Sixth district Malone had the came
trouble as in the Third. and j. Henry Rives
defeated his man, Wyatt NJ. Elliott, for the
sill be reelected The Seventh district is
very close. Resdjuster Paul has been re-
nominated, but he has popular Democrat
oppo.ed to him in the person of Charles T.
O'Ferrall. In the Eighth district Congress
man Barbour, of Alexandria, Democrat,
will easily defeat the Resdiuster candidate,
&. r. Farr. The Ninth district is very much
mixed. Fulkerson was elected two years
ago as Readjuster, but his course has not
pleased Malone, who packed the conven-
lion against him the other day and nominal
led Henry S. Bowen. Fulkerson has come
out as an anti-Mahone candidate and has
taken the stump. Senator Newberry, one of
the "big four" is also in the field IS an indie
pendent. Il is thought that they will pool
heir issues in some way, however, and if
there is but one candidate against Bowen he
will be beaten.
To SUM up, Malone is likely to be defeated
on congressman-at-large. There is a chance
tina. in three of the nine districts (the Fourth,
Seventh and NINTH his men may pull
through, but it is only chance. Money,
md a great deal Of il, alone will do it.
There is possibility, and a strong one too,
that the freebooter will be left out entirely
in the fight, and that not a single scalp will
dangle al his belt.