The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-13
Birlm,und pispatth.
WEDNESDAY ...sErTEMsER 10. 1882.
Malone and Arthur.

MQnOne anu AIthuAs
Tho tone OF the northern Republican
,,rcss In commenting recently upon the
Alliance between MALONE and ARTHUR has
led some persons 10 expect that alliance 70
come to an end before long. This expecta'
ton Is not wcll founded. The understand.
ing between those two stalwarts was moi
based so much upon any benefits which II
would probably bring TO the Republican
partv as upon the effect which II would
have upon ARrHuR's prospects OF securing
The nomination Of the next National Repub'
Ncan Convention for President OF the
limited States. Not, therefore, until he Is
satisfied that the Republicans OF Virginia
cannot be induced to send to that Con-
yention delegates pledged TO his nomina-
ton will Mr.. ARTHUR break with General
MALONE. The latter may be defeated,
horse, foot, and dragons, in November
next, and yet that fact may not prevent
him from securing control Of the organize
ton Of the Republican party in Virginia,
nor from persuading the Republican state
Convention Of 1884 to elect to the Repub-
l;can National Convention delegates who
will stand by ARTHUR from the first to
the last ballot, as stood by GRANT
in 1880 the famous 306 who now wear a
Stalwart medal in commemoraton OF their
devotion to the third-term hero In the
Chicago Convention OF 1880, and in en-
conraeement OF delegates who may here
after be called upon TO undergo the trials
and temptations Of long contest in a SIM
liar body.
This is the service which MALONE is to
perform for ARTHUR. Can he perform it!
Can he push from their stools all the former
leaders of the Republican party and secure
control Of the organization in Virginias
VIII the delegates from Virginia TO the
next National Republican National Convcn-
ton be for ARTHUR or for BLAINES These
questions indicate the nature OF the contest
now going on in this State between the
Straigthout Republicans and the Coalition
lists. The Straightouts are Republicans
who have borne the heat and burden OF
past contests with the Democrats in this
State. All such Republicans are not
Straightouts; but all Straightouts are such
Republicans. The Coaltionists consist
partly Of men who have been Republicans
for years, and partly Of men who are "ior
ARTHUR because ARTHUR is for them."
Which Of these factions is entitled to be
regarded and recognized as the Republican
party OF Virginia? The Straightouts, led
by BLAINE, or at any rate devoted to his
fortunes. will go before the National Con-
vention of their party with strong claims
to recognition, TO say the least. 1t will be
next to impossible to keep that body, COM
posed as it will be altogether OF real though
not technical StraightOuts," from sympa-
thizing with the white Republicans Of Vir-
ginia who were Republicans when General
MALONE was fighting the battles Of the
Democrats.
In the last two Republican National Con-
ventions BLAINE's friends were more nu-
merous than those Of any other candidate,
we think. At any rate, they dictated the |
nominees for the presidency. And this |
he had very few delegates COM
paratively from the great States Of New
York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. The |
contests now going on in Pennsylvania and |
New York between the two factions of |
the Republican party may be accept
ed as an indication that BLAINE's
friends do not intend to allow him
TO 90 into another National Convention
with so few delegates from those large Re !
publican constituencies. The delegates |
will hereafter be chosen, no doubt, by dis
trict conventions rather than by State Con-
ventions, and the bosses will not be |
able to " get in their work" in behalf Of
the Stalwart aspirants. Indeed, there can
hardly be doubt that if the delegates to
the last National Convention had been thus
elected BLAINE would have received its
nomination for the Presidency.
Let the fight between the Coalitonists
and the Stalwarts go on. IL BLAINE
should be the next nominee, "good-bye"
to the MALONE Republicans. They will
have to take back seats. The BLAINE men
will come TO the front.