Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-27
HERE'S RICHNESS FOR YOU!
MAHONE'S OPINION OF HIS
LIEUTENANTS.
JOHN S. WISE IN BORROWED
PLUMAGE.
HOW THE GENERAL WAS TO PLAY IT o
"oLD MAN KoINER" BUT SLIPPED VI


''oLD MAN KoINER" BUT SLIPPED UP.
&C, &C., sc.
A few days ago Senator Malone pub |
lished through the editorial columns of |
the Richmond Wing some private letters
to him from Hon. Abe Fulkerson. Mr..
Fulkerson retaliates by publishing in the !
Abingdon ViJginlaasome private letters to
him from Senator Malone. The way the
Senator talks of Mr.. Bailey, the manner in
which he ''gives away" his devoted ser
want, Johnnie Wise, and his exposure of the
way in which he tried to cooper" Ia gam
ling-house term) the patriotic proposal of
Hon. Absalom Koiner for a union of the
Democracy of Virginia on one common
Presidential electoral ticket, furnish rare
readinr.
P..TERsBURG, 20 September, 1880.
Dan Fulkerson.-I have this moment
rGr we'd yours of the 18th instant. Your
ESTIMATE Of MI. Bailey, and your appreci-
alton of his conduct, / venture to say, is
precisely that held by every man who heard
or saw him in our conference. He tells an
untruth when he says he was the author
of the counter proposition on our behalf.
Tie fact is he did not even advocate it,
for although he took the floor on that
proposition, if he said anything it was
more against it than anything in Its favor,
and L venture to say no member of the
conference undersio God him as sustaining
our counter proposition heartily or eveu
cheerfully. He is an arrogant ass. At
ter all had agreed upon the counter pro-
| position, if he could be understood as
| agreeing to anything, General Groner,
Wednesday night. and Mr.. Darlington,
| Thursday morning, appealed to him
| in the most respectful and generous
| terms to allow the record to be changed
SO that our refusal of the Funder propo-
| sition should stand unanimous, his vote
being the only one against its rejection,
and Bailey, in his sullen, uncouth way, re-
fused He may have been at our confer
ence Thursday morning when the sub
committee reported its response to their
proposal, and that l do not remember,
| though | believe he was then present at
| that time, and it was then under these Cir
cumstances that Darlington made his ap-
Zeal to Bailey to change his vote entered
the evening previous. He never appeared
in our conference any more. nor did Col.
| Mayo. 1t Meade and Mayo had any in
| huence the night before, am quite sure
it was confined exclusively to Bailey. The
| thu truth IS. the previous conduct of these
| gentlemen MEADE and Mayo) was well un-
derstood by every member of that confer
| ence, and by it they were poWerless to i'm
press any member save, perhaps, MIR. Bal
| ley, if it were possible to impress him at
any time on any subject.
JOHNNIE WISE IN BORROWED PLUMAGE.
The counter proposition WIS brou ght
out once before by Capt. John s. Wise,
| who, at the Thursday morning meeting,
| took occasion to say that the scheme had
not orig mated with him; that he had got
| ten it from me, but honestly asked, as far
! as we could. he might have the credit for
offering, since it would help him TO many
votes in Richmond. 1t was precisely the
scheme told Gen. Pryor on the occasion
of a visit two weeks before with which [
told him we would copper the Koiner pro-
posal, which learned then for the first
time would be soon Submitted.
BAILEY JACKAsS.
AS have already written you, Mr..
Bajley's statements before the conference
and bis whole conduct was calculated to
hurt you, if it had been possible in that
presence. When he claimed to know bet
ter than any one else the sentiment in all
| the counties in the district, even contest
ing that privilege with Eskridge as to
Montgomery; when he claimed that senti-
| ment was largely for fusion that you
m lght be elected but that our ticket would
| fall far behind; when he claimed there was
a large Hancock and English club in Bris-
| tol favoring 10th of May ticket. and that
| club held its meetings in the same house
or near your office, (Col. Fulkerson's office)
| | felt obliged, at the risk of offending the
| Jackass, to force him to admit that you
were opposed to fusion, and that he knew
| it, as knew from my information through
| that district he mlsrepreSented its Santl-
ment, but forbore 10 expose his ignorance
and his presumption II that respect, as |
| knew he had, and could have, no influence
| in that body. Such was the tendency of
his remarks as they bore upon you, your
relations to the party aud 60 compromise,
that Frazier came to his feet and repealed
! their import by stating what he knew TO
| be your views III that respect as we'll as to
| your Judgment as to the true sentiment OF
! the district. We all fo.esaw the handle
| which the conduct OF this slang Whanger
| would give to the Funder faction in your
| district, and my Judgment is that his loss
would be our gain, and the better for you
and the cause that at least he take no part
in the canvass.
WHERE THE GENERAL SLIPPED UP.
You are right, we have been greatly
strengthened by the proceedings. Our
friends everywhere are jubiant, while
the Funder faction is unhappy. They
are damning Kolner and each other for
their unwisdom and want of tact. Now
| is the time to press.
by the way, should not forget that
Bailey objected to our counter proposition,
at least ia one respect that of calling on
the State committee % defray the expense
of the primary. He was willing to pay his
part. Hastily, your friend,
WILLIAM MALONE.
Col. Il. Fulkers son. Bristol, Tenn.