The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-24
The Republicans and General Ma
hone.

hone.
There are in Virginia two parties or fac
lions that antagonizc the regular Demo
cratic party. These two factions are, first.
the straightout Republicans, OF whom
wIcKuAx, YosT, Boris, RrvEs, DEzxSDoRT.
the LEwisEs, CALLAHAN, and others are
leaders, and, second, the Mahoneites. The
whites are not now very numerous In either
faction---in fact, never were in the Repub-
lican party proper. This or that faction
is, therefore, the stronger, as the negroes
act with either. IL, In consequence
of his disastrous defeat, the negroes
should now desert General MALONE and
resume their place in the Straightout
Republican party. his strength would
dwIndle down 10 low point perhaps be-
low what Il was In 1880. In fact, II another
election were TO be held in Virginia next
week, the result would lie nearly unani-
nous in favor OF the Democrats, Judging
by what we have seen and heard as 10 the
effects of The late election. We intend TO
include in this general statement only the
white voters; but we have beard that some
OF the negroes also begin TO doubt the wis
dom Of the policy hitherto adopted by them
OF voting almost solidly against the Demo
cratic party.
VIII the straigbtout Republicans now
come 10 the front and take charge Of the
forces-negroes and whltes-opposed to
the Democratic partyy We expect them
at least to try to do so. We are confident
that they could and would do so IL the
Administration at Washington would give
them the least encouragement. But
with or without encouragement from
the Administration the Straightout Re
publican leaders will endeayor TO rally
their scattered and demoralized regiments.
They will seek TO make such show OF
strength rs will enable them to claim the
right 10 be represented in the next Repub-
Ican National Convention. GoRHAM has
already seen the danger ahead, and has
suggested a compromise, He proposes
that such men as LEWIS and MALONE 1--WE
name these two because they represent the
MALONE faction and the Republican fac
ton, and GoRHAM names them, too, but
rather as II they were both OF the same fac
tom shall he sent as delegates to the Ma
tional Republican Convention, intlmating
his belief that they would be seated with
out opposition. This means that GoRHAM
IS afraid his MALONE delegates will be
ruled out. Well, II only one set OF dele
gates from Virginia claim seats in that body
il Is not likely that any opposition to their
admission would be raised. But il two
sets appear, the case will be altered. We
don't believe that Hon. JOHN F. LEWIS Will
desert the regular Republican party and go
as q delegate OF the MALONE or Coalition
party. The insignificant place in Virginia
politics that his quasi alliance with MALONE
has reduced him to he cannot longer wish
TO occupy. He would like to be as he was
before MAHoNE's day in the United States
Senate, leader, not to say the leader, OF the
Virginia Republicans, and the man whose
wishes were oftenest respected when ap-
pointments to Office in this State were to be
made.
An early Republican State Convention
In Virginia is probable thing. The Re
publican State Central Committee IS to meet
In this city on the Sd Of next mcnth-the
day on which Congress will assemble. Such
at least is the report. win LEWIS, WICK
HAM, and the rest OF the Republicans pro-
per, Gas distinguished from the MahoneiteS,)
encourage this movements We shall see.
IL Mr.. ARTHUR imagines that Mr.. BLAINE's
friends do not intend to nominate him next
year for President OF the United States he
Is vastly mistaken. ii he supposes that
from the South, he will find himself
vastly mistaken. And il he supposes that
the BLAINE organs in the North are gong
to Join in waving the bloody shirt in order
that he (ARTHuR) may be elected President,
he W i'll again find himself vastly mistaken.
All, how sharp it was in BLAINE never to
encourage by word or look Mahoneism in
Virginia. He is the one Republican aspi-
rant 10 the presidency who will have no
excuses TO make in regard to the alliance
with MALONE, no MALONE record toex-
plain away. His followers in Virginia
have been anti-NAnoNE from the begin
ming; and OF them there are enough TO
testify as TO his position with reference to
MALONE rs far back as 1881, when he was
In GARrIELD's Cabinet.