Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-13
Malone and the Republicans.
To the Editor OF the Alexandria Ga
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To the Editor of the Alexandria Ga
zette :-
Shortly after Malone entered the Sen.
ate, he was asked by republican why
he did not drop the name of readjuster
and formally join his party with the
Republican party. He replied that the
readiusters were not quite educated up
to that point; that while he and many
others were ready to take that step the
masses of the party were not; nor were
the masses ready in, the last canvass,
but Malone thought If they would sub
NIT to his order for joint meetings with
the republicans, and fight one battle
alongside the colored troops, that then,
certainly in the event of victory, he
could throw off all Disguise. and pro
claim the readjusters part and parcel
of the republican party.
| But the revolt of the people through
out the Union against republican out
rage and misrule, and his failure to car
nv over 100, 600 of the 300 900 votes in
the State-backed as he was by all the
federal and state officers, Hubble money
and his own assessments--has con-
WINGED Malone that the republicans,
under that name, cannot carry Virginia
| In future elections The white read
Justers must be further hamboozled or
his power is gone. at --..a
To devise ways and means for pulling
the wool over the eyes of the masses of
the readjusters, . number OF leading re-
publicans were lately called to Wash
iiDgton for consultation with Mahone.-
At this meeting the plan for the future
action Of the two wings OF the party
was FULLY discussed and agreed upon.
| Malone thought the best plan to de-
ceive the reaojusters of democratic ten :
denotes and predictions would be q
pretended enforcement, SO to speak, OF
1.-THE two wings in the spring elections,
that the republicans should agree to al
low the readjusters to shape and man
age the county elections without any
apparent connection or understanding
with the republicans, and for this pur-
pose county meetings of readjusters only
should be called to nominate candidates
and that the pubiicans should support
these candidates secretly and vote for
them solidly. 'Fe this plan the republi
cans entered vigorous protest, on the
ground that the republicans, and espe
ciaily the negroes, who constitute three
fOurths of the party, were entitled to,
and would demand some of the offices
to be filed at the May elections, and
they would not trust meetings of read
justers alone to accord these offices to
them. Further, that the negroes could
not be made to understand policy that
would exclude them from participating
In these county meetiDgs-and that such
plan would certainly produce the i'm
preston on the public mind that the
readjusters were ashamed of their negro
associates, which would be highly often
sive to the negro. 81 vs. IL fF "a 49,
The republicans made q counter prop
osition to the effect that Malone should
drop the name of readjuster-which is
odious to all true republicans North and
Southland not only declare openly,
boldly and honestly for the republican
party, but that call for convention
to organize the republican party should
be made at once, and that all persons
who intended to cooperate with the re
publicans in the future, be they read
justers or not in the past, should be in
vited to attend. Malone demurred to
this proposition. on the ground that If
adopted 1t would drive off every read
juster except those who held office or
| expected Office.
After much wrangling, q compromise
was agreed upon, to wit: the readjust
ers to retain their name, that the policy
| of coalition adopted last year should re-
main in force until after the May cleo
ton that Joint meetings Of the read
justers and republicans shall be held in
| each county to nominate candidates;
| that the county officers shall he divided
between white and black members of
the party in proportion to their respec
| tive numbers, leach readjuSter 10 be
counted rs a white republican in the di
vision of the offieesl To carry intn eff
| feet this agreement, Malone was direct
ed to issue orders to his county chair
men and Brady to his to call Joiut meet
ings Of readiusters and republicans at
~ g.
Pursuant to these orders, the read
juster aud republican committees of
Nansemond county held = joint meet
| lug on the 2lst of February, made y
boomIet and resoluied .
THE county committee of the read
j,lster coalition party of Halifax meet
IN the 18th OF February" -........
''The readjuster republican coalition
lists ST Greenville county will meet Oh
the 5th of March" nv
'The county Committee of the coati-
ton party Of spotsylvanis will meet
| MARCH OH, 1000 .......... sH.s-
"The reddjuster and republican COM
mittees of the coalition reddjuster. party
of Buckingham will meet March 10Th !"
"The reddjusters of Caroline will meet
at March Court. Republicans invited to
attend.
"The readjusters OF Wythe county
will meet March 18th. 1888 RepgbH
cans are invited to participate
| ttFNharo will 10 O m IA Of commit
tee of reGdjatste7 voters. conservative aud
Republican, of Essex, March 10, 1888 "
| 1.-The members of the executive CON-
mittee Of the readjuster a0d coalition
party of. Nelson gill meet on the 26th
day of March"
Poor Fowler requests the Teadjusters
of Washington county to meet at March
Court. He was afraid to invite the re
| oubiicdns, but intimates that they will
| be welcome by announcing that the
| meeting will be held in the garnet of The
Court House. now used as U s court
room-the room in which the republi-
cans always have held their meetings,
but the democrats and Teadjpsters never
heretofore. t.U. Fl.
An attempt to pension the surviving
soldiers of the Mexican war in the Sem
ate was defeated by General Mahone's
allies in that body, for the reason, as
stated by Mr.. Hoar, that its effect might
be to put on the pension rolls the names
of some pnen who had fought against
| the Government in the civil war. And
yet Mr.. Hoar and General Mahone's
| other republican allies in the Senate con-
| firmed the nomination of General Long
| street. Col. Mosby and numerous other