New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-29
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE DECLINE OF MAHONEISM.
Ex-coNGREssMAN DEZENDoRF on THE RECkyf
VIRGINIA COUNTY ELECTIONS.


the results Of the recent county elections in that
State Mr.. Dezendorf said " The methods of Boss
Malone have been most emphatically rebuked and
condemned. especially in those counties which have
! prepOnderance of Republicans In Norfolk
| County-where Malone used his own personal
efforts backed by all the power of the Navy Yard.
Custom House and Post Offices, where political
assessment levied and collected and money WAS
poured ont like to defeat the regular Repub-
| lican ticket. and where tho Ccationsts had
| a majority of 1900 two years ago and
n plurahty of 500 last year-tbo
regular Republican ticket with the exception
of the candidate for County Treasurer was elected
| last Thursday by 400 majority over all. Inc cry
was Anything to beat Dezendorf', and by sfalnins
| every nerve they managed to defeat me by 10
majority Another such victory viii put Ma
honism out of sight. They were confident would
| not get 300 votes; received 1880 votes ana the
Coalition candidate | 325 votes"
What Of the result in tie other counties IN your
Congressional district" he was asked.
"The Malone ticket defeated in every
county save one-Elzabeth City-where 10
was successful by about 300 minority.
Two years ago Cameron. the Malone candidate,
carried that county by 700 majority. Last year tho
| CoalitionIsts carried Charles City County by 2o7
majority. Il went against them last week. So did
Isle of Wight County but 1t also went Democratic
| last wear The CoaiionIss carried James CITY
! County last year 10y 100 majority; tins year part
of tie Republican ticket successful. In Nanse-
mond County. which gave the Coalition ticket 345
| majority last year. an Independent ticket sup
| ported by the Republicans is elected by 700
! majority. In southampton the same kind OF
| ticket was elected by 600 majority; last
year tho Malone ticket lad ooo
majority. Last year the Coaltlonlsts
carried Prince George County by 33l majority;
this year they lost II by 200. Princess Anne they
carried last year 10y nearly 200 majority; now they
| have lost 1t by 200 majority. York County thev
carried last wear by 2l1 majority; they have lost
1.-TWO of the successful candidates beng RepuDi-
cans and two Democrats. The Coalitlonists have
also lost the counties of Surry, Sussex and Warwick
which they carried last year by majOrities OF II,
449 and s6 respectively. TO sum it mp, the Malone
ticket swept every county in the district last year
except one this year it was defeated in every
! county except one" ,
| Thirteen Assenhlymen are 10 be elected next
| November In the last Legislature twelve OF tho
| thirteen AsSembymcn were Malone men, Mr.
| Dezendorf SAYS that steps Will Immediately 10
taken TO rrorganIze the Republican party IN every
| county in his district with view to the fall elec,
| non and he thinks the same plan VIII he pursued
throughout the State. lie declares NAT the course
pursued by Malone has alienated large majority
OF his Republican allies, especially III ildewatef
Virginia and that IN that part OF the STATE III e"a'
his political power IS shattered
MR. prZENDORF SEES THE POsTMAs sfER-GENERAL
Mr. Dezendorf called upon the Postmaster-Generai
this afternoon. He informed by that OF
Gci,l that if he desired to address han on tie
subject of improper conduct on the part of post
masters in Virginia. he should do It Directly ana
not through tie newspapers, and that II he had any
charges to make against the postmasers at Norfolk
or elsewhere, and would formulate them'
the Department would take the charges
Iteration and near anything
that he MIR Dezendorf) or any other citizen ct VIr-
piuia might wish to say on the SUBJECT ne tVst..
master-General also nforncd Mr DeIrluoIl '.. tn"s
the case of the postmaster a. Norfolk, agaluS' uoi
certain charges had been published, was aireauv III
the hands of the proper officers OF the Depa 'neno'
who had been instructed 10 examine INTO me case.
Mr Dezeudorf before leaving the Department ex-
pressed himself entirely satisfied with the result OF
the vi H. and said he would shortly present sundry
| charges lor the consideration oil the Department.
THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD MANAGEMENT
II 10 understood that Mr. Dezendorfs charges in
regard to the unlawful use OF the patronage OF tho
Norfolk Navy Yard for political purposes have been
referred TO Commodore Mayo, the commandant OK
the Navy Yard. OF this Mr.. Dezendorf to-day said:
81 think that is a curious way of trying to get at
tbc truth. Malone had Mayo put there
to do his bidding and he has done IL
lie Is inst as deep in the mud as his suooEdlna'es
Mr. Drzandorf asserts that subsequent TO the dato
of the leiter of the Secretary OF the Navy promlS
, inc investigation, three men-dlI OF Who'h ai1
rx-soldlcrs of the Union Army-werc Discharged
from the shipkcepers department of the Navy
Yard because they declined to pay the political
assessment dema nded by Mahone's agent.
4 A REPLY FROM DEZENDoRF.
Several DAYS ago The National Republican. Ma
homes Washington organ. published letter from
Portsmouth man charging that in 1873 Drzendorf
levied polticai assessments upon the Navy fard
+ empoycs at Norfolk and procured the discharge OK
man who refused to pay it. To this letter Mr.
nezendorf sent a reply of the editors OF The
e Rconblican aud requested its publication lt has
,, not vet appeared. In it Mr. Dezendorf
sand: 1T is truo that issued tho
circuIar ferred to- but it is not truc that ever
osked for the removal Of or III any manner lntlini-
dated coerced, or used any improper influences To
secure the support of any voter, or that ever
removed from position or place any ono VINO failed
10 suppor. me for nomination or election
Public sentiment having resulted IN an act
of Congress 10 prohibit these practices, winch law
| Isupported aud voted for when IN Congress, am
! now I'm favor of its enforcement" =,
! | Mr. Malone wac recorded as "absent" when the
Civil Service bill passed the Senate, and perhaps
the fact that itdid pass aud become . Law escap
y his notice.