Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-18
LETTER FROM RICHMOND

Especial correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETTE |
RICHMOND, Dec. III was said at the
Capitol to-day that the Mahoneites were
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of changing the
name Of their party. Some of them hold
that the debt question having been obliter-
ated from politics, the name readjuster is a
misnomer. AS to coalition" there is no
longer anything to coalesce with, and ere
publican" they think will sound too harsh
to democratic ears 1t is said that the pres
ence in this city on Friday of Riddleberger
had something to do with the proposition to
change the name Of this so-called party.
Malone being acknowledged politically
dead, and his policy rebuked by twenty
five thousand majority against him, it is
agreed that his name will Immediately he
eliminated. A suggestion has been made
that the Mahoneites hereafter get a new
name, and it is said that some Of the fol-
lowers OF the deadlock of the Valley pro-
| pose that the name shall he "Riddeberger-
ites' and that Mahorc has agreed TO the
| change. The dead boss, however, proposes
under this arrangement to pull the wires
that will work the machine which is to run
under new name.
'Rddlebergerites" appears too long for
the popular fancy and it is suggested that
''Riddlers" will suit better. In fact these
people are entirely at sea ana get more
mixed up every day. They are what might
he called "searchers" They are looking
for an issue which, however, will not pre-
sent itself. Even among those now in this
city there are some who cannot stomach the
idea Of going over bodily into the republi.
can party They could stand coqlrtline
with that party SO long AS they could cal
themselves democrats, but now when Ma
hone, their late leader, Is q pronounced re-
publican they think it time to halt. Ma
homes policy is to throw every possible OBJ
stacle in the way of settling the debt. Hi:
orders are still obeyed by the little handful
of servitors who still hunger for office.
There seems to be no objection to the
proposition to establish an oyster navy and
the details are DOW alone to be consid
ered whether one two or three boats vii
be required for this service; how they shall
be differed and armed are matters to be
decided upon. The captains may be elect
ed by the Legislature for a term of year:
and given power to select their crews which
will be small, or the crews themselves may
be appointed by the Adjutant General
These are matters soon to come up for con.
sideration. While it is agreed that there
will be little to do during one part of the
year, yet the sentiment seems to favor 4
thorough organization during the entire year
Advocates of the system contend that in order tc
| be thoroughly efficient, this navy must he vel
organized 10 matter how small it may be. The
| objection made to these police boats is that thu
| crews may become careless because after the Oys
| ter maraudcrs arc frightened away the navy vii
have nothing to do. 1t is to obviatc this that it:
friends propose military dscp inc all the yea
round. There will be many applicants for posi-
tons in this new State service, for it has spice
| of adventure about it that cannot fail to captivatc
| especially the young men. Then there will b,
the naming Of these gun-boats. 1t is safe to say
that The Dancing Mollie" will be the name o
one. As the Richmond state was the first to com,
out for this mode of protecting the people in TIT
oyster districts, Richard i Bcirne" would no
| he bad name for another. Brown Evans o
MiddlescX," should be given to another in hon0
of one Of the best and most industrious members
of the Legislature who introduced the resolution
| in the House for the protection Of the oyster.
Governor Cameron is very rarely seen abou
the Capitol while the Legislature is in session
He keeps in his and is understood to be Yer,
low spirited about the defeat of his late party
| He and Malone arc in accord, despite the rumor
to the contrary, and because Malone has not bee,
here is that he thinks matter of policy i
| would be better to stay away. STRoNGBoW.