New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-08
INFLUENCES N VIRGINIA POLITICS.
rx-coNGRassNAN DEZENDORF's ACCUSATIONS
AGAINST THE COALITIONIslS.

AGAINST THE COAIIrIONISlS.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Anong the wit
ues'es today before the senate slDcDnnuo inye'u
otin- the riot in Dluylle was ey-0)lgrsst mn Dz'n-
dcrr of Norfolk He was the regular R'plbican candi-
date Of his district for the present Con{s' He sail
while he believed that OF the coored vote OF Virginia 800
out OF every 1000 would vote REGULAR Republican
ticket II LETT to exercise their own vohoa; yet since the
advent OF General Malone the controlling power,
the coloed vote had been manipulated and controlled t.
greater ext mt than 10 going ~ Tar as send
IL out circular pIrpornZ to be sign5d by the PreSi-
dent OF the United states sayn thlt DO wsled them 10
support the Relduster ticket Witness did not speak
during t'l1 canvas thas The COitOnsts DID not attempt
to break up the NJ citing. He described meeting az
Yorktown where military brought ont At the in
stigaiion "a he believed OF captain DICK" Wise, AREA
tive Of John Wise The soldiers cane on the platform
and tried 70 drag witness or Tley b.tt his fHehi-'
Asain at Williamsburg, where witness had secured the
town hall by permis ion OF the Mayor the CotonSiS
came in a body and demanded division OF time. WI
ness declued whereupon tho inruders began to raise
b1b2ub nstgated, "a he believed, ny
Capiaia Wise. At last, the Mayor Il CoaiiupnisL
withdrew permission for the use OF the hall No snch
scene ever took place before among Republicans the
Coalition vote in Virginia almost entirely colored
vote circular issued Just before th" election stat
ing that the National Republican Committee wished Re
publcans to support Che HlGcJtx AMI assh Coalition
ticket
The oai,e-hodors OF the State understood that tho
offices were all under the control OF General Mdnone
This was fact The President himself would not deny
IT. These men felt that their ten ire Of oce depended
uoon unfolding eertaia men AMI meislrss Uh'orju-
ely the largest p)rtiol OF tn, co'oral men could not
read ard might ne controlled Witness tod Of colorel
preacher who supported HIN in the election For TINS
the CoaIitioniSt- tried TO have him turned out
OF his church Witness knew OF a11t1cf colorad
preacher vino had actually becn turned t of hs church
for yOung th' Eephpura ,l'@sl' mI'Hc,S ~ - ~
mad been more persecution of Eepn 1iciI' ~ ddipH'
than had been Just a. Ter recon 'rlcuoh D. ne
bourbon Democrats parry. witness p3nte to a whte
man sitting near hun. who Wa, he hIi turhto quI OF
olicr for refusing IiIncD'% tGi EIgsh All
was ,fil Oi ODD and was With'lt ln-dn OF support
Iohrr in stance was that " S''h 10 "a C'ln tcIar
mln VINO WA turned I o. Ollie Tor refusing 10 sup
ot fr tbrs man in The Government prIntinc Office in
Washington. S.n1tor n hon: IN ~ went ~ mad hin
tlrgrd out Alf. RounI hld trd witness sen tor
NAhonc did this. In tIe Navy Gari thee wN not
man a. work wIo did not apholl enc pre.e't policy.
senator sherman asked II witness ~ moi kho" thI
don did 80 in order - Join sufficient number 10 chr
white men, who nad formerly acted win t1' Dehprfhu'
Tree ami fair elections. Mr. Dezenlof replied that he
laJ no doaDt that va, TIE motive OF good M ny ,,
Q-DiI Gol he DE nocrais tuts tv5 rHH'.'9 the iI
dlco'rser bi and say int nai question h@' been set
tled} Al have no doubt they dl
O-Now. let AK WaeiIItr tls con- uol va nos
haed Ip9n the fact that he h'2sl 60 have sr"nsh
enough 10 secure and -ir e clons an 10 secure
tbe dominance OF Rep1blc N p.hnpie'I A.-"hen you
tils Of ire and far eieco, o"A ,.iI1 l!err ever
was election in whch there was 50 much that was uH-
lair in tie elections 81 le5@. .,..,,.. ., ,
ca
rsn1bIc.ns in Virginia they would have had two While
men wnrre Senator Il ihOlc EAd Out
O-IlOw would expect the RcpuDNtdl party 10 Do
III The majority when had besn 20 long IN the minority,
unless II could make a coalition or an agreement with
mort on OF the ii:e people Ave carried The state
Tor Grant in so by taking advantage Of split OF the
Democratic party and coaid have carried III 1880 IN
the .
senator vance asked witness thought possible thai
they cOud ave transferred portion OF the Republican
party 10 IN. Coalition party, bt for the fact that the
mnsraon here gave the Oihccr5 ana emotiin0nts ana
patronage OF in Virginia 10 Anybody that would
Conc oy,r to fbe,, and l0in them The witness reptile
/" / don't think Malone coud mold ais party tosotner
fifteen minutes il IL not for the support .! tue adj
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