The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-11
THE VIRGINIA CANVASS.

CORTLAND II. Smith, eX>MayOr of Alex
andria, Va. while at democratic head
quarters yesterday, gave his views of the
situation in Virginia. He said:
'The political situation is just what all
good democrats could wish. Our party is
united, organized and in fighting trim,
and the result in November wills how that
no matter what divisions may have given
temporary success to the republicans,
Virginia in national contest is as dem
ocFatic as Kentucky. The nominations
for congress in all the ten districts have
been unusually strong and acceptable and
we will certainly elect eight members,
with a possibility of nine. Governor
Cameron, although now II republican, has
been for sometime opposed to Malone
and his methods And his opposition to
the boss was developed in the Petersburgh
congressional district when Cameron OBJ
iectcd to Malone nominating Brady, his
man, by the machine. The result of the
fight was two nominations, one II Malone
man and the other Cameron man, and
the democrats may be enabled to run a
third man and win. Mahones support is
| destroying him by scores, and the best
and ablGst men who aided him vastly in
| in his ReaGjuster movement are now in
| democratic party or are perfectly indilfer'
ent and passive General Wickham, who
| represents the straight out republican
party demanded on the part of Blaine ant
| his friends representation on the cleCtora
| ticket and named six as the number they
were entitled to. This was fatty refused
and the most ardent republicans now loOl
upon Virginia as now hopeless for The
| Maine statesman. The southwestern por
ton of the state, which has been
Malone stronghold, has come back to TIT
| democratic faith, and we will elect on
congressman from that section. Cleve
land is strong among the people of tn
Old Dominion, for they have great con
fidencc in his sagacity, integrity and men
tai balance. They believe he will give tt
this country an old fashioned, homes
government, with none of the parade ant
pomp that now surrounds the presidentia
office. They believe thai his election vii
be a great triumph for personal honest
and official worth, and that he will con
duct the presidents office or high plane
with the loftiest sentiments Of patriotism
Inspiring him.
The happy condition of affairs IN Nir
ginia is largely due to the mastery man
agcment of the Hon. John s. Barbour
under whose skillful leadership the dem
ocracy won last fall fight whose effort
will be felt in the state for long time
The fight that is now going on betwee
: governor Cameron and Malone bids fai
to eclipse anything in the way of an inter
nal contention that has ever occurred /
the republican party Cameron is pOpu
lar in his party, and all those resent tn
dictation and oppressive methods
Malone will follow his lead. Besides h
is a man of fine talents and considerable
political sagacity. Malone. on the otht
hand has worn out the patience an
p ardor of his followers by his machir
} tactics, and the republican party is am
, ious to get rid of Malone and substitu
, some one else. This can only be brougl
about by fight to the death between tt
= two factions. The differences betwet
{ Cameron and Malone will be worth man
thousands votes to the democratic tickle
Virginia may be safely counted on fl
90 900 majority for the democratic non
, ince'