Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-10
ROSS MALONE.

Malone having stigmatized the alleged
detection Of Messrs. Sims and Scott, I'1-
buac reporter recently interviewed MIR.
Sims on the subject. ooh, yes" said the
latter; she has been trying to bulldoze the
whole delegation ever since we arrived here.
The difficulty began in Richmond at the
State convention, when Malone, through
the Arthur officehoders, forced the unit
rule on the convention under the pretense
that it was necessary to our party in order
to secure admission at Chicago and defeat
the ''straightout" delegation. Knowing, as
he did, that both Of us were in the habit OF
thinking and acting for ourselves he oppos-
ed lis as delegates, but we were neveuhe-
less elected to represent the Fifth district
After we were elected his ofceholderS
passed resolution of instruction as TO the
unit rule and we were furnished with Gre
denials reciting the unit rule, which ere.
dentials did not satisfy us, and we demand
ed and received credentials from the Chair
man and Secretary saying nothing about
the unit rule. We both feel that it is our
| duty to represent our constituents, and we
| would feel in honor bound to obey their in
structons We know, however, from the
mouths of the delegates to our District Con-
venton that they desired us to he untram-
mcled, and that nine tenths OF the party are
opposed to Mr.. Arthur. We are not respon-
sibc to Gen. Malone and his delegates for
our conduct, and, as we told them this
morning, we consider the resolution great
piece OF presumption when they attempt TO
characterize our course as dishonorahlo. We
are district delegates and responsible to no
one save our constituents and our con-
sciences. We defy the empty thunder of
Mahone's resolutions and can hardly be read
out of the party by them. As to the Inter.
Ocrnn interview, Mr.. Malone denied this
morning before the delegation that any such
remarks were made by him as to Sims or
| Stewart"
"What are your feelings to the different
candidatcs?"
| "Friendly TO all save Arthur"
"What effect, if any, will Mahone's abuse
of you have in Virginia."
1T will, of course, give the democrats adj
ditional strength, as any split i'll our ranks
will do. There is already widespread dis
satisfaction at Mahone's tyranny and in
crcasing opposition to his machine politics.
| His olliceholders are his machine, and
through them he yields his power He has
| S,ooA
and there is absolutely no chance Of success
in Virginia withNIahone at the helm. He
is a fine organizer and untiring worker, but
his party is gradually dwindling down to
his machue. The independent thinkers
are not tolerated. re we had II man like
Gov. Cameron as State Chairman we would
gain % 900 votes in the next election We
say this in sorrow aud not in anger, but
| Malone can't we'll help it. He is tyrant
by nature, and his motto is rule or ruin.
His tyranny first caused the split Of the
party into the straightout and other fac
lions. With any other leader we would he
working together now. 1t is n great mis-
take to- imagine that our SO called detection
from Arthur is q recent thing. We have
opposed him for months past, and MAORI
ty of our delegates agreed with us, but he
has whipped most of them into the traces,
some by promises of reward and some by
threats. We prefer to be characterized by
such men as Infamous rather than occupy
their position of substituted traders to the
whims Of any man. We acknowledge MAJ
homes merits and have no feeling of unkind-
ness toward him, but we deplore his love Of
absolute sway, which has wrecked our par
~ in Virginia. --Gicag0 Tribune.