Daily Republican., 1884-01-24
DUBIOUS POLITICAL sCHknE.
How . sfraiE htsse Virginia Repub'
lScaM Would Bun . Campaign.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.-Mr. Frank
King, q prominent citizen Of Wood.
stock, Shenandoah County, In the Val.
ley Of Virginia, Is in this city. Mr.. King
to-day spoke regarding the outlook for
the Republican party In the Mother OF
States, and showed that he had made o
careful study OF the subject. Mr.. King
is thorough Republican, alive to the
needs and strenth Of bis party. and
fully convinced that Malone ran be
beaten II union Is made Of all the
Republican elements opposed to him.
"Yes," said he, Inn certain that
we can carry Virginia by from 25,000
to 5000 majority in the next Presiden-
tial contest, II we can unite the Kepub.
leans Of the State against Malone, and
at the same time get the present follow
ers OF that gentleman to join us.
"HOw do you propose 70 do this ?"
"Well, you see, 1T present we have
no head 70 the party In the State. We
must have q convention, but who is 70
call it? Malone Is the head Of the
adjuaters, and n he should call 1t, It
would be machine convention, doing
the will of Malone and that alone.
Now, / think II Dezendorf, who is the
head Of the Straighouts, and Rives, who
is At the head Of the Coalitionists,
should combine their strength ami call
convention Of Republicans Of the
State, We could break ths Malone ma
chine, send good Republican and an.
IT, Malone delegation to the Republi.
can National Convention, and a. the
same time deal death blow TO Ma
honeism, which has been the curse of
Virginia"
"What do you think OF the apparent
endorsement of Malone by President
Arthur and the National Administra-
ton ?''
"I think the President has found out
by this time that he has made mistake,
aud regrets that he ever regarded Ma
hone as the represeD tative Of the Re-
publican sentiment of Virginia. see
by the papers this morning that Malone
has been appointed the member from
Virginia on the National campaign
Committee. This is agrievous mistake,
but suppose we will have 10 grin and
bear it. Still l believe that, even with
the power In his hands, we will be able
TO defeat him II such q convention as l
have suggested be called at rs early
date rs il practicable"
DO you think the Republican senti.
Inent Of the State is on the increase ?"
81 dc, indeed. believe that the
majority of the voters of the State are
Republican, though, perhaps, without
knowing 1t. Why, In my own district
there are from one to two hundred
Democratic votes which can draw to
the Republican party, and 30 it is all
over the State.
"What is the strength of the Demo-
Gratis in the State ?"
Make no mistake. The Democrats
are stronger than ever. and no better
manager could they have than is Colo
mel John s. Barbour. In the last CAM
paign he bad the districts divided into
tens Of voters and each ten had Demo-
cratic ticket. Colonel Barbour Ia an OK.
cellent manager and We will have TO
have the Republican party thoroughly
organized and without dissension to
compete with the Democrats. Still |
believe we can do 1t II we shelvs Ma
hone. Mahone's followers ] now esti.
mate at 30, 200. These men we must keep
in the party and make them good Re-
pnblicans.I think there was 90, 900 other
Republicanain the State and with these
two elements closely united our success
Is sure"