New-York tribune., 1885-08-10
THE BOURBONS ALARMED.
FEARFUL OF LOSING VIRGINIA.
>.,,pyrHING TO DE SACRIFICED TO GAIN i"N
IsLATURE-THE sENATORshir.
,,yrrrxoRApH TO THE TRIBUNE.


IsIArURE-THE sENATORsHir.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSE.l
p,cuuoNp. Va, Aug. 9.-Already tnere aro
,,o, the Bourbons will sacrifice Fitzhugn Leo anu
@ sma,uder of the State ticket II necessary, s,.
~ .ocnre a majority In tho Legislature anu . "o~.
W - =, Renubcan as General Mahones successor
An the United States Senate - 49,, .,.,. ona
The Bourbon newspapers nave ra'sou 'o 10
.,.v call upon Democrats in every county 70 ,na-'
'y ~ .taces for the supreme end Of saving the Com
..,,b from the shame and misery Oh again ha'i"S
-. ,ag.latIye branch In the hands OF our enemies.
s % nc thus early at the prospect OF defcat ID tne
,,.,ative contest not only betrays CONSCIOUSNESS "
~ ess hut fear that the people VIII resent anu pu
y, ., ,,r,a xfu and Ubiquitous means by wnicn 'no
ish INC s,,ainsd two-thirds majority In the last
',S.,, IN order to enable them to overcome 'ne
e,. v.to and enact an election law so UNJUST anu
,son as TO leave 1t without parallel IN any e'"' "
.,s Irnion Two years ago o Danviie m@'s"o'o
.assary IN order to overawe kcpupiicau vo'0is ~ s
,,..r - counties and excite race pre)udcesS IN INC
,,hi,e counties and give tho democrats mavo''s "
h branches of the Legislature. which majority grew
,h,rds bv the use OF revolutionary means Some
:, tho democratic leaders this year privatsJ
.., a second resort to violence II necessary 10
- v,ctory while others declare that sucn Soutse
would 10 aas Prssasnt Sls xdnnr
tiSa and njure Democratic prospee'si III oh'o "n"
f9ft rssouaby certain that inmation from the
~ seut that resort fraud or violence wonu 80 us
s,ieastne 10 tho Administration VIII rrcvens .os %
ppsh~rdesptc the desires OF the more " ags.essso
ssdsrs and such advice Parson Massey, tn9 PIos
sr cerdi,Iata for Lieutenant Governor gave Deio
er,,c audience at Danvie In October, 1881 wnen c
s.S AZ with you, deporo the necessity OF M
inc the inedcfue, but was dose Oh 80
,,stered with better effect. Other parts OF Tue oao
aro iooking TO YOU with the warmest spmPat..y'
Wou have set them example worthy oa i.,''"-
ton and they expect you to repeat IL IN the tat~
TIe a arm OF the BourbOns at the prospect Oh
sha egslatye contest Is partly due TO the lac. Una. m
tho last presidential election Cleveland carried NUN
her Of the counties by majortes which were msase ~ ~
fhe extreme. For example, his majority III otu Dss
County was only 1873: Bland gave nun 90 WyoiMS uy M
Ruehanan gave him a. Dickinson gave him d, hlng & anu
Queen gave MIN only majority In vote Oh moro ,na
isOJ; Montgomery gave him only 100 malori,3S -, -,
vote Of more than 2.7OO Northumberland only 81 ID
vote OF than LOO; Portsmouth only ~ IN IN vo.e
Of more than 1000; Princess Anne only 10 II as o' IN
Of more than 1000; Roanoke County only ia W." ~
vote Of more than 2,loo; hIanooe nSo: RoeT.
bridge only 1O2 in vote OF more tnam mors than
s. 500 Shenandoah only lO4 III vote oi mo.o @ ona 5
SSOO: smyth only "a in q vote OF more than 5'Soo'
spotfsyvana only "a In vote of more than I'oVo
Cleyeland's total majority in the eghteen coun.io
named was only 1908, although he poicd inc
vote ever given to Democratic candidate py the
M Virginia This year the Republicans win p,oPPo p,P
support and effort carry every one OF Tue .
named az well as others not mentioned .e
Temocrats resort to wholesale fraud and intlhluaon
mud i'm so doing they will secure majority Oh Jo''
ballot in the Legislature.