Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-18

would have beer 4 forth under more
suspicious CIR, stances. Knowing
the men who at the head Of the Ma
hone organization the shy lighting dis
played in the plA rm indicates a sense
Of weakness.
NO So NsUEs.
liypohS, = v rEinisn
But now the Aithful allies are
merged with tn, party whose allies
they were, and 4, IT party openly as
sumes the name Republican" by
which it will be ! own in future. And
so, we repeat it, ,re are 10 be no side
issues in the Coz NJ contest, and ali
who are not with he Democrats must
be classed with &C Republicans and
bear the name, all the odium that
has been associsi pei with that party in
Virginia.
NEED SUR 9 IsE 80 ONE.
lBosl, Gobe.l
Yet yesterday pork need surprise
no one. The G. { r. has long been IN
. miserable wsy. Without principles
and without substai 'ial hope, i is will
ing to endorse any ipg and ev&ything
that will tend te o Tore It's shattered
fortunes. Lincol1 Seward. sumner,
and Wilson are &c, J. Their places are
taken by the Dor sys, the Elkinses,
the Robesons, the gifers, and the Ma
homes.
The party once lt | by Abraham Lin
coin now cringes at The feet Of william
Malone.
THE sUBJR 90 srOIIs.
lPhilsdelll Ia rim@
Mshone's denur istion Of the De
mocracy a. "a p " conspiring Tor
spoils " ought TO 81 e great comfort 10
the Republican or MS tbs, have hilh-
erto been a little 10 ely in their attacks
on the Administra' IN. The subject Of
spoils is certainly ole that Malone I'M
derstsnds. Like otlgr men who have
got left, he regards himself A. the VIC
tim Of cOnspirac, and he ~ espc-
cislly offended at re "psrtissnship "
Of the President, vlo has taken from
Malone the CONT, )f the Virgins
post-ofiices.
A NEW sPEr 10 90 KISS.
New Yorh E'rsld
Was the spectacle ~ me platform Of
the Republican s. 10 Convention tn
Virginia y ,terday, here Malone and
Riddleberger not Or } Rugged " bat
ecstaticslly kissed one another. one
likely to attract yoc g men TO the Re
publican party?
Kissing has been unch discussed IN
the public prints 81 lss years. We
have read Of "piroy small kisses and
"platOnic " XII ses nd various other
remarkable kinds. & We supposed the
varieties were eKt listed, bat this
4" Virginia Republic kind of Kiss Is
new species.
THE MAHO TICKET.
The nomination Ithn :. Wise by
the Malone Rcpub' n Convention In
Virginia was probab a. good a one -
could be made. Ne thcless the sue
cess Of the mongrcl uty is hopeless,
and when in a man IN fl, Of affection
Malone and Riddlcl rgcr fell on each
others necks and 81 ,augcd tears aud
kisses az an early Ne, Yesterday morn
ing, it was sort o. aiter-suppcr de-
monstration Of cond gnce an sarrow.
The resolutions g. thc Convention
are very severe agii lst Bourbon "
methods. But IL any methods can equal
in dishonesty and COZ nption the politi-
cal methods Of Maho eism, the people
Of Virginia are not a. Nc Of the fact. II
is q droll exhibition zee tho minia.
ture southern brgad r, who has taxed
the hayward and pc offices Tor polit.
ical contribution At very election in
late years, declarin for ciyil-seryice
reform and dcnouncir the Democra
as party Of spoils.-- ,er iorl Uorii.
CUT AND iRrEp.
New ok mcs
OtlltISl NhuNu' INV fNINN iNlNH
pleted its work at an nly hour ycster-
day morning by the ro-ainRtion Of the
cut-and dried ticket J aiod by John $.
Wise. Nothwithstn hlg the ridicu-
lous scene Of recoi iation between
Riddleberger and Ne ne, there Is mo-
ground for supposing aal the OPPOSE
ton to the arrogant .oss" has been
allayed. Ii was nj ~ any proper
sense represented byRild'sberger who
was apparently hafoly responsible for
the performance b which be got
the Convention into such an uproAr.
The opposition, w.'e Is really repre-
sented by Governor Cameron. will
continue and probably increase. II
exists in considerable strength IN the
western and Southwestern parts Of the
State, and in a more o. les latent form
everywhere. The way 10 get rid Of
Mahone's "bossism " once for all is ~
plainly open that the g who are tired
Of bis arrogant dicta ion can hardly
fail to take it. The ugid falschoods
and ridiculous exag erations Of the
platform will only hell them along for
they could have no tticr evidence Of
aD absence Of convict and princi-
pies in MahOne's party
STAGE KISSES ~ POLITICS.
baltimore an
A theatrical touch - given 10 the
proceedings Of the Viz ia Republican
Convention at Richland yesterday
morning. when Sena.o Nshono kissed
Senator Riddleberger. and Attorney
General Blair 4" joined . two senator's
and engaged in the hi ne." A. the
performance took plac, the axe Of
= theatre it had a cert n app opriate-
ness, though somewhs novel aud re-
pugDsnt to American fotions A. 20
the proper parties t. ne action. But
Mr.. Riddleberger IS b sltiful, and on
this occasion was, ,ubtless, more
beautiful than Colonel ohnston's hero.
Mr.. Bill Williams, wh, be "took the
responsibility" of his sc,theart's mis-
demeanor by present. himself for
b" licking" Al the hsn, lf the school
master. The differ enc, was that the
devotion of Mr.. Willisr hssrmed the
schoolmaster and eli ed has com
mendaticn, while tine nior Senator