Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-31
I'd EDITION.
--latest kilograms to The Star.
MAHoNE.s FATE IN THE BALANCE
What In at Stake In the Coming Elec
tton In Virginia-The Democrats Aide
BY Contributions from SOutherI

what La at Stake In the Coming Elec.
ton In virginia-The Democrats Aided
By Contributions from Southern
States.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
RICHMOND, October SLIT fs not generally
Known that certain southern communities
have aided financially their democratic breth-
rem of Virginia. Contributions have come from
many persons In the southern states, and In
some Of the cities, particularly Charleston, Or
ganized efforts have been made to raise money.
The completeness of Mahones success when
he first broke away from the democratic party
produced a profound commotion among the
southern Senators and Representatives. at WASH
inston. 1t was regarded by them as the herald OF
renewed struggles on the part of the republicans
OF the south who, under the leadership of men
like Malone, might again become formidable
power. There is no question Of the fact that
after overpowering his adversaries here the am
ottion OF Malone was to extend his conquests
f9rther south. Representative republicans of
That section were known to be In frequent con-
ference with him during the flush days.o 1881
ana 1882. It was during this time, too, that
which he was forced to abandon.
as the present campaign Is supposed to De de-
with tS S IN gnab the a9a
c"tic party south of the Old Dominion feel
that they should help to make the fight of Tues
The one certain thing in connection with all
This matter OF money is that which THE STAR
declared in its dispatches of nearly week ago.
It was that there would he no carrying of the
legislative ticket through any surprise or
superior strategy ofthe one party over the other
that as the governorship should go SO would go
the legislature, and that long before election
day both sides at all doubtful points in the
state would be found in cap-a-pie armor and
Watching each other like tigers
II 1s Gov Cameron's opinion, as expressed to
IHE STAR correspondent to-day, that Wise, as
the situation now is, has much the greater
probability OF winning, and would have, he
thought, a majority of six or seven thousand.
ne ne and his friends are supporting the whole
CicRet as THE STAR stated some time ago they
would. No one would think of discounting for
moment the enormous energy with which
senator Malone has conducted this canvass,
nor the Infinite tact which in many things he
mas SHOWN, but it is a doubtful and very
grave question whether he has not allowed a
STATE canvass involving state government and
the settlement OF state Ques+ ions only, to be too
much switched off or side tracked. as it were, to
make way for Sherman and the 'Ohio idea" of
putting the southern people on good behavior
or else curtailing their political power. The vic
tory In that state had OF itself already impaired
the needed stimulus to the campaign here
Ihen why Introduce an array of Ohio speakers
ana thereby give occasion to the other side for
Launching the discussion of a new national mat
ter which to say the least of is not calculated to
win TO the republicans any democratic votes in
the south.