Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-06
NOVEMBER g. 1888.
The Malone Count.

Up to the time our paper went 70
press on Wednesday morning We had
not been able TO hear the full results
Of Tuesdays elections in the State.
We had received large number OF tel
egrams, II is true, forcshsdowing or IN
dica,ing those results; but as to the
details We we're not informed. From a
number of the counties we had heard
nothing.
Very different was it with General
MALONE. In a few hours after the
POLLS closed ne was enabled 70 tele-
graph to the mayor Of Lancaster, Ohio,
that the Democrats had carried the
elections in this State " by lawless pro-
ceedings and an Inscriptions use Of
election machinery, all in their hands
and under their absolute control, as
provided, and to this very end, by the
late usurpiDg Democratic Legislature"
Ii will be seen that he processes to
have known beforehand that the cleo
ton machinery had been placed in the
hands of the Democrats ito the very
end " of carrying the State, rightfully
or wrongfolly. And yet not week
ego General MALONE affirmed that it
was his confident expectation that the
Republicans would carry the State.
All bis followers, so far as we
know, shared in that confidence.
It was then reported also that he had
collected many thousands Of dollars
from his northern allies. Surely he
did not collect that money knowing at
the time Of its collection that the Demo-
Gratis had year ago so arranged the
" election machinery" as that it was
impossible for him to use money to
any effective purpose. Surely he did
not invite FORAKER and SHERMAN
and MCKINLEY to come to Virginia on
q FOOLS errand. Surely he did not
inspire the utterances Of the New
York Tribune, which paper up to
the day Of the election held out
to its misguided readers the hope that
the Old Dominion would wheel into
line with malignant Ohio, and, in CON-
pany with the Empire State, declare in
favor of depriyiug the South Of thirty
eight Of her members IL the national
House of Representatives,. How was
that, General MAHoNse When was it
that you learned that twelve months
ago the Democrats had, "to the end"
Of carrying the State for their party, so
arranged the election machinery as that
their success was foregone result?
Perhaps General MALONE, intend
ing TO /" fight the devil with fire." had
made up his mind that he could carry
the election rightfully or wrongfully,
and therefore felt justified in getting
all the money he could from his north
ern allies. Perhaps he thought he had
provided for election machinery"
that would knock the Democratic ma
chine "out of time,' and insure the
election Of his State aud legislative
tickets, and invited SHERMAN, FORA
KER, and Mckinley hither only as a
blind, and 10 "make believe" that he
needed help from abroad.
let these guesses be worth little or
much, there is no doubt about the fact
that MALONE had tried to provide for
. sort Of election machinery that we
would fain trust his supporters in the
North viii not approve of. We let our
Norfolk correspondent tell how on
eleciion-day that machinery was worked
for all il was worth in Norfolk county.
Hesays:
"The most glaring bulldozing was
prscticed at nearly all the precincts by
the Republicans. Leading Mahoneites
were stationed at the polls with lists o.
goters, and IS each Republican ap'
preached the precinct he was made tC
show his ticket and his name was struck
from the list as having voted. Thi'
Outrage was most offensive at Hail.
Corner and Churchland, and totally de
ktroyed the secret ballot that the las
guarantees to every voter. At Church
land photograph pictures were taken
prominent Mahoneites operating tn
bulldozing schemc. Democrats all owe
the county are indignant at it."
How viii SHERMAN, HALsrEAr
Mckinley, and FORAKER explai
those facts to tho satisfaction Of u
sincere Republicans Of ohios wh'
viii they hereafter understand NJ
HoSE's cry Of "a free ballot and "a
count y to meany
Pray, Mr.. HAl.srEAD, give your a
tention 70 this matter.
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