Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-22
BRADY AND THE BOSS.
RARE STORY OF DUPLICITY AND TREACH-
ERY-HOw MALONE INDUCED BRADY TO
WITHDRAW AND SOUGHT THE NOMINA-
TON FOR HIMSELF

TON FOR HIMSELF.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.]
LYNCHBURa VA, September 15.-When
the charge was current. some time prior tC
the assembling of the Petersburg Congress
sional Convention, that General Malone de-
sired the nomination, and had asked Con.
gresham James D. Brady to stand aside,
Malone wrote letter indignantly denying
that he had any aspirations in that direc
ton.
In that letter he said much about the
twill of the people" and all that sort Of
thing, but it now appears that Malone very
much desired all the time that the 'swill Of
the people" should precisely conform to his
own autocratic notions.
Congressman Brady has written letter tC
prominent Virginia Republican, who him
self has done much and sacrificed much fol
Malone, in which the little Senator and his
methods receive drastic consideration.
MALONE AS A SHAM.
The letter establishes the fact that Ma.
homes pretended disinclination to be can.
didate for Congress was the veriest sham
that he earnestly desired to be returned il
Brady's stead, and that he really anticipat
ed such a result, and urged Brady to con
tribute to its contamination.
Colonel Brady says in his letter: 81 re.
turned to the district fully expecting to be
renominated and reelected to Congress, anG
prepared to overcome Gaines's use of money
in the upper counties of the district. I de-
pended implicitly on General Mahone's ear.
nest friendship and active support. Before
comforting with him 1 had arranged to open
headquarters at Petersburg" and the Col
onel goes on to detail with what ease he
could have secured large majority of the
delegates to the Convention.
MALONE AGREED TO TAKE THE NoMINA.
TION.
Continuing, he says: s'Under these cir.
cumstsnces and this condition Of affairs you
can imagine my establishment and morti
fcation when l tell you of nay conference
with General Malone. Before that took
place was given to understand by him that
he would not under any circumstances &C
cept the nomination for Congress. The re.
suit of the conference with him, however,
was that he agreed to take the nomination.
I cheerfully and generously yielded to his
wishes, and stated to him would rely upon
his friendship and judgment"
MALONE MAPS OUT A SPEECH FOR BRADY.
"There can be no mistake upon this point,
for he even advised and urged that, in the
event of my nomination by the Convention,
I should get up and decline in his favor,
and he went so far as to map out what kind
of speech should make in doing this.
general Malone did not desire this to
get out. His scheme was to have the Con-
vention force the nomination upon him, and
for this purpose l was to go ahead and make
the fight with the knowledge that | was to
be slaughtered at the Convention"
A LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL PREPARED.
81 told General Malone in that and sub
sequent interviews that in order to make
the fight indicated he would have to furnish
the means. He paid no attention to my re-
peated suggestions upon this point, seem.
ing to think that the mere mention of his
name at the Convention, without any other
effort, would unite all factions.
81 thought over the matter and conclud-
ed that it was due to him, to my friends,
and to myself, that his and my position
should be made known"
Colonel Brady then states that he prepar-
ed letter announcing his withdrawal il
Mahone's favor, but suppressed it at Ma
homes urgent request.
go AHEAD" BRADY.
In this latter interview he says: 81 stated
emphatically and positively that I withdrew
in General Mahone's favor, and in his
alone" and that the last word Malone said
to him before Mahone's departure for Old
Point was to Ego ahead' and perfect the
arrangement originally agreed upon.
81 sent letters all over the district, says
Colonel Brady, advising my friends that
General Malone would accept the nomina-
Il - II
the Convention in bis favor. The next day
I read his letter published in the papers,
which placed me in the attitude Of misrep-
resenting him and the position he had as.
sumed."
MAAONE's DUPLICITY,
Congressman Brady then proceeds to ex-
hibit Mahone's duplicity, and to show how
Malone had advised with and offered sug-
gestions and financial aid to General Boil
ling in the latter's canvass, and how he
had done tho same thing with Gaines except
as to money. He then says: 81 cannot in
honor or maintaining my self-respect sup
port Gaines. There was no Convention at
Petersburg; Gaines was nominated by a
mass meeting-some say mob. The par
ty in the banner district is split wide open;
but surely this condition of affairs is not
properly attributable to anything I have
done"
THE LAMB LED TO THE SLAUGHTER.
After declaring that his course in Con-
gress had given complete satisfaction, even
to many Democrats, Colonel Brady adds
fThe Republican leaders at the North and
my colleagues in the House of Representa-
tives expected my return to Congress, and
yet, Notwithstanding, Malone, by his
methods, allowed me to be slaughtered.
Colonel Brady claims to have raised at
the North nearly, the whole of last years.
campaign fund and, in conclusion, says: II
am the last of the Old Guard Republicans,
and 1 feel most keenly the position l am
placed in by Mahone's methods. What flu
ture have you or l in the politics of the
State under such condition of affairs
am for striking back and striking hard."-
There is much more Of, interest in the letter.
Brady is severe on Malone and his
methods, and is bitterly opposed to Gaines,
declaring his fixed purpose to exhaust every
honorable effort to defeat his election, and
giving names of other influential party lead
ers who will do likewise.
FAvoRs A CoLoRED MAN.
Referring to the declaration imputed o
Malone that he BRADY had made many
enemies, Brady retorts by saying, eff that
be so, l have made them fighting Mahone's
battles" Congressman Brady favors the
election of colored man to Congress since
he has himself failed of nomination by what
he conceives to have been duplicity and
.reachery on the part of Senator Malone.
MAHoNE's POWER GONE FOREVER.
The gentleman to whom the letter of Col
onel Brady was written does not attach very
much Importance to the reported reconcilia-
tion between Gaines and Malone and the
endorsement of the formers candidacy by
the latter. He says Gaines will be beaten
out of his boots before the people, and ex-
presses the opinion that Mahone's power is
gone forever and ever. He agrees with
Brady that Gaines is chronic "bolter,"
and emphatically declares that the respect
able element of the Republican party in the
Fourth district cannot be whipped into his
support by General Malone or anybody
else.
A MINISTER'S LITTLE BOY SHOOTS AND
KILLS ANOTHER BoY.-On Sunday last in