Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-25

Malone Must Eat Crow.


n seems thst Governor FORAKER did not
spcak for himself alone when he recently
wrote 70 Mr.. FRAZER condemnlng General
MIHoxE's methods. There are others OF The
SHERMAN leaders even IN Ohio who aeree IN
the opinions expressed by Governor FORA
KER.
Columbus being the capital OF Ohio, the
leading Republican paper located there NAV
he considered ia some sort as the Governors
organ, not 10 say the organ OF the Repuoh-
can partv Of the state. That paper came out
q few DAYS ago in an article in which General
MALONE is handled without gloves. Inc
Cincinnati CommeTeiGi. Gazette having re-
marked that he was an admirable di'clpina-
rian, and that the only trouble with him IN
that respect was that he sometimes di'ci'
MINED too much, the Columbus State journal
commented as follows:
.'And he certainly disciplined too much
wheu be- ignored the delegates that bad pre-.
viousy been selected By the distrlcls ana
nade IN the whole Virginia delegation al the
state Convention, which he controlled. InRt
sort OF work shows greater capacity as as
cipliuarlan than judgment as leader. ne
Republican National Convention a lSSD de-
clded IN the unit-rule controversy that Stae
conventions could instruct only delegates al
larre and not district delegates, which sre
ameuable 10 their respective consutuencles'
Malone now takes from the districts the
right 10 select their own delegates, ana IN
that he Will never be sustained"
Recolect that it is the STATE organ OF the
Ohio sbermsnites which thus expresses It.
s,n. MALONE, we are told, win "neyer be
sustained" by the Chicago Convention III
DENYING to the several congressional districts
the right to select their own delegates.
Wonder II JOnS sgEsHIS coRcurs IN this
opinion Of his Columbus organ? II 1t shall
be made to appear TO MAHoNg that SHERMAN
holds 90 hcterodox an opinion perhaps the
little General will avail himself OF the oc-
casion to 20 over 10 BLAINE. But no;
that would be unlike MALONE. He will COM
tnue al the head OF the state Committee
even II BLAINE be nominated, but no Will
not retract 4 single one Of the offensive
remarks that he has made about the Maine
statesman. VIII he really work IN good faith
for the success Of the Objectionable nomi-
neei Perhaps he will after seeing Mr..
BLAINE, or SOME ore authorized TO speak for
him, and receiving the necessary assurances
Of MS distinguished consideration
General MAnoSE's good luck seems 70
have LETT him. HIS career Is ended as
party leader. The reelection OF Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND will be = death.blow to him. The Re
publican leaders IN Virginia have no idea Of
recognizing him as the head OF the Bepubi-
can party in this State. RDDLEBERGER,
BRADY, Frazier, CAMERON, PENDLEToN,
Yosr. HoUs1oS, LEWIS, and thousands OF
other Republicans will refuse to follow Ma
poxE as a leader. The outgiving OF the
ohio STATE journal is only one OF the straws
which show that for MAHONE "the wind is
in the east"
Bat how II GRESHAM be the nominee? We
have heretofore assigned certain reasons why
We regarded GEEsHAW's nomination as
highly improbable. not 10 say next TO impos-
sible. We are greatly mistaken II those
reasons do not Kill him oil. Certainly bis
nomination would be q diversion in favor Of
MALONE, and we may expect MALONE, II it
should appear TO him 10 he the best policy,
10 20 over TO GRESHAM at an early stage OF
the ballo,iug in the Chicago Convention.
But hold! VIII MAHoSE's delegation be
in the Chicago Convention? We do not
doubt that his delegates at large will be, but
hi, district delegates ought TO be aud posi-
bly, will be kept out. A Washington letter
says:
Representative Vest says that several OF
his northern Republican colleagues have con-
yersed with him on the subject OF the div.
sion Of his party in Virginia, snd that every
one Of them is OF the opiaion that the dele.
gates to Chicago elected at the district, or
anti.Nahone conventions, will be admitted"