Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-14
Observation-Disclosures II, 1888
Mahone-Sherman-Blaine


The contest going on in Virginia, or
supposed 10 he going on, between the
MALONE men and the BLAINE men is des-
tined, it would seem, 10 attract attention
throughout the Union. Not that there
is anything in the contest PR SC to give
it widespread importance, but because
MAHoNE is fighting for SHERMAN, and
his adyersarios for BLAINE. As matter
OF national interest il is q contest be-
tween two prominent Republicans
BLAINE and SHERMAN. As a matter OF
domestic interest only, it is bitter
fight between MALONE, who holds mp
SHERMAN between him and the fire, and
the Blaineites who hold BLAINE between
them and the fire.
The two factions would seem to be
skirmishing for position. The leaders
on the respective sides feel perhaps some
hesitation in choosing their ground.
But MALONE, TO change DR.. JOHNsoN's
phrase, "is a good fighter, " and IT is
not at all probable that he will continue
long TO wait for his opponents to make
the first move. Indeed, a Washington
letter IN the Alexandra gazette of Mon
day states that it is reported in Wash
ington "on good Republican authority
that General MALONE has already
fixed upon his delegates at large
to the Republican National Con
vention. and that the men are himself,
Congressman Bowen of the Ninth dis
trict, Brown ALLEN of the Valley, and
one negro from Eastern Virginia. This
report has probability to recommend 1t,
inasmuch rs the four delegates will repre-
sent, as well as four persons could, the
several sections OF the Commonwealth.
There must be one negro delegate, and
General MALONE himself must be a dele |
gate. As himself and the negro are both !
Eastern VirCinianS, a third delegate from |
tins section could not well be selected. |
il was for this reason, We surmise, that |
Hon. JOHN S. WISE was not named as |
one of the delegates at large. He will /
he sent from the Richmond district. |
We do not credit the report that he was
overslaughei because he had announced |
his determination to oppose resolution |
iustructing the delegates to support |
SHERMAN If such a resolution should be !
offered in the State convention. He |
knows that the delegates who shall be |
selected by MALONE and MAHONE's con- |
vention will all support SHERMAN with
out being instructed so to do by the |
State convention. MAHoNEs instuc- |
tions will suffice. Mr.. WISE himself will |
10 doubt vote for SHERMAN.
But we taFe it that the BLAINE men |
are shrewd enough TO understand all this |
talk about not instructing the delegates.
Ii is TO throw them OF their guard it |
is to toll them into MAHoNE's conven- |
ton. 1t is to mislead them into &C.
quiescing in the policy of allowing Gen
eral MALONE to continue to "rue and !
ruin" the Republican party in Virginia.
1t is TO induce them to aid i'll the election |
to the presidency OF man who would,
like ARTHUR, place all the Federal offices
in this State in the hands OF General |
MALONE, and give no BLAINE man any
Office either in or out OF the state.
s,XVYp Won vail into NV rarlors
said the spider . The n.y.
Are the LEwIsEs, the YosTs, PENDLE-
TON, BRADY, WIcKHAM, GILMER, PAX
SONS, RIDDLEBEBGER, CAMERON, and all |
the regular Republicans in Vrginia so
blind as TO allow themselves to be made |
food for the little "spider ~? Hardly. !
They have, as we have said heretofore, |
the New York Tribune, BLAINEs chief |
organ, on their side; and whilst it is
true that the negroes of Virginia do not |
read the newspapers. and care not a
straw what any one OF them says against |
MALONE, ii is also true, as was
stated in Washington recently by a
New York Republican, that the Tribune
reaches the men who furnish the cam
paign fund for the Republican party, and
will influence them to withhold their
contributions from MALONE, except OF
course those OF the northern contribu-
tors who may be Shermanltes.
We conclude, therefore, that there is
no good reason 10 suppose that the