Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-14
SATURDAY. .........JULY IA. 1883
rhe situation interesting.

Inc ClJuatlOu lhIticStAAE'
Now that the HOUSEWIVES State Repub-
lican Committee have agreed upon an cleo
foral ticket that suits themselves. all eyes
naturally turn to Petersburg. the home OF
Che leaders OF the faithful OF color What
will be the final outcomes WIN the noun
tain 70 10 MAHonMED or viii MAHoMNED
come TO the mountaini The situation
is interesting. RIDDLEBHRGsR persists
in asserting that MALONE is willing
20 harmonic, but heretofore the little
General has always barmonized his
own wsy, and II does not seem likely that
he will depart from that rule in the present
instance. This latter view Is borne out by
the statement that he rejected the IiousToN'
WISE electoraI.ticket oliye-branch rendered
him unoflicially few days ago. 1t Is true
that on the surface 1t appears as II the HoUs-
ToY-wIsE faction had the advantage. They
have taken time by the forelock, and
made the first practical overture look
ing 10 peace. Moreover, according to
our Washington correspondent BRADY's
influence with the Republican National Com
mittee prevented MAHoSE's being put upon
the Executive Committee. We must there's
fore score two for the anti. MahoneItes. Yet
Il Is long time between now and Novem-
Der, and MALONE ia fertile in resources and
expedients. The "kickers" may have their
turn now; but he laughs best who laughs
last, and who will say that MALONE
may not laugh lasti What bis game
IS we do not know, but II IS pretty safe to
assume that he has not been caught nap
ping. Indeed, the Indications are that be
never was more wide awake. He has been
working the wires in Washington ever since
the adjournment OF the Chicago Convention,
and there can be no question that be has the
ear OF some Of the prominent Repub-
lican leaders at the North. That Is
shown by RmDLEBERGER's statement re-
gardlng his interviews with the lit
tie General and by numerous kilograms
concerning the Virginia fght that hsve been
sent from Washington to papers throughout
the country. The tenor OF these kilograms Is
that "adyised by MALONE and RIDDLEBER-
GER" the Republican leaders at the ma
tlonsl capital are laborlng diligently TO har-
monte the differences between the Republic
can factions IN Virginia. as they believe that
If this can be done the party can carry the
State In November. II also comes
from Washington that several pro-
positions have been submitted to
MAHoSE a. bases upon which to harmonize.
This. 10 say the least, involves Endorsement
OF MALONE IN high quarters, and is warn.
ing to the HoUsToS- WISE faction that they
cannot throw him overheard, and that it
will not do to exut over their cleo.
toral ticket Just yet. The EOusToN-
WISE Committee claim that the electoral
ticket they have named is made legal by GER
tain action OF the Chicig0 Convention. But
that body recognized MAHoNE's State Con-
yentiou as the lawful aud regular one, and
logically his electoral ticket is regular and
lawful. The Republican leaders with whom
MALONE has been in communication know
that he is the best man TO lead the negroes in
Virginia, aud TO say that they believe
there is chance OF carrying the State
Is equivalent to saying they will see
TO 1t that there shall be only one
Republican electoral ticket in the field
when the time comes for voting. Consider
ing how far matters have gone with the two
factions and the bitterness that has been en-
rendered between them, it Is not TO be ex-
pected that MAHoSE's northern friends will
insist upon the recognition OF his ticket as a
whole. They will doubtless aim to bring about
compromise, but 1t will be a compromise
that will be acceptable to MALONE and notone
dictated by the anti-Mahoneites. IL will
doubtless be 4 compromise that the HoUsroN-
WISE faction win be compelled TO accept,
unless they are willing to relinqulsh all hope
OF reward should the party ever be In posi-
ton again to bestow rewards. That must
be the conclusion Of all who know MALONE
and understand the value the Republican
party puts upon the electoral vote Of Virgil
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