Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30
kilograms to The Star.
WILL SHOW THE LEAGUE BOOKS
The ParnelliteS Have No Objection.
THE SECOND VIRGINIA DISTRICT.
A PROTEST SENT TO HAYT.
Against the Seisure of an American Vessel
vIRGINIA's SECOND DISTRICT.

There, Too, Democrat May be Elected
to Congress by Republican Division.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 30.-This district, the
second, though not attracting so much atten-
ton just now, is quite analogous to that of the
much talked Of and closely watched Peters
burg district. As in that this is in the "black
belt" and largely republican, but both the Ma
hone and anti-Mahone factions have strong
candidates in the field and each is unrelenting,
determined to fight it out to the end, let the
result be what it will. Congressman George
Bowden is the Irregular" or Malone candidate,
and is making desperate effort for reelection
and has the larger part Of the white republi-
cans and no mean portion Of the colored peo-
pie behind him. While the white republicans
in this district, and especially in Norfolk and
Portsmouth, have willingly suffered and sacri-
feed much for party fealty, they have always
managed to have a white instead of q coiored
man as their candidate for Congress. The
colored leaders have borne this with q good
deal OF fortitude until two years ago, when
they concluded it was high time 10 have some
recognition Of their race, which is in a major
ity in the district, and joined the memorable
revolt against Malone.
THE LANasroN CONTINGENT
OF the fourth district has its counterpart in the
second in the Norton family, with the advan-
tage in favor Of the latter in having spent all
their lives in Virginia and been influential in
local politics ever since the celebrated Under
wood convention and the first session of the
legislature after the war, in both Of which one
or more Of the family were representatives.
They are residents of the ancient Yorktown,
well-to-do, and one of them, DIR. Daniel NJ.
Norton, has represented his district in the state
senate, and his brother, Robt Norton, the coun-
N ho Of dol Too ~ fiun 1v
since the adoption of the present constitution.
Until two years ago their admiration and sup
port of Gen. Malone was extreme, and it is
generally conceded that his election to the
United States Senate was largely, if not entirely,
due 70 their influence. From ardent supporters
they have become his most powerful and IRE
conciliable enemies, and their antagonism is
represented in the candidacy Of Andw. Williams,
the colored sheriff of Elizabeth City County,
for Congress-. The Nortons make no disguise
OF the fact that they would prefer the election
Of democrat to Congress than the success of
the Malone ticket. Mahone's fight against and
abuse Of Langston, their brother in color, has
only intensified the situation and made COM
promise or concession utterly impossible.
THE DEMoCRATIc CANDIDATE
is Richard c. Marshall, Of Portsmouth, who
made such gallant fight few years ago, and
who is pushing very vigorous canvass again.
A very large increase of registration is shown,
and 1t is announced that the whites gained in
six wards out of nine in this city, only two
wards showing colored gains.
II the Nortons succeed in dividing the repub-
hcan vote equally with Malone the democrats
will certainly elect their candidate At the
last election the republicans polled about 20 900
and the democrats very nearly l4.OOO, so it can
be readily seen how easily Mr. Marshall can be
elected If the republicans divide anything like
evenly.
Gen. v. D. Groner the republican elector on
the John s. Wise (anti-Mahone) ticket, has
Withdrawn and will support the Malone cleo
toral ticket in the interest Of Harrison and Nor
ton, but in his letter of declination, Just pub
lished, he clearly intimates and his friends as
sert that he viii stand by the Williams ticket
for Congress.
It is not among the impossibilities that the
democrats may carry every congressional dis
trict in Virginia, though they will probably
only get eight out Of the ten.