The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-23
QUAYSRAID ON VIRGINIA
SOMETHING AKIN TO THE TILDEN
STEAL TO BE ATTEMPTED.

The Republican Field Marshal Picks
up Malone for an Ally--An Excuse for
Federal Supervision of Elections In
the South the Ultimate Object of the
Scheme.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-As a result Of
the conference between Gen. Malone and
Senator Quay, recently held in this city, it
is announced that proceedings will be
begun in the Virginia state courts and
United States di istrict court of Virginia
attacking the right Of the democratic
electors of that state to cast their votes for
President in the electoral college. The cer-
tiflcates of the electors will not be issued
until after the meeting of the state board
Of canvassers, in Richmond. next Monday,
and the contemplated proceeding will then
be Immediately instituted.
A QUO wARRANIo WRIT.
1t will be in the nature of a petition for
writ of quo ,0drrdnto TO compel the cleo
tors receiving certihc9 tes TO show by
what right theyassume to serve
as such. One of the petitioners VIII
be Mr.. Lamb of Norfolk, and the other
probably the republican candidate for
elector from the Richmond district. IL is
said by tho republican attorneys in the ca 9
that the petition for the writ will be backed
up by such showing of fraud in the couut
OF tue ballots cast on Nov. as will satisfy
any one that the republican candidates for
electors received at the polls a plurality.
CLEVELAND WILL GET THE VOTE.
Inasmuch as only a very short time will
intervene between the beginning of the pro-
ceedings and the meeting of the electoral
college, ard as the electors holding certifi-
Gates cannot be prevented from exercising
tile functions of their Office by injunction,
It is more than probable that President
Cleveland will receive the vote of the OH
Dominion for President.
THE ALLEGED OBJECT.
Both Senator Quay and Gen. Malone
deny any d sire for mere party advantage,
but say it is of prime importance TO
dovelupe and prove election frauds in the
south, with view in case of failure in
these efforts in the courts, to arousing
congress to the necessity of enactlng laws
to secure true count of the votes cast for
presidential electors and members OF
congress.
WHAT THEY COUNT ON.
Fne of the attorneys in the case said this
evening: 1--WE are without explicit federal
or state statutes empowering or regulating
our course, still we have strong hope of dis
covering an GDlCltub ItLutuI bOhONhClCs
Fraud vitintes whatever 1t touches, and il
shown, must always end in the overthrow
of tie wrong-doers"
AKIN TO THE TILDEN STEAL.
Continuing, be said there was but one
case in the federal courts bearing even re-
motey on any OF the points raised by the
proceedings. This, it appears, is the case
Of the ectoral board of South Carolina in
1876, in the great Tilden- Hayes controversy
of that year. The state board of canvassers
there met in the time and way provided for
by the state law, and after canvassing the
votes and certifying the results, were served
with notice Of motions before the supreme
court OF that state, having for their object
tho reopenirg of the proceedings Of the
board under direction Of the supreme state
tribunal.
IMPRISONED FOR CONTEMPT.
The board of canvassers, denying the
authority of the state court, were finally
imprisoned for contempt and fined in
heavy sum of money. Judge Bond promptly
assumed jurisdiction by issuing a writ OF
habeds corpus under which hs released the
prisoners He held that the state board OF
canvassers, In canvassing the votes for
presidential electors, we're acting primarily
in pursuance of the constitution OF the
United States, and could not be restrained
in their duties by writs OF prohibition,
mandamus, etc, issuing from state courts.
In the proceeding determined on Messrs.
Shelabarger and Wilson of this city. and
Gen. Edgar Allen of Richmond, are the
leading counsel.
THE QUAY-MAHoNE COMBINE.
In all his dealings with Virginia during
the campaign, and since, Chairman Quay
has recognized Malone AS the representa-
tive of the Republican party in that state.
This is due to an arrangement made between
Senator Quay and Gen. Malone at Chicago
where both were trying to nominate Senator
Sherman. The Blaine wing Of the party IN
Virginia has been vigorously ignored. This
is why the republican national committee.
acting with Gen. Malone, proposes TO attack
the title of the democrats to the state
through the electors and not through the
congressman. IL all the votes claimed by
ex-Minster Langston, as his majority were
conceded TO him by Gen. Malone, the re-
publican claims TO have carried the state
would probably be established, but Gen.
Malone would rather give up the state than
to let ex- Minister Langston be quietly seated.
Hence the novel course taken, for which