Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-17
The Alexandria "Kickers


special correspondent of the New York
Herald telsgrapha that paper from this city
as follows:
Mr.. Park Agnew was the unanimous
choice of the republicans of this district for
Congress, and informs me that he In no
manner solicited the nomination, but that
he made the beet fight be could. Speaking
of 1t he said:
II had for an opponent the son of Robert
E Lse, and had just az we'll have tried to
beat George Washington. l represent my
district before the departments In the matter
of appointments. have been trying to get
MIR. Corbet appointed postmaster, but my
aim has not been accomplished yet. Gen
Malone wishes Colonel Windsor appointed
1 cannot say who will be named. think
il rather strange that he should invade my
district under all the circumstances. | Was
solicited to take the second place on his
ticket, but positively declined.
II cannot say what the prospects are for
success of the Malone ticket until l see
what position he takes on the debt question.
He has promised to put himself in strong
position on this troublesome question when
he opens his campaign the % of this month.
| | am in hopes that he Can find some way to
settle the matter satisfactorily, and If he
does he will likely gain considerable votes
from the democrats who hold bonds. He
will also receive the support of the foreign
bondholders if he proposes to pay the debt"
When reminded that he did not seem very
enthusiastic about the hope of republican
success Mr.. Agnew said : "You see, am
not politician my father is republican,
and so am l..
am reliably informed that there are not
over one hundred holders of Virginia bonds
| in the State. Senator Barbour estimates
the number at lees than fifty.
The most active "kickern in this place
against the Malone methods is W. P. Graves,
the grocery merchant. Mr.. Graves was
private in the First Wisconsin regiment and
afterward in the Eleventh. Wisconsin. He
remained in Virginia after the war; and has
been one OF the working republicans. He
had no hesitancy in declaring his opposition
to Boss Malone" aud in giving good rea-
| sons therefor.
II am anti Mahcne," Mr. Graves said,
and i will tell you why. year ago /
started OUT TO be eltc delegate for this
ward to the city convention. The meeting
was called by Gen. Mahone's chairman right
over there in that old government hospital.
10 that ward convention l beat Dearborn,
Mahcne's tool and Chairman, by vote of
40 to s. He Immediately took three OF his
| parlisans to his own kitchen and elected
delegates to the city convention after psrti
cipsting in the regular convention. The
same scandalous action was done in the other
wards of the city By Chairman Dearborn's
direction, and Of course he wa only carry
| ing out tho pirates instructions. Five of
the delegates wouldn't take their creden
tale from him. The city convention met
at the time and place called by Dearborn.
Ho came to the door and we invited him in
to preside. He bol ted again would not
serve, but went to another hall and elected
his delegates TO the Petersburg convention,
which convention named the delegates to
Chicago.
"At Petersburg We were put Ia the gallery
and the Dearborn delegates we're seated.
Afterward we had ward meetings. this CITY
preferred charges against Dearborn, and
Malone did not remove him. He is Ma !
homes slave to do his bidding. He has no
regular business except to manipulate local
politics for the pirate. who in turn, l sup
pose, gives him something to live on. The |
disgrsceful proceedings alluded to above
were repeated at the preliminary meetings |
preparatory to the Congressional conven-
ton. beat Dearborn in vote OF 80 10 4
and he bolted again. We nave time and
again appealed to Mahoneto prevent Dear
born's rascality and his recognition.
The colored voters are as much ncensed
as am, My business brings me In contact
with many of than
Il have not made up my mind az yet to vote
The democratic ticket. may get up to that point
yet. I here many republican voters who have
told me that they would not vote f9r Malone,
and then May have declared they W 81 vote the
democratic ticket. They think as do, that Ma
h5ne ran over us three four times and this
last time settled the question to intentions.
We mean to see him beaten. He ignored us aud
our appeals for fair treatment. Now let him elect
himself if no can. He ought to be beaten by
10000 or % 600 majority easily. l hope it may
be 60OoO
81 think Malone exp cts money from the bond
holders and the national committee" Mr.. Graves
added. Il trust he will get it, as it will help my
trade some. The tsked.of money is expected by
some voters, and it must be forthcoming to make
them come up to the rack can give you the
names of fifteen white republicans within one
square of my door who will not support Malone,
but do not care to draw the fire and appeals OF
the Mshone cohorts. You may say this much
we feel uoyN