Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-24
THE MALONE TICKET.
SOME REPUBLICANS REGARD IT AS A
WEAK ONE.
Lack OF Harmony In tho Richmond Dis
trict Nottingham Names Used
a Murderer Recognized.
correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispn'ch.i
NORFOLK. August %, 1889.


NORFOLK. August %, 1889.
The convention delegates have been
leaving for home all day and by night
fail ali will be gone. 1t is clearly evil
dent that there is no great enthusiasm,
outside of the convention, over the
ticket. In fact, many Republicans re-
card it as weak ticket, while the kick
ers here are positively outraged at put
ting up Malone, the main cause OF ali
their political woes. Tho conference oil
the kickers soon to be held at some con
venient point in Virginia viii deter
mine what course that faction - 10
pursue in the campaign. The con
vention, however, III the WhOlc
course Of the proceedings acted rs II
there we're no kickers or they did not
amount 10 ANYTHING, but certain 1t IS II
they amount to rs much elsewhere as
they do in this section the detection must
ieopardze the ticket seriously. Inc
few klckers in the convention from Eliza
beth City and Hampton had to make
humble confession and acknowledge their
sins and promise not to do so again be-
fore even half Of them were allowed 10
retain their seats 1t was l o'clock this
morning before the convention adj
journed. ,
The Democrats here are delighted
with the work of the convention and say
it is Just what they wanted. One prom-
nent southampton Democrat told Gene
raj Malone that he was so glad OF the
result that he was willing to give so to
the Republican campaign fund. a kicker
declares that Malone does not expect
TO be elected. He wanted the nomlna-
ton as an expression OF party confidence
in himself for it's influence with the Adj
ministration in controlling Nirguia pa
trOnsge.
The eavel which was used by Con-
gresham Bowden. chairman OF the com
vention, yesterday, was made OF wood
cut from the battlc-grOunds OF Seven
Pines and Cold Harbor, and was a
present from Delegate \. b. Crowell,
Of Richmond.
Colonel John W. Volt. Of Frede-
ricksburg, q veteran Of many political
campaigns, said he never heard 50 much
talk about Confederate soldiers IN Re
publican convention before. After the
State debt and protection 1t was the
"burden of every refrain, but before
the convention closed !. G. Asbury, the
colorel Commonwealth attorney OF
Norfolk county, was put forward by the
| cOlored brothers TO say something about
General Grant. The colorcd politicians
all belong to the Grand Army.
The Richmond district meeting
separatcd in confusion and disorder last
night without having any adjournment.
In fact there was a decided rumpus-
Judge Edmund Waddill taking the posi-
ton that colored man should he chosen
on the new committee rs matter OF
good faith and Sheriff John W. South
ward contending for white man. The
discussion was exciting, and such cpl
tbets as liar and dog were exchanged.
The chairman OF the meeting was IN
clined TO favor Judge WaddIll and de
clare the colored man chosen. but Sheriff
Southwark sprang upon chair anu dc
clared that he and bis friends would
never stand by any such decision.
The negro man jim Moore, arrested
for shooting and killing the man Man
mel, Of Potecatsi, \. c., on an excursion
train near Portsmouth three weeks ago,
was confronted by colorcd people from
Potecstsi this morning and fully recog-
nized as the man who did the killing.
The naval cadets are daily expected
here to go on board the Constellation.
Everything is ready for them and they
can put in thirty-day cruise before the
exercises at the academy reOpens.
General Malone gave reception &c
his political friends in the parlors OF the
Purcell House this morning, which was
largely attended.