The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-08-29
The Ticket.

in Norfolk on. the god, completed its
work on the 9Bd under the orders and
in accordance with the program pre-
scribed by the General 1t furnished to
the people of Virginia, as the represen-
tative of the Malone faction-not OF
the Republican party-a ticket composed
of Gen. Malone, of Petersburg, for
Governor; Campbell Slemp, of Lee coun-
ty, for Lieut. Governor, and Warren 5.
Lurty, of Rockingham, for Attorney
General
Without calling in question the fitness
of the nominees for Lieut.. Governor and
Attorney General. the VIRGINIAN will
not support Gen. Malone for Governor.
If there were no other reason, the manner
in which the primaries were conducted
throughout the State would preclude
our being party to the wrong that
was perpetrated in many OF the coun-
ties In Augusta, the county chairman.
Mr.. Craig, did not observe the printed
call for the primaries that were sent out
by Gen, Malone. So far as this county
e
is concerned we Iaye no complaint to
make. But knowing how the s@l@ctie3n
of delegates generally was being con
Quoted throughout the State, we deter
mined 10 have nothing to do with the
primaries and advised Al! Republicans
who thought with us to follow the same
course This was generally done, as it
was throughout the State. 1t did not
require aay espeeial acnmen to see that
Gen. Malone intended to have gfactis
cally unanimous caucus in Norfolk for
himself, just as his conference in Peters
burg a few @eeas ago was. The purpose
was to make the Northern Republicans
believe that there was practically no OPP
position to him within the Republican
party, and that with ample funds fur
nished FROM Northern sources, he could
overcome the small majority given to
Cleveland in 1888. 1t is possible his in
siderable vanity and egetism, made him
believe that he could. with the influence
of the government patronage at ms COM
mand and that of the Chairman OF
the National Committee. suppress all
disaffection. and go before the people
with a reasonable assurance OF success.
In this he is sadly mistaken. There
are thousands and thousands of Repub-
lieans in the State who will not support
him, and when the Rortherr Republi-
cans understand the situation. they will
notbe willing to contribute money where
it will be virtually thrown away, SO far
as the result they may desire is con-
cerned, Nor will the moral support of
the administration and the Republican
party Of the country be given when
the true facts are made known, as they
will be.
Had Gen. Malone used the power Civ
en- him as Chairman Of the Republican
State Committee, to consider the inter
ests of the party, by recognizing the
equality of all Republicans in the man
agement of their local affairs, there
would have been general disposition
to cooperate with him for success in
November next. But this he did not do.
His aim was TO gafiler ground him only
those who would do as he wished obey
his orders and submit implicitly to his
determination. In this way he not only
had practically unanimous conference
at Petersburg few weeks ago, which
boosted him for Governor, to impress the
administration with his great popularity,
but he had practically a unanimous con
vention or caucus at Norfolk, last week
which was intended to confirm the ticket
he would select He has had his way
His primaries were called and acted in
accordance with his orders his county
conventions generally sent delegates to
Norfolk Of his own way Of thinking, or
not thinking at all and his convention
nominated the ticket he had dictated.
His program has been carried out thus far
as he had prepared it, and there his power
ends. The people now have the oppor-
tunity Of speaking. The test is to be
made whether the Republicans of this
State are ready to SUSTAIN and endorse
the methods he has observed. There
can be no machine work in this. The
people are fully alive to their own self
respect and the interest of the Repubh-
can party, present and future. in the State
and Nation, and will be called upon to
pass Judgment. What that will be there
is not an impartial man in the Common
wealth who cannot foretell Malone will
be overwhelmingly defeated and the old
man of the sea shaken from their backs.
Gen. NJ. e. ingalls,.
Gen. M. 4. ingalls,, president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio r. r., is Identify