Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-07
SIDEWALK POLITICS.
The MAHoNElTE HANeERs-oN DIS
cuSSlNG THE SITUATION.
Pat. McCauII FIattened Out--An Incon-
sistent Statement-Wili the kickers
Cave In ?--Personal.
From our Regular Correspondent. J

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 6.--Some Of the fol-
lowers Of William Malone were standing
in group to-day in front Of one of the
downtown hotels when the D4sId tch corre-
spondent landed in that part OF the city.
Things are moving rather slowly during
the absence of President Harrison, and Il
is pretty dull for the place-huntcrs. They
are now therefore killing time by
talking about what they expect 70
do in Virginia this year. One OF
the party predicted that the klckers
would be swallowed up and forgotten be-
fore the LIST day of September, but another
thought that the red-hOt letter OF Z. A.
Hecrmans, Of Montgomery county, de-
clining an Office that came through Ma
hone meant that the fight was 10 be Kept
up That letter was a cOrkcr, and no one
was more surprised than Pat. McCaull, 20
whom il was addressed. Mr.. Heermans
was pressed for the position OF Unitcc
States Attorney for the Western district Or
Virginia by the antI-MahOne men,. out
Craig, of Stanton, got the place. Malone
thought he would play a very smart game
if he could induce Heernans to accept tho
second place and act a assistant TO his man
| Craig. But. alas lleermans seems to have
both spunk and manhood, and he spurns
as he so aptly describes Malone.
FLATTKsED OUT
Pat. McCaull is said to be completely
hattenod out by the very tart letter sent
him by Heermans. In Fastening 20 notify
Heermans of his appointment and con-
graduating him thereon McCaull was but
doing the bidding Of his political master,
William Malone. There is one thing about
the Boss-whatever he tells his henchmen
to do : done without a InurmUr. Pat.
McCaull wants 10 be internal-reyenue col
lector, and he wears the Malone collar
with pleasure SO long as that fat Office Is ID
sight.
INCONSISTENT.
In speaking Of the "kickers" this morn
ing one Of the Malone followers advanced
an idea that will strike the average man as
being inconsistent. He was talking OF the
demands made by the anti-Mahone people,
and said why If we accede 20 the terms
OF those fellows 1t would mean Niger
chairman IN nearly every county IN the
State As the thing now stands We have
very few niger chairmen, and don't want
any more. Malone is working plan to
keep The niggers down"
Whenit isYemembered that Malone is the
head Of party composed almost entirely
Of "niggers.' as his henchmeu put n. IT
would seem that this attempt to crowd the
black allies 10 the wall Is cheeky II nothing
more.
WILL TREY CAVE IN?
This same henchman went on TO declare
that the kickers" would finally cave IN,
and that before the day Of election there
would be complete harmony within the
party, and then, he said, the Republicans
would win the election. He further eX-
pressed himself in favor of running Park
&c A drie
predicted that the Agnew boom would
grow right along.
Being reminded that Agnew himself had
recently said some pretty rOJgh things
about Mahone's outrageous tyranny. the
henchman turned that point by saying
oh, YES. | know that two or three weeks
ago Agnew was mad with Malone. but that
was owing to = misunderstanding. II has
been Strengthened out satisfactorily, aud
Malone and AgneW now understand each
other, and are once more good TRENDS
II Is understood that Mr.. Agnew got
tired Of Mahones tyranny and plainly told
him that ~ he was the Republican candi-
date for Congress last year IN the Eighth
district, MahOne could not run things en-
tirely in that part of the state.
Most of the Democrats who have been
watching the fight between Malone and
the ants" say that thcy hope tho Adj
ministration Will continue to give Malone
all the patronage. They consider Malone
the most damaging specimen Of humanity
with which party could be afflicted, and
they want him 20 nave full swing, feeling
sure that he will ruin the Republican party
in Virginia and damage the party outside.
GREAT ANXIETY.
There is the greatest anxiety among the
virginia Republicans now in Washington
10 find ont whom the Democrats of the
State will most likely nominate for Gov
ernOr. They are not getting much salts
faction as vet Malone Will not make any
positive move with regard TO the Republl-
can ticket until he has some reliable in
| formation as TO what the Democrats Will
do. His henchmen are spreading the re-
port that Colonel Fenable, Of Petersburg,
is going to spring on the Democratic Con-
Vention as a dark horse, and his nOmina-
ton made after the fayorlte sons have
had complimentary votes given them.
Senator Ransom arrived IN the city yes
terday afternoon from New York, where he
has been for several days attending TO some
legal business. He left this morning for
his home in North Carolina. His broken
arm is mending rapidly and he hopes soon
| TO have the free use OF 1t again.
IN BAD HEALTH.
A report reaches Washington that Mr..
Finley. Republican member Of the House
of Representatives. from Kentucky is in
very bad health. and will not live long. AS 1t
is said that he has consumption. Should he
die the Democrats could easily capture the
district Their nominee last fall was Gene
raj Wolford, who would not be nominated
in the event of a vacancy, as he IS too old
to make the contest as lively and telling as
il should be. This makes four Republl-
can members of the House who viii
hardly be able to attend the ses-
sions next fall, and Messrs. Kelley OF Penn
sylvania and Browne of Indiana are both
getting SO feeble that they cannot be de
pended on in case of emergency. The Re
publicans will have 10 play very shrewd
game if they outwit the Democrats when
the next House organizes. The margin IS
slender and their bare majority too uncer-
tain TO be depended on. This Is why
the Democrats should try hard TO
elect two or three congressman IN
the new States Of the Northwest.
IL Colonel Cal. BriCe, of Ohio, who has
lust been elected chairman of the Ma
tlonal Democratic Committee, is half the
man politically that his friends claim, he
will get himself together at once and take
steps TO helpthe Democracy IN the Terrific
ries of Montana, South Dakota, North Da-
kota and Washington. Congressman Cox,
of New YORK is out that way now making
the welkin ring, but the Democrats need
from fifty to seventy-tive good speakers
and some cash if they expect 20 make q
record in the Northwest this year.