Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-11

governor OF Virginia.
To illustrate Gen. Malone had
it in bis power to demand the re.
peal of the
! INTERNAL REVENUE TAX on TO-
BACCO
by the Senate, and then
leave the responsibility with
Democratic House. He con
tented himself with reading a few
short speeches during his SIX years
and snapped such power as no mau
had ever welded in the Senate for
State plumber. When entered
the Senate our power was doubled
proposed to direct it entirely into
another channel. 1t was qGite easy
to have me "set down upon" Plum
der is much cheaper than measures,
The grand opportunity was gone
and plumber was Virglnia's portion
The result was that made few re-
concentration for oery few subOr
dinate places, and these chiefly tor
ladies' discharged from time 10 Time
from temporary places, and halt
dozen of many Of hundreds OF these
will about MARI my number, except
laborers and printers, until Gen.
MahOnc's term expired. Then got
better recognition in the Senate
appOintees, OF which, up TO that
time, had one and one page. The
Gen. beat me out of the latter for
three or four days before | knew It,
but correction quickly ensued upon
threatened exposure of the methods
ola certain Senate officer 10 the SEN
ate in doing this thing. This is also
nice little farce tor the hustings.
lis known by the "boys" of the
Capitol who enjoyed it as "the
double appointee."
General Malone so dominated
and tyranuized, that in APP
pointing my home p. VI. in the
! 81 year Of President Authur's term,
tue papers were referred TO him,
by him, through his Committee
Clerk - his son - by him to the
County Chairman, by him returned
to Geu. Malone, and by him en-
dorsed back to z. NJ. Gen. Gresh
am all without my knOwledge.-
That gentleman, seeing 1t lacked
my endorsement, telephOned me to
the Senate. At the Dept, he told
me Of the irregularity. | informed
him that they had blundered upon
the rightman, and he was appointed.
When we had five pronounced (Lot
independently Republican members
OF the house, he treated all of them
in the same way at various times,
most notably, Hooper, who had car
Iied every precinct in Gen, Ma.
homes Congressional District
Bowen who had been elected in the
Southwest by nearly 5000 majority,
and Libbey, twice elected by ever
1000. But Mayo of tie hrst Dis
trict, and Wise at large, were about
as often kicked out of the back
door AS the res, by virtue OF the
nefariOus traffic contract. The
stories of Farmvllle, a p. o. IN
in Giles and many little ten to fifty
dollar fellows throughout the State
are replete with fun. Personal re.
latiOns became strained between
tWOO Of these members and the Gen,
exchange Of cOurteslss ceased,
aud these things, together with
one awful oficnse committed cost
Bowen and Hooper their heads,
anG the Republican representation
was reduced to two. Libbey's mead
fell two years later for the same rea-
sons. Mayo was also on the blacklist,
but fought to his nomination once
more, only to be defeated If de-
feated) for lack OF support
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN WAS
THIS:
Gen. Malone wanted ~ Urit-
Rule delegation tor Arthur, Blaine
was IN the way in more than half
the districts on poll. The Rich
moud wing was Mahone's proper
ty. lie could, and did use it,
antecedent to the convention, IN all
sorts of attacks upon Blaine. He
also put forth his prirdtc circular,
in which be assailed Blaine and
Whitelaw Reid in a style that was
gross TO say the least. Blaine and
Logan we're nominated. The former
and Malone did not speak, Ss the
word goes. Logan gave his candid
opinion las was his WON'T Of Gen.
Malone through the press. IL is
being read 10 the State now. II
was deemed better 10 elect another
than the Gen. OH the COngression.
al Campaign Committee. The dele
CATION, in the absence of Gen. Ma
hone Capt. Wise and myself, Sc
lected me, and reported nv name tC
the caucus which they were attend
ing. Ibid not know there was such
a committee. The next morning
vent TO the Capital for my sur
prise. I got mere than one. Gen.
Mahonr Vas scOrnfulIy indignant
In five minutes | sent in NY decll'
: nation, and Gen. Malone was
chosen. Buj for Gen. MAbonS's
inprovidrnt use of much Of tina,
campaign fund through the Wing,
Blame aud Logan would unqass
tionably have recovered Virglaia's
electoral vote. The more the