Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-30
UP AT WASHINGTON
TIE MAHoEfITEs AND THE AxrI-MA
HoNxIrHs HAVE IT.
The story Set AHoat by Littls Pat Nc
csull-Blair Knocked 0ut--
Post-0faees.
from oar Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, MAY 29.-Somc Of the anti
Mshoneites were discussing the little story
set saeat here yesterday by Colonel Pat
McCaull, o. SNiem, 20 the effect that would.
be Boss Billy Malone Is going to
run himself for Governor in Virginia
this wear. One OF the leaders of the
opposition wing said in conversation
with the Dispatch ceres poudsnt: "Thst
story was put out by Pat. AcCauli s q
Teller Mshooe hasn't got sand enough IN
his craw 10 dare make the race for Governor
in Virginia lie knows that II he were 10
Vack convention and nominate himself he
would be whipped out OF his boots"
The card IN The Washington Post to-day
contains statement 10 the effect that Ma
hone could be nominated for Governor by
exclamation IL hs would only say the WORD.
It's not believed by the ants that Malone
IS going 10 say the word. The followers OF
Malone who are 10 the city are of opiRi0n
VITA bat few exceptions that Malone Is ok
ing 10 have himself nominated. II ne should
90 tar il would surely end all negotiations
for harmony between the factions
Poor old ex. AtiOTney-GeuerSl Blair, Of
Virginia, who became NOTORIOUS a few years
AGO rs declaring that "honor never yet
b0uqht m8n breakfast after
hanging on the ragged edge OF despair
for two months has been knocked
ouf, and New YORK msn captures
the souc'tor.rcncralship. u has been con-
tended sll along 10 TINS correspondence that
u was barely possible that The northern Ike
nnbucaps would allow the southern RepuD.
nrans % walk away With sn Office that
pss. g. 800 pcr year. II has also been
repeatedly stated IN This correspond
0Cuce that The officials bcrs were
not pleased with Blsr. They looked
1!pan hun A. man lsckiHE IN ability 10 per.
form the responsible duties o. the p'Sce.
Then, again, the spplnrntlv earnest supper,
which thst congressional crank Houk OF
Tennessee bas been giving Blair helped
more than ANYTHING else 10 do up the man
from Wytheyiilo. Both the President and
the Auorney-Gencrsl became thoroughly
DISCUS ed with the mOOushine congress-
man frem TENNESSEE. who has been making
ZONE sorry exhibitions Of himself around
Wellington for several years.
PaITwas one 81 the best endorsed meu who
hos applied Tor ~ Office under this Admins
tralion. 10 - said that he had nearly all Of
The southern Republican coDgressmeH and
more ib.D thirty Republican senators on h's
papers. Eut 100 reality many OF the Ecpubli'
can senators who signed his papers stsbb
him at the Department Of Justice. They dld
not want him appointed. Inc New orkers
lave been aEet the Office from the very start
aud they have got 80. SIR. Chapman, the
lucky candidate, IL said 10 be n good lawyer.
Two posimtsters Of the presidential class
for Nrgiuis were appointed to-day. On the
ChHge 81 being "vicious partisan which
was preferred BY Malone, SIR. /. ". Caid-
well has been removed a postmaster at
Wnrreuton, aud W. n. Strothers, & bench
man Of Tue would-be boss, has been
appointed. THIS action was foreshadoW-
"a yesterday. Old man NanamakeT, who
las been Irc'tn1lDg % he 30 decent
HISS swallowed thiS 1msy nonsense.
III he had acted the man and removed
Mr.. Caldwell because o. his unswerying
Democracy no one could have found any
fault A disfepntahle proceeding Ike t1is
makes Wanama6er party u MahOneS
eneakinc ways. and az Administration that
hasn't the nerve 90 make removals unless H.
dlcuouf charges are ptti,rIed is bound to
break DOWN.
The other Nirg'nil appointment was nj
Harrisonburg, and James sullivan, d plo'
noDuced ARt-Mabouc Republican. was sp'
pointed postmaster Manoue's ndidalc was
msn named FunkhoU,er. The "antls ~ are
chucAiuc TO-DAY over the f,ct that the Ma
hone caudidoie wss knoct "a oui.
The "autis" Also got foUrth-class post
Insstcr SpgOInted to-day al Vienna, faihaN
couniy-the successful candidate being a
man named street.
Joseph g. Worth, Of Petersburg; A,
Jaeger. % Rusthurg James =. Browning OF
Te1cwell county. sud II. NJ. Ford. OF Lynch
burg. are among NTsiuans registered 10 day
q toe Metropolitan.