The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
BILLY MALONE TALKS,
He Does the "Dockery Act" and Says he
was Cheated out of the Governorship.

was Cheated out of the Governorship.
Richmond dispatch Philadelphia Enquirer.1
Ringing General Mahone's door hell
this afternoon | WAS askel by the gen
erals usher to walk into his library.
After waiting some time in mahoy-
any trimmed room we'll stncked with
books, arose to greet the Republican
leader as he entered from his dining
room dressed as often caricatured.
showing a great expanse of shirt front
and wearing his regulation white, old
fashioned big collar, slouch hat and
patent leather pumps. Malone look
ed the picture of the grotesque, and
but for his pumps he would have pass
ed for any easy conditioned farmer.
General Mahone," said, "did you
think you would ever be Republican
when you were an aspirant for COVER
nor in the Democratic party in 1877 ?"
"No,, indeed" he .. id laughingly.
II was Bourbon then"
"Were you prepared for your defeat
on Monday !"
"Well, l knew what was going on,
but l did not know exactly how far
the Democratic machine was going to
work."
"Do you regard the election held
yesterday as fair ?"
yes The fairest ever held in
Virgins" This very sarcastically.
Here General Malone dilated upon
Democratic methods, claiming that he
had lost heavily by the purging pro.
cess and by the manipulation Of the
ballot boxes. He claimed he would
have been elected by 10000 had there
been fair election.
"Do you think, general, that the
big majority yesterday means Demo
cratic supremacy for ever 7"
"It would look SO, but the people
will become disgusted and there will
be change some day. l tell you
what the result will do. 1t will invite
Congressional action"
"What is your idea of National jur-
is'liction p
"Why, believe that Congress will
adopt law giving the National Gov
ernment full supervision of Congress
sional elections in the States. Only
in this way Can we ever expect fair
elections in the S,uth"
rne kicking Republicans arguo
that you will have to surrender your
Republican leadership in Virginia
since you have been So overwhelmingly
defeated. What have you to say on
this pnnt?" asked
He chuckled significantly and re-
plie.l: II am chairman Of the Re.
publican party in Virginia until the
next State convention and death or
resignation would be the only way
could be got rid of [ will live to be
100 and it will be cold day before
resign.
Glow about youriaspirations for the
Vice Presidency?
81 do not believe that the Republi.
can party has lost its senses, and until
it does there will never he Southern
man on the ticket John S. Wise
broke from me because l took him
down peg OH that very question
In 1883, sitting in this library, he
asked me if l wanted to be Vice Pres
ident, ano 1 told him M, and if
did, I couldn't get it, He then sale
he would put in for it himself.
ridiculed rim for his presumption, anc
he never got over it. John Wise
you know, is full of gush. He lack
the balance wheel and heavy one a
that"
Il General Malone declared that h
had not read but one book since tn
: war, and that was General Dicl
! Taylor's "reminiscences. II hav
not even looked at a newspaper h
said, ''for year. Ihave never eve
: seen a copy of my organ, called tn
, tariff something or other-Schpol an
! Tariff Advocate"
! In conclusion General Malone sal
, there was lots of fun in politics, an
. that he expected to be doing bushes
at the same old stand in the yea
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