Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
A POLITICAL CHAT.
TALK WITH Acknowledgement
AYERS ON TIE ISSUES OF
THE CANVASS.
Popularity OF Our Ticket In the South
west-MahoDc's Debt Schcme-Un-
finished Law Cases. sc.
At.ornev-Goneral Rufus A. Ayers, Of

OF ileSh by ms recent illne6a alA tiaI "i9
active movements and ruddy face gave
evidence Of good standard Of health
the newspaper visitor considered him to
bc in fit condition for an interview, and
therefore asked:
How have you been since you left the
city IN July
vas quito i'll at Bristol for ten days
in August and since then have remained
quietly at HOlston Springs. my home IN
Scott county. recupenting, and now feel
stronger than before j was sick.
DO you regret not having become a
candidate for reelection ?
do not. Ny official life in Richmond
has been very pleasant and | regret OF
cOurso 70 part with my many friends.
Otherwise had matureiy considered the
matter and determined that NY private
interests imperatiycly demanded that
should not become candidate was
gratGcd that the convention nominated
so worthy successor and shall DO
pleased to turn over tue Office 70 II. Tay-
lor Scott on the lst OF January.
Our TICKET.
What is the feeling in the Southwest
towards our ticket and what IS thought
OF Mahono's candidacy?
The ticket is very satisfactory 70 the
1 Southwest ard will poll The solid Demo
cratic vote. No mistake was made IN
, Tyler's nomination-he will strengthen
us IN the Southwest very much.
'TOTTEE TICKET.
Nahonos ticket, said Mr.. Ayers, is
/ thought TO be the weakest the Republ-
cans could have nominated. There are
numbers Of Republicans from the North
/ in the Southwest who will not support
! Malone under any circumstances in
/ deed. this is the TJllo among those OF IN
telicence.
This extends beyond the State. md
/ thousands of prominent Republicans
who under other circumstances would
( interest themselves for the ylrty in the
! State will rejoice when be Is beaten II
November.
Take out Quay, Dudley, and tho ma
/ chine-pOliticians of the Administration,
and where is the decent Republican who
eympathzes with Malone or his
methods?
OUR MAJORITY.
The nomination Of Malone, continued
the Attoney-Gencral. insures full
vote. and Iuli vote means 10000 Demo
/ cratic majority. Sleup and Lurty do
not help matters Slcmp has been twice
/ beaten Tor the Senate in his district and
/ if his opponent uses the same ammuni-
/ ton Pudemore used against him when
! he was first beaten he viii be very weak
with the soldier element.
2lE. LUBTY.
Lurtv was United States District At
torney under Judge Rives's odministr-
/ lion. during which the mountain distl-
lers were greatly persocrtcd, all OF winch
/ land the persecution and prosecution OF
! the county judges for not having mixed
iurieS) will be treasured up and repaid
with interest, for it is well known that
these people are truer to Their resent
mcnts than to party.
Ills PART.
Will YOU be able to enter the canvass
actively this TALL
| want to do all can in the canvass,
but am somewhat handicapped by my
appointment on the Executive Commit
tee and by cases coming up for hearing
in the Supreme Court Of the United
States and the Virginia Court Of Ap-
pc3ls.
TIE DFTT.
What think Won is the plan Of the debt
settlement Malone alludes to IN his plat
form: what does ho mean what Is hls
scheme
1 suspect that the plan Of settlement
! Malone has in view Is the old chestnut
Of getting the United States Govern
ment to assume a large portion OF the
debt. His plan is anything to accom-
plish his purpose; his purpose Is to ad-
vance the political and personal interests
Of William Malone. lils NumlGlan hosts
can ho marshalied either under the flag
of the debt payers or under the flag OF
reu,ldiation. and he can also rely on his
wGite contingent to DO his will. 1t does
not matter what his schemes are, he can
not be elected.
THE NEGRO.
The people Of Virginia, added the At
torp,v-Gencrai, viii never again permit
the State 10 be dominated 10y the negro
n,rtv. for such il is. Three fOurths Of
| Mahone's followers are negroes, and 1t
deserves to be designated the negro
party.
The money furnished by Quay, Dud-
! lev A Company will surround HIM
with political bummcrs and tlatterers,
but their efforts will be futile. NOparty
will ever rule Virginia again which has
more negroes than whites IN It.
LAW CASES.
Have YOU many important law cases
to finish up?
Yes. have, about twonty cases which
| have matured IN the Supreme Court OF
| Appeals of Virginia during the summer,
and have nine important cases set for
hearing in the supreme Court Of the
United States for the second Monday IN
the October term. Two Of these cases
are upon appeals taken by the State to
orJere of discharge entered 10y Judge
| Hughes IN hQbcaS corpus eases where
the prisoners had been prosecuted or
convicted under the State laws These
cases do not have any connection with
the coupon legislation.
The other seven cases involve as many
ouestions arising under various statutes
/
relative to coupons, and especially ques-
tions arising under the coupon -crusher
act.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE.
7 have also been engaged for some
timo in the preparation OF bill to be
flied in the Supreme Court Of the United
States against the State of Tennessee 10
! ao,.lo tha dienntnd boundary between
the two States. This bill viii be ready
to file early in the term.
Ny recent illness has delayed the
nreDaration Of briefs in these cases, and
nv time during this month will be
principally occupied that way.
At this point, other visitors having
come into the room, the Dispatch man
released his grip on the Attorney-Gene-
rails attention and retired.