Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-24
State Political Notes.

A prominent and influential republican
who was In Washington on Thursday re-
ferred to the impolicy OF the national com.
mlttee's method of interposition In the
States stlsirs, and spoke of the peculiar
constituencies of the average Virginisn to
Interference from outside. He said that the
uniuvted appearance on the stage at Nor
folk of three alien vnluuteeis-Q Clark
son and Dudlty-was unprecedented, and
would have bsen Indignantly resented by
the party In any State north of the Poto-
mac, aud i'd excite in the bosoms of the
prominent republicans who are not tied to
Mahones chariot wheels suspicion, anxiety
and mistrust.
A dispatch from Norfolk says: General
Mahona lief. for Petersburg last night. The
revolving faction now known as the kick.
ers,' predict thspyerwhelming defeat of the
ticket If the approaching conference of that
element decides to make no recommends.
ton 10 lis favor. There does not seem to he
the slightest enthusiasm among the repnbli
cans, and while The convention moved with
the evenness and emoothness of perfectly
adiustsdl machine, 1t WAS more matter of
business to please Malone than anything
else, and nobody can be found willing to sup
port their opinion that tho ticket will be
elected"
A letter from Petersburg to the Richmond
Dispatch Gays: IAN anti Malone conference
viii be held shor y, the time and place of
which Is now under derstion-iDdeed,
this conference was projected before the
Norfolk convention and in anticipation of
its action. The ants will then decide what
shape their opposition shall take-whether
it shall be open and avowed, or whether 1t
ALL khn Nf bar
away from the polls on election.day and
thus aiding the democrats. That General
Malone ia to be antagonized seems abso
lutely certain, judging from the assurances
given your correspondent 10 day by the
leaders of the opposition"
Elk Governor Cameron. being asked yes.
terday what he thought OF the statement
made by General Malone that he and Gron.
er did not have more than five hundred fol
lowers in the State, ocularly replied that
ne had more than that number in Peters
burg.
John NJ. Langston was asked yesterday if
he would support Mshoue for Governor.
but declined to talk. He, however, stated
! ia reply 10 question asked him that he did
not know how the report originated that he
and Malone had made up.
EA-S5HhlOr hInuleDerRer, III DIS paper,
the Shenandoah Herald, of yesterday says:
There never was time since 1877 that We
would have supported William Malone for
governor. We had doubts then, but solved
thosa doubts in his favor or account of the
Martin latter We will not support him
oow Oar ressous will re forthcoming.
We wanted him nominated to be eliminated.
The people Of Virginia will not have cause
20 regret this nomination. He and NEEDLE
soma Matte @ lay will have their rebuke
this fall Garry the news to Hatton."
Washington correspondent of the Bal
.imore Sun in speaking ofGeneral MahoDe's
nomination says: "Bv and through outside
interference and il huencs the old man.
was enabled to remount the throne and
again WELD the soeptre, but that the plat
form prepared under the eye OF the renab-
ilitated and reinforced ooss'should contain
a confss.i IN Of weakness muat he regarded
as bad politics Reliance on outside in
lluences secured Malone the countenance Of
the administration, but when in the hour OF
glory and of prophetic victory an appeal is
made to the republican party outside ofthe
State and TO the national administration for
recognition, tie cor We 1tion and the one and
only Malone confess that it will not be safe
to trust the iseue to the voting republicans"