Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-04
THE LITTLE BOSS.
HT MANAGES TO SECURE ANOTHER IN.
TERvIHw WITH HARRISON,
But When He Comes Out Talks Korse--
An Appointment that Was
Surprise
NON our RArnlnr corro.nnnaen,l

From Our Regular corrcspondenLl
WASHINGTON, May 3.~Ex-Senator Ma.
hone. Of Virgins. was accorded another
nrit interview to-day BY President Harri-
sou. The wOuld-bc boss OF the Virginia
n0ndescripts slipped quietly through the
private entrance 10 the Presidents Office and
remained about twenty minutes. when he
came ont Malone evaded answering Ques-
tons as 10 the nature OF the interview, and
began 90 talk arodt the races. telling the
iocsl reporters who were st the White House
that hey ought TO put their money on horse
named swift. Malone did not look particu-
lsr,y happy after his interview. From all
that csn be learned regarding bis present
status, though II is not al easy mat.
Ger 10 get al TIE bottom facts, The most
DO has accomplished has been 10 Acqusint
General iisrfisoa with the situation
in virginia fIom the Malone standpoint II
is Characteristic OF this man TO underrale all
al his opponents OF the other faction. and
ie ha' been doing his utmost TO convince
f1e President that The " Ants" have 90 fol-
lowing. There Is no evidence. however,
That be has succeeded. MahonC's personal
followers who have been here have not Gre
atcd favorable impression upon the powers
that be. And u Is hsrd for President IIar-
rls0n to make no his mind that such men as
John Wise. Ex-Governor Cameron, Colonel
II. G.. Parsons, ex-C CONGRESSMAN Brady. eX.
SCnstor Lewis, Genera! GroDer, and men OF
shat wing have not really more respectable
following than Malone.
GRAsPs THg FACL
General Harrison Is olso aware Of the fact
that Msboncs principal following is COM
posed Of negroes. The President has been
full a the idea oi making the Republican
party Of the South = more respectable one,
and he naturally wonders why The white Re-
publiclus mentioned above are al so bitterly
opposed TO the Malone gang. He has been
told what 40 arrant boss Malone is and be Is
said 10 fear that unless an absolute cOmurO-
mise is entered into there - no hope OF Re-
publican success In Virginia. Malone
doesn't seem inclined to yield an inch to the
"AutiS.' but wants to rule the roost aud
make the entire crowd wear ms collar as IN
by-Roue daVs.
President IisrrsOu bad an excellent op-
pouuniiy during his TeCeut visit TO the New
YORK centennial ceremonies 10 see and talk
with representative southern men. He
found none there from the South whO are
identified with the Republican party. As to
Virginia he discovered tbst the prominent
men from that state were 81 Democrats, aud
be Is probably impressed with feeling that
bis own party Ia Virginia can never De i'm.
proved. enlarged, or elevated by rcccg-
niIing Malone. II he has not found all this
out he ought 70 do 30, aud be can get much
valuable Information by taking with Colo
mel Parsons and The Secretary OF state. who
- personal and political friend Of the man
from Natural Bridge.
Al IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT.
An importsnt Virginia appointment was
made to-dsy-tnai ot Thomas L. Borland. Of
Norfolk, 10 be United Sta cs Attorney for the
Eastern district IA place Of Colonel J. Cat.
le't Gibson, % Culreper, whose term hsd
not expired. Colonel Gibson was appointed
shortly aiicr Mr.. Cleveland came into office
The Virginia delegation In 1855 had agreed
urou Colonel ThOmss Smith, Of WarrentOU,
for this odioc, hu, when they presented bis
name President Cleveland surprised them
by saying last for personal reasons he
hat decided TO appoint Colonel Glib
son. and then be asked the delega'
tiou, beaded by Mr.. Barbour, If they
Lad any objections 70 Colonel Gibson.
They found out the situation aud said they
had Rot. though they preferred Colonel
smith. Colonel Gibson owed his appointment
10 Rev. M Davis, Presbyterian minister
OF Albany. -. J.. whose church Governor
Cleveland had attended snd who gave
"c'elu bil " a. morals. ~ n was expressed
w-cp Cn8idl'e Cleveland wss before the
Am.rcgu people for the presidency, and
when Pc ~ beng N.llainOusiy attacked by
the Republican press OF TIE land. Rev. Nr
Davis miuied sister OF The wife Of colonel
Gibson. NI-. Drv!s being daughter Of The
lfc judge Henry ~l>ckoif0Td. Of the Circuit
Corf.. oyer winch Judge Grimslcy. Of Cut
pepper, now presido~.
Mr. Hor1ld's appointment was great
surp' ~c % ih- Republicans from Virginia,
arf tlry W,rr discussing 1t this afternoon Mt
the downtown ho'eis. Many 81 them did
ynf know OHIO bN w.. They were expect
JOG d" flnhc." Ham. of RicUmoud, TO get
taC place. md tbe latter was endorsed 10y
Mary mtn in both factions. Colonel Glhbon
la0 sh,u. uire month. 90 serve II his term
lld been daicG from h.s confirmation by the
~.nafe. tir. N.Thud owes his appointment
n.u...t entirely O. nae efforts of Congressman
I,.raru. wHo pfc.sci the claims IN au inde-
pendent sort oi way REGARDLESS Of what
rtaer IS .i.n wanted. TINS bat carries out
ODE idea ,O often advanced in this cOTre-
l..ndcuce tglt tOnrressmcn BCWden aud
Ir..nc h4ve more influence than Malone.
g-a t.at when they work for man he is
more 500 10 Get what he wants than Y he
G.r-a1- on Malone, on any one va The lac
t.ua' n-U'. Applications should, therefore,
y.I % 90 HoWtta and Browne. They are
c.. .r0s-urn. end are not Gin the soup"
lln Billy II thcue.
FORAKtR.
Governor Foraker, Of Ohio. who arrived
i.fl Yesterday afternoon from New York,
tlI who va. serenAdcd last night At the Eb-
Nfi House by about one hundred Buckeye
g.. utlcaus. has been holding perfect leyee
I..t. strange 70 say the money 20 pay for
Dbl, band witch iooird last evening was raised
ia trrai,-rvr and tiity-cent subscriptions by
la.n liosyen0r. "a brother OF Congressman
Gr..v,u.r, bitter political enemy OF
Foraker Dan, however, found lots OF ohio
E.... ns who would neither give any
nooes lol lend their presence to the oeeN-
f.cn. They denounced Foraker as traitor
70 ,lrlsn Ell the Chicago Convention.
fofaAc D, "a vain IS ever, ana seems to
l1r6 .-at he il bigger mao than John
ssemsn any day m the week. The GoY-
eu.r .xriod back for Ohio tonight.
loo John Z. Harris, OF Rockingham; b.
". Davidson. o. Amherst county; +. {.
braa. % Richmond, and l.. II. Ciapp, OF
j. .,D.n, are smong the Nirginians regis.
Cared GO ffta 80 to-day