Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-21
PETKRsBURa, Va, Sept n.


Special Dispatch to TIE EVENING hTAR.
Nothing has yet occurred Of a very startling
nature in the Virginia campaign. Malone ha
unshacked arms today and tonight will set on
for one Of the stragetic points Of the contest
the town Of Abingdon and county Of Washing
ton in southwest Virginia. Abingdon is on thu
line Of the Norfolk and Western railway ant
has easy communication with q rich, enter
prising and populous region of the statt
This road is a great arterial highway, running
from Norfolk, on the Atlantic, to Bristol OIL
the dividing line of Virginia and Tennessee
and is made up Of several links or divisions Of
road as they were originally chartered ane
built. It was Malone who first consolidated
them into their present grand entirety, anC
under the name of the Atlantic, Mississipp
and Ohio he was elected first president Of the
first formidable system Of railways at the south
His salary was $4,000 per year, y fact which
the democratic ''stumpers" are still harping
on. A large coterie of Mahone's personal snG
political friends will 60 with him from thii
city. Monday is court day at Abingdon and an
immense concourse OF persons is sure to be
there at the measuring Of forces
BETWEEN MALONE AND DANIEL.
But there will be no joint debate or other
friendly intercourse between these rivals. They
have not spoken for years. Daniels first ap-
pearance in public life was in the reconstruc-
ton period of 1862 He was sent by Lynch
burg to the lower house Of the Virginia legisla-
ture, and for period Of eight or ten years con-
tinued to serve his city in one or the other
Of the two branches of that body. During
most Of this time he was in hearty accord with
Malone and especially gave valuable aid to oil
Mahone's railroad legislation, of which 80
much that Is derogatory Of Malone and his
and speakers Of the democratic party.
The breach between them came when both
wanted the democratic nomination for gov
ernor, now nearly ten years ago. Malone,
finding it was little beyond his reach at that
time, determined to defeat Daniel anyhow,
and to that end combined his very large fol-
lowing with a small number of the friends of
Col. Holiday Of Winchester and gave to that
gentleman an easy victory over his far more
popular antagonist.
Four years later and Daniel was nominated
by his party. 1t came almost by reclamation,
but readiustment had then become an over
shadowing issue in Virginia politics, and Ma
hone had no trouble in electing his candidate,
Col. Cameron, over Daniel by about Ii, 600 ma
jority.
DANIEL IS NOW PAYING UP OLD scoR Es,
and in his speeches in the present canvass has
several times made use of language quite Of
fensive to Malone. Mahone's committee and
their clerks are sending out great quantity Of
Campaign material in the form Of speeches
and other papers of a political nature. A great
deal OF it is matter touching netlonal politics
and relates to the tariff, the Blair educational
bill, &c.
McKinney's speech made in Charlottesville
at the opening Of the campaign Malone seems
to consider worthy his closest attention Thou
sands Of that speech are being distributed
from republican headquarters here. The
democratic candidate on that occasion
denounced severely the tariff and was most
bitter and inhammatory in bis ramarks
on the negro question, but that speech
be has not since repeated. The personal rela-
tions Of Malone and Mckinney are said to be
pleasant