Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-22

Malone dined at Morsett's restaurant in
company with Col. Lamb, Congressman
Bowden and Judge Wood. When the din.
ner was over Col. Lambs friends considered
him out of the fight, and they say he Is un.
questionably relieved, hecsuse be did not
want the temptation Of en- offer Of the nomi'
nation.
In Gen. V. D. Gronef's camp of hoStile6
the anti-Mahone flag waa iurled to be laid
aside. Elk Governor WIN. e. Cameron, who
wes OH Tuesday the guest OF Gen. Groner,
went away from Norfolk 10 the morning
with bag and baggage. YoBt, of the Valley,
sent a newspaper representative to report
proceedings, but will not bring his own
thunder to the scene OF action. Capt. John
S. Wise and Col. James D Brady have con.
Guided not to put in an appearance. In fact,
oope Of the eminent opponents Of General
Malone will be on hand to mar the barmo.
ny of the convention or challenge the su-
premacy of the arch-hoss. This change of
tactics is, of course, the subject of unlimited
gossip aud speculation, bu, It Is very plain
case of utter defeat Grocer says Mahone's
people paid no attention to the voice OF the
opposition where it vas ia the majority, but
organized separate primaries, the returns
from which were recog nZed by the Malone
chairman There will be contests, but the
committee on credentials will smother the
complaints, and but little of The disaffectlon
Is likely 10 be aired in public on the floor of
the convention. General Groner could not
help admitting that Mshone's practical re.
sources had completely fatteped out the
opposition. but he said It was by cheating,
and that Malone could lot play politics
without cheatiog. Gen. Groner, however,
never once said he would not support the
ticket when it was nominated.
Among the prominent men present 10 ex.
Congressman Mayo. He believes that Ma.
bone will be nominated, and the campaign
will be short, but the most brilliant and
memorable ever fought in Virginia. he be-
ieves ihst the republican ticket will be
elected. "and," said be, we don't propose
TO be cheated out of it. Eight years ago,
with The Dangile incident, they began to
Introduce southern methods on ~. We
will stsrd it no longer. We believe that
the negro vote, if it is cast. ought to be
counted, and we propose to have 1t counted.
Tee election machinery lie in the hands of
the democrats, but we will have every poll
ing place carefully watched by Dervy but
discreet and intelligent men, who will keep
.ecord Of the vote. If the electoral board
decides against Us, and we have reason to
believe, from the reports made to us, that
we have won the fight. we will fight all the
harder. We will establish our own sepa
rate aud distinct government at Richmond.
This may appear revolutionary, but this is
the plan we have determined on after a
very careful consideration and after several
conferences held by the party leaders. OF
course, there will be no recourse to vio-
lence TIE matter will 20 to the courts i'm
medistely, and We will carry the matter
from court to court until we bring the ques'
ton Of Virgnia election methods, as now
practiced, up before the Supreme Court Of
the Uoitcd Statas This may sound wild,
but it's tho course we have mapped out and
will pursue, If we believe we have been
cheated out Of the election"
Geu. Mahone was asked about this plan,
but no declined 10 say anything about it.
1t is thought tho platform will be short one
embodyipg pretty much everything found in the
State democratic platform, and a clause fa7ering
the settlement of the debt on basis that can be
narrowed down to the satisfaction of the bond
holders without an increase oftaIation.