Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-18

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governor OF Virginia.
To illustrate; Gen. Malone had
itiu his power to demand the re.
peal Of the
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX ON TO.
BAOCO
by the Senate, aud then
leave the responsibility with
4 Democratic. House. He con-
ten ed himself with reading q few
short speeches during his IlK years.
and snapped such power as no man
had ever welded In the Senate for
State plumber. When / entered
the Senate our power was doubled.
proposed to direct it entirely into
another channel. 1t was quite easy
10 have me "set down 1pon." Plum.
der is much cheaper than measures.
The grand opportunity was gone,
and plumber was Virglnia's portion.
The result was that | made few re-
commentator for very few subOr-
dinate places, and these chiefly tor
ladies discharged from time to time
from temporary places, and a half
dozen of many OF hundreds of these
will about marx my number, except
labOrers and printers, until Gen.
MahOne's term expired. Then | got
better recognition In the Senate
appointees, OF which, up TO that
time, had one and one page. The
Gen. beat me out Of the latter for
three or four days before | know 1t,
but correction quickly ensued upon
threatened exposure Of the methods
Of certain Senate officer IN the Sen
ate in doing this thing. This is also
nice little farce tor the hastings.
us known by the "bOys" of the
Capitol who enjoyed it as "the
double appointee."
General Malone so dominated
and tyrannlzeG, mat IN APP
pointing my home 2. N. in the
Sd year of President Authur's term,
the papers were referred to kim,
by him, through his Committee
Clerk - his son - by him to the
County Chairman, by him returned
10 Geu. Malone, and by him en-
d0rsed back to Z. NJ. Gen. Gresh
am all without my knowledge
That gentleman, seeing 1t lacked
my endorsement, telephoned me to
the Senate. At the Dept, he told
ne of the irregularity. | informed
him that they had blundered upon
the right and he was appointed.
When we had five pronounced (EOt
gdependenO Republican members
of the house, he treated all of them
in the same way at various times,
most notably, Hooper, who had car.
ried every precinct in Gen. Ma.
homes Congressional Disthct.-
Bowen who had been elected in the
Southwest by nearly 5000 msjerity,
and Libbey, twice elected by over
1000. But Mayo Of the Arst Dis.
trict. aud Wise at large, were about
as often kicked ont OF the back |
door az the rest, by virtue OF the |
nefaIious traffic contract. The |
stories OF Farmville, a p. o. in
ia Giles and many little ten to fifty |
dollar fellows throughout the State
are replete with fun. Personal re
lalions became strained between
tWoof these members and the Gen,
exchange Of cOurtesles ceased,
and these things, together with
one awful ofleuse committed cost
Bowen and Hooper their heads,
and the Republican representation
was reduced to two. Libhey's head
fell two years later for the same rea-
sons. Mayo was also on the blacklist,
but fought to bis nomination onoe
more, only TO be defeated If de-
feated) for lack of support.
THE UNPARDONABLE BIN WAS
THIS:
Gen. Malone wanted Urit-
Rule delegation for Arthur, Blaine
was IN the way in more than half
the districts on a poll. The Rich.
mond Wing was Mahone's proper
ty. lie could, and did use it,
to the convention, in all
sorts of attacks upon Blaine. He
also put forth his priudb circular,
in which he assailed Blaine and
Reid in style that was
gross to say the least. Blaine and
Logan were nominated. The former
aud Malone did not speak, a. the
word goes. Logan gave his candid
opinion las was his WON'T Of Gen.
Malone through the press. IL Ia
being read IN the State now. II
was deemed better TO elect another
than the Gen. on the OOngressIOn-
al Campaign Committee. The dele.
cation. in the absence Of Gen. Ma.
none Capt. Wise and myself, Sc.
lccted me, and reported my name to
the caucus which they we're attend
ing. Ibid not know there was such
70 committee. Tho next morning |
vent to the Capital for my sur.
prise. | got mere than one. Gen.
Malone was scornfully indiknsni.
ln nve minutes | sent In NJ deeli.
nation, and Gen. AahoEs vas
chosen. But for Gen. Mahene's
uprovident uso Of mnch Of that
fund through the Wing,
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