Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-10-18
LalgSt0l TELLS il All.
He Relates the Interview be had at Peters,
burg with MahOnG'S Li6utenantS.

HE FINDS THAT A NEGRO WHO WANTS TO
GO TO CONGRESS HAS NO FRIEND IN
MAHoNE-HE GOES OFF TO OHIO TO
HELP FORAKER, AND LEAVES MA
HONE SHALL STAND BY THE
$4,000 REPUBLICANS WHO ELECTED
ME, ALTHOUGH I AM A NEGRO"
Hon. John NJ. Langston, (colored), az
rived in Washington, Monday afternoon,
on his way from Virginia to Ohio. He is
not going to take part in the Virginia cam
paign. Instead of working for Malone he
will take the stump for Foraker. He left
for Ohio on the late train Monday night.
Before leaving Washington he talked freely
and frankly with Washington Star repor-
ter, IAN independent paper, about the stu
alton in Virginia. He said:
''N[r. Mahones policy" he said, 'sseems to
be, if [ may make word for the occasion,
trying to democratize the Republican party in
Virginia. He wants to drive the negro into
obScurity, giving him no countenance OF rec
ignition, that he may gather around him white
Democrats who are willing to get what they
can out of the Republican party if the negro
is put down. He is trying to drive out and
PUT DOWN THE NEGRO FOR BEING A NEGRO.
''They published my letter of September 3,
and sent it out as a campaign document under
the caption 'Langston party man. He will
support the Republicans in the Old Dominion.
He says he will do his duty They advertised
me to speak in the State. But meanwhile |
had not seen Mr.. Malone OF any of his lieu
tenants. | had no talk with members of the
State Committee as to the plan of the cam
paign and what was expected of me. | had
been in Ohio and went from there to Peters
burg. l expected to meet Malone or Bowden,
OF some other member of the committee there,
but | did not find them. There was not a
white man in sight. Some OF
MAHoNE's coLoRED UNDERsTRAPPERs
were on hand and said everything had been
large assemblage to hear me, all colored men,
said that was we'll enough, but where was
MI. Bowden l had had no conference with
him. There were some matters to talk about
before | entered into the canvass. | had re-
ceived no invitation. sent word to Mr.. Bow
den that l was there and ready to talk with
him when convenient Word came back for
NE to speak that night as advertised and that
we would confer the next day. | spoke,
making such speech as | thought ought to.
About 5000 negroes were present. None OF the
committee,
NOT WHITE MAN, ATTENDED THE MEETING.
'"rhe next day L was ready to talk with MI
Bowden but the interview was not to be had
| was there at their service, but Malone, Bow
den and the rest were off in some quiet place
The communications with me were all through
some observation-disclosures of Mahone's l
made it known that was ready to. make an
appointment; then awaited. Monday evening
| got letter from MI. BOWden saying that he
would see me Monday morning; that he would
leave the city Monday evening. went around
to headquarters; saw Brady and Congress
man Burrows. Bowden had gone and would
not be back until Thursday. They wanted to
know how long would remain [ said that
l had appointments in Ohio to speak for Gov
Foraker, but should remain in Petersburg
until Friday. Then l should go to Ohio. If
meanwhile Mr. Bowden wanted to see me
should be there. On Thursday Mr.. Bowden
sent word that he had been called off by dis
patch to see a sick child.
THE CONFERENCE AT THE ALBEMARLE
HOTEL.
con Friday two negroes came to me, and
after some messages back and forth conducted
me to the Albemarle hotel. One of them
stayed down in the bar room and the other
conducted me to a private apartment up stairs,
which had been secured for the occasion.
There were Bowden, Lamb and Waddill.
They asked the colored man who conducted
me there to take seat. | told them that he
was merely an attendant they had sent to show
me the way, and that, as | had no further use
for his services, | would excuse him. He had
not come with me to take part in the confer
e enc lie left and we had our talk. / told
caTy the the State tate that I was o Repubcan
and was anxious to work for the cause Of nv
party.
oo.,,,,t 81 NV, ao,or ava ~ a,,r1 of ,,,,,
oil aooNa''V VI Ai9 NNi"i "''e 'to oii vi my
hair. In speech he had said that he would
lht "s",a' 10y t au w +ha qo9 o"1.u
de .li could be renresented in the House Nv
a negro. In view of this there was one condi-