Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-08
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RICHMOND, VA, November THE i'm
minent move in Virginia politics is the atti-
tude of the kicking Republicans. S. NJ.
Yost, the editor of the Staunton Valley Vir-
| giniGn, Ex-Governor Cameron, John s..
Wise, ex-senator Riddleberger, ex-senator
John F. Lewis are the most prominent men
in the kick against Malone. A conference
of these Republicans is to be held at an
early day. Mr.. Yost, on being asked what
the kickers would now do, said to-day that
they would take measures to put themselves
in line with the National party, and to assist
that party.
As to the forthcoming meeting, the first
point that will have to be decided will be
the recognition of leader. These straight
out Republicans have had such dose of
Malone bossism that they will be yery
chary as to whom they will select. John S.
Wise, for instance. will not be accorded the
lead, as he had antagonized several of the
Republicans by his adherence to Malone
after they had left him.
OTHER POSSIBILITIES,
Just who will have the place cannot be
foreseen. Ex-Governor Cameron will prob
ably be most talked of, but he and Wise and
Rlddleberger belong to the new issue Re-
publicans, that is, they were of the number
whose Republicanism went through the
caterpillar state of Re-adjuster Democrat
then Re-adjuster, then Republican, because
Arthur was for Malone, and finally became
fullblown Republicans. On the other
hand, ex-senator Lewis, Mr.. Yost, and
others of that stripe belong to the old-line
Republicans. The keeping of these two
elements together will require considerable
skill.
Then, it is growing more apparent as the
news comes from the black districts, that
many of the negroes, either from persua-
sions and entreaties of the Democrats, or
from disgust at the personal standing of the
Republicans, either voted with the Demo-
Gratis or did not go to the polls. When
John M. Langston, the most prominent
member of their race educated them up to
believing that Malone was their worst
enemy. and then two days before the cleo
ton knuckled to Malone and began to
shrek to them to vote for Malone, the re-
suit was that many would not vote at all,
while others secretly voted the Democratic
ticket. :.
A SIGNIFICANT FACT.
The most significant fact connected with
this election has been the vast degree of
good feeling between the white Democrats
and negroes. A determined effort was made
to get the blacks, by kindness especially, to
induce them to stay away from the polls if
they were unwilling to vote against the Re-
publican ticket. The result of this policy is
manifest in the increased good feeling be-
tween the races. The Democrats propose to
show their appreciation of this. To-day
leading citizens of Amelia county are in
Richmond purchasing supplies for monster
barbecue to be given by the farmers of
Amelia to the negroes ofthe county, though
that is one of the few counties that went for
Malone. It is in the black belt. This
barbecue is to be the commencement of a
similar series to be given by the whites to
the negroes all throughout the black belt.
At midnight tonight unofficial returns
from every county in the State except seven
show Democratic majority of q, 715. The
House stands 70 Democrats, IA Republicans
and Z doubtful. The Senate stands 20 Dem
ocrats, 9 Republicans and one doubtful.
This is the smallest representation the Re-
publicans have had in the Legislature in
the history of the State.