Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexa. GAZETTE

FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 10, 1889.
As first stated In this correspondence of
date, the executive committee
IF the national republican committee have
practically endorsed General Malone as the
mead and front of the republican party in
Virginia, and approved his call for State
convention of the Virginia republicans to
meet 10 Norfolk on the 22nd proximo. The
call differs only in one respect from those
the General has issued on former similar &C.
casione, and that Is the immaterial one, that
whereas the Others provided that the certi6-
Gates of the delegates to the State conven-
ton should be signed by the chairmen of
the respective city and county conventions
and be couutersigned by the cbairmen of
the Generals county and city committees,
this one does away with the counter
signing and provides that the signature
of the chairmen of the conventions shall
be all that is requisite to entitle the
holders to admittance to the State con.
vention as qualified delegates thereto:
This change, as remarked by chairman of
one of the Generals city committees here
TO-DAY. will not restrict the Generals pow.
or In the least, as the chairmen of the city
and county committees preside at the city
and county conventions uutil such conven'
tions are organized, aud they can. If they
choose. declare the Malone candidates for
ohairmen elected though they may not
have received majority of the votes, and
the delegates whose certificates are not
signed by such chairmen can only 60 to the
CON ventiou as contestants. So the General
can at Norfolk, as he did at Petersburg, ill
up the convent ton hall with his delegates,
and only admit such of the kickers as he
NAV choose to allow to cost bali vote, as
he did to Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie at his last
convention. Indeed 1t is learned TO- day
that 40 far as the General and the national
committee are concerned, he did not submit
to them any terms of compromise with the
"kickers," refusing to recognize the latter as
entitled 10 any consideration, and positively
declining to allow the committee to enter.
tain the idea that what the "kickers" might
do or not do was of the slightest conse-
ouenca to him, and that when Senator Quay
showed him proposition for compromise
offered by the "kickers" be shifted, refused
to look at it, and treated it's contemptuous.
" az to provoke smile upon MIR. Quay g
usually imperturbaole face.
Ex-senator Riddleberger came to Wash
iogtob the evening of the day the several
committees met to consider Virginia affairs.
The ex Senator snys he did not come here
to attend either committee; that be Is not a
n,enber Of either, and did not know they
we're here LII he arrived. He came on other
than political business, except that ne want
ed. and had, q brief talk with Col. Dudley
to explain csndidly the course he would pur-
sue during the campaign in Virginia. The
ex Senator said he knew weeks ago that the
swap would be made between Harrison and
Malone that it is now an accomplished fact,
and the trade, he thinks, is about even. The
call will simply be treacherous piece OF
work, executed by Q1ay and Malone. 1t
Ia said to be broad. OF course it is Who
ever heard of narrow call -? said the Sena'
tor laughinglv. But the convention is to
assemble in Norfolk, from three hundred to
Eve hundred miles from the white districts
that burst the unit rule last summer. The
white representation will be small, and only
such as may be provided for will 60, with,
of course, few honorable exceptions of men
still hoping against hope. Once in the con-
vention, the came plan of organization obtains
for its government. When everything ie
done under that plan, then the farce ola new
one will be proposed and Malone is victor
because nobody there can oppose his will.
His same old tickets of admission" signed
"Mahone, ohairman," will be given out to
9 900, or more, to fill the galleries az In Pc
tersburg. 1t is all farce. Yes, / intend to
write up Virginia republicanism since Ma
homes advent into the party. shall do 30
at once, and then do all In my power to
break down boss rule. Malone cannot run
away now. He must stand as the candi-
date, or by his refusal proclaim defeat in
advance. He will be more afraid than ever
since his complete rout on personal cam
paieps for the Senate in '85 and '87. He
may deceive Harrison as be did Arthur.
You will notice his epthet OF ushwhackers.
There never was but one such campaign in
VireinIs. He put it mp against Garfield by
running an Independent reedjuster ticket.
Il was Mahone's device and We carried OF
over 80 900 votes. Garfield refused him any
recop milton, but he afterwards traded with
Arthur exactly ss he has now done, except
the consideration then was unit rule" or
solid delegation for denomination. To 40.
compllsh this he issued bis famous attack on
Blaine and drove many of Va out of parti-
cipstion In the convention, No. we are not
scared at Mr.. Quay. We will glad
" carry his name along In Virginia.
No, they can't accuse me of bad faith. I
exerted myself here for weeks to bring
about harmony, had frequent talks with all
parties, and once thought there would be
union: but when General Malone told me
he would not recognize some of the leaders
under any circumstances, gave up and went
home. had nothing to do with the arbi-
tration-never suggested it even. No, 1
did not go to the President with the Gam
eron delegation. When I write fully shall
give out much information about Mahone's
republicanism in the Senate. think will
make 1t interesting.
Among the Virginia republicans in the
city to-day, and the recent proceedings here
in which they are interested, have brought
good many of them back to the city, the
talk is that the ticket to be nominal.
ed at their State convention to be held at
Norfolk on the 22nd proximo will be Gen.
eral Malone for Governor, Mr. Park Agnew
for Lieutenant Governor, and General ]. A.
T.