Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-05-18
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President Harrison'S delay in
distributing the loaves and fishes
TO the faithful in Virginia is canS
ing much vexation Of spirit among
those who expect to be appointed
to federal Offices in recognition OF
heir services to the Republican
party. Two months and IL halt
have passed since the new admin
ist,ation came into power, ami yet
Only lew appointments have
necn made in Virginia. That SO
lev changes have been made iii
this State, is said to be due 30 the
fact, that there are two factions OF
Republicans in Virginia, Malone
beng he leader Of one, John S.
Wise of the other. Wise, though
residing in New York, Keeps npa
lively interest Ing Virginia politics
and comes down nov and then to
stitten the backbones Of his follow
ci's. Malone has taken up his
headquarters in Washington with
q view to controlling the federal
.-!xsrTohage lEfifginia dis he did
during the administration Of
Arthur, and lhither resort the
horde Of hungry otlice.seektrS
from Virginia. Malone assures
the President that Virginia will so
Democratic next fall by twenty
thousand majority unless he Ma-
honc) is allowed 10 contlol the
federal Ctncts il this State, while,
the leaders OF The Wise-Brad,
faction swear By all the gods at
once that il The President allows
Malone 10 distribute the federal
Offices Virginia is Soli,lly Democra:
il for all time to come. LII either
case Virginia seems to be safe.
Tie President has informed the
warning factioDS that they needeX
lecr no offices ull they have set
,l,1 ell, i; a..,,,nnc AiaInno ,..,s.S
he will make peace with his eremicS
Gully OH terms of their nncondition
al surrender, while Wise, Brady,
and Cameron say that Tie WAL
must go on till Malone is brought
10 terms and made 10 surrender
AtLc despolic control lie has held
iur the past twelve years over the
Republican party in Virginia.
The appointment of Borland OF
Norfolk as District Attorney ami
Dick Fatr OF Fairfax as U. S.
Marshal for the Eastern district of
Virginia would seem to Indicate
that Alahone has succeeded IN get
ting Halrison's ear and that he
will eventually have complete con
troll of the federal officers Ill tins
State. The neMsnaners.- however
rep1Sss7D1ss Billy as being in a
bad humor, and Col. Bob Berkeley
says Malone told him The other
day that Virginia was going Demo
cratic next tall and that he would
not care continental if she did.
Democrats Should not be lnlle.l
into indifference or Il sense of Sc
curity 10y any such state of affairs
in the Republican party. Our
word for it, anu mark the pretlic
ton: Malone is going to have his
own ways as he has done hereto
iore; he will whip his contumaciouS
followers into lime; and when the
election comes around next fall
they will all bc found fighting un
der the same banner and follow
ing the same leader. ln the presi-
Dental election last fall three
hundred thousand votes were
polled in this State. The Demo-
cratic majority was only 1855. A
change Of s votes i'll every county
would have given the Republican
he State. Now they are backed
10y the Influence and patronage OF
the National Administration, and
they will make adeSperate Struggle
10 recapture the State i'll the APP
preaching election Of Governor and
members Of the General Assembly.
Let all Democrats prepare for the
fray.
Dick Farr, who was Mahone's
Superintendent of Schools in Vir-
GINA, has been appointed U. S.
Marshal for the Eastern district OF
VIRGINIA nvar CO1 Iohn u W-o61,,