Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
VI q INA POLITICS
The Republicans Placing Congressional
Nominations in the Field.
Outlook I'm the Various Districts-The
POpulist Party-EHect of the New
Australian Law.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va. August 2, 1894.
The mandate of Gen. VIM. Malone to the
| effect that 70 republican nominations are
| to be made in Virginia this summer seems
| generally disrcgarded. The nomination of
Mr. r. T. Thorpe of Mecklenburg county. in
the fourth district, at Burkevllle Tuesday,
is in direct violation of this order. The in
| dications are, moreover, that the repubH
| cans organization will make nomi-
| nations in two or three other districts. The
| adherents of Malone insist that Thorpe
| will be forced to withdraw before the No
| vember election. They claim that ne can
| rot afford to run for Congress against the
| expressed wish of the recognized leader OF
| his party. Especially is this view empha-
sized In the fact that the popuiists We'll
| certainly place a candidate in the field,
| which, together with the republican nomi-
nee, viii split the opposition TO the demo-
| era tic nominee and insure the latter's cleo
| ton. Many claim that the popui!sts and re
purlicans Will get together on some one
man, but on the otneT hand the p0pu!lstS
say that they viii never agree to Thorpe
and So there seems to be no chance Tor a
fusion.
| Strange to say, the democrats have not
| gotten together at all and the nomination
| seems to be very little sought after in this
district. The report that eX-GoV. Mchln-
ney would accept the nomination OF the
| democracy if rendered MIN is interesting.
| 1t is semi-oficialy announced that the
! ex-governor desires the nomination, but
| il is equally true that he VIII not make
| a fight for 1t. There Will be no trouble,
however, about his receiving the demo
cratic nomination aud it is Clearly evident
| that he would be the strongest man the
| democrats could select in this. their doubt
| full district. 1t is conceded that the dem
| ocrats are in the minority in the district
State Senator Thomas y. Williams Of Meek
| lenhurs is very prominently mentioned as
| democratic nominee. but II s not supposed
| that he would oppose Ex-Governor Mckin
rey. 1t is very probable that the populists
viii again select Col Thos. +. Goole to
/ be their standard bearer in the fourth. ne
VIII be selected not only as the most avail
! able man, bat the pOpulists say that they
wish to run him vindication-claim-
! ing SSat he was fairly entitled to the seat
| row held by Representative Epes and with
whom he is contesting before the House.
| Ia other Districts.
The next district which is considered
very doubtful for the democracy is the
ninth, where Representative James W. Mar
shall is having an uphill fight. lie will
probably get the democratic nomination.
which. at this time, is very close, and then
the real tug of war will begin. His oppo-
| nent, as has been indca ted in this CORE
| spondence. will be Gen. James A. Walker
| of Wythe county. Gen. Walker will run
as a republican. Notwithstanding the oppo-
! s.tion of Malone. 1t is conceded that the
| general will have strong following. Mr..
| Marshalrs frienl Is, however are confident
that he will be returned by reduced ma
| jority.
The sixth district is claimed by the popu-
| lists to be in a favorable condition for the
| return OF one of their faith his fall The
| democratic nomination. II - almost GER
! tain. wiiS go 20 Mai. Peter ]. otey Of
I'm. !, t..H,
| declaring himself hors de combat leaves
/ Maj. Otey walkover. Mr.. Goode with
Drew from the race after the result In
| Halifax county. which was decisive, Mai
otey securing the delegation by small
margin.
There is some talk of union of reform
! forces among the populists in Virginia
In its las; issue the Virginia sun, the pop
! uists organ. published at Alexandria, Va
says:
The sam insists that the initiative and
referendum: direct Hesitation by the peo-
pie. Is the initial OF all reforms. However
! enthusia Sic a populist may he It is ex-
| ceeiingly doubtful whether financial re
| form will ever he secured except through
the initiative and referen DUN. The same
is true Of prohibition. the governments
| ownership of natural monopolies and the
rights OF labor"
! The Australian Ballot Law.
This question, it is said. will be seriously
! considered at the populists' convention to
| be held In LyncLburg on the I'D of August
ncxt This body Will adopt the platform
for the party, and consider other matters
| Of interest This state convention viii be
! followed by district conventions for ncmI-
! M ting candidates for Congress.
! The democrats in Virginia are very anx-
| iOus to know what effect the new Austral-
| ian ballot law will have upon future cleo
| tons in Virginia. The populsts claim that
! this law will give them a fair count and
| that they stand a better chance of Return
! ing their nominees. The first test Of this
| law was made in Harrsonburg a few DAYS
| ago at the municipal election. II proved
democratic victory. and it is said the
| election under the new law passed Of
| smoothly and well. Gov. O'Farrall in COM
mentins upon the operation Of the law. ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased with it
| \ great many machine democrats are du-
! biOus as to the outcome Of this new method
| They say the popUlists and republicans
| Will be given an advantage over the demo
! Gratis, or the party in power. Other demo
! Gratis. however. look forward to II as the
! salvation of the democratic party Thp7-
! say that this old cry of cheating. which IS
| forever echoed by the defeated, vii! he
hushed and that the supremacy of the
| democratic party in Virginia VIII be reccz-
| nized The republicans, strange to say. IRE
| not especially happy in the contemplation
/ of the new law, but 1t will be given a
| thorough test this fall and all await with
! eager expectancy the result.