Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-25
MAHONE'S MANIFESTO
The Republicans Not Expected to Make
Congressional Nominations
Candidates of That Party VIII he I'm
the Field-The Outlook In
the Districts.
speeial Correspondence of The Evening Star.


Within the last ten days 1t has developed
that the democratic nominees for Congress
In Virginia will have considerable opposition
at the hands Of the republicans or populists.
The opposition OF Gen. Malone to regular
republican nominees in the congressional
districts has not served to allay the aspira-
tons of republicans in some of the districts
who desire to be represented In the national
body The recent circular Of Gen. Malone.
In which he informs republicans that they
Will not be expected to support any nomi-
nees of their party. lnasmuch as they have
not been selected by the machine. has Great
ed considerable CONSERVATION among those
OF that faith, who have announced their in
tention Of becoming candidates. They
claim. however. that this will not alter their
determination to run for Congress, and pro-
fess to entertain no fear as to the attitude
of Malone operating against them at the
polls
In the first congressional district Repre-
sentative w. A Jones seems to have no OPP
position whatever. He has made himself
very solid with his constituents, and 1t is
certain at least that he will have no oppo-
sition for the democratic nomination. The
populists say that they will have a candi-
date in this district to oppose Mr.. JONES'
himself. No republican whatever has come
forward. and IL Is believed none will
In the second district Representative
Gardner Tyler Is meeting with some opposi-
ton, but 1t Is believed he will be renom-
mated by a large majority. 1t Is pretty GER
tain that he will have opposition from the
republican party. as they claim they Will
put a strong candidate in the field, and with
the diSanectfon among the democrats in
Norfolk city they profess to believe that Mr..
Tyler can be defeated The second district
Is distinctly a republican district 1t is full
Of negroes, and for a number OF years was
represented by republicans. being wrested
from them by DIR. Lawson four years ago in
q very close contest Some opposition has
developed to Mr.. Tyler. growing out of the
federal patronage in the district. especially
at the Norfolk navy yard. which is ever a
bone Of contention
Opposition to Mr.. Wise.
great surprise in political circles in vir-
ginia was developed this week when the
democrats of Manchester Richmond's
Brooklyn in their ward meetings adopted
resolutions In opposition to Capt. Geo. d.
Wise. the present representative in this the
third district All of this has grown out of
Capt. Wise's selection for the post office in
Manchester. 1t seems that Postmaster d.
L. Toney was not the choice of the majority
Of the faithful in that city. and consequently
the defeated aspirants worked up unexpect-
gates TO the congressional convention from
Manchester have been instructed to vote
against Capt. Wise. The resolutions did not
say whom they favored. but 1t seems to be
q case of anybody to defeat Wise. Capt.
Wise is, of course. astounded at this mani
festation Of opposition to him.
The result of this has been in a large de-
gree to sohdify Mr.. Wise's friends and they
have gone to work fo- him with a will. 1t
Is not believed that any considerable op-
position outside of Manchester to Mr.. Wise
VIII be found and his friends claim that he
will be nominated by a very large majority.
The populists will nominate some one. of
course. 1t Is not known as yet whom they
favor. but It Is quite certain that 1t will
Wise so overwhelmingly defeated two years
ago. The attitude of the republicans Is
very uncertain. Some claim that a candi-
date will be named while others say that
the mandate Of Malone will be obeyej.
Chance for the Populists.
The fourth district seems to be nobody's
race just now. No prominent democrat Is
pressing himself for the office. although the
Incumbent. Mr. Epes. has declined renomi
nation. This IL a strong populist district.
and II the republicans will lie low. or help
the former, the chances seem very bright
for . popuhst Representative from the
fourth Col. Thomas F. Goode. who ran
against Mr.. Epes two years ago, wants the
nomination again. but he Will find opposi
semblymaa Allen of Me cklenburg. One or
the other of these will be nominated by the
popuifsts. and will be literally supported.
The wonder in the political armament in
the fourth just now is Mr.. Thorpe COM
monwealth's attorney of MecklenbUrg. who
l. known as a sure winner in every fight he
undertakes Mr. Thorpe is a republican,
but will run. 1t Is said. as a sort of all
round independent. and expects to get the
support of both populists and republicans.
Perhaps State Senator Thcs. n. Williams of
N Wi a tod hxy
the democrats in this district. He Is prob
ably the only man who can make a strong
Fight against Thorpe In Mecklenburs and
hold surrounding counties. Several other
democrats, however, are spoken of for the
place.
Recent reports from the fifth district in
son will certainly be renominated. His op-
ponent Will very likely be NJ. w. F.
Gravely Of Henry county. who ran for at
torney general on the populist ticket last
Swanson will have a walk-over with Grave
" against him.
A Fusion Talked OF.
In the sixth district Maj. Peter j. Otey
OF Lynchburg seems to be the man who
win succeed Representative Paul c. Ed
munds- Maj. Otey, who had announced him
self as a candidate before Mr.. Edmunds de-
clined denomination. has been making a
hight for the Endorsements of the democrats
auo tne 3nolcatlonS are tnat ne Will Wln
There Is talk in this district of q combina-
ton or fusion between the populists. re-
publicans and prohibitionistS. If this Is
done. and all sides agree upon some one
good man. Maj. Otey. II he Is nominated
by the democrats. will have q hard fight
before him. This district Is In a pretty bad
shape Populists and prohibitionists are
ve-y thick. and there Is q feeling of unrest
throughout the entire section which be-
speaks political changes Some talk Of Mr..
D. c. Rucker Of Bedford county as the fu-
Aion nominee, while others are looking in
different directions. Mr.. John Goode Of
Bedford county has some chance of secur-
Ing the democratic nomination, but he has
made no determined fight for II, but 1t Is
said that he would accept it II 1t were ten
dsr-d to him.
In the seventh district the present repre-
sentative In Congress. Major 8. 8. Turner
who succeeded Gov. O'Ferrail will have very
little opposition for denomination, as 1t Is
pretty clearly demonstrated when he was
FIRST chosen by the democrats that he Ii a
lard men to beat. Some talk Of Gen. Thos
Z. Rosser running In this district as a pop
ulist, or Independent, or something, but il
v not known what Roeser will do.
No Oppositfon to Mr.. Meredith.
In the eighth district Representative F.
NaraIith aa.ups fn have no oDpDsifiOn