Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-03
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPH NEWS
The Malone Convention

h!CuMOND, Juo2 ) After the hrSs rtcts5
yesterday, tho Com nittae CO Permanent Or
ga1lzlsion reported. r,c;nncudng HoD. John |
Paul, IF Rocking CHAM, for rcrasuco. presilsrt, |
together with ote vice Lresid Ut frou c.c1 Ct
The CoDsre siopsi dis rio $; w. 8. skiop:r. of
Farq ler, from the Eighth.
committee Ct Twenty s.von reported
platform, which was ad ,plcd. the subsssrco Of
which was given 10 yssterloy's GszAte.
TIE CoLvantion WAS addressed by Genera
Mahone, who said:
You sent ne t. tie natio1al capital IS y,ur
representative, chosen without solicitation on
my par. except ptrs)ual responsibility of
etrcest devoiioo TO serve his people wherever
they saw 81 tolu: me- NJ sooner w.s | called
TO the capital to attw!I Tor you lhsn poli.5 OF
| tefroris ives put ID prno oy 10 tllaEc, your
representative. | would b. rtcr.aut TO man
kid did | not maintain that l was thor, to
voico tho manhood nt this peoph; th.re 10
| oppose Democratic B u:booisn, which a.
| tempted 10 dictate 10 the resGiuster party oi
| this a:e, and not to DO the bid linz Of II 70
claiming to be the demo ATTIC rsrty, bat who
! would throttle free opinion ard ir:c ballot.
| l want no moro CT that dtmccrtcJ. You are
hero to e vc tf.o: to tqIsl rights, free ballot
ard hoDcs. couot, u lintalo cc:nomy 10 the
State gtVtrnncut, and support the presen!
sjs:en OF lu5lic educltioo. You arc hero TO
say 10 sour repre- sentative ia Ccrgtess ha; they
must renre.ent the tIus Interests # the people
| OF this State. and MT to represent D ,mocratc
Boutboa cautu'. You srs here to r1c these
people from Is utbon domination, and 10 lift
the Hight OF Bcu;bon Dcmccrsc5, which has
sci We, (, 4
| State GDd her peopl, to ,h9 mes! cordial rela.
| tons With all the people Of Gu: cou noa ctua,ry,
aud put en- end to sectional contests and obi;.
| crate race dsticciioas."
Genera Maboae tculed b. urgirg Ear~
mcry and that TO whomsotver they give their
! hammer thty should stard By Lin to mau.
| Dlring the delivery CT bis speech the General
wss fftqu' entity interrupted by applause.
Tho following were put 10 nomination fer
Governor: john L Massey. ct Abcmsre,
present State Au litoi; Gil. WllIism Il Cam.
TOT, Msy1rcf = eterstur; j. S. Wise, Gen Y.
| D. Grnn; r, OF Nolf1lk. spj the clnveLtioa oom
menc.d baIlolig at 9:45 o'cl1ck. The first bal.
lot r'sulttd--Camcron, e9). Massey 222 Gro-
ner %. Wiso l2G. Whole numb;r OF woes cast
l%S; necessary TO choicj SO.
| E mntiun TO diop The lowest clrhd1e vas
ri cad The secoid ballot vas losicd g.
1880 o'cl OK. IL rctu!tet: Cameron, 2Sf Mas
sey 245. Wise lt5. GrcDcr l0l.
Ai;er The s:coad ballot II. II. heidelberg r.
{ ame was proseo!e3 IL the eouprn'i0o and re-
ceiged with ar a. applause. Mr.. Midebtr:c!
c5mc to he front u.d s,altd ths; while no.
C II lidate before he cylvcnti9n he bought tho
| [ flee should 90: the man.
| Gen. Malone was Mex named amid he ri d
est onthusaSm
Captain Joho S Wis, ouc Of lie nou t,s
| then addressed tho oouvenl!nG, earnestly ar-
pcllIrg to thst b;dg to sacrifice cV;!yiLiyG Ter
the good OF The party sod DOT 10 c,o>iiar iaaf :;
ami, with this oil ct 10 view. he urged an I'D
jourom2Df, which. AMID gr,a! cJnu,ion rtd
| excitement. was agreed t., and The coaV2uti3n
at LILO a. II SCI burned un,il 10 q. IN. to dty
Tho deliberations of til, Convention was ohnr.
aoinlz i by the nGis,st COZ d1c. OF ATTY similar
bidy probably la: has met h,ro lo1 tug
time. The greatest cause Of trouble WAS oou
tested delegation from Ly1choure. Tso dele
gatious were sent from hat ci y-cne known
ns thu S:athsm and the h r ts tho Merchant
! delegation. A;tr viry lopg vranslo the con
ycaliou agreed TO adopt the report 4 The C IN.
niGee 90 c!sjoniisli atd o. the Mcrahact
dll gates This was the occasion u 8
prolonged DIS u sion AID threatened s,c2s
si1n. Gen. M.houc, Who occupied q scat
| CT tic STAGE near tho presid ut OF the
convention. was evidently d!stu:b.d ct the
thrcslcnit & storm. When tho dispute sbou.
tho Lynch burg delegation was st its height,
the reaGju3ser San,tOr moved towards the front
OF the Stage as II 10 The oct Ct inielpcspr Lis
iLfu roe aud .hoIl!y to bri: about harmony
bu fortunately for the ciuvenloo, By mere good
luck moIe than 90 tcc1uot OF aIy fecIiog Of
harmony among TIE dclega!ts. tho Impending
trouble WAS sverteG.
Although seven c;gas Ct the r:ug,h Of tho
reecj lister psriy is expected 10 clme from the
acgtots ony about fevtp'y. five CT that rec,
we're 1ep;es.Ded 90 the & ,or Of The c,nyen-
ton.
TIE reel fotii1g of the republic &c adc!s WHO
are ratcLdiog TO Do &c Jog with Mhhooe will
cot he made msDii,st till the administration
shall hsve tsken some decided stsEd 10 Wis
ginis sGsirs.
Tho committee on credontals reported 10 f.
v0r of seating h. 4. Wiadsor. # hIexardri..
whose seat was c)nttstcd. There beIog ly1
delegations from Arlington district, The con.
vcnti6n agreed to let th3 whole voto Of said dis
trict b, cast IS might be The preferooca of the
I've delegations.
SPECIAL 10 the Gizl!tc.
RICHMOND. Juoa ST.. =. M.-When the
Couven;ion assembled 10 dry, DR.. Wise. Of
williamson 6. Obtained the l>or and said tina.
at General Mshonc's r,qIest b, wishdro7 bis
nano IS aiad!iatc tor Govcrncr.
As the b I'd balio! vas aboEt to be lsk;n MIR.
Ridd!cbcrger came forward ard sud that BE-
understood Lis nane would not be rr,Ssct-
ed, ard he nov asked that his friends 10 The
! Convention wou'd oobfoa their votes bct8lcn
tho candidates regularly b,fotc The Convention
The third bllIos was then prtc,eded With
and rttued as fellows: WHEEL, number Of
vtes CAS-. 742-aeoesisry 10 a choic, 372-
Csmror 29l, Msssie PSI. Grocer lO4, Wise SIS
The convention % tho third ballot adopted
resQIrtioq dropping tho lowest usue en- tho
list Of candidates not tc b, nominated ill alttr
ooe ballots shall have been taken.
| The Grtner delegates thercu?o o retired fer