The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-08-17
Swallowed by Malone.
THE FATE OF THE REPUBLICAN
ORGANIZATION IN VIRGINIA.


No Straightout Ticket in the Field, and
the Readjuster Ticket Endorsed by
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Negro
Eloquence.
| Especial Dispatch 10 the Neus and Conrisr.l
LYSCHBURG, August 1.-THE interesting
and exciting status in the Republican part.
OF Virginia, which last night had reached IT.
crisis, ended this morning in q decided col
Gen. William {. Wickham weS the recogni
7ed leader. aided by Congressman Jorgensrr
and Dczendtrf. For over n Scnr Gen. WICK
ham has heen% prominent In his opposition 10
Malone. and through his influence. II Ia he;
lieved. the Hayes administration withheld
IT'S appreciation OF the Malone combinhtlnn
electoral ticket. Gen. Wickham having ac
fca:ed Mahonc Mt the Slaunton Republican
Convention and made that body put out a
regular Republican ticket. Ec came to this
Convention. claiming to have n majority o.
delegates, and swung from the hcadquartert
of his faction n defiant banner bearing the
words: The Republican party. will not sur
render It's principles. abandon Its nIranizt,
tons, nor sacrifice It's friends This bold
front had Ks effect on the other Side. anu II
was on!y when the number OF delegates were
carefully counted and the COaiitlonlSts rs
certaincd that they had the majority that
they gained heart. and. rs IT was for a time
Simply II game Tl DluI Oh DUH SlOltSs SuCSCCd'
cd In beating their opponents.
II vet, after MeSsrs. Wick ham and fost
had famed this Straightnut Republican move
ment into existence. when they. were to-day
put upon the Straightout Republican ticket
both declined. tho former alleging reasons OIL
q persona! nature, the latter because he deem
cd 1t inadrishb!e to put out II Straightout tick
1t. There are those in the ranks of the
Straightouts. however. who allrge that ifGen,
Wickham had been assured Of the support OF
4 majority Of the Convention he would have
accepted the nomination. Again. II Is init:
mated that the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
COmpany, Sf which Gen. Wickham Is vice
president, has intimated q desire that Gen,
Wickham cease his activity In partisan roll
tics. II Is well known thatC. F. Huntington
the president or the road. was in Virginia n
week before the Convention In consultation
with Cen. Wickhan,. and 1t Is said that he
realizing the fact that Malone was in the
Senate bv reason Of his having the casting
vote, intimatcd that the road could not afford
to incur the hostility OF such Il man. These
arc. however. speculationS. Certain IT Is thai
WickhaIn has given the movement which he
!naugurateda severe di=. asa power IN fir.
ginin politics, Wickham will necessarily lose
SOME or the large influence which he cSEr.
ted, especially as thiSi Is the second time he
has declined profered honnrs at the hands o1
the Republican party. the first being hisrelu.
sai - the secretaryship OF the navy tendered
by Mr.. Hayes to nil the %uncxpired term Of
Secretary Thompson.
The effect OF the breakdown OF the StreiSht
out movement will be TO strengthen Malone
with the negroes, and four-ffths OF them will
vote the Rcadjustcr ticket. A few of the
prominent white StrAi6htouts have announ.
ced their determination to vote for Daniel
the Democrat nominee, who Stands upon n
Virginia. Others OF tho dissatisfied element
will net vote at all, but In neither case Is this
likely to affect the result. That Wickham
will use al his Influence against the Mahone
ticket cannot be doubted. In every move
made by the Coalitionist Convention the
hand OF Malone has been Keen. The new
chairman Of the executive committee elected
by the CoalitioniSt Is james D. Brady, who
lives in Petersburg, Mahone's home. and he
will therefore be merely q figurehead, Malone
being the chairman dcJacto OF both the Read.
justnr n Republican Executive Commit
tees.
Malone Is shrewd enough to know that any
opposition TO him on the part Of Federal OF.
ticeholdcrs will soon disappear. He Is known
70 be Hindictive towards his opponents, and
has the opportunity. The only ofiiceholdcr
who has made any active fight against him
in the Convention Is George Arnold, Il mulnt'
TO connected with tho post office. and who
yesterday announced that he would vote for
Daniels little finger before he would for Mn.
hone. 1t Is understood that Malone has been
making nm effort to get him out, but so Mr
has not succeeded. The Readiuster Senator
Is not likely to forget Arnold's designation Of
any offers coming from him rs faded flowers
coming from Camille"
In result OF the talking OH the part Of Yost
and others. after Wtcilham's dcc!ination. had
the colored delegates. but there were some
who wanted TO make q nomination anyhow.
One Of them quantity said: "Mr. Chairman,
dar Is a piece or poetry wharSnE, ,E!you don
at first succeed try, try sg{n ! " and the home
ly aphorism was received with cheers by the
co!ored portion, not only MS Il tribute 10 the
Sound doctrine therein contained, but to the
learning Of the delegate who, pleased at this
o,,r, r1n Ill ~ -f NC npn n nv 4 nn O
went on 'An de historian have tQle us dat
Stonewull Jackson when surrounded bS Dc ho:'
test fires stood like II stonewall." He then
nominated George Wilson, the colored chair
man of the Convention, for Governor of Fir
ginia, and Wilson, not ut all disturbed, put
the question, and himsolf decided that lie wa
beaten by Il small majority.
This is the first time IN the history OF Nir-
ginja tina a negro has been put in nomination
for Governor. Wilson Is q well.to-tio nrgroo o.
Norfolk and was nm original Rcndjuster, but
claims that the Malone party deceived the
negroes and, therefore. he will, under no cir
c%utnstances. vote for Malone. In his speech
to-day he denounced Malone, and also said
tina Brady WAS q traitor who could be had as
ions as the barrel held our.
The RcadjuSters are jubilant Mt the result,
but they have trouble before them. Some oil
their leaders recognize that this coalition with
Republicans will unity the Democrats and
full force OF Readjuster canvasSers at once,
with q View to overcoming this embarrass.
ment.
ASSOCIATED rREss ACCOUNT.
LYSCHBURG, August II. - The s%traightout
Convention re-agScmbled OF 8 O'Clock this
much discussion on the debt plank was adopt
ed 10y a vote OF So TO ~. Ross Hamilton. the
leader Of the Mecklcnhurg delegation. upon
the adoption OF the platform. said that IL his
the adoption OF the platform they would
grossly rniSrcprcsent their constituency.
They would therefore, he said, retire.
The action Of Mr.. Hamilton and his follow.
the Convention. 4 committee on nomina-
ton was then appointed. j. W. Cochrane,
colored. Of Rockingham. was elected chair.
man OF The State Central Committee and en-
oficiU chairman OF the State Executive Coln-
mittee. 4. Splitter. Of Richmond, Was elected
secretary Of the State Central Committee and
ex-of1icio secretary OF the Stnte Executive
Committee.
The committee on nominations reported to
the Convention the names Of w. &. Wick
ham. OF Richmond, for Governors; Major >
NJ. Iost, Of Stnunton, for Lieutenant-GoHer-
for attorney.gencrai. The report was urani.
| mously adopted. Gen. Wickham and Major
Yost addressed the Convention, declining the
nominations. and entreated the Republican
party to make II firm stand and abide by the
decisions Of the Convention.
The Convention then decided not to make
any nominations, aS they deemed 1t inexpe'
dent, but concluded with great Immunity o
hold fast to the principles OF the Republican
rarty, ignoring all propositions for the read
justnent Of the debt, whether National OF
State. .
| The State Central Committee was instruct
| ed TO issue nm address setting forth the actions
and principles OF the Convention. At 100 P
NJ. the Convention adjourned Stne dis.
II Is generally believed trat the result OF tho
Convention will hold intact The Republican
organization of the Suite, and that the Ma
honitcs will have few followers in tho
Stralghtout ranks.
THE PLATFORM.
LYScHBuRG, August 1.-THE following !,
the platform adopted by the Republican
(Stralghtout) State Convention:
Whereas. 1t is proper that when the people
assemble in convention they should avow
distinctly the principles OF government Oh
which they stend, now therefore be 1t
ginia, hereby make declaration Of our allegi
ance and adhesion to the principles OF the Re
| publican party OF the country, and our deter
%iuination TO stand squarely by the orsaniza
tlon Of the Republican party OF Virginia, III
ways defending 1t against the assaults OF ri
persons or party whatsoever.
Resolved. That amongst the principles of thu
Republican party none Is OF more vital I'm
p%ortance to the welfare and interests OF TIT
country IN all it's parts than the sanctity o
government contracts. 1t therefore become
the special duty and province OF the Republic
can party of Virginia to guard and protec
the cfcult OF our INle-nOlOTeu Ctltc, WHIT
has been hesmirched with reputation or re
ceived with distrust by the gross mlsmanage'
ment Of the various factions Of the Demncrat
ic party which have controlled the Legislation
Of the State.
Resolved, That the Republican party OF Fir
ginia hereby pledges itself TO redeem III
State from the discredit that now hangs owe
her in regard to her just obligations for mon
eys loaned her for constructing her interna
improvements and charitable institutions
which. permeating every quarter OF the state
bring benefits Of far greater value than thei
cost 10 our whole people, and we. in most sol
emn form, pledge the Republicans Of The Slot
TO the full payment Of the whole debt OF III
State, less the one-third set aside as justl.
falling on West Virginia.
Resolved, That the industries OF the countr!
should be fostered through protective laws 81
as to develop our resources, employ our owl
labor, create a home market, enhance value
and promote the happiness and prosperity q
Resolred, That the public school system @