Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-18
TElc President and the Virgins:
Republicans.


ojreI u5ic2os ir'm this State called Gu The
President 10 regard 10 lis attitude towards the
republicans IL Virginia.
The delegation rss:cd ofC:a.W. G. Wick
han, chairman, Arltu: a Spi Z.v, John |
Calishap, l.. Bib, cclorcd, Representative
Joseph Jlrgensoo. j. 3. Work, J. W. Cceh-
ran, coIcrtd, r. I. Tarciil. cslor9d, G. G. |
Iompkins, j. I. Wils,n, Lgrchburg, j. ".
lolndex:or, coIcr.d, o. H. Russell, W. II. |
Lister, c,!Orcd, Geo. s. Arnold, colored, and
Albert Bennett. Upon sr:ivirg a! the Whito
House, the delegation Waa introduced ird7iGu-
ally 70 the President by representative D,zsp.
| ccrt, c! Tic Second district, who said:
Ms. Prts!dcut-Tti; is tic executive c)as
mluco OF tho rcluSicin party OF Virpi,is-a
maublE from each district 10 tie S:ate-gho
c!me to represent to you tho slate Of atf.irs in
thel: sevcr.! dlstic:F, aud to conicr With YOU
| fcgarG!cr the situation 10 Virginia
Gen:rsl M!ckham then stepped forward end
ssid
| THls. sir. Presila1t, is tbo executive COM
| ,Gs:teo CT the republican parry OF the Ststa Of
liTsIn'a, who ha7c been charged since April,
! 1899, With The management Of tho affairs OF
tic republican party Of that State No ,ru.r
or nero devoted republicans breathe ia aoy
other State ct the Unon than arc these men.
Incy are deeply interested, not ouly ia tie
SUCCESS ct The Dauoatl republican parly, Iu. src
especially Interested &c placing tbs republican
psTiy 10 Virginia 90 sOiid iooti5g. They dis
| tlult cntlrcly the IntVameGt ntw o. loot ny the
rcitls;e!s IN Virginia, havi1g leatood fem
tho ox9cllcuco OF 1869, whep, uad9r tho la!se
nsmc CT the true republican, party, TIA, sane
men who ara engaged in this Increment exc
culcd political increment which resulted il
Dlmos: tx;ioeuljhirg tho republican party of
he STATE. They have c,ma to Gsk your !ua
pert 10 oy:r7 tifoit 10 establish the reEuohcsa
p5rty perGlarcotiyin Firgiaia, sni believe lhs,
With q qlsro fight ca miacipI>s hey CT
osrry iha State tii,css, or fsiog 10 th,t.
through tho State organization, msk! such
! tcad~ag 10 many of the c)u1tts as to give TO
the republicans controlling poWtr 10 the L,ris
iaulo which Tcu enable them &c rem1v. from
inc aau.e books many CT the lava ui wh;cI
c0mplalat Is lie es operating u+jultIy up0G
all cllsd;S OF pecrl,. These gentlemen Grc
tFoM tvelg qlarter Gf the SAFE, AID ere
rcpuh:ica5s il tho STATE. They will give 10
ycu their Vioas. ID order % show sou the COZ
| di!loG OF atiairj.
Tho Pres!ten: saii, la reply ihat he you'd
lis; SAFE tso general rcop1sti2GS. TIE tr:;
aas liza; lie La: been republican all hi, Ike,
had ncvcf Totcdtic Mh!G or dem c:sic ticket;
tina; be c3u!d t.avo voted. hut uGy1r did, u-til
| iho DiIth 81 the republican pGGtl; that lie TAD
! been c'Gs;s'cnS ltc?ubl Gu I'VE, siLc,, GO!
that therefore no would not do anything 10 CD.
position 10 tho bes; interests OF the reyuylc!n
party. The s3coad Props lioa was, taas lie
IVES positively uid mahatlcaliy opp, sd 10 acy
party or pecIls whose belief would initiate
| against pubic !aith aud credit,
lis 3sh: OF 10 So? iha. il Hcs for thee, iEa
republicans Of NliginIs, sng i1 Fi.giGia-hs
DOT bang resident Of ;ha: s. ate, and therefore
| uGsblc 10 understand these things as they cid
it Ea3 for them 10 Gt c:to whether thia n,cvo
lnant WAS OF TIC character I'D c..cj, TIA. is.
| SScthCr tic iiaGlui!er movement gas .a;a:rG
with rel u Tail Il. II il We, ;hgy ous bit TO: 10
| support il.
He was followed By j. W. Pciod,x'tr,
| o! L.u ga equity. cclood man VITO proceeded
to show 10 torsc hGaDcr the e!icgs SGD ideas
OF bis neoplc in VirpiCis 10 regard to lhe s;lua
too. lie Fla ed hist. in his jcL1mcut, uiccty
per cHat. tt Them Wcro opposed 10 coalition
With Tho rcaCiutcrS upon tic tcruis proposed
IL their platform, aod hat they believed ooly
10 the republican l1ilcip!rs. Gs tycmpl!ie4 iu
the pas.
4. tbs ioin! Ito Pr>si3,ut sskcd General
| W!ckhata Whe!her 10 bis (Wickhs } opioion.
! The Rdcecergtr bl! was virtually rcpud1-
tion ct portion OF ths State Grb1 OF VIRGINIA.
General Wrktan replied that it WIS, uu-
qu2stonabjy. |. strikes c IF large por;ioo Of
| the 6cha without til" asscn. CT tho creditors,
aId IS notEloG but open, ucs6uc;attd repu.
distion.
Tho President ben Inquired whether the
| niddlchcrgcr bill had ever been suhn itcG 10
the creditors.
General Wickham answered that it rover
had. "a the contrary they we're notified ;hs.
1t would be forced upon then. aod that if they
cid no; take that, they would gel somc,hicr
7SJrso.
The President III st asked whether en- party
IN Virginia had proposed any better terms to
the, creditors thao those proposed in the Rid
die6etscr b!!i. 10 which General Wickhan 70
died 'bs: tbs Ross Hamilton bill oRcrtd by
The Republicans 10 the las! legislature, ind
;rhlch had r:coi7cti The assent Ct The rcIrasoa.
tatl7c5 Of Tho creditors, hai provided for the
pa}mtnt Of the iu! alHouat of lie deb. ct Viz
gIDia az thfcc per cert. annual interest.
| Il general Interchange OF opiaious between
| The m2mbers OF the committee and the presi-
dent followed. du:irg which MaGsrs j. ",
| C3chtaa and T.. +. TanciI. both cjl.rcd u;cp
c3rGrmed tIr PCicldexter's statement, AID
said tao. coorad nen hsd an Liter !.srust Ct
tic honesty oi the purposes of tho rcaoju5Sc.s
towards the c)I6:si men AID tho reIub!icaa
parry.
Ger. Wickaerl at this roint s;a.ed to the
! PRESIDENT that the delegation camo Tor no pur-
p5So connected with otiic;s. but sinp'y from
their devotion 10 the republican party, and
| Their desire TO build it up and 10 make il sue
c:ssiGl 10 The state OF Virgiti'; that be Wick
han was not and never had been all cfieo-
seeker: bat. rtgIrtirg tic republican p;ly as
The !esIilustc SUCCESSOR OF tie old lac Wing
The Pfssident-\Nth slavery left Gu.
| Geo. WcSham asserted. std c,ninued--
10 VIII oh havo been always devn!ed, I.nntu.
rally dear, 10 SEQ 1t prosper iu Virg!ri,, and
! b@i'eVo that &c Gan galu more by 2 s!rjc: adho
renee 10 prlcc!ps than by Coalition Hilh hose
| IN whom re hero 20 coufiderco.
Mr. S,i'z,r here stated thst c,:tan scutIe.
| men in F:r2la;a who differed with the deleca-