Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-25
Malone on Beily, Meade, Mayo, Wise and Others.
from the Abingdon Virginianl
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PETERSBURG, 20 September, 1880.
Dear Fulkerson,-I have this moment re-
ceived yours of the 18th inst Your estimate
ofMr. Baily ,and your appreciation of his con-
duct, venture to say, is precisely that held
BY every man who heard or saw him in our
conference. He tells an untrulh when he
says he was the author of the counter prop
osltion on our behalf The fact is he did
not even advocate it, for although he took
the floor on that proposition, if he said any
thing 1t was more againstit than anything
III It's favor, and venture to SAY that no
member Of the conference understood him
as sustaining our counter proposition heart
lily or even cheertully. He is an arrogant
ass. After all had agreed upon the counter
proposition, if he would be understood rs
agreeing to anything, Gen. Groner, Wcdnes-
day night, and Mr.. Darlington, Thursday
morning, appealed to him in the most re-
Spectful and generous terms to allow the re-
cord TO be changed so that our refusal Of the
tunder proposition should stand unanimous,
his vote being the only one against its reiec-
ton, and Baily i'll his sulen, uucouth way,
refused. He may have been ut our confer
ence Thursday morning when the sub
committee reported its response to
their proposal, and that do not
remember, though | believe he was then
present at that time, and it Was then under
these circumstances that Darlington made
his appeal to Baily to change his vote enter
ed the evening previous. He ncycrappcar-
ed IN our conference any more, nor did Col.
Mayo. If Meade and Mayo had any innu.
ence the night before, am quite sure twas
confined exclusively to Baily The truth is
the previous conduct Of these gentle Meade
and Mayo was well understood by every
member OF that conference, and by it they
were powerless to impress any member save
perhaps Mr.. Baily. fit were possible to i'm
press him at any time on any subject. rhc
counter proposition was brought out once
before by Capt. John S. Wise, who at the
Thursday morning meeting, took occasion
to say that the scheme had not originated
with him; that he had gotten it from me
but honestly asked, as far as we could, he
might have credit for Offering since it
would help him to many votes in Richmond.
1t was precisely the scheme l told General
Pryor on the occasion Of visit two weeks
before, with which | told him we would
copper the koiner proposal, which learn
Ell then tor the first time would be soon sub
United. AS l have already written YOU,
Mr.. Ballys statements before the confer
ence, and his whole conduct was calculated
to hurt you, fit had been possible, in that
presence. When he claimed to know better
than any one else the sentiment in all the
counties in the district, even contesting that
privilege with Eskridge as to MONTGOMERY:
when he claimed that sentiment was large
~ for tusion that you might be elected, but
that our ticket would fall far behind; when
ne claimed there was q large Hancock and
English club in Bristol favoring 10Th of MAY
ticket, and that club held its meetings in the
same house or near your Office (Col. Fulker-
sons office, | felt obliged, at the risk Of Of
tending the jackass, to force him to admit
that you were opposed to fusion and that
ne knew it, as | knew, from my in
formation through that district he mis-
represented its sentiment, but toreborc to
expose his ignorance and his presumption
IN that respect, as 7 knew he had. and
could have no influence in that nody.
Such was the tendency of his remarks as
they bore upon you, your relations TO the
party and to compromise, that Frazier came
to his feet and repealed their import by
stating what he knew to be your views in
that respect as well as to your Judgment as
to the true sentiment of the district. We all
foresaw the handle which the conduct of
this slang-whanger would give to the Fun
der faction in your district, and my Judge
ment is that his loss would be our gain, and
the better for you and the cause that at least
he take no part in the canvass.
You are right; we have greatly strength
ened by the proceedings. Our friends every
where arc jubilant, while the Funder faction
is unhappy. They are damning Koiner and
each other for their unwisdom and want of
tact. Now is the time to press.
BY the way, l. should not forget that Bal
~ objected to our counter-propositon, at
least in one respect: that Of calling on State
committee to defray expense of the primary.
He was willing to pay his part. Hastily
your friend WILLIAM MALONE.
Col. i. FuikersOa, Bristol, Tenn.