Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-27
ALBEMARLE COUNTY.
The Charlottesville Meeting-A split-NIa-
hone Denounced.

hone Denounced.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE. August %, 1854.
The Malone Republicans and the 0rgi-
nal Republicans in this county do not
mix" well. As to them, the Coalition
does not coalascc perfectly. Thi, spirit.
which General Malone no doubt regards a.
a spirit Of insubordination, has never failed
TO manifest itself in The public meetings Of
the Republican party in this county.
4. u. Lawson Is the leader OF tie anti.
Malone wing. and seldom fails &" to get his
work in" He did not fail yes erday. when
a meeting composed OF delegates from both
wings OF the party met in the court.hou>e
to elect delegates 10 the Woodstock Coz
gressiOnal Convention. Mr.. Fife, post
master at the University. and Representa-
tive Of Malone i'm this county. is chairman
OF the party's organization here. Mr.. Law
son does not recognize his authority as
chairman. but, on the contrary, claims that
he (LawsOn) l. the chairman: and it was
shown cOnciusiyely in the meeting yester.
day that The party (as represented in that
mceting) was overwhelmingly with Law
son.
A. soon as the meeting was called to
order. Fife requested that as there was a
difference Of opinion on the chairmanship
question. his friends should withdraw
from the meeting and gather at the town
hall across the street; whereupOn Mr..
Fife put on his hat and walked out, fol-
lowed by less than a dozen sympathizers
This attempt to divide the meeting was a
papable failure. Before a great while the
seceders returned to the courtroom, and
thereafter the happy dwelt together but
not in harmony.
Lawson demanded that certain resolu-
tions which he had prepared should be
considered and passed. These arraigned
Malone in strong terms for meddlcsOme
attempts at bOSsing in this county. The
preamble recites that General Ma
homes persistent war upon the Republi-
cans in this county has become an intoiera-
bic Luisance" >" THAT for three years pre-
ceding the 23d day OF April. 1854, he
made repeated attempts TO take from the
people the right to choose their own county
committee and chairman, and TO Obliterate
the name Republican, &c."; that the rcso-
luton passed by General MahOno'S or
ders "in his ODD OF April Convention"
giving hlm absolute power TO name the
county chairman. is inequitable, oppressive,
and subyerslve OF the rIghtiul authority Of
the people. compelling them TO bend their
necks to his yoke; "that the Republi-
cans Of Albemarle protest in the most de-
termined manner against this assumption
Of General Malone to dictate the chairman
ship; that his action in this county aud
that OF his yenal tramps is rejected by the
people in public meeting -; "that the
tyrannical policy OF General Malone is
creating additional cause for discord," ."
&C., &c.
The Malone men filibuSiered IN every
way conceivable to defeat the resolutions.
They moved to table, to adjourn. to take a
recess, &c. but unsuccessfulIy. The reso-
lutions were adopted, and by Il large ma
jorlty. Lawson had the meeting well in
hand. and Malone has no man in this
county no has anything like his influence
with the negroes. QUP.