The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-31
EXIT MULLEN.
HE GETS IN HIS HOLE AND PULLS
1T IN AFTER HIM.
This Elects Hon. George ID.
Wise--The Coalition
il Bursted =.
To the Workingmen Of the Third Congress
si0n0E District.

nominated me assembled L was Waitcu
upon by Mr.. b. Taylor McCue, who stated
to me that he was member of the state
Republican Committee, and that he had
but few days previously attended
meeting of said committee in Washing
ton City, and that they had determined
not 10 ptn am cdndiddte in the teId for Con-
oress IN the Third district. He stated to
me that he had spent good deal OF money
in politics in this district in an effort to
elect Republican; that he had always
been defeated, but was Notwithstanding,
ready to spend more in an effort to elect
an Independent candidate. He comph-
mented me by saying that he believed me
to be an honest, liberal-mlnded man,
and if / would run as an independent
candidate that he would give me all the
aid in his power, financially and other
wise told him that / had no taste for
politics and did not desire TO enter po-
iitical contest. He reminded me of the
fact that was young man and could
not afford to neglect the opportunity that
then presented itself to me for going to
Congress, as such an opportunity, per-
haps, would not occur again IN my lie
time. told him that | would not accept
the nomination if offered to me; that l
was satisfied with my condition in life,
and believed | was doing a good work in
publishing an Independent workingman's
paper. He then told me if | made up my
mind to run | would get the entire Re
publican vote, and he would see that l
got financial aid. | still declined to say
that | would agree to run.
Some short time after this | was sent
for by Mr.. John 5. Wise. | went to his
office at his invitation, and was asked by
him what the working people intended to
do in regard to running candidate for
Congress. | told him that had no idea
what would be done, or that anything
would be done. He then told me that If
our people would nominate man that
was solid on the tariff and the Blair school
bill that it would be satisfactory to his
party; that we would get the support of
the Republican party, and he thought 1t
more than probable that ne could get us
some money to assist in running our cam
paign.
With these inducements held out by the
Republican leaders the working people OF
the district were encouraged to make
nomination, not for the purpose OF break
inc up the Democratic party or the Re
publican party, but merely to elect
working man to Congress upon an indie
pendent platform.
After our Convention had made its
nomination the very parties that had Of
fered us every inducement to make a
ominatiOn-Messrs. Wise and McCue In
particular-began to clamOr for a Re
publican nomination. Not only have
they refused to give us any aid in any
way, but they have set themselves to work
to break up our meetings. Mr. Waddill
now boasts that they have the cOlored
vote solid, and with the use of Rock and
Rye they can secure the cooperation OF
those who have not yet fallen in line.
While this is a SANDER on those of our
colored friends who have stood firm, yet
il must be admitted that a sufficient num-
Der have gone over to the Waddill party
to make our success doubtful.
When we went into this independent
movement we did not do so for the pur-
pose of electing Republican or Demo
crat, and nothing was farther from our
thoughts than taking a Democratic dis
trict and putting it in the hands OF the
Republican party, and we cannot afford
as workingmen to assume such respOn-
sibilitv. We were willing and anxious to
defeat both parties, but not willing to de-
| feat either one in the interest of the
other.
1t is now evident to me that we
cannot be successful from the fact
that a very large number of voters
who were with us in making a
nomination have been seduced from the
path of duty by the Waddill party
and are now arrayed against us and
against their own interest This | regret
very much, for had hoped that the colored
men would stand shoulder to shoulder
with the white men in this fight and ignore
party altogether in this contest, but the
Waddill party have shown them that by
uniting they can elect Waddill if | stay in
the field to draw from the Democratic
party. | cannot consent to murder one
party in this district in the interest of the
other party. cannot permit the further
use Of my name in this canvass in the in
terest of either party, and therefore with
draw from the contest and leave the held
to the two party men now in the held.
In withdrawing from the contest, de
sire to express my sincere thanks to the
many friends that have so manfully stood
by me from the beginning, and assure
them that it is through no lack of inter
est in the labor work that do withdraw,
but from the fact that if ! remain in the
field | will be defeated With this fact
before me, | would be not only sanction
| inc the treacherous part the Republican