The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-18
A BIG SPLIT IN VIRGINIA.
WISE BOLTS FROM MALONE WITH
LARGE FOLLOWING.

| Rumpus.
PETERsBUG, VA, May 1.-THE delegates
to the Republican State Convention began
before neon, and promptly at that hour,
the building being about two-thirds full,
| Gen. Malone came upon the stage from the
rear entrance. His appearance was the
signal for an outburst of applause, which
the General, however, failed to notice
A few minutes after, Hon. John S. Wise,
leader of the opposition to Gen. Malone,
appeared in that part of the dress circle
allotted to the Third district, and was also
greeted with applause.
A noticeable feature of the convention
| was the great increase in the number of the
| white delegates, some of the districts being
almost entirely represented by them.
AT 1890 o'clock Gen. Malone stepped to
the front of tho stage, and was greeted
with tremendous and enthusiastic applause,
which continued several minutes and which
was interspersed with rounds upon rounds
Of cheers for Blaine and Sherman, the
unit rule" and the Republican party.
| When quiet had been restored, Gen. Malone,
after acknowledging the compliment, pro-
ceeded to address the convention.
Gen. Malone had spoken but a few min
utes when Mr.. Wise interrupted, stating
that Jacob Yost of Staunton had been re-
fused admittauce to the hall, and he moved
that he be invited to a privileged seat. This
| caused some confusion, during which Gen.
Malone explained that no properly accred-
tied delegate had been refused admission.
Mr. Riddleberger here interrupted with
some statement about the refusal to admit
Mr.. Yost, when he was in turn interrupted
| by Mr. Hubbard, of Buckingham, who
charged that such interruptions as had
taken place were, to say the least, discour-
teous in the extreme, and should be stopped
LOOKED LIKE FIGHT.
More confusion ensued, in the course of
which Mes,rs. Riddleberger and Hubbard,
who were in close proximity, INDUCED in a
| vigorous shaking of fingers at each other
and vehement language which could not be
heard. Without noticing the motion for
| Mr.. Yost's admission, Gen. Malone finished
his address.
When he had concluded he introduced
William Lamb, Of Norfolk, as temporary
| chairman.
Mr.. Wise at once renewed his motion for
the admission of Mr.. Yost
Mr.. Lamb said that love of the party led
him to desire harmony, and for its sake be
would put the question to the convention
FINALLY ADMITTED.
The vivd UOce vote was so evenly divided
in sound that the chairman decided that
the question was in doubt, but he would
give the benefit Of the doubt to Mr.. Yost,
| and request the doorkeeper to admit him
Mr.. Lamb then briefly addressed the
convention eulogizing in high terms the
Republican party, and favoring the pro-
| tective tariff.
Resolutions were adopted providing for
the formation of committees on credentials,
| on permanent organization, on general bust
| ness, on the election of district and con-
gressional electors, delegate, and delegates
at large to the Chicago convention, and
members of the State committee. A recess
was then taken to o'clock this afternoon.
ABSENT DELEGATIONS.
1t was o'clock before the convention
| was again called to order Chairman Lamb
announced that although the delegations
from the Second, Third and Fifth dis
would be in order for the
other districts to make their reports. Sew
eral reports were ready, but when the Sew
enth district was reached it appeared that
there were two delegations claiming the
recognition Of the convention, and there
upon another scene of confusion and uproar
ensued, during which the friends of both
| Sizes b66iIleu 10 We WlJH edCD OlneT as 10
| which could make the most noise.
TWO HOURS OF wRANGLING.
Two hours were spent in this manner,
when the matter was postponed until the
| committee on credentials should be formed.
This action excluded the Seventh district
from a voice in the committee. Two other
| delegations then reported, leaving only one,
| the third, to hear from, that delegation
| being still in separate session, the members
wrangling among themselves as to the
| organization.
A recess was taken at 7:15 o'clock till 0
| o'clock tonight.
SPLIT IN THE THIRD.
The Third district delegates remained in
| continuous convention from the time the
geneneral convention took its first recess,
at 80 o'clock this afternoon, until 9 o'clock
| tonight. During that time there was q
bitter wrangle between the Mahoneites and
the opponents of the unit rule, which finally
resulted in the latter leaving the meeting in
a body and refusing all compromise with
the Mahoneites and claiming to be the regu-
lar delegates from that district to the con-
| vention.
At $3.50 o'clock the convention reas-
sembled, when the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization reported, naming Col
William Lamb, of Norfolk, as chairman,
and Capt. Asa Rogers, Of Petersburg, as
secretary, with five assistant secretaries,
aided by all the Republican editors and the
correspondents of the Republican papers in
the State.
A MONKEY AND PARROT TIME.
The report Of the Third district delegation
! (the Mahonites) was presented.
Hon. John s. Wise, who led the opposing
delegation from the same district, at
tempted to speak from the gal
lery, but was cried down. Moth
ing daunted however, he left tho
gallery, and followed by number of his
adherents, made his way to the stage
through bowling mob. There he was ac-
corded hearing, and in a powerful speech
advocated the claims Of his delegation. He
| charged corruption and fraud on tho part
| of his opponents in bis district.
RUBBING IT IN.
A voice-"Give 'em h--.p
"Yes, will give EN- h and rub 1t in,
too" said Mr.. Wise He came TO this con
vention with twenty-five out Of the sixty
six delegates from bis district, and yet the
convention had tried 10 emasculate them
| by letting in these imposters and
| frauds. With all this his loyalty cannot be
shaken. He was going 10 hold a district
convention in spite Of all, and was going TO
| Chicago TO fight the battle ol the Repubii-
| can party. and let those who did wrong
stand from under. All that had been fore
told in this case had happened, the time had
now come when this plan Of organization
! had TO be stopped. and not be submitted to