Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-20
FROM CHICAGO.
THE VIRGINIA CASES.

10 the chicago convention yesterday VIZ
secretary proceeded to read the names OF the
committees for permanent organization.
When the Virginia members name was
reached twas stated thattwo names had been
sent up by contesting delegations from thaS
State The chair said that be would submit
the Virginia question to the convention
when the full list of committees had been
read.
At the conclusion of the reading the chair
said: There now remains the question as
to what delegates from the State OF Virginia
shall be permitted to name the members OF
these several committees from that State.
The Chair will say the national committee
has placed upon the roll Of delegates as
prima facie entitled to seats the delegates at
large headed by William Malone. Loud
applause. There ere also four district dele
gates from that State whose seats are I'M
contested. The national committee placed
the other get OF delegates at large upon the
list of contestants, and they place sill OF the
other district delegates upon the list, with
recommend ation that neither shall be el!ow.
ed to vote pntil the contest is settled by the
convention. Unless the convention shall
otherwise determine, the Chair will, there
fore, hold that, for the purposes Of particlpa-
ton in this temporary organization, the Iour
delegates at large headed by VIM. Malone,
together with the four delegates whose seats
are uncontested, are the delegates who alone
have the right to name the committees ana
to vote. Loud applause
Mr.. Wise, OF Virginia.-"Mr.C haliman"
The Chair.-"Mr. Wise, of Virginia"
Applause and cries of platform plat
form
| I'D ,bay IN, mil 1Oil
| cheering. and said: ~ am here claiming to
be the chairman of the Virginia delegation.
We are here permitted by this call to have
twenty -four delegates from the State of Vir-
GINA, and of that twenty-four twenty are
contested and four uncontested. The four
lurcontested delegates are from the first and
fourth districts of Virginia. The contested
sdeleeates are the four delegates at large and
( the delegates from the second, third, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth dls
tricts. By the decision of the national com
{ mitee, with which we make no issue, tho
delegates at large from Virginia have been
held to have prima facie title to place
upon the roll with the representatives from
| the first and fourth districts. The result
is that four of The delegates on the roll
have contests and four have not. Thus eight
but one third of Virginias representation,
now led by William Malone, whose trifiing
with the rights oftbe republicans of Virginia
is the issue here-have associated them
selves together with their comrades and
placed William Malone upon the commit
tee on credentials to pass upon his own case.
Applause. Gentlemen, that matter has
been going on in Virginia for some years,
and the decision is always in favor OF the
plaintiff, Laughter and applause Will
| liam Mahone's name is sent here Dy Will
liam Malone to decide whether William
| Malone is delegate or not. And | assure
YOU that learned in the battles of Virginia
| that free ballot and fair count are the
dearest boon of national republicsnism. |
have learned in the long giles which we
| have waged there that no man ought TO be
permitted to be Judge and sutton both. And
get the proposition, gravely presented TO
| this convention by these eight men, four of
whom are contested and all Of whom are
| led by him, is that in this contest he shall
go upon this committee and have vote
| upon his rights and mine. Now, Mr.. Chair
man, and gentlemen OF the convention, |
! say it is not fair, it is not right that these
| eight men should go on the committee on
credentials, upon the committee on rules,
| upon the committee on permanent organiza
ton, and decide in behalf of Virginia what
! the policy of this convention shall be. what
tho personnel of this convention shall be,
what the rules of this convention shall be,
when it may be that within twenty four
hours they will have their hats under their
arms walking out @! this convention as new
or having had right to have voice in its
affairs. Applause We sent up our rival
delegation to make this issue, and on his
issue we stand before the country appeal
to this convention to say Gentlemen, your
difficulty is unfortunate. Gentlemen, we
feel like you, that tears rather than words
should express the feelings which we have
about this unfortunate controversy; but
gentl men, until it is settled neither Of you
shall be judge, juror, witness and counsel in
this matter" Cheers For my part,
am willing to trust TO the honesty aud the
| Justice of the republican party from the other
forty. f Qe States and Territories of this Union
until this unfortunate struggle shall be de-
cided, but don't want, when our case has
been presented, to have William Malone on
| the committee of credentials to remain in
| when we have retired, and vote Oh his own
case when we are gone, and perhaps I'M
represented there. Tumutuous app ause.
! Ard so | appeal 10 the convention to consid
er this matter, ard appeal from the decision
of the chair which places VIM. Malone on
the committee on credentials, and | rely
upon the Justice ofthis convention to reverse
the ruling of the chair on that point. As to
the other committees, it is matter of utter
Indifference" Applause
There were cries from sll over the hall.
"Mahone,n and General Malone advanced
through the thropg toward the stage. SEN
ator Hoar was on the floor, however, en-
deavoring to attract the attention of the
chair. A great deal Of confusion ensued, so
much that it was impossible to do anything
| in the way of business, and the chair was
obliged to rap for order, after which the
chairman made the following announce.
ment 1.-The chair desires to state that in
| making it's decision it expressly reserved to
this convention the right to pass upon
this case for itself applause and the chair