Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-22


! ing chosen as secretary. it was declfed to
take up the Virginia contest. and Brady
opened for the contestants in an address
characterized by considerable warmth.
Delegates-at-large S. Brown A Hen, John
G.. Watts, and A. W. Harris followed in
behalf Of their own (the Mahone) delega-
| ton.
While the latter was speaking, one of
the members of the committee, whose
name could not be ascertained up to this
writing, was overcome by the extreme
| heat aud Teeled from his standing position
at the mantei. piece to the door in dead
| faint. In an instaGt the COMMITTEES WIS
in cCmm1tion. Business was suspended,
a ply sician summoned, and several police
officers, who were in the corridOrs, were
called into tie room, This gave rise to
report, th at flew like lightning around the
hotel and drew large crowd to the i'm
mediate vicinity, that
AN ALTERATION HAD OCCURRED
between Malone and Wise, in which pis-
tolls had been drawn. This was denied by
Sergeant alarms Smith, but the fact was
commented upon that from the period il
question two officers remained in the
room, while third stood guard at the
door Under the influence of several
pitchers of ice water, which we're emptied
upon his head, and the prompt arrival of
porter with a bottle of ammonia, the
fainting delegate was brought to con-
seriousness.
When the committee had once more set
tied down to business, General Malone
got the floor and delivered q claracterls-
tic speech, roundlY denouncing both the
political and personal motives of his opp0-
nents. At times he worked himself into
g white heat. and his voice pierced through
the door out into the corridors. All his
power of invective was brought into play,
and it was several times feared that Wise
would be unable to maintain his self-pos-
session. lie succeeded in doing so, how
ever,
When Malone had concluded, Wise was
called upon to reply in behalf of the con-
testants. He opened up with calm and
dispassiOnate explanation of the situation
and at 1915 4. NJ, 1s still talking. The
prospects are that the other contests will
not be taken up until tomorrow. In this
event the chances of the convention get
ting down to permanent organization be-
fore tomorrow night are exceedingly slim.
SENSATIONAL ACCOUNT OF A FIGHT
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM.
The Chicago Tribune Of the next morn
ing "wednesday publishes g sensational
account OF the proceedings before the
committee late Tuesday night, in the
| w 1Se- Malone contest. 1t says:
'While the Malone delegate, Col. AL
len, was talking, Brady and Wise fire.
quent1y interrupted. Malone and Wise
on the same side of the table, Wise said
something III an undertone to Malone
which no one caught, but the little bliga-
der at once Jumped I'd and reached for
WISE The latter let out for Malone, but
the members sitting between them pre-
vented any damage. Both were talking
eXcitedlY: but attention was in a moment
diverted from them by Congressman lib
hey. one OF the anti-Mahone men. who
struck at Allen. Accounts differ, but
most OF the members seemed to think
Allen was hit He WAS still on his feet,
and Libbey. shouted at him: "D-n you.
d-n you"
''The assailed man launched back and
in a mQment the widest confusion pre-
vailed. Several Of the Mahone people
went for LibbeY aud bore him down to the
floor. Ali the colOred men IN the room
took part and the mass of arms and legs
in motion was such that the peace maxim g
members hardly dared approach, 1t was
in face the beginning Of ali old-fashioned
Virginia eight.
Don't you touch me-, roared one of th e
men in the midst Of Che melee. Ex-Con-
gresham Brady, who is himself pugnaci-
Gus, Was one OF the Wise following for whom
the Malone henchmen seemed to feel
the greatest animosity. DON'T let Brady
get away yelled voice that sounded like
Mahon9's, and a rush was at once made
for him. a pair of Western men at once
closed in and saved Brady from much
harm. The peacemakers finally succeed
ed in pulling most of the fighters apart,
but it was not until the policeman at the
door, who rushed in, had cracked several
coored heads with his club. One man.
said to be named Mott. could not be quie-
ted till the Sergeant-at-arms seizad him
by the throat exclaiming: Stop, STOP
and threw him half across the room. When
the sembance Of order was restored two
or three members we're standing on the
table, the policeman and s. rgean t-at-arms
had squads of belligerents under their care
while Chairman Hepburn was keeping a
close eye on Malone and Wise.
"Mr. Wise expressed his regret at the
occurrence, explaining how aspersions
had been cast on him that were unbeara-
ole. Malone said nothing. Mr.. Libbey
also spoke half alphabetically. saying in
the heat OF the moment he thought Allen
was striking a. Wise, but he did not think
he, himself, had really hit Allen. Several
members had proposed to expel Llbbey
and ii be had not made this explanation,
he would undoubtedly have been expelled.
The desire to avoid publicity, however,
was strong. 1t was agreed that the row
should be kept secret"
WEDNESDAY,.
There was little done Wednesday morn
ing IN general business, except to elect
M. W. Estes Of California, Permanent
Chairman. The Committee on Platform
was struggling with Prohibition plank,
and the Committee on Credentials was
struggling with the Mahone-Wise trouble.
At last the Credential Committee report
ed. It admitted the Malone delegates.
at-large and the Malone delegates from
the uncontested 1st and 4th districts -
making in all, and admitted the Wise
delegates from the ID, /, 5th, 9Th, 18th, 9th,
and 10th distriets-14 in all. No delegates
of either side were admitted from tle 9Th
district, by the report, the convention
/ there being irregular. The Committee
made its report to the Convention Wednes-
day night and it was adopted. In the case
of the 9th district the Convention admit
ted the Malone delegates from that dis
trict. The Committee IS report admitting
the Wise district delegates Except the 9tb)
was adopted by the convention by 5l2 to
| $50.
So General Malone was downed. And
this notwithstanding Col S. Brown AL
len appealed to the Convention not to
adopt the Committees report. for if it did
his own place as delegate-at-large would be
;, valueless to him. as the action Of the Con-
vention would declare that his own State
convention was tainted with irregularity.
YESTERDAY $ PROCEEDINGS