Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-26
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General MALONE seems 10 be determined
10 allow the WISE men TO obtain hereafter no
advantages of any sort over him. lie has
learned that, as we said last week, all great
leaders have sometimes to make ex plauatiOns
and concessions. lie is not going to commit
this year the blunder which he committed in
1880, IN 1881, and In 1888, and in other years.
The Inder-Appeai furnishes some iniorma-
ton additional TO what we have heretofore
given AZ 10 what was done the other day at
the meeting OF his State Central Committee.
We quote:
"During the session OF the committee a
letter was presented from Colonel ID. +.
Houston. chairman Of the state Committee
OF the Wise faction. proposing an amaga-
nation OF the two electoral tickets. A simi.
lar letter, addressed by Ex-Governor Cam
ernon to Colonel Lamb, was by the latter
submitted TO the committee. After discus
sion the committee decided 10 leave the de-
Pennington Of this matter 10 the respective
congressional district conventions; the res
personalities Of the Wise factions I'm those
districts IN which there are two sets OF elect
ors 10 be invited 10 attend the conventions
aud there submit their claims and PROPOSE
tions 10 the voters for their decision. The
committee further agreed 10 frame suitable
replies 10 the letters OF Colonel Houston aud
Ex-Governor Cameron. aud II Is expected
that the entire correspondence will be made
public by the latter part Of this or the early
part OF next week.
"There was general disposition among
the members OF the committee aud the other
prominent Republicans who attended the
session TO yield nothing of what they con-
ceive 10 be the rights OF that section Of the
party OF Which General Mahoneis the leader,
though, at the same time, II is not unlikely
that minor concessions may be made II
harmony can be thereby promoted or Sc
cured"
Note that the proposition TO amslgamate
the two electoral tickets came from WISE,
not from MALONE. Note, too. that 1t n only
"minor concessions" that are TO be made by
MALONE even " be agrees 10 make any. But
note. above all, that MALONE shows at once
his capacity for leadership by affecting to
agree 10 the terms OF "amalgamation pro.
posed by Mr.. WISE aud yet suggesting plan
Of his own, which II accepted by WISE VIII
operate 10 the disappearance forever from the
political world Of WISE, CAMERON, FRAZIER,
YosT, LEWIS, and all the rest OF the I" DIS
organizers"
ReeolIect that II was the WISE men who
offered TO make terms with MAaoSE--not the
MALONE men who offered 10 make terms
with Wise. ~ propose to form one electo.
raj ticket out OF cur two electoral
tickets" says WISE TO MALONE. "All
right" says MAnoSE. 81 au willing. But
ss II iss very important matter, will let the
people pass upon It," In other words. he
turns over the proposition TO his Own con-
gressionsl.district conventional The WISE
men are asked 10 walk into MAnose's con-
yentioDs aud there get their rights!
"wil you walk into my pariOr. said the spider
'Ts the nioost little psrlor that ever you did
spy"
Could anything be sdireri And what can
the wisE men DO but agree to this fair propo.
sltionf Surely each congressional district
Il capable OF deciding for Itself whether ID
will allow WISE eiector 10 take the place
Of MALONE elector. The WISE men, be 1t |
remembered. have already agreed 10 put the
four hAnoSx elsc,ors.st-lsrge upon their
ticket. AS to the dlstrict electors MAnosE's |
men will through those congressional con.
yentions get every oae Of them. They viii
isv wRs and bic followers without . |