The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-17
Malone win Cause Trouble

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June LEONE Of the queer
est developments this evening Is the open
acknowledgment that the fight 10 seat in
the convention the additional sixteen Ma
hone district delegates from Virginia is in
the interest of Senator John Sherman for the
presidency. The fight is yet undecided, and
promises, unless quickly checked, TO be-
come a battle royal, into which the adher-
ents OF all the presidential candidates may
be drawn almost inevitably.
The following OF several favorite sons,
other than that Of ohio-but above all the
large element who are for Blaine come what
may-haye so far prevented the full con.
summation Of the Sherman-Mahone plan Of
campaign, and in consequence largely
spoiled, for the time being at least, what Is
perhaps the neatest bit Of politics that has
come to the surface here since the main
struggle began. When Il became known
that the subcommittee ~ prepare the roll
Of the convention would recommend that the
Malone and i-Mahone district delegates
both be seated, but neither faction allowed
10 vote, the members Of the Sherman Blaine
alliance, II is stated, quietly struggled into
the national committee on proxy Col. A.
c. Thompson, supporter Of sherman, TO see
layed. SO well did Col. Thompson succeed
that Il is probable that the entire Malone
delegation would have been seated but for
the determined stand OF the out and out
Blaine men and Others, led by Secretary
Fessenden, Of Connecticut The long and
heated discussion, Il Is understood, was al.
most wholly on technical lines with no men
ton Of presidential candidates, being de-
voted chiefly 10 the well worn unit rule
question, but so skillfully conducted that IT,
bearing could not be misunderstood by the
well posted, shrewd politicians composing
the national committee. The ant-lilainc
circular said 20 have been issued by Gen.
Malone In Virginia, and the offensive and
defensive treaty believed 10 have been en-
tered into between the forces Of Malone and
Sherman, are the points, II Is stated this
evening, on which largely the opposition 10
admitting TO full privileges the entire
Malone delegation really though not oston-
sibly stands The unit rule question H.
OF course perpleIing and important factor
In the situation. Had the sixteen additional
Malone men been given votes by the ma
tional committee, there seems no doubt
from the talk tonight II would have In
creased John sherman's strengthen the
temporary organization, at all events Just
sixteen delegates. IL appears almost equally
certain this evening that, had the project
gone through the national committee all
right the gauntlet OF the credentials COM
mittee and the convention could have been
run comparatively safely. Tonight Col.
Hooker, national committeeman from Vei-
mont, who was particularly prominent rs n
champion OF Sherman, made no bones OF
declaring publicly that the decision Of the
committee, allowing both the Malone and
anti Malone delegates 10 sit In the conycn-
ton, dcpriying the Malone men Of votes, is
the result Of combination Of the friends
Of other candidates against the sherman
men. II seems probable that the Malone
fight will now be carried on squarely on this
issue into the credentials committee, aud
later perhaps into the national convention
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