The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-09
Personal Quarrels Set Aside, and the Repub-
lican Leaders Will Make Determined
Effort to Carry the State for Harrison.
Good Effect of the Republican Leaven
That Is at Work in West Virginia.
Facts About Australian Wool That Ought to
Make Votes Against the Mills Bill-Mr.
Higgins Again Seeks Political Office.
The Leaders Bury Their Differences and VIII
Work for Party Success.

The Leaders Bury Their Differences and VIII
Work for Party Success.
Bpecial TO the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON. July ain all calculations
upen the outcome OF the present campaign it
has been usual to concede the electoral votes of
che entire Southern States to the Democratic
ticket. There has been, at times during the
past four years, more or less talk of carrying
Virginia and North Carolina on the tariff issue,
but within the past few months the open hos.
tilites between Senator Malone on the one
hand and ex-Congrsssman Wise and Senator
Riddleberger on the other, have been regarded
as certain indications Of the defeat OF the Re-
publican party in the Old Dominion. There
is no doubt decided disposition in
Virginia toward shaking loose from the
Democratic ticket and the Democratic
platform, and if harmony could be perfected
in the Republican ranks the prospects Of Re-
publican success in that States would be en-
HANGED a hundred fold Now it is said this de-
sired harmonious arrangement has been effected,
and that hereafter the three principal leaders in
the Republican party of Virginia will work to-
gether for the common good. Senator Riddle
berger, being interviewed upon this subject,
thus states the manner in which unity between
himself and ex-senator Malone was brought
about: SAT the urgent solicitation or some of
the most prominent Of the Republican national
leaders I made a proposition to ex-senator
Malone to meet me with view to the
adjustments of our difficulties. He came 10
see me at Chicago. where / was acting with
what is miscalled the Wise faction, but the time
was not opportune and the interview was post
poned until we reached Washington, when he
came to see me at my rooma We had a long
and earnest talk, and have met twice since
The result of those conferences is that we can
now work together for the good Of the Repub-
icsn party. We both recognized that that great
interest was paramount. and that our personal
differences were Insignificant beside it. The
same flag OF truce will be extended in other
directions until the Republican party Of Vir-
GINA is again harmonious whole"
'.Are Mr.. Wise and Malone also friends2'
"Not yet; but their differences are beyond the
political line. They are personal, and must
and should DO swept aside. The situation a.
Chicago was this: We got fourteen delegates
and Malone got ten, but the convention recog-
nized the formality of his State convention,
which left him practically master of the situa-
ton. At Chicago the Wise faction proposed to
put me on as national committeeman. and took
that action, but when it learned that Malone
was willing, we then whipsawed right around
and voted for ex- Congressman Brady, whom
they knew Malone never would support Ex-
Governor Lee and one other delegate however.
refu sed to support this action. All this was a
direct blow at harmony and reconciliation.
speak with perfect confidence when l say that
Senator Malone has been and is willing to 60 as
far toward reconciliation as anyone has
right to expect, but Brady he
will never recognize. The result will
bs that Brady will be ignored in the
management OF the State campaign. When the
district conventions meet they will nominate
candidates for Congress and electors, and proba-
bly, will pass resolutions expressing lack Of
confidence in Mr.. Brady. Whether or not this
will have the desired effect is an open question.
1t is my honest opinion that we have good
fighting chance to carry Virginia for the Re-
publican party, and that it Ia the only State in
the South where that ticket stands ghost of a
chance"
Senator Riddleberger. in speaking of the Pitts
burg interview, said he was asleep IN his berth
until Baltimore was nearly reached, and the al
legged conversation was wholly manufactured
He added that Mr.. Malone saw no interviewer
at Pittsburg, and Wise was also asleep.