Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-18

sui ~ 70 tIt Dett INTEREST OF lao pstJs nv NV
Hon. John s. Wise has said, We arc In The Hepuo-
lican party. We are IN the party TO stay. Whst
Il one man compared 10 the success OF THIS great
party which have always worked and yoteo TOT
don't need any machinery 70 back mo ma,
may secure Office. and would be false 20 my
people in the Southwest II did pot attompt 70
Get rid OF this machinery, which Is driving rom
US our best mon. Applause.
Mr.. Edgar Allan WAS next introduced and ex-
pressed bis hearty sympathy; and IN oriel , re.
viewed Aahones connection With the kepupncan
party and how he came into the party. nos ~
daylight but BY the gsslight 81 midnight 'h
the Hhig Office.
MAuoSE's ACTS.
BE recalled many Of Mahonos arbitrary acts.
once calling 90 the band OF music 70 play 10
drown the voice 81 Mr.. Allan. The plan oil or
ganiza,ion, Mr.. Allan said. was great olunaer.
Il had driven out valuable men who would not
submit 20 the tyranny. 10 drove out Massey,
Abe FulkrrsOn, Mofiett and scores OF others.
They would DO with Us here tonight but tnat
they found they had lef; Democratic tyranny
70 find more insupportable one here.
Mr.. Adams speech was terse. vigorous, ana 70
the point IL painted Malone, without caling
bis name, as dictator whose career as cnhl,-
man had been a succession OF iyrennles Wnlch
no other people would have Stood. MI Alan
characterized the Richmond case a. one q the
dlriiest frauds on record. IL was not unth nc
Richmond delegates we're Cotton out OF the han
thst the convention could b0 manipulated. from
which 10 would appear that some OF lle tNAuay
delegates who stood by Wise a. long a. Wise was
in the han abandoned him when he left, In othor
words we're won over by Mahone's methods.
WHAT WISE SAID.
Hon. John s Wise followed. saying that when
in March he wrote Bits letter no honestly sought
20 help Malone and the party. That Was his
purpose. Is was resumpuon-d0ubuess ne so
regarded IT, I thought 10 best that the remon-
straucs should como from friend rather tnan
an enemy. There Is not one unperhnmehtary
sentence in It. Yet Was branded ~ deserter
BY one Of hts plnps IN Portsmouth. call him
pimp because who ever hoard OF Ambrose Lind-
say writing letterf and because know 80 wen
MshOne's methods. Re never strikes whom ne
can use anothsr's hand Then he set Elsm on
me, and then various others. lie sneaked on
me-, striking me everywhere Ike an Italian As
sassn--striking his stuetto under my ribs.
MASTER, LEAD or.
wise stated that when he said master. lead
on, follow thee" he didn't think he was ID
enough fool 70 take it In earnest. but the Demo
cratic press took il up and Malone received II IN
dead earnest Malone In the last eight years
has cent only 1880 20 Richmond, and yet the Re
publican party has steadily Increased In mat
city. who did III Not Malone Last fall We
would have beaten the Democrats, but Malone
made himself personal issue. No hepubhcahs
In Richmond ever took money for their votes
until Malone sent there TO buy my delegates
from me, said Dir. Wise.
At this point Riddleberger came in and went
on the platform and saluted Wise, saying !:
They say kissed Malone now throw one 10
Wise.n
Wise, resuming, rdiculcd Malone for his van
fly, for his potty peculiaritles, Tor nus aFafNe
and ambition. aud denounced him tor lioeiling
Blaine ia that circular. at has come % thla"
saii he, THAT We have got Malone party an1
Republican party. and belong u the hepunh-
can. We have sacrnced everything for harmo-
man han 4afaf tHlr n
~. laImit IT, ! never understood the enormity
Of il before s. | DO now tGreat laughter ]
Wise uext launched into Judge Waidiu; but
not by name. lie said he would support no such
person. He supposed Malone would expect
Them 70 support his electors Well, leE him II
we DO we will know the reason why. We must
let the Chicago Convention know that there can
Dee no unity Of the Republican party In virginia
with Malone AZ tho head Of H. Let Il be our me-
tmGtum. Malone must retire. what 90 you
sag about &c? (Cries az Good ~ GOOD '
" Good" Lets do NJ
Mr.. POTTER.
Mr. John ". Porter, Of Mhemarle, said mat
this convention should prepare 10 send delegates
g. Chicago aud present their case. From what
ne knew ~ tho northern delegates be could not
doubt that Justice would be- done Thorn.
". g. PeudletOn, Of Smyth. moved that a
committee on business De appointed. Agreed 20.
While the Chair was appointing the committee
T. A. Paul. OF Richmond, spoke. lauding Wise
and condemnine Malone lie said that ma
iOrity Of the white delegates had Withdrawn with
Wise from the convention, though but lew col
ored men came out lie lamented The fact that
the curse Of slavery VAS set upOn his race. he
whites. used 20 liberty from time immemoral
would not submit 10 this tyrany. The cOlored
mon wore not So independent, a fact that he Is
meuted. Paul and most Of tho other speakers
mentioned Blaine "a the coming man and pre-
dictot that Malone never more would have
the Federal patronage in virginia.
The Chair appointed the following committee :
Hon John +. Lewis. First district william
Mayo: second, John NJ. Dawson, lnlrd, W W..
Field: Fourth. II. H. Dyson; Fifth, Winfield
scott: sixth. Dr. Walthall; seventh, George H..
Wine: Eighth. O. f. hine: Ninth. W. c. Pendie-
ton; Tenth. ). Il. Mccormick: state at large,
Edgar Allan.
The committee AZ once retired. Mr. Wlse
called the Third District Convention to order and
IL was agreed 10 meet IN the CITY Circuit Court
room at Richmond 20 morrow at p. VI. 10 elect
two delegates 20 Chicago aud an elsctor.
The Eighth district delegates also retired for
consultation.
RDIcUIED MALONE.
Tho crowd remaining In the hall was addr essed
by Riddeberger. who ridiculed Malone. bat not
by name. and BIS big hat took a tit az Lambs
autocratlc ruling, and denounced the one-man
power.
Rlddleberger ssid 10 the beginning that no
woul not soil his lips with thatname. Neyertho-
less he did once or twice call IL In kissing voice.
Tho Wise-L ewis-FraZier-i characterization
Convention was presided over by General urO-
ner. Of Norfolk. Charles G. Clarke was secretary
aud Frank w. Humphrey serReantat arms.
Riddleberger said no could take no aifront
from man who could lie in rayiue and send
hs troops into the Crater.
On motion Of Mr.. Y0st 10 was ordered that each
county chairman hand 10 tonight, or a. soOn as
possible. list Of his delegates here present.
In response 10 calls, Mr.. jacob lOst made q
stirring speech In keeping with those that had
preceded. He said that he felt more Ike Re
publican tonight than ever before, because he
felt Ike a free man. and freedom and Republi-
cAn,sm are ANONYMOUS. Mr.. Io5t col tainly
made out n good case against Malone Tor keep
ing him, who was elected delegate by two con-
yentions. out. while he admitted many who had
no such claim.
Horace Abrams (colored). OF R0ckbridge was
the next speaker. Hon. John r. Lewis now sub
lntted the report Of the committee that the tenn
DOrary DO made the permanent organization;
that no elect a chairman Of the State Committee.
~ whom shall be reported the mem bers OF tho
state Committee chosen BY districts; that VIC re-
cognlze all district conventions that have acted
ia opposition 10 the usurpatton OF the state Con-
venti0n: that We recommend and advise dele
gates from the districts to meet IN their district q
and perfect their organization and elect delo-
gates 10 the National Convention and an elector
mat this convention elect delegates ana electors
at large: that a committee Of twenty-five DO ap-
pointed 20 prepare al address.
THs Guardianship.
Allegheny county proposed tbs nRme Of John
s. Wise As chairman OF the state Committee.
A. steele. q cOiored delegate, objected. Al
ready it was said that Wise was kicking because
he wanted 70 be chairman
X. A Paul spoke earnestly for Nr. Wise.
Mr.. Wise accepted as tho truth what Steele
said 81 do not want 20 DO chairman. am q
busy man am In a whirl OF constant engage
msnts therefore beg that you viii let some
other person take this placo.n But still Captain
Wise said that IL no ono else would take it BIO
would.
Two or three delegates suggested the name Of
Edgar Allan.
Mr.. Wise said that Il was an excellent sugges-
ton.
James A. Frazier insisted that Wise and no one
else must have II. Wise has tho eyes OF the
North on him. No one else VIII do-not Tor the
present at least
Mr. Houston said Wise's convenience ought %
be considered. The Craftsmanship would put an
obloquy upon him, as the charge would DO that
Wise went out OF tho other convention 70 got this
Colonel ]. s. Browning took pretty much tho
same view, and nominated General Groner for
chairman.
Groner shook hts head. "No, STR" said he
~my business forbids II. 10 would DO impossi-
bic, gentlemen. canno, give IL the time or the
attention"
NOTICE TO MALONE.
Here Wise asked leave TO interrupt the pro-
ceedings 10 offer message 20 General MahOne's
convention in effect tnaf they would never return
as long a. Malone Is chairman.
Hon. John r. Lewis Injected few remarks
here. saving Malone is no more capable OF
for chairman OF the state Committee Edgar