Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-25
TI-MAH0nE CONVENTION.
Free Men Will Speak Out.
WISE, RIDDLEBERGER AND EDGAR
ALLAN MAKE sPEECHEs-AN AID
DRESS 20 REPUBLICAN VOTERS
TO BE ISSUED.

DRESS 20 REPUBLICAN VOTERS
TO BE ISSUED.
From the Petersburg Index-Appeal.l
The convention was called to
order by Gen. V. ID. GrOner.
Mr.. ID. +. Houston said that last
night a convention OF Republicans
was held here and a committee of
twenty-five was appointed, which
committee appointed an executive
committee Of three on contested
seats. He was member of that
committee and also Mr.. Jacob YOst.
He desired to say that that com
mittee could not discharge the du-
ties assigned them because of not
having been allowed an opportuni.
ty to do so. We are here to night
for consultation to find out what is
best for the Republican party OF
the state. He did not know that
we are here to stay, but one thing
he did know, we are in the Repub.
lican party to stay, and while in
that party we claim to have our
rights. What is one man cOmpar-
ed to :he whole Republican party ?
lie did not owe fealty to any one
man, but he did owe fealty to his
party. He was not in the Repub.
lican party for Office. lie wanted
to drive out OF the Republican
party this machinery that is caus-
ing the party the loss of the best
men.
The next speaker was Mr.. Edgar
Allan. He need not tell the au.
dience how deeply the Republicans
had his sympathy. He said that
the plan of organization was bora
in iniquity. An organization which
discriminates surely ought not to
be tolerated. There is no reason
why John Il. Massey and Abram
FulkersOn is not in the Republican
party, but the tyranny of its leader.
Not only have we to deplore the
loss of these once valuable allies,
but what has become of the re.
spectability of the Republican
party? 1t is true that there is re-
spectability in the party, and we
haye lost some OF oar most inhuen.
tial men. Because you have an
opinion of your own You are called |
a kicker. This meeting tonight is |
a protest against tyranny any |
longer. The speaker said he came |
to this convention to avoid, if pos
sible, the mention of Mahone's |
name. We went into our district |
meeting to-day 10 yield to most |
anything, but We had the greatest
fraud ever put upon us perpetrated
IN Petersburg today. He express
ed the hope that the proceedings
of the convention would be har-
mOnious, and that the Malone del
egates who would 60 to Chicago
would hear us there too.
Hon. John S. Wise said that for
some years he had been MahOne's
personal friend. He had also been
hOnored with nomination by the
Republican party. In kindness he
took the liberty to write letter for
his party to ponder whether it
would not he better to take away
from the chairman Of the party so
much power and give little more
liberty to the people. For doing
this he was branded a traitor
Hon. w. G. Elan mounted me
next. In another minute he found
of Mahone's parasites, who
publishes a paper in Rockingham,
his acts. Malone has
not for the past eight years sent
but $500 campaign money to the
city OF Richmond. We have re-
luced the Democratic majority in
Richmond from $500 to 900. He
that Malone had willfnl.
y and maliciously inaugurated the
corruption of the Republican party
IN Richmond and forced one to say:
My Lord, | cannot carry on a
party like this" Capt. Wise said
here is a point beyond which no.
body will go, and he said that they
rad reached that point. Are we to
20 to MahOne's convention and SIT
with our fingers in our mouths and
OOk after MahOne's cut and dried
DlansY That convention was held {
1t MahOne's house night before last.
What do you think of a chairman
Who would circulate secret circu.
ar slandering James q. Blaine,
md being such fool as to think
hat it would not become public
The Republican party, under its
present plan OF organization, is a
perfect farce. Captain Wise SAID
ook at the hundreds and thou.
ands Of good men who for the last
en- years have been kicked and I
neered ont OF the Republican
,arty. Captain Wise said he was
,Oing to vote the Republican tick. 4
t, bat not for Mahone and his a
men. He supposed that Gen. Ma.
zone expects MS to 60 TO work and
import the men who have cheated t
nd robbed us to day. The only
7ay to protect ourselves is for us :
o organize party of our Own..- 8
We should send that convention of '
lahOne's word that we will not re. e
lain in the Republican party with y
i'm as It's leader any longer. Y
Mr.. John w. Porter said that
his convention should elect dele c
ates to the Chicago convention =
Or he felt sure that they would he e
p
Col. VIM. G. Pendlet0n moved
hat a committee of one from each {
{ the congressional districts and il
ne at large be appointed to sug. C
est some plan of action for this
invention. il
Captain r. A. Paul was the next d
Deaker. He was not surprised at a
10 action of the convention to-day, ii
ecause he had always believed n
nat the Richmond d legation n
Ould be routed. OF course we h
ave been slaves, bat the white Y
zen have not, and they will not b
Dw, and now he could say so. He
Ow had as much freedom as Ma. il
one or Captain Wise or anybody ST
Sc. Gentlemen of the conven. cl
on, you have done the thing that
)u ought to do, because we have W
1t the lash long enough. He was
Republican, but not a Malone n,
aye. Haven't the embers OF
Ie Republican party got the right pr
haYe opinions of their own 7 Il