New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-20

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fu ever since They are faithful to-day to inc ooL ,
south believe that the Republican party WI -
prove Itself equally faithful 10 It's friends cres o ~
" Good, GOoa7j. and those friends during the wa
were men with black faces. (CTies Of That's right
They were eyes to your blind they we're shelter h 10
line OF the rebels. They arc faithful today arr
when this great Republic was az r. ,be
balance, and the crowned heads and the enemies OF
publican institutions werc saying IN Europe ANA, an n
armies were melting away before the rc ard p,sl
ence q Rebellion, yon called upon your icnns' you
black friends, when your star paneled banner, now
glorious, traicd In the dust. heavy with patriot
Hood. yon called urOn the negrO-yes, Abraham LIN
coin called upon the negro grert applansel 10 ics.n
forth his iron and clutch with his steel fingers your
fatcrins banner and they came they came, 2Oo;oo10
in the platform that you about TO promulgaie
ard let us remember that these black men are srippea
OF their constitutional right to vote Cheers Leap
these men no longer to wade TO tho baOtbox through
blood, but extend over them the Of this Republic
and make their pathway to the ball0boX as strain strain
lChccrs.) 20 not deferred from dirty by the cry Of
so long As blood shall he found upon It. (Chcsrs)
\ Government that can give liberty In its Constitution
orsht to have power to protect liberty in its admins
irstion. (chesisD wifi not take up your time
have got my thought before you. speak in behalf Of
the millions who arc dIsfranchsed to-day Cheers and
cries OF Go on Douglass, Douglass.ni
The secrctary-I desire to announce 70 the Con-
ported under the resolution that adopted few
minutes ago, cXcer Florida Arizona and the District
the secretary he business Of the Convention can be e1
peded Uoud cries OF Ingersoll, Ingesoll," and
Tho Chair-What is tho pleasure of the Convention
Cries of Bradley Bradley Insersoll, Ingersol,'
sIr. Foraker. of oho-Nr Chairman
The chairman-Ihc gentleman from Ohio, Governor
Foraker lLoud applause and cries OF Platform
PLATFORM and voice, Let us hear what you have
TO say.Sl
Mr.. Foraker-Many of tho delegates about us here
havo made request that the organization returned
TO the chair I've announced in order that the Convention
inc char-Tho chair is only waiting for the com,
secretary viii now read the list Of members Of com
mittees as forwarded by the several delegations. This
reading Tor verihcatiOn and correction, II necessary
THE CONTROVERSY OVER VIRGINIA.
The secretary then read the names of the COM
from the various States When Virginia
was reached on the Credentials Committee the
secretary said:
Vlrgnia-Two names are reported by contcstins
Delegations
Tho Chalrman-Centleman, will submit the vlr
GINA question after all the committees have been
read so that you can act upon all of them at once
No other incident of moment occurred until
at last the reading of the long list was completed.
George r. Davis of Illinois, rose when the read
ing of the list was done and said g. send the
following resolution TO be read, and move its
adoption"
The Chair-The resolution offered by the gentle
man from Illinois will be read after finish this
matter Of the list. There now remains the question
as 10 what delegates from the State Of Virginia
shall be permitted to name the members of these
several committees from that State. The chair
will say the National Committee has placed upon
the roll Of delegates as pr face entitled to seats
the deiegatiOn-aJ-largc headed by William Malone.
loud applause There are also four district
delegates from that State whose seats are uncon-
tested The National Committee placed the other
set Of delega esa large upon the list as contestants
and they place all Of the other district delegates
upon the list with the recommendation thar
neither shall he allowed to vote until the contest
is settled by the Convention Unless the Convention
ton snail otherwise determine, the chair VIII
therefore hold that for the purpose Of partlcl-
patton in this temporary organization the -FOUR
dclcgatcs-at-large headed By William Malone with
the four delegates whose seats are uncontestcd,
are the delegates who alone have the night to
name these committees and to vote Loud
applause ~, c,,
The Chair-Mr. Wise, Of Virginia. Applause
and cries of Platform, platform :,
Mr. Wise assembled the platform amid loud
Mr. Wisc-I am here claiming to be the chair EdIo
permitted by this call to have twenty-four dele.
fwcnty-four. twenty are contested and four uncon-
tested The four uncOntcsted delegates are from
the Ist and WITH districts Of Virginia. The con;
Va, WITH Wiz With, with, 18th and and
Xth Districts: BY the decision of the National iona
Committee, with which we make no issue the dele
cates-at-large from Virginia have been held to have
y nrima facie title to a place upon the roll with
the representatives from the lst and lNth DlstrctS
The result is that four Of the delegates on the ron
have contests and four have not. Thus eight;
but one-third Of NirginiaS representation. now lea
Ly William Malone whose trifiing with the rights
Of the Republicans of Virginia IS the issue mere,
have assoc ated themselves together with their
comrades and placed William Malone upon the
Committee on Credentials TO pass upon his own
case. Applause
Gentlemen, that matter has been going on in
virginia for some years, and the decision is always
in favor of the plaintiff. Laughter and applause
William MahOne's name is sent here by william
Malone to decide whether William Malone Is ~
delegate or not. And | assure you daughter and
applause that learned in the battles Of Virginia
that free ballot and fair count are the dearest
boon of National Republcanism. have learned
in the long struggles which we have waged there
that no man ought 10 be permitted 10 be Judge ana
sutton both. And yet the proposition, grayciy pre-
scnted TO this Convention by these elght men,
four Of whom are contested. and all of whom are
led BY him. is that, IN this contest, he shall go
upon this committee and have a vote upon ms
rights and mine. Now, Mr.. Chairman and gentle
men of the Convention, say il is not fair, II IS not
right that these eight men should go on the Com
mittce on Credentials. upon the committee on
Rulps unop the Committee on Permanent Organlza-
ton and decide in behalf OF virginia what the
nolicv of this Convention shall be, what the per-
sonncl of this Convention shall be, what the rules
of This Convention shall he, when II may be that
within twentyfour hours they Will nave tneIr
hats undcr their arms walking out OF this Con-
yention as never having had right to have voice
in its affairs applause We sent up our rival
delegation TO make this issue and on TINS ISSUE we
stand before the country. | appeal TO this Con
vention to say: Gentlemen. your, difficulty IS
unfortunate Gentlemen, we feel, like you, that
tears rather than words should express the lcci-
irrs which we have about this unfortunate con-
troversy: but gentlemen, until il IS settled neither
of YOU shall be Judge, juror, witness and couhsel
in this matter" Cheers
For nv part I am willing TO trust to the hon.
csty and the Justice Of the Republican party from
the other forty-hve States and Territories OF TINS
Union until this unfortunate struggle shall De oe-
cidcd but | don't want when our case has been
presented, 10 have Mr. Malone on the Committee
Of Credentials 10 remain in, when we have retr1d,
and vote on his own case, when we are gone ana
perhaps unreprcsentad there ltumultuons
applause, and so l appeal 10 the con-
vcntion 10 consider this matter ahu
appeal from the decision of the ChalL
which places William Malone on the Committee o.
Credentials, and rely upon the justice OF UNI
convention TO reverse the ruling OF the Chair On
that point. As TO the other committees, IL is
matter of utter indifference. Applause