Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-18
The LABOR TICKETS NAMED.
The Virginia Republicans Divide John s.
Wise RevOlS AgainS, the Malone
Unit Rule.
WISE MEN BOLT The CONVENTION.
Minnesota Democrats Have Excellent Pros
pe.s Of Carving the Sats-C0m-
mtlS On the New York
Convention.
THE VIRGINIA SNARL.
Malone and Wise Wraugle aud the Latter
Leaves the Hall.

Malone aud Wise ~ raugIe aud the Latter
Leaves the Hall.
PETERSBURG, Va, May L. delegates
to the Republican State Convention bgg gan
TO gather in the Academy OF Music just he
fore noon, and promptly Mt that hour, the
buildiug being about twO-thirds full, Gen.
Malone came upon the stage from the rear
entrance. His appearance was the signal
tor IN outbuTst OF applause, which the
General however, failed to notice A few
minutes after Hon. JnO =. Wise, the
leader Of the opposition to Mahone's unit
rule. appeayed in that part Of he dress circle
allotted to the third district and was also
greeted with applause A noticeable Tea
ture OF the convention wa the great in
crease IN the number of white delegates.
some OF the districts being almost entirely
represented by them. At l2.&D o'clock,
Gen Malone stepped to the front Of the
stage and was greeted with Tremendous
and enthusiastic applause, which contiu.
ued several minutes, and which wus lnter.
spersed with rounds upon rounds OF cheers
for Blaine sherman, the unit rule, the
Republican party, etc. When quiet had
been restored ten Mahone after ac-
knowledgiUg the compliment, proceeded
20 sdir, 4 the convention
Reports from several districts were read.
When the Seventh district was reached %
appeared that there were two delegations
claiming the recognition OF the Convention
and therzupou an uproSr eusutd, during
which the friends OF both sides seemed 'o
we with each other in trying tu see which
could make the most noise. Two hours wers
spent IN this manner when the matter
was postponed until the Committee on
Creneutials should be- formed This ac-
tiOn excluded the Seventh District from
having voice in that committee Two
other delegations then reported, leaving
only one, the Third, to hear from, that del
egatiou being still IN separate session, the
members wrauglug among themselves. A
recess was taken NATL o O'Clock
The Third District delegates remained
IN continuous convention from l.}D till %
o m and during that time there was q
bitter wraugle between the Mahoneiles and
opponents ot the uuIt rule. which finally
resulted IN the latter leaving the meet
iug ia a body and refusing al compromise
with the Nahnueitr~ and claiming to nr
regular delegate from that district to the
UuuN eutlUu
At uGu the convention rea-Semh'cd.
when the Committee on Permanent O.gau-
,LltIuu reported. naming Col VIM Lamb,
OF Norfolk, as chairman.
The report OF the Third District delega-
ton MttO1jteS vas presented Hon.
John : Wise, who led the oppI osirg dele
cation from the same district advocated the
claim OF his delegation He charged
corruption aud iaud on the part OF the
opponents in his district. lie came 10 thus
convention, he said, with ~ out uf Gf
delegates from hIs district, and vet the
convention had tried to emaSculBte them
by letting Ia these impgstrJ~ and frauds
He vas going 10 hold adi-trlct convention
IN spite OF all, and was going % Chicago 10
light the battle OF the Republican party
and let those who lid the wrong stand
from under. The time had now come
when this plan OF orgaUrlItiOu had 10 he
stopped and not be submitted to any
longer. Capt, Wise then called upon all
those opposed to the unit rule To- retire
from the hall aud hold a separate meeting
lie then left the stage, and amid tremend-
Gus shouts, huzzssand waving OF hats, etc
about lju leit the ball.
Comparative quiet followed the depart
ure o, the seceders. The delrgate--at-
large John e. Watts, OF Iazewell, +,
5. Brown Allen, ot Augusta, 4.
h. Harris, OF Dinwiddie, and
Gen. W. Malone, OF Petersburg Electors
at large Col Vim. Lamb, Of Norfolk, and
Frank s Blair, OF Wythe. The unit role at
Chicago and the continuance OF the present
plan OF organization we're adopted,