Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-18
POLITICAL.

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Petersburg yesterday splif, the Wise faction
seeding and holding n separate meeting.
In the Malone convention Col. William
Lamb was made permanent chairman, and
Capt. Asa Rogers, of Petersburg, secretary.
Tho report Of The Third district delegation
was presented, when .Ioho S. Wise, who led
the opposing delegation from that district,
attempted 10 speak from the gallery, but
was cried down. However, he left the gal
lery, and, followed By humber Of adhe.
rents, made his way 10 Tie siege through
bowling mob There 10 was accorded II
egat;ou. He charged corruption and fraud
Cd the part ofthe opponents in his district,
when voice exclaimed, Give 'em hell"
Yes, I'll give EN- he'll and rub it il, toc,"
said Wise he cane 10 this convention with
twenty-five out OF sixty six delegates from
his district, and yet the convention had
tried to emasculate them By letting IL the:e
impos,ors and frauds. With all this his 10y
alty could not be shaken. He was eorg 10
hold district convention in spite Of OIL and
was going TO Chicago to fight the battle of
the republican party, and let these who did
the wrong stand from under. All that had
been foretold in this case had happened.
The time had now come when tie plan o.
organization had 10 be stopped and net sub
rni,!ed to any longer Wise then called up
on al who were opposed to the y raDny ot
their party boss 20 leave the hall. with
wells and cheers about one third OF The con
yen,ion mostly from the third (Wise's) AID
tho seventh (Riddlebergers) and eighth di :
t.icts, followed AID quit The convention
Among the boilers were FIX Lient Gov. John
+. Lewis, Congressman Jacob 4os;, x Con-
greasman Libby. United States District At
lorney Shelley Lewis and many other prem
meet leaders With their followers they
went 10 the Grays' armGry aud organized
nj other convention with Gen. Groner, 81
Norfolk, chairman.
After the bolt OF The Wise faction Ma
homes convention proceeded with its busi-
ness. w. F. GiGdiDgs, one of he de legstes
| from the Richmord district who remained,
delivered speech, in which ho denounced
Wise in the most Incorporate language. He
was followed by cx-Attorney General Blair
in the same line.
The committee On business reported the
following delegates at large to the Chicago
convention John G.. Watts, of TazewelI +:
s. Brown Allen, of Augusta; A. III. Harris,
oil Dinwiddie, and Gen. VIM. Malone, OF Pc
tersburg. Electors at large Col. William
Lamb, Of Norfolk, aud Frank s. Blair, OF
Wythe. The same committee reported in
favor Of the unit rule ut Chicago ard the
continuance Of the present plan Of organiZa
| ton, and the report was adopted.
The following platform was adopted We,
the republicans of Virginia, in convention
assembled. proclaim our fidelity TO the re-
publican party, State AID national; we
again arraign the democratic party for its
Justification of its professions It's denial Of
| honest elections its assaults against protec-
ton /; lis refusal TO abolish oppressive war
! taxes CT the internal revenue, lis failure TO
reduce the growing surplus in the national
! treasury lis mockery of civil service reform
and its continued obstruction of the Blair
school BILL Resolved, that our representa-
tives in Congress are urged 10 use every
proper effort to maintain and extend pro.
lection over all cur interests to remove in
| ternal taxes from our tobacco and fruit, ard
to obtain liberal provision for the improve
ment Of our rivers and ha!bofs, and espec-
oily of Chesapeake bay and its tributaries.
Resolved, That we are opposed to conven
ton TO revise the State constitution as un.
necessary, costly and dangerous, and that
we hold that all desirable constitutional
amendments can be more wisely and safely
adopted by legislative action ratified by the
people.
The following delegates to Chicago were
named: Second district, l.. l.. Mnury, Of
southampton, ard Il. NJ Smith, of Elizabeth
City third, J. w. Southland, of Heurico,
and John Mitchell. of Richmond fifth, W..
II. Peasants, of Danviile. and J. D. Per-
kins, of Grayson sixth, j. r. Stovall, Of
Halifax. and W Lee Brapd, of Roanoke !;
eighth. w. III. Slaughter, CT Feuquer, ana
W. G. Eiam, Of Louisa ninth, NJ. &. Wood,
of Scott, and w. A. French, of Giles; tenth,
w. f. Craig, OF Augusta, and Cr:ar Perkins
of Buckingham.
The delegations from the First, Fourth,
and Seventh districts did not report the
names of their delegates
In the bolters' convention ap eches were
made by John S.Wise, j. S. Allen. and Paul,
| (colored), of Richmond, Senator heidelberg
er, D. F. Houston, of Roanoke, and others.
Fir. Wise's speech was mainly n tifads
against Gen. Malone and his methods,
while the theme Of the other SPEAKERS was
in the same strain. all asserting in most
positive terms that Ger. Malone must re-
tire in order to preserve the integrity of the
republican party in the State. A commit.
tee to prepare business for the meeting YVES
then appointed and speaking was resumed.
The Third district delegates will meet
in Richmond TO morrow to elect dele
gates to Chicago and electors. The other
districts IL which Chicago delegates have
not been elected will hold conventions
upon the return of the delegates TO their
| homes.
After much speech making, Col. d. H.
Houston, of Roanoke city, was elected
chairman OF the State executive committee.
and the plan of party organization as pro
posed by Wise in his letter last March was
adopted. The delegates Mt large to the
national convention are v d. Grouer, of
Norfolk Sam Yost of Augusta X. A.
Paul (coiored), of Richmond, and c A. Her.
man, of Montgomery.
The purported interview with Mr. Blaine,