The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-05-10
Malone and Riddleberger.

placing AS county chairman John l.. Keller,
who holds All office through Senator MD
appointment, and appointing
r. J. Walker, Mahonite, chairman.
A call is also made fOra Republican con-
yention here Monday to send delegates 10
Petersburg. not IT cOgnlzing the Call LOT
convention at the same time anu piace pre-
viously made by Keller.
Senator RlddIeherger. who arrived from
Washington few day ago. Instantly re-
plied in a blief circular. closing with the
following allusion to the late hour at which
Mahones circular WAS issued I'm MOI
day | shall ask the people OF SHENANDOAH
to hear me on the issue of the canvass. IL
will then be daylight. Only towards ana
assassins make publications at mldnlght.
The above illustrates what Gen. Groner
SAYS, that where the opponents OF Mahone
had 800, and his friends only 10. ny
reason of the party machinery under DIS
control. when the chairman was not OF his
wav of thinking. as in the case OF Mr.. |
Keller, he could remove and appoint one
willing to obey his orders and DO MS pio'
ding. Under his call, it is provided that
when delegates are elected to county
convention from precincts, the chairman
of the meeting so held, must sign the GER
tificates of election, the precinct chairman
must sign and the county chairman must
couptersign. Then it is forwarded 10 re-
tersburg when Gen. Malone, as Chairman.
is to issue tickets of admission to tne
Con, ention, the hall for holding which he
has rented in his own name and has II un-
der bis absolute control. Where the ne
nublicans are against him and the dele
gates are against him and the convention
appoints delegates accordingly. it is OPP
tional with the Chairman to sign the GER
tificate of election or not. Without this slg-
nature, The delegate cannot get seat In the
Convent ion it matters not by what majority
he m4y have been elected. In this county,
the county chairman went so far AS to
strike the name of anti Malone delegates
from the list, that was claimed had been
adopted. after the Convention adjourned.
or certainly without the convention
knowing that the changes had been made.
There is no way to correct this, for II IS
part of Malone s plot to control the re-
tersburg Convention.
| Mahone's purpose was to carry the
counties of Augusta. where representative
Yost resides, and that of Shenandoah,
where Senator Riddleberger lives, by fair
means. if possible, but by foul means II
necessary. This accounts for the action
of the county chairman in this county,
and the removal of the county chairman III
Shenandoah.
And all through East Virginia similar
outrageous proceedings have taken place.
In Richmond Wise carried the city con-
vention by all overwhelming majority, but
q few bolted. pretended to appoint dele
gates and it is given out that Wise Will
not be admitted to the Convention.
1t is evident that large majority OF the
Republicans of the State are against zen
Malone sand this preponde'ance VIII De
largely increased as soon as the people
realize the extent of the fraud and force,
by reason of the possession of the party
machinery, to which the State Chairman
has resorted to carry his point. He wants
TO 90 to Chicago at the head OF delegation
subseryient to his will. This he will have
of a certain kind, not rejecting the Will OF
the Republicans of the State, but the crea
lures of his peculiar methods as above III
dictated. He, however, will be met there
with delegation representing the hones'
sentiment of the Republicans of Virginia
and they will be admitted to seats. Inc
Republicans of the country are beginning
to understand the condition OF affairs IN
this State, and the reason for the conten
tion that has been going on. From every
section of the Union the most earnest III
dignation is manifested because OF ths
ruthless. despotic agencies Gen Malone hal
invoked to defeat the popular will. Ever
the friends of Mr.. Sherman. and 1t IS salt
Mr.. Sherman himself, denOunce Malone
!, methods and repudiate the questionable
friendship he Processes. Sherman knows
that he has been vastly injured by Ma
homes support, and that unless he can b'
divorced from all responsibility and sym
pathy with him, his candidacy for thu
nomination will amount to a big failure, il
: not fiasc0.
1t is only necessary for the Republicans
of Virginia to realize the humiliation thai
is placed upon them by the conduct o.
Gen. Malone for them to rise up practl'
e cally en- masse and repudiate him. He Il
] now lighting for his political life-playlnl
: hio last desperate game and will avail OF an!
2 means, however unfair and outrageous
to present the appearance of having won
e He has the advantage of position in hav
: ing the despotic machinery of party unde
b his absolute control. He will use it fo
n all that it is worth for this time. But it il
! the last time he will ever have Opportunlt.
to outrage the Republicans of the State, a
A he has done in the past and is Going now
q A day of reckoning is fast approaching
u Heroic remedies will be invoked and ap
piled, and before them the petty despotisn
which he has devised and engineered, vii
a tall, carrying with 1t all who have chosen t.
! be followers of him who has outrage
). party confidence and proved false to part
l. interests.
The Democratic party of Virginia. II
view of the Roanoke Platform, and tn
], | E,oo U,ro6a rooooaro nf President G1pVQ