Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-18
Malone Victorious.

After long fight against Malone the
Wise faction have surrendered and gone
back into the fold, as had baen anticipated.
Four of the anti Malone leaders,. D.
Brady, John s. Wise, V. D. Groner, and
Lewis McKeuzie-met Messrs. Quay, Ho-
bart, Dudley. Fassstt and New, of the re-
publican executive committee, at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel in New York yesterday, and
submitted to them proposition to harmon
ze matters in Virginia 30 as to have only
one electoral ticket in the field. Mr.. Wise
submitted several propositions, and after
deliberation of nearly two hours the com
mittee arrived at a conclusion, which was
embodied in the following address signed by
the Virginia representatives
ITO the republican voters of Virginia
The undersigned having presented the diff
ferences in the republican party of Virginia
touching electors In the second, third, fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth congressional dis
tricis to the republican national committee,
and that committee having adopted the
resolutions hereto annexed, We do heartily
and cordially commend its suggestions to all
republican voters of the State.
In doing this we assume that the repnb
llcan voters of Virginia will accept the reso
luton of the national committee as to the
mode of proceedings, both in precinct and
county meetings and in the district conven-
tions, and that such meetings and conven-
tons 80 constituted will give fair, free and
full expression of the will of the republican
voters W ho assemble 10 the meetings and the
delegates in convention. We therefore call
upon all republicans in Virginia who have
heretofore taken part with US In the recent
unfortunate division in our party to attend
the precinct and county meeting called for
the election ofdelegates to our district con.
sressonal convention and take part in said
proceedings, and wherever such are elected
delegates, to attend said district convention
and abide by their action as to the question
of electors. The suggestions of the nation
nj committee, If they are obserVed-and we
doubt not that they will be observed-re
move any and all objections on the part of
loyal republicans to attending said meetings
and conventions, and afford sufficient guar
antees for cordial unity among all republic
cans 10 our State in the effort to secure
twelve republican electors from Virginia
pledged to Harrison and Morton and pro.
lection.
In ali earnestness, loyalty and sincerity
we make this appeal to the members OF our
party and congratulate them upon happy
ending of all cause of difference among Vir
GINA republicans as to the electoral ticket
(Signed, V.D Groner, chairman and elector
of second district; James D. Brady, mem
Der national committee; John s. Wise; D..
F. Houston, State chairman; Lewis Nc
Kerze, elector eighth district. committee
appointed by the republican State commit
tee at meeting of August 8, 1885,"
The resolution adopted was as follows :
Resolved, That it is the sense of this COM
mittee that the proposal made by the repub
lican committee of Virginia, presided over
by Gen. Malone. to submit the question as
to electors in the six contested districts OF
| Virginia to the district conventions to be
convened for nominating congressman,
ought to be accepted by that wing of the re-
publican party presided over by Col. Hous-
ton. But we are further of the opinion that
in the interest of harmony, the persons call.
ing the meetings to elect delegates and the
district conventions to order should not dee
ignate the temporary chairman, but that
the selection of said chairman should be left
entirely to the meetings and conventions
themselves-J. ]. Fassett, secretary"