Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-18
PARTISAN GATHERINGS.
Fighting Factions Among
Virginia Republicans.
PEACEFUL DEMOCRATIC WORK.
What the Political Parties are
Doing Throughout the
Nation.
Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

1 A's"UAVas
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
| PETERSBURG, Va, May 17.-Delegatt
to the Republican State Convention b,
gan to gather in the Academy of MUS
just before noon and promptly at tbs
Ihour the building was about two-third
full. Malone came on the stage. Ell
appearance was the signal for burst {
applause. A few minutes after, John
Wise, leader of the opposition to Ma
homes unit rule, appeared and was ais
greeted with applause. A notable fea
ture OF the Convention was the great in
crease in the number of white delegates
| At 1890 o'clock Malone stepped +
the front of the stage and was greete,
with enthusiastic applause, which wa
iuterspersed with rounds upon rounds o
cheers for Blaine, Sherman, the uni
rule, etc. When quiet had been restored
General Malone after acknowledging til,
compliment, proceeded to address tn,
Convention Hon. VIM. Lamb wal
chosen temporary chairman, and LII
briefly addressed the Convention. Com
mittees were appointed and the Conycn
ton adjourned until O'Clock.
SPLIT.
The Third District delegates remained
in continuous convention from 80 P. NJ
until P. NJ, and during that time there
was a bitter wrangle between the Ma
honeites and the opponents Of the unit
rule, which finally resulted in the latter
leaving the meeting in body and re-
fusing all compromises with the Malone.
ties, and claiming to be the regular dele.
gates to the Convention.
AT 8 80 P. NJ. the Convention reassem-
bled, when the Committee on Permanent
Organization reported, naming Col. Vim.
Lamb, of Norfolk, as Chairman. The
report Of the Third District delegation
(Mahoneites) was presented. John s.
Wise, who led the opposition delegates
from the same district, advocated
the claims OF his delegation. He
charged corruption and fraud on
the part of the opponents in his district.
He came to this Convention, he said,
with forty-fve out OF sixty-six delegates
from his district and now the Convention
had tried to emasculate them by letting
in these imposters and frauds. He was
going to hold a District Convention in
spite OF all, and was going to Chicago to
fight the battle of the Republican party,
and let those who did wrong stand from
under. The time had now come when
this plan of organization had to be stop
ped and not to be submitted to any
longer.
Captain Wise then called upon all
those opposed to the unity rule to retire
from the hall and hold separate meet
ing. He then left the stage, and amid
tremendous shouts, huzzas and waving
of hats, about $50 left the hall.
NOISY SCENE.
Upon reassembling, reports from the
several districts were read. When the
Seventh District was reached, it appeared
there we're two delegations claiming
recognition from the Convention, and
thereupon an uproar ensued, during
which the friends of both sides seemed
to vie with each other in trying to see
which could make the most noise. The
matter was postponed until the Commit
tee ON Credentials should be heard from.
A recess was taken.
DELAWARE STATE CONVENTION
DOVER, Del, May 1T The Republican
State Convention was called to order at
IL 80, with Washington Hastings pre-
siding. Hastings made an address, in
which he said ne believed the time had
come when the Delaware Republicans
would take their stand firmly and I'M
equivocally on the side of temperance
and against saloons. The sentiment was
received with applause. After appoint
ment of committees the Convention took
a recess to 2 80 P. NJ. District delegates
to Chicago elected are Henry G. NJ. Nc
Leary. E. g. Bradford, j. r. Whitaker,
A. @. Conner, Charles H. Treat and G.
H. Maull. They favor Blaine, but are
uninstructed.
The business of the Convention was
concluded at the afternoon session by
the election OF the delegates named in
the previous dispatch and the adoption
OF resolutions denouncing the Presidents
tariff message and the Mills bill and en-
dorsing high license. The delegates are
uninstructed, but favor Blaine.
HARMONY IN MARYLAND.
EAsToN, Md, May 1.-THE Repub-
lican State Convention convened here
to-day and was largely attended. The
opening scenes were harmonious and
enthusiastic. DIR. Washington G. Tuck
was unanimously elected temporary
chairman.
Permanent organization was effected,
with Colonel Hoods in the chair. The
platform denounces the Democratic tariff
policy; favors the abolition of taxes on
tobacco and alcohol for use ip
the arts, and q modification
Of the duty on sugar. Other
sections denounce the administration
as false in its professions of form in the
civil servive. 1t favors liberal pension
policy, and approves the action of the Re-
publicans in Congress in opposing the
Mills bill. Walter B. Brooks, General
Adam <. King, VIM. d. Burehall and
Daniel Dickson were chosen delegates to
the Chicago Convention. Adjourned.
MISSOURI DELEGATES.
SEDALIA, Mo-, May 1.-THE Repub-
lican State Convention selected the fol.
lowing delegates-atlarge: G. 1. Filiey
D. p. Dyer, William Warner, Joseph H
Pelham.
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL CONVENTION.
JAMESTOWN, OAK, May 1.-THE Re
publican Territorial Convention yester
day selected delegates to Chicago as fol
lows: Bailey, Bogart, Moody, Sullivan
Hopp, Foster, Plummer, Hubbard, Han
scraugh and Richardson. All are fol
| Blaine, save one, with Gresham seconc
choice. The platform arraigns the Dem
ocratic party for refusing Dakota admis
sion and demands admission OF the Ter
ritory and admission as two States.
DEMOCRATIU DOINGs.
MarshalinR porces for Cievelan