Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-28
Virginia Republicans.

The correspondence between Col. d. +.
Houston, chairman OF the Wise faction OF
the republican party of Virginia, and Gen.
Malone in reference to the amalgamation
Of the two republican electoral tickets, has
been made public. Under date of July p
Col, Houston wrote to Gen. Malone saying
that "whle our State committee at its meet
ing 10 Richmond on the 18th instant passed
q resolution recommending the calling of
congressional conventions in the various
districts to nominate republican candidates
for Congress, the carrying OF that resolution
into effect has been suspended until after the
meeting of our State committee. at the
same meeting an electoral ticket was formed
in accordance with the action of the Chi
cago convention, which recognizes the va
lidity of the district convention, which tick.
ct we now submit to your committee for its
concurrence. Our committee also unani-
mously passed resolution empowering
its executive committee to receive any
offer of compromise, and in its discre-
ton to make such propositions or con
cessions consistent with manhood that would
tend to unite the republican voters into one
harmonious party" Col. Houston conclud-
Gu ny 6shlDR mH0luCl ~ WOuiu uO III WIG
interest of repubicanism, outside as we'll as
inside OF Virginia, that the present unhappy
differences in our party should be reconcied
and our factions united" In reply Gen.
Malone, after reviewing the legal status of
the two factions, and claiming that his own
represented the republican party ofthe State
and was the lawfully appointed custodian of
its authority, says:
kloI SkoEo
mittee, in the exercise of it's power and in
the performance of its duty, has called dis
trict conventions to nominate candidates for
Congress, and, although the presidential
electors already appointed by due authori-
ty cannot be Invested Of that character save
by their own act or concent, it is per-
fsctly competent for the convention of
each district to indorse the elector ap.
pointed therefor or, if for any reason
it may desire to substitute another person
for him, it may name such substitute, with
a request for the present nominee to with.
draw in his favor-a request which it
cannot be doubted that any of our electors will
readily accede to. l need not tell you that in the
election of delegates to these conventions all re-
publicans will have right to participate in their
respective districts, and to such participation we
not only invite and urge them but ali persons
who in good faith desire to aid in the election Of
Harrison and Morton, the continuance of the pro-
tectve policy, the repeal of internal federal taxa
ton and the promotion of popular education by
federal appropriations. You will see at once that
here is afforded you and others not only good
opportunity, but the only legal and allowable op-
possible in the premises, to amend our
electoral ticket the particulars to which objec-
ton ia raised-thst is, as to the electors of the
second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth dis
other six electors not being at all quet.
toned by anybody. If our people in these dis,
tricts, OF any of them, agree with you, or choose
to favor your demands, they can and will so indi-
cate in their conventions, or, contrariwise, they
will leave the ticket as now constituted, and We
must all abide the result. The call for the con-
ventions is so framed as to allow and secure the
freest and fullest expression of the popular will,
and no one can object to submit his claims or his
pretensions to these conventions unless he fears
The popular verdict or is incurabiy bent on dis
cord. With respect to the seventh and eighth
districts, in which the calling of conventions is
referred to, the State executive committee and the
members of the State committee from these dis
riot conventions will at all events be called, if
-ou so desire, upon yonr assent to abide by the
ction to which this last issue raised by you and
'our associates Is here proposed to be relegated'
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