Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-10
WISE VERSUS MALONE
THE RICHMOND RgpuBLIcAv COMMIT
TEE EsDoRsEs TIE FORMER.
Some Of thu Psrtys Disasters Here
Charged to tho Interference Of the
Little General.

publican City Executive Committee was
held last Dight in the City Circuit Court
room. About fifty members were pres
ent out of the scventy-two composing
tine committee. After the routine busi-
ness, looking to the election OF delegates
to the State Convention. had been trans
acted the following statement was pre-
sented and, after debate. was adopted by
n vote Of 80 ayes to noes From this
it seems that Malone has very few sym
pathizcrs among the Richmond Republi-
cans
We have read with pain. surprise. and disap-
proval the 0esaHlt OF Hon. William MahOne, state
chairman. upon Hon. John y. Wise. our city
chairman. touching the conduct Of the congfes-
siOnal campaign Of 1896 "a The Third congres-
aional district and the legislative campaign of
1876 IN tie city OF Richmond. As kepublicans
ewere unwilling In 1855 10 abandon our orsanl-
zaii0n and place no candidate In the n9ld .or
Congress, end We believe this was tho fecliog OF
Tho great majority u the party. Tho keiormerN
SON had given any pledge to them. Ne feel sure
/ that " no Republican candidate had beer placed
in the field a farge number Of Eepuolicans cf
/ this district wtuid no: have yot$1 for Mr.. Mui-
lon No mater WHIST were tAewishes oi Gene
! raj Malone. Te-,he persons 6stinterested and
best aUio 10 judgs Of our o5fh Affairs dit no.
trust the Reformers. and w9fN unwilling 70 atan-
don our party organzatOgfo support their can
dideio after orr cxpouege with Them 10 The
spring We denv the staGment Of General Ma
hone tbat hIr ise dictafsd the action OF ih's dis
tu,t We were adyiseI that General Malone IL
yOred dsupp0rting the Reform candidate bat We
thog o. We knew ourown situation better than he
dit&We believe mat his continued interviews
with delegations OF RefOrmers after We hal taken
action and nOmin atcd Judge Maddill encnuraged
L lf.fo 10 hf.F.a "a MaIH a
withdraw and gave them fictitious importance.
enabling thom 10 hold together long enough 10 go
over I'm Il body 20 tie HemO'r 'racy. The manage
meut OF Hon. John :. Wise in that campaign was
50 able and vigorous that even in the face OF these
discouracing thing done by the state chairman,
the vote pOllcd here hy judge Waddil IN an on
I year. when the hepuoican vote OF the whole
S,at9 was but l!s,viO. was 5,3t as against a..-S
cas- 'he year before IN a gubernaiOrial election,
when the whole Republican vote Of the state
was $4,000. That We we're right In The course wo
! pursued. aud that General Malone was wrong in
the course he counseied IN that camp8ign, We 80
not doubt and the best proof thst wc were right
in not taking General MahOnes opinion f. found
in the fact that these very men for whom General
MahOne wished Us % abandon our Republican
organization are now Democrats. and many of
/ them nre row candidates for nomination I'm the
hemo'lir primary election OF this city, although
/ We lid support them in lSSl On tho most solemn
/ pledges from them We heartily and cordially
endorse our trusted aud faithful chairman, John
s. v isc Tor his course in that election, aul cone
denn the assault made upon MIN ~ General
/ Malone as unjust untind, aud unwise. We de-
clare our belief that the Republicans Of this dis
| trict would not brVe supported the nominee Of
| tho Roformcrs ir that election II no Republican
candidate had 1een nominated. ana that MIR.
/ Miscs cuutse voiced the will Of a great majority
ot the Republicans hero. who understood the
aitu7uOn better than General Malone, and took
the liberty Of doing wl 49, they wished 20 do, not
: witi-tsuQing IL did nos suit GenoTal Malone
We further declare o. al We fully endorse tho
conduct Of Hon. Joou Wise in tie CANVASS Of
| lS,, in Richmond f9r members OF the Legsla-
( turc. The complaint Of General NGhone that
VT. Wise. rs chairman, lost the city of Richmond
/ by ~ sing our plans in advance - n0th un-
| iui, rud unRcncrous. - is as much reflection
| uIrn this committee IL is upon hr. Wise.
! This committee decided, after fun consideration
/ and conference with iic kefOmers, tnat 10 WAS
necessary TO make known the terms Of our coali-
too In order 10 secure for 10 Republican support.
/ and directed Ar. Wise 90 make those terms
known. the Republicans Of this city hal heon
uined with, deceived. and betrayed 50 often ~
tho BciOrmcIs that 10 was necessary
10 make known 10 them, before their
support could he obtained. tEat the he
form ticket nominated IN the Interest oi
General Malone was pledged 20 support The ko-
publican nominee for senator Mr. Wise was
not responsible f0l our defeat IL wac due 10 The
suppression by the Democrats of the Republican
vote In Jack SON Ward. But II General hnhOue
Is rght--if 10 ia true that the announreWcu, ot
the pledge given by the koiormcrs dil Hose th3
elec,iou-it MAS because thc keiormer7 deserted
] when they learned that thcy NOull have 70 sup
port General Nahone. We know that the Re-
/ formers who made the coalition were moro Op-
/ posed 10 pleiglug ihcmselyes % suppGf' General
Malone than ~ any other thing proposed 70
them. " q SuOw thal they urged and insisted bs
n substitute Tor that that they WouiI vote e
| Hon. John = Wise for senator; and We believe
hr. Wise was in fact The choice ot lnrge ma
ority OF tho Republicans Of this city FOR senator.
" also know thHt Mr.. WISE s5 a Crue aud de-
voted friend Of General Malone, refused 20 en-
terrain or consider any such proposal. aud 1e-
mauded of every candidate the understanding
that General AahOno would receive hi support,
aud that on no consideration should els (Nr.
Wises) uame be mentioned.
In the }. i.ht Of these facts known 40 Welt Us,
and In view OF the fact that under NJ. Nsr's
vigorous management a. chairman, we cast
j.132 votes when the highest vote ever cast here
before b. the Republicaus. even IN "A presiden-
tial election. 500, We confess our surprise
ard pain that General Malone has seen Mt in
moment uf passion % make 50 uEgfa!efu aad
~ Eiud and untrue a charge against h.. friend
aua oGr hOnorcd and trusted leader. When VIZ
remember the toll and expense incurred by Mr..
Wise in that campaign 70 serve his friend tho
incrutitude Ot this assault seems Incredible.
We regret deeply the possibility Of auy breach
between the leaders Of cur party, bat knowing
and trusting Mr.. Wise, realizing tho new lfe
which his management mas infused In our party
here, We uDhesitatingly declare our sympathy
with tho party measures he Is now advocating,
ana our purpose % support HIM In those mea-
aures and IN defending himself against the un-
just assaults made upon him Of late, even u our
support of him brings Us In conflict with and Op-
position 10 General Malone.