Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-20

seyen republican representatives 10 the IA
tiopal Congress. Between these two men,
who so unhappily differ, this convention
hereafter, and the committee which it is
now put upon, will make doubtless an i'm
partial and just decision, but | appeal to
nv honorable friend, Mr.. Wise, not to inter-
nose at this moment discussion Of e matter
which cannot have the slightest practical
Importance, because, as have said, no man
in this convention, either on q committee
or on the floor, will ever be permitted to
vote in his own cause" Applause and cries
for Malone
Gen. Mahone,-"Mr. Chairman and fel
low-repubicaps I confess to you that 1T ia
with no ordinary embarrassment, with no
ordinary regret, that the representatives OF
the great republican party of this nation
should be troubled to consider q question OF
diseension in respect to the party in Virgin
Ia: but | want to say to you, IN response 10
what has been said 10 prejudice, If that be
possible, my attitude before this honor able
convention, and those for whom l speak.
the regular Organization of the republican
party of Virginia, party that has multi.
piled in active political forces since had
the honor to enter i. frcm 50, 900 TO l44 ,Coo
i say that represent, ard say il 10 no
spirit Ct egotism. not only the regular or.
eenization Of that State, but represent
ninety per cent. aud more of the republi-
eau masses of that Commonwealth.
Applause We are met here by gen.
tlenen vino have done little TO promote
that development in Virginia, who
have done more to hold back the wheels OF
progress, never content, and rarely putting
.heir shoulders to the wheel They come
here with contests, and when give this
convention one illustration it will satisfy
them, / doubt not, of the nefticlency OF their
pretensons which are made before this con-
ventop. | say. as before your committee on
credentials, as before this convention, We
shall be prepared to demonstrate not only
that the delegates with whom L am ascot
ated represent the party OF that State at
large, but were sent here By over 6OO dele.
gates out of 700 from convention called
according to our party law, requiring the re-
publican voters to assemble at their respect
i've precincts at the same day and the same
hour to appoint their delegates to city and
county conventions, and by them their dele
gates TO the Safe convention. say that q
convention such as tbis, constituted and
composed Of nearly 700 delegates, sent you
four delegates at large, OF which have the
honor to be one. And who, l ask you, l
submit to this convention, are the contest
ants against these four delegates at large ?
They come from opposing conventions Tney
come from 81 members Of that State con-
vention that chose 10 secede and form an Or
ganiZatiop of its own, and here you have
four delegates pretending 10 contest the
seats of the delegates with whom am assO-
ciated and who come here by the votes OF
600 of the 700 delegates that assembled in
our State convention. Applause Such
are the people VINO come here to contest our
right in this convention. Aye, fellow re-
publicans, when you 90 down to look at
these district delegates; when tell you that
from the great white district of Virginia,
giving you your republican member of Con-
greas by 1000 majority Cheers when /
tell you that all the delegates collected by
that great district in our. State, great in its
e:ources, great insts republicanism; Time,
time Listen while tell you that three
persons-just three persons-called con.
vention in that district just three, two of
them delegates and one an alternate loud
laughter and they constituted conven-
ton. Mr. Lincoln was called 10 the chair,
Mr. Franklin Pepper was made secretary
and Mr. Pendleton took the floor. On mo-
ton OF Mr. Franklin Pepper, sec.
onded by Mr.. Lincoln, Mr.. PendIeton
was unanimously elected TO the convention
as delegate. Loud laughter But, gen.
tlemen, do not intend to detain you with
these details. give you that as an ilustra
ton of these contestants and what they rep
resent. Time, time Why, you have two
other delegates here from another republi
can district who did not even pretend to
bold convention. They have certified by
some manner Ct means themselves as dele
gates here. And this, in the face of a regu-
larly constituted convention, fully attended
and unanimously acting. Now, then, as to
my position in respect Of this committee on
credentials As have been advised By q
member of the national committee that COM
mittee has agreed to place upon the rolls
the two delegates from the first district and
the two from the fourth whose seats are not
contested. Thank God we have no boilers
and kickers in these districts, applause and
laughter, no mugwumps and norepublicans
who would prefer to see the democrats sue
coed then that Malone should in Virginia.
Now, then, here were four delegates admit
ted on this roll, and the four delegates with
whom | 6m associated were admitted to the
roll, and now l am advised that the national
committee passed resolution that these
delegates should exercise the power and the
privilege on this floor of naming the com
mitteemen upon the committee you are
about to constitute. So being advised, and
ny people asking me to serve upon this
committee on credentials, might have sug-
geated that of certain course, but even
there, even with such contest Ne four dele
gates coming here from a boiling CONVEX
ton ofSl out of 700, even there AMI so stu.
ated, no man who knows me would suspect
that I would vote in my own case. APP
plause But submit that it does not ren.
der me ineligible to sit upon the cases of
those district delegates. | am, in that re.
suit, not Involved.
Mr. Wise, of virginia-"But you are in the
case of my district, for l charge you with the
frauds by which l was cheated out of my seat"
Mr. Mahone.-"It is as false rs you are foul
General cries of "Orderrl
Mr. Wise.-"I will pat the proper stamp upon
hot of ha nrnnar time 1l,reat non I'm sim nra-