New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-21
A VICTORY FOR THE WISE MEN.
THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE GIVE THEM u
nEIEGATES AND MALONE 8.

DELEGATES AND MALONE 8.
Chicago. June 20.-The Credentials Committee
met in secret session at o'clock to-day, and at
once resumed consideration OF the Virginia con-
test After hearing briefly and without decision
the claims Of deegatesat large, the committee took
ND numerically the eight contested election DIS
tricts. the Ist and WITH not being contested. The
lid. lid and With Districts had at noon presented
their respective claims, no vote being taken
Ex-Congressman Brady and John S. Wise pre-
sented the case for the latter, arguing that the
Wise district delegates were elected IN separate
district conventions. in conformity with the rules
of the party; and that General Malone IN his call
for the State Convention to be held at Petersburg,
for the election of district delegates, Intentionally
violated the wel-settled law Of the Republican
party as to such election.
William f. Craig and W. c. Elan claimed for
General Malone that there was doubt as to the
call Of the National Committee, and therefore the
State Committee had authority to indicate in the
call for election OF district delegates the place
where the State Convention should be held for that
nurpose: and that in this instance it was mere
technica violation of the call of the National Com
mittee
At | D. m. the committee completed the hearing
of arguments and went into executive session. The
doors were then closed upon the contestants, and
both Messrs Wise and Malone retired, the former
looking confident Of the favorable action g. inc
committee General Malone ir,:lc,llatey left the
Grand Pacific Hotel expressing himself as ignorant
of and Indifferent to the probable result OF the
vote Mr.. Wise, on the contrary, while apparently
sanguine, stood nervousy before the doorway ana
checked of the vote upon each district as IL was
announced by the messenger. BY vote OF 20 to
10 the first contest the I'D District was disposed
of in favor of Wise, and by viva voce vote the
lid, With, With, With, With, Xth and Ath were
rapidly disposed of to the same effect. AS the
messenger varied the form of announcing the re.
suit from for Wise" to antl-Mahone seated
Mr. Wise's face expressed momentary shadow OF
surprise and disappointment: but quickly cleared
up, and he said, with laugh,
u Malone and have been identified so long IN
politics that 'anti-Mahone' has come to mean de-
The committee voted to seat the Malone dele:
gates at-large, and then, upon reconsideration OF
the IXth District ruled it out, entirely, leaving
the the delegation: wise, IA; Malone. g.
Mr. Wise declined to express an opinion as to the
probability of a minority report. Mr.. Brady,
however. stated that he expected the Malone men
To make a fight. lie said we suppose Malone
will be backed by the Sherman men, for whom
he would have thrown our entire delegation under
After brief recess the committee reassembled;
and at once took up the case OF the Dlstrct OF
Columbia. While this contest hinges upon charges
and oountcrcharges of irregularity at the District
Gonvention. it soon became plain that the seating
Of these two delegates will involve hard fight in
the Convention and VII PROBABLY DC IT forcos
there 1t is probable that whatever the commit
tees decision, minority report VIII pe Pres ol
in this case Without reaching voIe' at v cloGk
in order to be able to report the Convention this
evening the contests in Louisiana Georgia, Mary,
land, Minnesota and Massachusetts were referred
to sub-c committees, with instructions to report
without delay.
The Chicago Tribune this morning printed
n sensational account OF desperate hand-tO-hand
fight among the Vireinians while the CTedehths s
Committee was considering the contests from that
State. which was only queled by policeman
being brought into the room who used ms cup
vigorously The sergeant-atarms Oh vie com,
mittee however stated that the report originated
i'm the fact that of the speakers, overcome
nv the heat, tainted. and caused some temporary
excitement.
THE SECOND CHOICE OF NETWORK.
WHAT THE pELFG ATFs WILL DO IF MR.. DEPEw
w1TuDRAws-FoR SHERMAN, HARRISON ANp
ALGER.
Chicago. June 90 (SpeciaD.-The members OF
the New-Yorl< delegation seem subdued by the hot
wave beneath which Chicago is swelterng, Tor
they have done little to-day in the way OF push
ing Mr.. Depew. They sat in their rooms, tanning
themselves, or reclined in chairs on the lake
front catching the " sea breeze but there was
no life left IN them apparently for active ponucal
work There was a group OF such Idle delegates
in the rooms of H. II. Warner, Of Rochester, at
the Grand Pacific Hotel this afternoon. DIS
cussion ran on the second choice of the New
York delegation.
II thnl, the New-YorS delegation would split
into tbirds.n said Mr. Warner, " if Mr. Depew
sbould withdraw as candidate now. One-thrd
would 90 to Sherman, one-third to Ager, ana
one-third to Harrison
James s. Smart. of Cambridge, another dele
rate said: 81 think there would be lew Anger
votes. but a good many for Harrison and Sherman
The New York delegates from the interior OF
! tho State seem TO favor either Sherman or Harrl-
con as second choice, while the Alger men are
found in the cities. Still, John j, o1brlen' oil
Ncw-York, will vote for Nlr blNne
On the first ballot and Sherldan ehook
said to-day that his second choice was biaIle'
! Arthur H. Bateman, the colleague OF Johh d.
| O'Brien, is II connection OF John SHERMAN anu
therefore Mr.. Depew's friends are apprehensive
that Mr.. Bateman may shortly vote ZOE MI
| Sherman. >,v-,.
soid to-day: If we should be asked by Mr.
nonovv 70 abandon his canvass, should vote for
Harrison and it seems to me large portion OF the
! M, yor, State delegation are inclined toward
| him He has a good war record, good Senatorial
record is popular in Indiana, and Indiana Is
doubtful State Ii seems to me it would be good
noIicv 70 take our candidate from doubtful State,
rotbcr than from States like Iowa, Wisconsin and
Michigan, which are not doubtful"
Stephen T. Hoyt, of Corning another New-fork
aoIeoate. said 1t seems to me if Mr. Dcpcw
vithdraws we should support John sherman. lie
is a man of national reputation and would run well
in New-Yorlx / should vote for him.
Ex-Congrcssman Henry G. Burleigh, OF white
hall N Y, who was one OF II. ii. Warmers visitors
summed up the situation in this manner The
fact is, gentlemen, that Sherman has the most
votes but that the undercurrent is for Harrison,
who will have a large vote in New-England and
Illinois when the breakup comes New-York can
settle the matter if she chooses, for she has the
no,ver TO make either Sherman or Harrison our