The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-06-28

passed for the present; Louisiana. ayes
Z noes; Maine. Il noes: Mar yiand. ] aye
Il NJ es; Massachusetts. i9 noes. ayes
Michigan, Is noes: Mime sota, IA noes
mississippi. IL ayes, no; Missouri i, 4ayes
% noes (cheer> J; NeDiasAa. 6 al Is, noes
Nevada, 4 ayes; New Hampshire. 3 noes
New Jersey. / AYES. II 10, s: New York
% ayes 50 noes. North Carolina. 10 ayes
il noes; Ohio passed for tilr present; Ore
gnn, 6 noes; Iennsy ivanid. 81 ayes. 4 noes
Riioue Island. s noes: Sontii Carolina. Is
ayes: TennesStp. : lp,es q ayes; Texas. :
ayes. 10 noes: Vermont, roes; Virginia
10 ayes; est Virginia, 4 ayes. s noes
Wisconsin, 3 ayes. - iors; Arizona.
noes; Dakota not aunruncti: District OF
Colum bia. 2 n,es; Idaho 2 nors; Montana
= noes: New Mexico. nots; Utah, 2noes
Washington Territory. 6 hoes: Wyoming
l aye. no: Alabama. l0a'es noPs (two
mol voliugl; ktntuckS, aye % noes:
Ohio. 10 AYES, 10 noes Che announcement
regarding ONO made by Governor Fora
ker was greeted with applause aud laugh
teri; Dakota. 10 ayes.
| Mir. Foraker arose in his seat and was
cheered. He asked that the committees
on rules, resolutions, permanent organiza
tion and order OF business as constituted
! 10y the different States he read. The sec
rotary proceeded to read names of the com
mitlees for permanent organization. When
| the Virginia members iame was reached
| it. was stated that names had been sent up
| by cont estIug delegates from that Stale.
| The chair SAID That he would submit the
Virginia question 10 the convention When
| the fun list OF committees had cen read.
The Char: tieci IL men nf the convenl ion:
| There now remains the qlrs' ion us townat
delegates from the Stalt ,t Virginia shall be
permitted to name The members OF these
several committees from hal State. The
| Chair will say the national committee has
placed upon the roll of delegates as prima
| facie entitled to seats the delegates 1T
large headed by William Mahpne Load
applause There arr also four district
delegates lrUm that State whose seats are
| uncOntesttd The national committee
| placed the other set of delegates at large
upon the list OF contestants. ard they
place AL of the other district delegates
upon the list. with the rec lmmendation
that neither shall he allowed 10 vote until
the contest is settled hy the con.
vention Unless the convention shall
| otherwise determine, he Chair will there
| fOIe. hold that. for the purposes of partici
! patton in this tempo AIRY OF ganlZat ion. the
| four delegates at large headed by VIM.
Malone. together with the four delegates
whose seats are urcontested are the dele
gates who ATONE have the right to name
the committees and to vote" Loud APP
plause
| Mr.. W Use. of Virginia." Chairman, y
The CHAIR Mr.. Wise. of Virgin a. -
Applause and cries of platform plat
forml"
Mr.. Wise assembled the platform amid
| loud cheering.
| RATTLE ROYAL.
| Mr.. Wise-"I am here claiming to be the
| chair man OF the Virginia delegation. We are
here permitted by this call TO have twenty -four
delegates frnm the state of Virginia, and of
that twenty four twenty are contested and four
uncontes,ed The four nnc.ntesled dele gates al.
| ginia. The contested delegates are the four
delegates a. large and The delegates from the
| second, Third, Fifth. Sixth, seventh, Eighth,
| Ninth and Tenth districts.
BY III" decision OF the national committee,
! with which we make no issue, the delegates at
| large from Virginia have been held to have q
| prma iacie Title TO place upon the roll with
| Tie re representatives from the First and Fourth
| districts. The result is that tour OF the dele
| gates on the roll have contests and four have
| not. thus eght-but one-third of Virginia s re-
! presentation, now leGby William Nah me, whose
tritling with therights OF the Republicans of Wiz
| ginia is theitsue here-havt associated themsel-
Yes toge, her with their comrades and placed
| VIM Malone uron theconilpittee on ereden-
tials rass upon his own case Applause l'4e itle
| men that matter has been going III Virginia
| for some years. and the decision is always in
| favor of the plaintiff, Laughter and applause. |
| William Mahone's name is sent here by VIM
| Malone to decide whether VIM. Malone is q
| delegate or not. And assure you that learn
ed in the battles of irgina that a tree ballot
| and fair count are the Arrest boon of national
| kepublicanism. l have learned ID the long
| struggles which we have waged there that no
| man ought to be permitted to be Judge and
| suitor both. And yet the proposition, gravely
| presented to this convention by these eight
men. four of whom aie contested and all of
whom are led by him, is that in This contest he
shall go upon this committee and have vote
| upon his rights and mine. Now, Mr.. Chairman,
| and gentlemen of the convention, ] say 1T is
| not fair. it is not right that these eight men
| should go Oh the committee on credentials,
uuOn the committee on rules, upon the com
mittee on permanent organization, and decide
| in b, hall of Virginia what the policy of his
| convention slan be, what the personnel Of this
| conventions shall be, what The rules ot tjs con-
| ventlon shall be, when it may he within "a
hours they will have their hats under their
| arms walking out uf this cow eGtiUn rs Lever
having h;ti right to have Voice iii IFS affairs.
Applause. We sent mp our rival del, gal ion 10
| make this issue. and on this lssue STA be
| tore the country. lappeal 10 this convention
| To say: sGeplieme II, your difficulty is ul furtu-
| nate Gentlemen we feel like gu that tears
| rather ham words should express the feelings
| which We have abont This unfortunate contro-
| versA: hut gentlemen until il is settled neither
| Sci in thfs matter. Oh eisl For my part,
| am willing 10 trust 10 the honesty and The jus
| tice OF the Republican party from the other
| forly- five States and Territories of this Union
| dntil this unfortunate strugg'e shall be de-
| cided, but don t want " hen eur case has been
| pr, sented, TO have William Malone on the com
| miLtee Of credentials, to remain i'll when
| Ii tNc retired, and nute on his own case when
we are gone, and perhaps unrepresent ed there
| Iunull uous appiause.l And so appeal to the
| convention TO consider this matter and appeal
| from the decision of the Chair which pi;tces
| VIM. Malone on the committee on credentials,
aud rely upon the Justice OF this convention
10 reye Sc the ruling OF the Chair on that point.
| AS to the other committees. il is a matter OF
utter Indifference" Applause
SUGGESTION FROM MR.. HoAR.
There were cries from all over the hall, MA
hone, and Gene raj Malone advanced through
! the throng toward the Stage. senator Hoar
| was the floor, however, endeaVoring to at
! tract the attention of the Chair. "A igIeat deal
of confusion ensned, so much that il was i'm
| possible 10 do any thing In The way OF business,
| and the Chair was OBLIGED to rap for order.
after which the chairman made the following
! announcements; "Ihe Chair desires to state
thai making its decision it expressly
served to this convention The right to pass
upon this case for itself, applause and the
| Chair Will entertain amy motion made by any
gentleman LOOKING toward a solution of this
| question. | now recognize the gentleman from
massachusetts, Senator Hoar The delegetes
| wanted to hear from, Malone, ana he was called
Tor from all oyer the nail. Finally the Chair
rapped tor order, and Senator Hoar addressed
| the convention us TOLL avs:
Il fully appreciate the desire of this conven-
ton 10 listen to tie gentleman 1r,'m Virginia
i'll a matter in which he is Il uch concerned
| and Will inttrpose but Two Sentences before
| that desire can he fulfilled. they are these:
First, it Is ;bs"lui' ~ necessary lii The hature
| OF the case that the national COMMITTEES should
make mp roll OF de legatts " no must d-ttI win
| the orga"l1atlon OF the convention othtf Wise
we shall be at se;t without chalt OF com iiass
| Next. ,,eu, Malone and his colleagues by the
universal parll~mo ntaay law, the ni,tV tsal law
OF all JUSTICE cannot D. perlnitiei 10 VIE on
| their own case. Applaust mat as been
| expire ssly held in previous itii,Iohai c l!Nen-
lions. The committee credentials wal
| doubtless give The III lest hearing III lac bon-
| Orable contestant from Nirslula WHO has Just
| addressed us and those who win tim.
| suppose the Republicans ri this c, untrS eel
| peculiar honor loi IL man wbu, nearlf4g The nom
| CRADLE name of Fl nry "A. Mist, lciieoIs:) mas
| brought over the authority I'll that u eat name
to the principles oil freedom and Republican
| ism. (Applause) They also have q profound
| respect for the gallant gentleman VINO first
| broke the force oil the solid South (applause)
and has given seven Republican representa-
tiVes to the national Congress. Between these
two men, who SO unhappily d fer, this conVen-
| ton hereafter, ana the committee which IL IS
tial and just decision, but ! appeal to my hon
| orable friend, Mr.. Wise, not to interpose at this
moment a discussion of n matter which cannot
| have the slightest practical 1mportanee, be
cause as have said, no man III this committee
or the floor, will ever be permitted to vote
in his cause" applause and cries for
Mahone)
MAHoNE'S REPLY.
Gen. Malone, of Virginia Mr.. Chat man
and Fellow Repubicans: confess to you that
Bis with no ordinary regret, that Tie fepfesen-
latlv YES 0f'1le great Republican party OF this
nation shonld he trobb.ss to consider CUES
tion of dissension in respect 10 the pSrtS IN
Virginia; but want to say to you, in leponse
to what has been said to pref udlce, II that ne
possible my attitude before this honorable
convention and those for whom | speak, the
regular organ zaton of the Republican party of
t;.NItr u 1.-Two