Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-31
MALONE AND HIS MEN
A NEW PHAsE OF THE REVOLT AGAINST
THE LITTLE GENERAL.
Discrimination Of the Blaine People and
Others to Have District Con-
ventions.

member Of the State Republican Com
mittee who attended the meeting in Pc
tersburg night before last, was in the
city yesterday. He said the reason that
the opponents of General Malone on the
organization question made such poor
showing was that they knew that defeat
awaited them, and therefore many did
not trouble themselves to come. "But
the people are with rs, said Mr.. Fra
zier "and we will yet show it"
How?
Why, by holding the district conven-
tions as provided for by the National
Convention of 1884 and as directed by
Chairman Jones. We will attend the
primary meetings for the election of
delegates TO the Petersburg Convention,
and we will elect the best men We can
get to serve. After these elections are
over we shall call upon the delegates of
each congressional district TO assemble at
some suitable place in the district to
elect two delegates and two slternates to
the Chicago Convention. That is the
partys plan that is the way the con-
,eution OF 1881 said that it should be
done, and their action oyerrides State
action just as the United States Constitu-
ton oyerrides the State Constitution.
But VINO are the eve who will call
these district delegates together
Why the Republican people.
But General Malone will not allow
them to come.
lie can't hinder it. Many of them
will come, and the names of the dele
gates they elect we will send to Chair
man Jones to put on the roll.
VIII he do II?
He will be bound to do it.
Then Mahones delegates will be the
contestants ?
That's it. said Mr. Frazier, warming
up, and that is where we have got him.
But what viii it all amount to ?
twill amount 10 a great deal, said Mr.
Frazier with emphasis. We will expose
the way our party is managed in this
State. We viii expose the "Secret Cir
cular
But, said the reporter, as understand
General Malone contends that the dele
gates when assembled in State Conven-
tion at Petersburg can decide for them
selves whether they will have these dis
trict conventions. How about that
You know that is all bosb, re-
sponded Mr. Frazier, as he brought his
fist down on the table and flashed light
ming from his eyes. Why, there won't
be time. The delegates must be elected
thirty days before the Chicago Convcn-
ton meets. The State Convention meets
Nav 18th. and that allows margin Of
only one day in which the delegates
may return to their districts and elect
delegates TO Chicago.
But when they are assembled at Pc
tersburg can't they separate into district
conferences and select their delegates to
Chicago?
No, they can't.
Why not?
Because the national Republican plan,
asadopted at Chicago, and as promulgated
by Chairman Jones, says that these dis
trict delegates 10 Chicago must he
elected in the same manner that con-
ercssmon are nominated. DO you nm
derstand ? Whoever heard of the Re
pubicans meeting at Petersburg to
nominate coneressmen for ali tho State
VINO stood by you at Petersburg?
Libbcy and Burke, OF Alexandria.
No one else ?
Nobody; it was Mahones committee,
you know.
Was the Hon. John 8. Wise there
No He isn't member Of the COM
mlttee.
What did Malone say about him?
Not q word in my hearing; bnt a col
ored delegate made a speech against him.
If Mr. Frazier and his friends carry
ont their plans, all the delegates from the
counties, in the Tenth district for in
stance, will, after being elected and be-
fore the State Convention assemblies be
called to meet lsay) at Lexington. At
Lexington they viii elect two delegates
and two altcrnates TO Chicago. Then the
county delegates Will attend the Peters
burg Convention to choose four dele
gates 70 the Chicago Convention from
tue State atlarge and for other business.