Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-20

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the dust, heavy with patriotic
blood, you called upon the negro.
Yes; Abraham Lincoln called upon the
negro (great applause) to reach forth his
iron arm and clutch in his steel fingers
your fatering banner. and they came,
they came two hundred thousand strong,
loud cheers Let US remember these
black men in the Platform that you are
about to promulgate. Let us remember
that many OF those black men are strip
ped OF their constitutional right to vote
for (cheers) the grand standard-bearer
which you will present to the country.
Leave these men no longer to wade to the
ballot box through blood, but extend
over them the arm OF this Republic and
make the pathway to the ballot box as
straight and as smooth and as safe as for
any other citizen. [Oheers.] Be not de-
TERED o, from duty duty tgA.otb By the cry ry
that shirt be waved as long as
blood shall be found upon it. lCheers.
A government that can give liberty in its
institutions ought to have the power to
protect liberty in its administration.
fCheers will not take up your time.
Ycu have my thoughts before you. l
speak in behalf Of millions who are dis
enfranchised to-day. [Cheers.]
THE OLD DOMINION KICKERs.
After some discussion the organization
Of the various delegations, as returned to
the Chair, were read and the necessary
corrections made as the reading pro
cceded. When Virginia was reached the
Chairman announced there were two re-
ports, and that he would submit the
question after all the rest were read. Al
the conclusion cfThe reading he said:
GENrLEMEN .ts THE CeNvENr1oN =
There now remains the question as tC
what delegates from Virginia shall bt
permitted to name the members Of tast
several committees from that State. Tfs
chair will say that the National Com
mittee has placed upon che roll of desc
gates as pr;nz fdcie entitled to seats the
delegates-at-large hea5sd by William
Malone. Ifsoud appleuse.[ Ihers are
State whose seats are ssot in contest. The
National Committee placed the rthel
t-large upcn the list as con
testantsy ard they PLACED the other dis
trict delegates upon the list with the
Recommendation that neither shell be
allowed to vote until the contestsis set
tied by the Convention. Unless the
Convention shall Otherwise determine
the chair will hold that fol
the purpose Of participation il
in this temporary organization, the fou
delegstes- at-large, headed by VIM. Ma
hone, with the fourdslegates whose seatl
are unee1tested, asc the delegstas who
alone have the right to name theee com
mittees and to vote. Loud Applause.
Mr.. Wise, of Virgiaia-Mr. Chairman
CHAIR Mr.. Wise, of Virginia. Zap
plause and cries of sf,atform, PLATFORM
Wise ascended- the platform amid lout
cheers.
Mr.. Wise-I am here claiming to b,
Chairman OF the Nsfginia delegation. w,
are here permitted by this calito have
twenty-fenr delegatar from Virginia, ant
OF that twonty-four tEenty are contested
and feursHncontested. The fous; uncon
tested delegates are from the First ant
Fourth districts of Virginia, tho con
tested delegates are the four delegates
at-large and the delegates from the Sec
ond, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
Ninth and Tenth districts. By the deci
sion OF the National Committee Will
which we Elake no isCue, the delegates
at-large froEl Viginia- have been held Il
have prime fdcie title to the place uror
the roll with those from the First .anC
Fourth districts. The result is thatsoul
delegates on the roll have contests and
four have net, thus eight, but one-tzird
Of Virginia's representation, now held by
VIM. Malone, whose wrestling with &he
rights of the Republicans of Virginia.is
the issue here who each have asso
6iated themselves with their comradsf
and placed Vim. Malone upon the
Committee on Credentials to pasf
upon his own case. Applause Gem
t3emen, that mRtter has been going on
in Virginia for some years and the de-
cisi2n is always ia favor of the plaintiff.
WH. Mahone's rame is seat here by
Wm. Malone to decide whether VIM.
Mahcne is a delegate or not, and
assure you daughter and applause) that
learned in the battles OF Virginia, that
free ballot and fair count are the
dearea boon Of Natiolal Republicanism.
have learned in struggles which we
have aged that no Iasn ought to be per-
mitted to be Judge and suitor both, and
yet the preposition gravsly presented to
this Convention by these eight men, four
OF whom aze contested, and all of whom
are led by him, is that In this contest
he shall be upon this co,nmittee and
have vote upon his rights and mine.
Now, Mr.. Chabman, it is not right that
these eight men should go on the Com
mittee on Credentials, upon the Commit
tee on Rules, upon the Committee on
Permanent Organix alton, and decide on
behslf of Virginia what the policy of
this Convention shall be, what the rules
Of this Convention shall be, when il may
be that within twenty-four hours they
will have their hats under their arms,
out of this Conven-
ton, as never having had a
right to have a voice in its affairs.
Applause We sent up our rival dele
cation to make this issue, and on this
issue we stand before the country. APP
peal to this Convention to say: Gentle
men, your difficulty is unfortunate.
we feel, like you, that tears
rather than words should express the
feelings which we have about this unfor-
tunate controversy; but, gentlemen,
until it is settled, neither Of you shall be
Judge, Juror, witness nor council in this
matter. [Cheers. For my part, / am
willing to trust to the justice and honesty
,f the Republican party from the other
forty-five States and Territories Of this
Union until this unfortunate struggle
shall be decided, but / do not want, when
The case is presented, William Malone on
The Committee on Credentials, to remain
in when we have retired, and vote on his
OWN case when we are gone and perhaps
are unrepresented there (tumultuous ap-
plause), and SO / appeal to the Conven-
ion to consider this matter, and appeal
rom the decision of the Chair, which