Wichita eagle., 1888-06-20

! eHC OtiicIoHG states. Inc StClctdfy Pko-
eeeded to read the names OF the different
committees for permanent organization.
| When the Virginia members name was
| reached 1t was stated that two names had
been sent up by contesting delegations from
| that state
When the reading the list OF committees
| had been completed the chairman stated
that the question before the convention
was as to which of the contesting delega.
lions from the state of Virginia should
| be permitted TO name the members OF the
various committees The national com
mittee, he said. had placed on the rolls
OF delegates as prima facie entitled to seats
the delegates at large headed by William
Malone. [Applausel. There were also
four district delegates from. Virginia
whose seats were not contested. Unless
the convention should otherwise determine
the chair would hold that for the purpose
OF participating in the temporary orSani-
cation, the four delegates at the head of
which was William Malone together with
four whose seats were uncontested would
have the right to name the committee
membership.
John S. Wise. of Virginia rose and in
response to cries from the floor and the
was here, he said, claiming to be
chairman Of the lawful Virginia
delegation. The state was entitled under
| the call to have twenty-four delegates, and
out of those twenty-foIr twenty were con-
tested. The delegates at large, headed by
Malone, held to have prima facie title
and had been placed on the rolls together
with the district delegates whose seats
were not contested. These eight, but one
| third OF Vlrginia's representation, led by
| William Malone, whose trifiing with the
OF Republicanismi in Virginia was the issue
here, these eight had associated themselves
together and placed William Malone on
| rhe on * tn ma c. rlOon
his own case The matter had
been going on in Virginia for.
some years. The decision was al
ways in favor of the plaintiff.
| William Mahone's name was sent up by
! William Malone to William Malone to
delegate or not Laughter. He had
! learned in his battle in Virginia that a
! free ballot and fair count was the dearest
boon of national Republicans [applausel.
He had learned that no man ought to be
permitted to be Judge and a sutton both
and he hoped that the decision of putting
Malone upon the committee on creden-
tials would be overruled. 1t would be
manifestly unfair that Malone should go
on that committee and pass upon his own
case Il might be that within twenty-four
hours the eight men who selected him
might be leaving the hall with their hats
under their arms with the decision of the
convention against them. Applause I'm
til il is settled neither Side shall be Judge
and jury in his own case. am willing TO
trust TO the fairness and honesty of the
publican, party from the other states
Of the union outside of Virginia.
But do not want William
Malone to remain on the committee on
credentials and vote on his own case and
prejudice and mine, and therefore appeal
from the decision Of the Chair to this con-
vention.
Il i
| be understood in his decision to prevent
anyone to make any motion looking to the
settlement of the dispute and the Chair
would gladly entertain any motion to that
end.
Senator Hoar. of Massachusetts, said that
the convention evidently desired to have
Nh. Malone, OF Virginia, but he desired 10
interpose two suggestions before the mat
ter proceeded further; first, that the Gre
dentials committee make up the roll OF
the convention and the discussion should
be had there first, and second, that by all
parliamentary law and justice, no man can
vote in the committee on his own case, and
| therefore the objection of Mr. Wise appear
ed to be without reason. We all have
great respect for one who comes to us from
| Virginia bearing the name of John >.
Wise and we are also glad to honor the
gallant soldier who first broke the force
of the solid south. Between these
convention will, have no doubt, make
| just decision, but l appeal to the gentle
man who proposes to plunge into con-
troversy at this inopportune moment TO let
matter to take its regular course.
When Senator Hoar had concluded Mr..
Malone mounted the platform and was
received with a storm of applause. Gen
eral Malone said he confessed that it was
| with the ordinary regret that he found
| that it was necessary for this convention
| to be asked to consider the troubles of the
party in Virginia. He wanted TO say IN
what has been said to prejudice his attl-
! tude in the convention that the regular
organization OF the party in Virginia
which he represented had made that state
| doubtful and increased the Republican
| vote so per cent. He represented not only
the regular organization but 80 per cent
of the Republican masses IN Virginia.
| Those who are opposing him here have
done nothing for the party except to en-
| gage in strife and contention. de would
! be prepared to show that the men who are
opposing hin. had no standing in the par
ty. The contesting delegates at large were
chosen by a betting convention nido
bers from nearly 200 members of
the regular convention. The contests OF
the district delegates were upon equally
ridiculous grounds. In one case the con
vention which elected them was called by
| these men, who constituted the conyen-
ton. One of them took the chair. An
other was made secretary, and the third
took the floor. Mr.. Wise, who was on the
platform, here caused laugh by saying,
"Yes, and you took the result" General
Malone proceeded to give sketch OF the
| troubles of the party in Virginia and was
proceeding with an appeal that the con-
vention should stand by the regular party
men in his state. At this point Wise
broke in enerpetically with the declara-
ton: II charge you with frauds by which
was cheated out of my contestW Then re-
sorted Mr. Malone: Your charge is false
as YOU are foul" 81 will put the stamp
where it belongs fred back Wise.
Both gentlemen were becoming excited
when Mr.. Spaulding, of Michigan, took
them both from the chair by rising TO a
question Of order. He believed that the
decision of the chair admitting Malone rs
a member of the committee on credentials
was wrong He called attention to the
fact that no appeal had been made from
the decision by a regularly constituted
delegate. The whole discussion was there
fore out of order. Mr. Butterworth, Of
| Ohio, said that the dispute between the
two gentlemen from Virginia turned upon
the right OF Mr. Malone to vote upon his
own case Ii was impossible for Mr.
Malone TO do that under the regular
order OF business. OF course he would be
excluded from the committee on creden-
tials while his case was under considera-
ton. This was a Republican convention,
and it should conduct its business IN
order He moved 10 refer the whole mat
ter TO where il properly belonged, the
committee on credentials.
The chIir said that he had already de-
cided that the discussion Of the Virginia
contest case was out OF order al this
time. Mr Wellington, of Maryland,
I D,ovpH that the c0utestinc delegations