Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-13
WISE AND MALONE.
rHRy CONTINUE At LooeERE7sDs,
PERSONALLY And POLITICALLY.
The Houston Committee Meet and Proceed
to Business Independently Of the
Little General.

The State Republican Committee. Of which
Senator d. J.. Houston, Of Roanoke, Is chalr-
man, met at ~ O'Clock yes rrday In The Office
OF Captain Jshn S. Wise, Room No. 2S,
shaier's building, and spent nearly two
hours considering matters relating TO the
presidential csmpslgn.
There were present Messrs. y. +. houston
Harry Libbey, OF Fortress Monroe; Daniel
VI. Norton, ~ York county; X. ,. Ryland,
Of King william; j. A. Chisholm, OF Han.
over: w. w. Fields, OF Richmond; Dr. j. ID.
Wsltbsll, OF Lynchburg; G. A. Htermaus, OF
Chnstianshurg; A. NJ. Lawson. OF Charlotte;
Lewis McKepzie, OF Alexandria; Henry
Lightioot. Of Cnlpeper; JAMES A. Frazier,
OF Lexington; w. e.. watson, OF Low Moor;
JOHN S. Wise. OF Richmond; J. s. Brown
ing, OF Pocahouias; G.. w. Murdangb, OF
Portsmouth; aud j. L. McGloue, Captain
Wise's confidential secretary, who IS secre-
tary Of both thi. aud the Executive Commit.
tee. These gentlemen represent six out OF
the ten districts in the State.
ELECTORAL TICKET.
The matter that most engaged the ntteu-
ton OF the committee was the composition OF
the electoral, ticket TO be voted for IN Viz
GINA this fall for President aud Vice Presi-
dent Of the United states. This was talked
over pretty lengthily. aud after free inter-
change Of views Mr.. Lawson offered the foi-
lowing. which was adopted without mega
tive vote:
Whereas the National Republican Con-
vention at Chicago In admitting TO IT, mem.
bership The district delegates from virginia
thst were chosen by toe district conventions
established by that action the legality OF the
electors chosen by said convention: there
fore be II
Rssoiped. That the electoral ticket TO be
supported by the Republican party OF the
state OF Virginia shall consist OF the follow.
ing persons:
Electors at Large William Lamb and
Frank 5. Blair.
First District--J. J. Mcdonald.
Second DistrIct-VirginiusD ID. Groner.
Third District-Edgsr Allan.
Fourth District-R. Il. Berkeley.
Fifth Disirct-A. NJ. Lybrook.
sixth Dlstrlct-John j. Davis.
Seventh DISTRICT Stewart 4. Lindsay.
Eighth Distriet-Lewis Mckenzie.
Ninth District--J. l.. Gleayes.
Tenth Dstrjct-W. q. Franklin.
The electors at large are those chosen by
the Malone Convention; those from the
First, Fourth. Ninth, and Tenth districts
are also favorable TO Malone aud were
elected by regllarly-held district conventions
and the other six we're elected by district
conventions held by the Wise followers.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS AND ORGANIZATION.
The following, offered by Dir. Chisholm,
was unanimously adopted:
ReSOiUsd, That it is the sense OF the State
Committee OF the Republican party Of Viz
ginia that the members Of this committee for
the several congressional districts OF Viz
GINA should proceed to call district c0nven-
lions to nominate Republican candidates for
Congress; that said district committees
proceed 10 arrange the terms OF the
call in their respective districts and
the basis OF representation therein; that
said calls ought TO be so arranged that
delegates from tho counties may be chosen
at the August County Courts, and that said
district conventions ought to be called as
soon after said August County Courts rs
possible.
ResoIred. further, That At the county meet
ings to be held under this call the voters be
requested TO elect county and district com
mittees, and to organize fully under the plan
adopted at Library Hail. in Petersburg, May
II. 1883.
The committee adjourned subject to the
call OF the Executive Committee, whose
members are Messrs. Houston (chairmau),
Chisholm. Libbcy, and James d. Brady, OF
Petersburg.
CONFERENCE WITH MALONE.
Three gentlemen-two from this city and
one from Henr!co-went 10 Petersburg on
Wednesday and spent some time with Gene
raj Malone and tried TO effect COMPROMISE
with him on the electoral ticket. 1t is un-
derstood that they offered the above ticket,
and that he declined to negotiate at oil or TO
yield from his position in claiming the
entire ticket made up by his convention.
These gentlemen were not authorized by the
stale Committee TO hold conference with
Malone. but they went on their own re-
sponsibliiy with the hope OF reaching m
agreement on this subject. While Malone
seems confident, 1t would appear that the
WIseites have rAtherthe inside track on him,
in,smuch as they predicate their action on
that OF the National Convention.