Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-09
A FLANK MOVEMENT.
THE wIsE-HoUsroN MEN SEND THEIR
CASE TO TIE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
They Propose a Plan Of Intervention at
Which Malone will Hear:ilf
Laugh.

tlal election. Al leasJeVerV circumstance
at present points to such result.
The Wise Houston ticket is still
in the field. but it is not there
to SHAY. Neither will the hslf-and half
ticket offered by this wing OF the party
be voted for Malone is still the head
OF the party in this State, and things are
now occurring that will ere long make
this fact even more apparent.
Wise. Houston, Libby, Brady, Yost.
Lewis, Cameron, II Gis., we're itching
some months ago to lead the van against
Malone Z, forces. but now most II not all
OF them are preparing TO fall in line
| under MahOne and do his bidding, even
# it is distasteful to them. They love
him no more, but for the sake Of the
party are willing TO sacrifice their Opin-
Ions in measure and once more let him
LEAD on, master, will follow" They
prl' est that such is notthe case. but their
action Of yesterday points to such re-
suit.
TIE HOUSTON COMMITTEE.
With view Of merging with the regu-
lar organization the state Republican
Committee, Of which Senator d. +. H0us-
ton is chairman, met here yesterday and
spent nearly four hours discussing the
"vlys and means by which they conld
| gracefully recedc from the position taken
/ by them, or as they express II, 10 de
termine upon the best steps TO lead TO
/ harmony IN the party and success IN No
ver1ber. This was a conference of the
committee and the electors from
tine Second. Third, Fifth. Sixth,
I Seventh, and Eighth districts. The
mcmbers Of the committee present were
/ ID. +. Houston, Roanoke, chairman }.
/ +. McGlone, Richmond, secretary +;
Messrs. John 5. Wise, V. d. Groner,
Lewis Mckenzie, James y. Brady. D.
Vi. Norton. L. :. Ryland. J. A. Chisholm,
A. NJ. Lybrook, Winfield Scott, and pr.
y. i. Waltholl. Besides these there were
present several Of the electors, and alto
! gcthcr all of the districts were present
either N person or by proxy.
The meeting, which was held in the
e,ntemen's parlor Of the Exchange
/ Eotel, was called 70 order at Z. NJ. by
| Chairman Houston. The sessions were
/ supposedly secret. but the door and WIN
dows were both Opcn and passers-5y had
/ l-Hc difficulty in hearing some at least
Of the secrets which were not intended
/ 90 be revealed.
CHANGE or VIEWS.
When the conference WAS first begun
I the door was closed au3 il SO remained
while the part OF the programme called
! interchange OF views VAS being exc
cutcd. Captain Wise was one Of the
first to speak, and it is understood that
! be rather Unlimited that he was IN favor
# withdragng their electoral ticket.
Geuerai Crouer and many others made
/ speeches yentilatiDg their views on the
situation.
I TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
When the meeting had gotten ready
F. Tor business General y. ID. Groncr Of
/ tered the following
/ Psohed, That it is The sense Of this
conference that the Republican party of
| Virgins Is willing to submit the ques-
/ ton A. 90 which of the two Republican
locto-s uow ~ nominnti0n III the
Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
and Eighth districts of Virginia shall be
retired, on whether both snail be retired
and others substituted therefor TO Repuh-
ican district conventions 10 be held in
said districts: provided that such cOu-
Yentions be properly called and fairly
constituted; but inasmuch as Our party
had its origin in our unalterable opposi-
ton 10 the plan of organization admins
tered by General Malone, We do not
feel that n Republican district conyen-
ton called 10y lim and organized under
that plan OF organization would give a
fair expression to Republican sentiment
in the districts respectively.
Hesotrcd JUrther, That General Y.
u. Groner. Hon. j. ID. Brady, Hon.
John =. Wise, Colonel d. i. Houston.
and Hon. Lewis Mckenzie be, and they
are hereby, appointed committee to
present these resolutions TO the National
Republican Committee without delay,
and 70 endeayor to secure from that
committee such plan for the election
Of delegates and the formation Of snch
district conventions as viii insure fair
expression of the popular will OF the
Republican, party in the districts afore-
said: and We do hereby pledge our
selves TO abide by the action Of any con-
ventiOn 50 constituted.
DISCUSSED AND ADOPTED.
This paper provoked long and spirit
ed discussion, in which q majority Of
those present participated.
Colonel Houston offered an amend
mcnt progiding that the committee here
provided for confer with Mahone's COM
mittee instead Of the National Commit
tee. which, he argued, had nothing
whatever to do with this matter. Heck
pressed himself forcibly and to the
point in favor Of having the matter adj
judicated within the two State commit
tees, where, he insisted, 1t properly
should be.
Mr. Ryland favored Colonel Houston's
substitute, following very much the
same line of argument. He opposed
General Groner's resolution, which had
been prepared beforehand and written
on typewriter.
In fact, the matter was discussed until
nearly ) O'Clock, when vote was taken,
resulting in the rejection of Colonel
UOustOns 5 amendment, 10 which the
chief objection seemed to be that such
action would look too much like kneel-
ing to Malone.
The original resolution was then adopt
cd, only Colonel Houston voting against
It.
The National Committee meets in New
York on Thursday the 18th at A. NJ,
and this committee will then be there.
TIE GIsT OF IT ALL.
The gist of the whole matter is that
this is an effort to flank Malone. He
has the party machinery, but the mem
bers OF this committee believe that if
these district conventions are held under
plan adopted by the National Commit
tee and under calls from both Houston
and Malone the Wise-Houston men will
stand some show of getting part Of the
electors At any rate they believe that
the National Committee should settle
the matter. since Malone declined the
half-and half proposition.
1t was believed that Captain Wise
vould nresent a DaDer in the shane OF an