The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-09
WISE-HOUSTON.
NETTING or THE AYTENA HoNh hh
PUBLICAN COMMITTEE

Secret Session at the 'N'"""-
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The "kickers" me, at the Exchange
Hotel Yesterday afternoon at 2o'ciocK;
This body was the Houston Wise
State Republican Committee. Az
the hour Of 9 o'clock the cnly persons
nresen, were d F. Houston OF Roanoke,
the chairman. John 6. Wise OF Richmond
and James a. Brady Of Petersburg.
Others came In Struggling shortly a''ei
wards until the entire number present ''
including the above mentioned, were
Mrior Y. d. Groner OF Norfolk, Lewis
Mckenzie. ID. VI. Notion, The former col
ored Senator from York county, X. y.
Ryland, J. A. Chisholm, o. NJ. Lylrock,
ex Senator from Patrick, and one oil ,hc
big Four" that defeated General Ma
homes schemes in the Virginia Sta'e
Senate AT the session of the General
Assembly Of 1872, Winfield Scott ana
j. b. Wallhall.
The committee met in the gentlemen s
parlor, lust east of the Office on the right,
where all political State committees
meet.
Mr. ]. l.. McGlore, Captain John s.
Wise's secretary and stenographer, was
present as the secretary of the meeting.
CALLED TO ORDER
Ate o'clock the committee was called
TO order, and The main object OF the meet
ing was stated by the chairman. Con
siderable discussion ensued in which
nearly ali present participated, and finally
the following
RESOLUTIONS
were presented and adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
conference that the Republican party OF
Virgins is willing To submit the ques'
tions as TO which Of the two Republican
electors now in nomination in the Sec
ond. Third, Fifth, Sixth, seventh, and
Eighth districts Of Virginia shall be re-
tired. or whether both shall be retired
and others substituted therefor, to Re
publican district conventions to be held
in said districts; provided, that such
convention be properly called and fairly
constituted but inasmuch as our party
had its origin in our unalterable oppoSi.
ton TO the plan of organization admins
tered by General Malone, we do not feel
that Republican district convention
called by him and organic under that
plan of organization would give fair
expression TO Republican sentiment in
the districts respectively.
Resolved, further, That General Y. d..
Groner. Hon. J. ID. Brady, Hon. John 5
Wise. Colonel ID. f. Houston and Hon.
Lewis Mckenzie, be, and they are hereby
appointed a committee To present these
resolutions to the National Republican
Committee withou, delay, and to en-
deavor to secure from that com
mittee such plan for the cleo
ton of delegates. and formation
of such district convention AS will insure
a fair expression Of the popular will OF
the RSsd yican party in the districts
aforesaid And we do hereby pledge
ourselves to abide by the action Of any
convention so constituted.
After the adoption of the above resolu-
tions, Colonel d. F. Houston rendered
his resignation as chairman of the State
Republican Committee, but il was not
accepted.
AT about $50 the committe adjourned
and last night each departed for their
respective homes The conference Of the
committee was conducted with closed
doors and nothing was given out for pub
lication until after adjournment.