New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-16
MALONE DELEGATES ON THE LIST.
A DEFEAT FOR THE WISE MEN IN THE sUB-CoMMrr-
TEE ON THE ROLL OF THE CONVENTION.

A DEFEAT FOR THE WISE MEN IN THE oCb-COhMii-
TEE on THE ROLL OF THE CONVENTION.
Chicago, June 10 (SpeciaD-Ihe conflict be-
tween the two sets of delegates from Virginia is
the only contest which will bother the National
Convention much 1t will be remembered that
the adherents of General Malone held State Con-
vention. at which not only were deegatesat-large
chosen, but also delegates to represent every Con-
rressional district in Virginia; that thereupon the
friends Of Senator Riddleberger and John S. Wise
elected delegates-at-arge and started movement
which led to the calling of separate conventions In
all the Congressional districts, at which delegates
wore elected. The supporters of Messrs. Riddle
beroer and Wise contend that the delegates from
the Congressional districts could not be elected by
the members of State Convention, but must be
elected by the delegates to Congressional district
conventions They therefore claim the seats Tor
their delegates elected in this manner, and also
netition for the seats Of four deegates-atlarge,
ON the ground that the delegates-atarge elected
nv the Malone State Convention did not express
the will of the people.
Yesterday the Republican National Committee
appointed subcommittee, consisting OF Messrs.
Fessenden. Conger Hobart, Brownow and Leland,
to draw up roll Of the Convention, having IN nina
especially the consideration of the claims OF the
two Virginia delegations. The subcommittee held
a long session last night, at which 1t examined the
briefs and documents submitted, and another this
morning. Finally the subcommittee, by vote
of three to two resolved to put the names OF the
Malone delcgatesatarge upon the roll and to
mako the -Riddleberger delegates-atlarge the
contestants 1t Is understood that McsSrs Hobart.
Conger and Brownlow voted in the Affirmative;
Nessrs Fessenden and Leland in the negative.
Mr. Fessenden had previously been defeated by
tho game vote in a motion that he had made that
both sets of dclcgates-at large should be admitted
20 Tim floor of the Convention hail. but that neither
shorId be piyen vote until the Committee on
Contested Seats had made its report. The Wise
piddleberrer men had not contested the seats Of
tho Malone delegates from the Ist and Ivth
Congressional Districts, and therefore, upon
motion of Mr.. Fessenden, the names Of
tho latter were put upon the roll.
ITnon motion of Mr. Fessenden it was resolved that
seats should be given upon the floor to the dele
catcs and contestants from the other Congressional
districts, but that no one from these districts
sbopld he permitted to vote until the Committee
on Contested Seats should make its report
Tho same decision was made in the case Of the
delegates and contests from the District OF
Co,nmbia. Contests in the Vth Congressional
District of Louisiana, the With District oil Ala
hama the lid and Xth Districts of Georgia, and
from the Hid District of Maryland were settled by
nuttinr the names Of the regular delegates On
the roll.
ApGuMENTs FOR AND AGAINST THE MAHoNE
DELEGATES.
Tho briefs OF the two contending Virginia dele
cations have been carefully prepared, in view OF
Ceu.Insed On TAird Page