The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-04-05
What Gen. Malone Saws.

Since the articles i'll this issue of the
VEaINIAN. relatingito the action of the
State Central Committee, were in type,
we have received the Washington Repub-
Eicae of the 3D., in which an extract from
letter of Gen. Malone to Ithatspaper is
given, referring to.an editorialsin. Re
publican. which we publish elsewhere.
The extract from Gen Mahone's letter is
as follows:
The state committee is composed of thirty
members three from each congressional dis
trict, Oh ser by a delegated convention OF each
district; at the late meeting. all of the districts
were represented but one, and the call was
and these three members were from districts
whose other two members voted for the call
adopted Here the provisions of the call:
THAT the delegates appointed and certified
by such count v and city conventions will be to
represent the party OF their respective counties
and cities First, at the state convention to be
held-in the city OF Petersburg on Thursday, the
18th day of May, to appoint two electors for the
state at large and four delegates for the state
second, at the district convention for each con-
gressionaI district to which they belong to be
held,then and there or at sneh time and place.
as majority of the delegates from and repre-
senting each congressional district shall sep
arately and among themselves agree, to ap-
point an elector for the district and Two dis
trict deIegs ties and two alterpates to the ma
tional convention to be held at Chicago
The above IS simplyifjuggling with the
order OF the National Committee. If the
object had been TO respect the law of the
party. call for district conventions would
have been issued simultaneous with that
for the State convention. Commenting
on what Gen, Malone says, the Republican
has the following
The Republican National Convention of 1880
laid down certain rules for the selection of del
egates that. with the reasons which induced
their adoption, are well known to every one.
The rule as to the selection of state and dis
trict delegates is positive and plain.
Acting in accordance with these rules, the
Repg5lcan National Committee, which met In
on pef IS s 5eago It's a ea oe ans
the methods for the selection of delegates TO that
convention That call prescribes the only
manner in which delegates can be selected.
Here is what 1t says:
Zach state will be entitled to four delegates
at large and for each representative at large
two delegates, and each congressional district.
each territory, and the District of Columbia to
two delegates.
s@rhe delegates at large shall be.,chosen by
popular state conventions called on not less
| than twenty days published notice, and not
less than thirty days before the meeting OF the
| national convention. THE CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT DELEGATES SHALL BE CHOSEN IN THE
SAME MANNER AS THE NOMINATION OF DELE
| 1t is we'll known that this rule was adopted 10
| prevent undue Influences upon the dlstrlct
| delegates, and TO prevent majorltles from
sitting or attempting to stifie the voice OF
miporities.
| 1t will be seen that the state committee hdd
| no oa,tho3ity to call the district conventions to
| meet at Petersburg or anywhere else. 1t mad
| no right to direct the election of delegates 10
| the district conventions, as the chairman says
| il did.
| And concludes 4:
| We give Gen. Malone the benefit of his de-
NAL, We print the party law, as it is to snow
| that the National Republican was right IN stat
| Ing that it had been violated We advise the
Republicans of Virginia to obey the call OF the
| National Committee in letter and splrlt, ana
to Chicago ASIDE legates. and when the nomina-
| ton is made to unite as one man in the emoft
| to secure the electoral vote of the State, Iney
/ may rest assured of all the aid the National ne
| publican can give them, and it matters not VINO
| the candidate is the National Republican STANDS
/ by the princlples-the grand principles-o1 the
| Republican party, and its nominees