New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-16
SHERMAN FAR IN THE LEAD
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make the argument In their briefs that they were
elected according to thes laws of the Republican
party's organization in Virginia, that they were
elected under call issued by the Republican
State Committee of Virginia, that the call of the
Republican National Committee specified the man.
ner and the way of their election, but not the
place, and that it was as permissible to elect
them in Petersburg, where the State Convention
was held outside of their Congressional districts
as it was within their districts The Malone brief
states also, that the party plan Of organization
has this clause in it: II the State Committed
shall fix the time and place Of all State and Con-
gressional conventions Of the party and prescribe
the number OF delegates and alternates for each
county and city of the State, and the mode Of
electing the same to such conventions"
The Malone brief argues that at the district
conventions at which the anti-Mnhonc delegates
were elected the various Republican counties were
not fully represented. The brief further says
while conspicuous member Of the National
Committee, Mr.. ClarlSson, says that the sub-com-
mittee of the National Committee which framed
the call considered the district delegate question
and so framed the call that States which had been
in the habit of selecting all delegates at one gather
ing could continue to do so, no demurrer, we sub
nit is admissible, because our district delegates
have been appointed by district convention, at
one gathering, at the same place and on the same
day as was held our State Convention
The brief of John s. Wise, John F. Lewis, s. NJ.
Yost and other anti-Mahone Republicans opens
with bitter attack upon General Malone IL
saws: Powers vested in the State chairman
liahone) under the thin disguise of grant TO an
executive committee composed of himself ana TWO
others, and the power vested In hun TO organize
all State conventions and name their temporary
cbailmen have really placed our party Tor years
completely in the hands and power OF It's chair-
man whenever he might see fit to exercise all the
with 10 vested.
be idle TO review the history OF the Repuoncan
party in Virginia for the past four years with
view to showing whether the chairman mas OK mas
not brought into full play the extraordinary
powers conferred on him by that plan OF organl-
zation so as to manipulate party action according
TO his will Every voter OF the RepSDncan Ptr,S
has at one time another realized by something
that has happened in his own nelghporhoou
that the power of the State chairman was
greater than the power of the people, ana the VIII
of the State Chairman, backed by the state ma,
chinery of organization, stronger than the VIII OF
any number of the people. >. deep-seaued anu
widespreading feeling Of servitude mas gallea Dhv
Republican masses. Growing discomfort, not only
among the leaders, but among the. masses mas un-
doubtedly existed. The PRONUNCIATION OF secret
circular sent out by the chairman IMahoneI OF our
party in the month Of July last Drought all uneso
growing discontents more distinctly to o head IMAM
ever before. 1t showed to the Republican voters
of Virginia that while they had been awaitns
the time when they should meet and confer ana
choose delegates Chicago to vote for the candl,
date of their choice, the chairman OF the party hao
lepn secretly
cago to vote for the candidate of his choice IT
named the candidate of his choice and asked ASSIST,
ance for him. Even the friends OF the Presloehtial
candidate in whose interest he was attempting 10
secure the Virginia delegation did not approve ms
method Of accomplishing it, and the TRENDS OF tte
other eligible candidates were justly lndlgnant
especially those of the Hon. James u flalne, VINO
are numerous in this State. for the CIRCULAR Sc
cretly assailed NJ Blaine in the most vlolent way.
Public expression at the discovery was moderate,
but public feeling widespread, deep ana mug
A. fap dol
and district conventions all over the State, Wner-
ever the county city chairmen were In accoru
with the views Of the State Chairman-and oelng
his appointecs they were his advocates In great
majority of the counties and cities-thelr Whoie
influence was thrown in his favor in the way the
meetings were called and held and certified
INSTANCES OF THE ARBITRARY USE OF POWER
In some instance, under the powers vested Dy
the plan Of organization. he removed obnoxious
chairmen and placed in their places, on the eve
of the election of delegates, others in accord with
himself The most conspicuous instance OF this
sort Of conduct was in the County OF Shenandoah,
where the old chairman was removed three days
before the county convention to meet and a
new chairman appointed. The Republicans OF the
county were SO indignant that they refused to
recognize his CALL and assembled under the call OF
the old chairman. Yet the few, who met with the
new chairman were recognized and seated, while
the great body of the Republicans of the county,
headed by United States Senator. were excluded
because not in accord with the views of the State
Chairman"
The brief then goes on to say that Mr. wise
and his friends finding that the State Convention
had been hacked by Malone with Malone del
egates, by the process described above Withdrew
from the State Convention, formed a truly Re-
publican organization elected four delegates-at-
large. and set on foot movement which led to
the election of delegates to the National Con-
vention in all the Congressional Districts of Viz
gnia except two. at separate conventions held In
the several Congressional Districts
The National Committee held a secret meeting
tonight, and near midnight, after long DEBATE
adopted the report of the subcommittee Just as IL
stood The Malone delegate-at-large and the dele
gates from the LIST and WITH Congressional Districts
of Virginia were put the roll and all other dele
gates and contestants were merely admitted 10
seats on the floor and were given no vote mo-
lion in the committee to admit all OF the Malone
delegates was defeated by vote OF lS to ~
SHERMAN STRONG IN PENNSYLVANIA.
THIRTY-Two DELEGATES PLEDGED TO HIM-MAfoH
FITLERs DEVOTED FIVE
Chicago June Is (Specal Next TO New-f OK
there is no State the action Of whose delegation Is
looked forward to with greater interest than Penn
sylvania. Its sixty votes will necessarily nave
great weight in the Convention, even though they
do not come from doubtful State. Senator quay
who arrived here yesterday, has already announced
that thirtytwo of the delegates pledged to Sher-
man. What effect his missionary work among
the remaining delegates has had since that an
nouncement was made is not known. though ms
friends assert that he has succeeded within the
last few days in gaining over to the Sherman ranks
eight more OF tic delegates, and that the prospects
are good for winning in addition tc this number
about five or six mere on the second ballot. As
suming that Mr. Sherman can count upon thirty
two votes from Pennsylvania, it would still leave
twenty.eght votes to be distributed among other
candidates OF this number seventeen are unknown