Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-06-07
TO BRING MALONE TO TERMS.
AN ADDRESS ENBODYING TT SENT
TO THE GENERAL BY THE WASH
INGTON CONFERENCE.-The
WISE AN INTERVIEW WITH
PRESIDENT HARRISON.

ING TON CONFERENCE.-THE
WISE AN INTERVIEW WITH
PRESIDENT HARRISON.
WASHINGTON. May 29.-The
conference of anti-Manone Virgin
ia Republicans which was called
for this morning was well attended.
at q preliminary meeting held last
night speeches were made but no
definite action was taken. About
100 Virginians attended the meet
ing this morning. Speeches were
made bV ex x.SenatOr kiddleberger,
General Groner, G. G. Clarke,
Colonel Brady and others. The
speakers said that they were will
ing to compromise and form an
alliance with General Malone, but
they were opposed to the recOgui-
tion given to Malone by this al
ministratiOn to the exclusion of the
other Republican leaders in Vlr.
ginia. These views we're finally for.
mulated IN an address and com
mitted TO writing. A proposition
was made that the address be sub
mitted to General Malone before it.
was presented to the President.
THIS was debated at some length,
and was finally agreed to. The fol-
lowing is the address 10 General
Malone which was sent to him
this morning:
To General Wm. Malone, chair
man, etc.;
General, Il am instructed by the
organization which represent TO
ask yOu to submit to the committee
over which you preside the Sub
joined suggestion. They are prot
fered with a sincere desire to as.
certain some fair basis on which
the Republicans Of Virginia can be
united against a common toe, and
we are willing TO sacrifice every
thing bat principal to attain this
end. 1t is proposed that the com
mittee oyer which yOn preside
shall appoint two representatives
to meet two gentlemen similarly Sc.
lected by that branch Of the Vir.
ginia Republican party wich 1 rep
resent, and the four persons so
chosen shall be authorized upon
disagreement TO select a fifth Re.
publican to have voice and vote iG
their deliberations. Next that the
committee 80 jointly formed shall
be empowered to arrange and give
notice for Republican meetings
throughout Virginia on date to be
agreed upon and all on the same
date at which the Republican vO.
ters shall be called on to organize
their own meetings, elect their
chairman and secretary thereof
and choose the delegates to a state
convention, the time, place, and
representatives of such convention
having been previously notified to
the public by responsible notice
from the joint committee. The
meeting for the election OF dele.
gates to be called in the same way
throughout the state, as we'll as at
the same time, that is, either all
shall be mass meetings, or all pre-
cincts or wards meetings whether
in cities, towns or counties. II
shall be further agreed and stipu-
lated that the chairman, and secre-
tary elected by such meeting shall
certify the delegates elected, and
that such certificate shall cOnsti.
tute the credentials of delegates to
the temporary organization OF the
state convention and that the roll
shall be made up on such certifi-
Gates by the Joint committee, who
shall also haYe charge of the build
ing in which the state convention
Is held and admission thereto. And
further, that when state cOnyen-
ton so chosen shall have assem-
bled and shall have been called TO
order by a person selected by the
said joint committee, then the con-
vention itself shall elect Its own
temporary chairman.
These are the leading and essen.
tial features OF the overtures which
am authorized to submit to your
committee, details beneath the fore.
going essentials to be LETT to the
decision Of our oint representa-
tives. 1t remains for me TO say
that this plan of compromise hav-
ing been acceeded to and carried
into effect, those tor whom speak
will manfulIy abide the result and
will battle earnestly for the nomi-
nees of the convention, and the
ssme pledge is expected from those
whom your committee represents.
Asking prompt transmission of this
to yOnr committee and a reply as
early as consistent with con-
venience. l.iI- F- ~,
Respectfully yours,
3 eroa ". ID. GRoNRR, Chairmau-
The anti-Mahone Republicans,
after forming at the Boolt house,
marched to the wbioe House In q
body and stood IN q semi.clrcle ID
the east room until the President
finIsbea shaking hands with the
saall crowd of persons assembled
there TO see him. After the Presi-
dent finished the hand shaking,
General v. ID. Groner, Colonel j.
ID. Brady and Ex-Governor William
q. Cameron we're introduced to
him. The president told the latter
who had been selected as spOkes-
man for the delegation, that on ac-
count of his trip TO New York this
afternoon, be did not haye time to
listen to any speeches, and pre-
farsad that anofhar annolnfmpnf.