Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-11
WHAT THE kiCKERS DID AT
THE RICHMOND CONFER
ENCE


us aniagonistic to Malone and his
candidacy for Subcrnat orial houors.
Among those present wero Hon
John $. Wise, Gen V Gronrr. (pres.
ident Of the anti Malone Republican
State Committccl, OK Gov. Cameron,
Col. w. G.. Pcndlrton, W. i. Palmer
Of Montgomery; {. A. IIocrnans, Of
the same county; Samuel NJ and Ja.
cob Yost: james \. Frazier. lewis
Mckenzie, ex-senator and Governor
John L. Lewis, Judge Booker, Of
Hampton; Capt, O'Connor, of Ports
month; Samuel Lyons, of Berkeley;
Capt. Knapp and l.. Il. Lucas, OF
Portsmouth,; Il. i. Berkeley, of
Farmville: Dir. A. il. Champlain, OF
Petersburg; T.. 0. Hines, OK Senator
Norton, and many others equally as
well known as opponents Of Malone
and his methods.
Gen. Groncr said that this meeting
WAS intended rs conference to OK
change views rs TO the best policy to
be pursued for the benefit Of the
party. Addressing himself to the
question of how 10 vote, the speaker
said he would be bound by no reso
luton should one be adopted. If any
one chose to vote for Mckinney, be
lieving that to be the best means of
crushing the INSCRIPTIONS, sclf.nomi
mated Malone, he might quietly 10
so without any one knowing it..
Mr.. G.. A. Hccrmans was chosen
secretary by acclamation, and there
wero loud calls for Wise, who re.
sponded i'll speech Of foljy.iivc
minutes, and which reminded Ole of /,
Mark Antony's orations Many con.
sidercd it the speech OF Wisc's polit
cal life.
In opening his speech Mr.. Wise
offered n long declaration to which
lie proposed that the names Of all
present should be signed pledging
themselves 10 work against Malone.
The first few paragraphs give III
idea Of the character of the paper.
Gen. William Malone has made
manifest by his past course that his
end and aims as leader OF tie Rcpub-
lican party of Virginia are purely
selfish, and not for the benefit of the
party or the State. He has demons |
trAted Ill many campaigns an utter
rhcapacity to reconcile discord or 10
counsel or secure the harmony indis.
pensablc to any victory, and has con
stansly fomehted discorls leading to |
defeat after defeat.
He is 80 intoerant OF difference
with his own views and so Jealous
nnd yindictive towards his opponents /
IN the party that victory for him
would only mean defeat and punish
ment to them and to every Republic |
can who has not been his blind tool
and unreasoning follower. IIc is re-
sponsible alone for the plan of or
ganization which constitutes him au.
tocrat OF the party and destroys all
popular voice, etc.
FINALLY by unanimous vote it was
agreed to present the following pa
per, which Mr. Heermans presented
to the conference, and after brief
discussion it was adopted by unani
nous vote, and all of those who had
not left signed IL:
We Republicans from all parts of
Virginia i'll conference assembled, do
clare that William Malone
1. Made it impossible for the Nor
folk ticket to be elected.
q. He has deceived the National
Committee by pretended compro.
mise, tho conditions Of which he has
not only made no effort to carry out
but violated both in letter and in
spirit.
3. Hohas taken from the Repuhli.
can party their plan Of organization,
which was founded on the will of the
people.
4. He has adopted plan of Or
ganization of his own, which is both
hatefuf rand tyrannical.
.. He has driven from the conn.
sells OF he'payty tie ablest and. most
popular men in it.
6. lie has removed county chair
men in order TO pack conventions to