The morning news., 1889-05-30
BILLY MALONE IS BOSS.
HIS ENEMIES HOLD A MEETING BUT
He DON'T CARE A FIG.

They Prepare a Circular proposing
Ioint Committee to Patch up a Peace
Between the Rival Wings of the Re-
puplicans in the Old Dominion-One
Sent to Harrison.
WASHINGTON. May 29-In response to
the call issued by Gen. V. D. Groner, chair
man of ant-Mahone's committee of the Re-
nublican party ofVirginia, delegation COM
posed of about $50 of the most prominent
members of that section of the party met
at the Ebbitt house to-day and prepared a
communication addressed to Gen. Malone
TO be submitted to his committee for their
approval or rejection. The committee
then called on the President for the pur-
pose of presenting to him their side of
republican politics in Virginia. TIE Presi-
dent was unable TO hear them to-day, but
said he would meet them at future day.
He said he would be glad TO have a copy of
the proposition made to the Malone
committee, and the committee promised to
send it to him. After each member of the
delegation had been presented to the Presi-
dent, they retired and returned to the
Fbbitt house, where they held another
meeting, and appointed a committee of ten
to wait on the President and make an ap-
DOlQJOeQU WIFI MN LOr a VlSlG Dy UL0 Q6le-
CATION at some future time. Among the
members of the delegation were the follow
ing: Gen. V. D. Groner Hon. Harry Libby,
Col James B. Brady, Gov. w. E. Cameron,
S. Shetfey Lewis, Hon. j. II. Rives, Mai.
O. Z. Hine, A. M. Lawson, Sampson P.
Baiy DR.. Gilmer, G. g. Clark, DR.. Wise,
Hon. J. A. Frayser, S. Patterson, Judge
Willoughby
THE COMMUNICATION.
The commune Atlon above referred to is,
as follows:
WASHING ron, D. c., May 90 1889.
Gen. William Malone, Chairman, Etc:
GENERAL-l am instructed by the organization
which represent to ask you to submit TO the
committee over which you preside the subioned
suggestions They are preferred with a sincere
desire to ascertain some fair basis on which the
republicans Of Virginia can be united against
the common foe, and we are willing to sacrifice
everything but principle to the attain nent Of
Ills end. 1t is proposed that the committee
Over which you preside shall appoint two repre-
sentatIves to meet two gentlemsn simi arly
selected by that branch OF the Virginia party
which l represent, and that the four
persons so chosen shall be authorized upon
disagreement to select a fifth republican,
70 have a voice and vote In their deliberations
Mex, that the committee so jointly formed
shall be empowered to arrange and give tice
for republican meetings throughout Virginia
on date agreed upon, and all on the same date,
a. winch the republican voters shall be called
on tOorganize their own meetings, elect chair
man and secretary thereof and to choose dele
gatas to a state convention; the time place, and
been previously notified to the public
by reasonable notice from the joint
committee; the meetings for the
election OF delegates to be called in the same
way throughout the state as well as at the
same lime, that is: either all shall be mass meet
ings, or all precinct and ward meetings whether
in cities, towns or counties. IL shall be further
s-reed and stipulated that the chairman and
secretary elected by such meeting shall certify
tie delegates elected, ana that such certificates
shauconstitUte the credentials of the delegates
to the temporary organization of the state
convention, and that the roll shall be
madeup on such certificates by Joint committees
VINO shall also have charge of the building in
which the state convention is held and admis-
sion thereto; and further that when the state
convention 50 chosen shall have assembled and
shall have been called TO- order by the person
selected by said joint committee, then the con-
Veutlon itself shall elect its own temporary
chairman.
These are the leading and essential features of
the overture which am authorized to submit
70 your committee. The details beneath the
FOREGOING essentials are to be left to the dis
creuon Of our joint representa- ives.
II remains for me 10 say that
this plan Of compromise having been
ecceded to and carried into effect, those
for whom l speak will manfully abide by the
result, and will battle earnestly for the nomi-
h'es OF the convention, and the same pledge is
expected from those whom your committee
represent.
Asking the prompt transmission OF this to
your committee and reply as early as consist
eht with convenience, respectfully yours,
V. d. GRoNER, Chairman.
r. Inc President, in letter addressed to
Uen: GHoner, acknowledged the receipt
oI .h4 letter transmitting the above com
Humcation and said that on his return
rom brooklyn he would communicate with
MN, liking a day on which the committee
would be received.
MAHONE'S CONTEMPT.
Mahone speaks with the utmost contempt
OF The anti-Mahoneites Of Virginia, whose
uemonstration against him proved such
complete tizz!e today. He will pay no
more attention to their address, he says.
Slah the President did to their visit He
mas no reason to unite with tlem now. 1t
would simply mean that they would divide
we Spolls with him He considers
A'InseH master of Virginia patron
a-s and proposes to put them
Vuo IN the cold. He admits that Senator
SSslsy liked him all right at the white house.
Nl5uone offered Mr.. Riddeberger the con-
su ~. 3 St9 e. at HongKong held by Coils Mosby
Huu "thers, but Mr.. Riddleberger refused
va Vne ground that he did not want to 20
afr-xr l.. l.