The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-15
RADICAL POW WOW.
COUNCIL OF THE FRIENDS OF hR.
WISE. OF NEW YORK.
But " MALONE. VIRGINIA." HAS
AN ANCHOR TO WINDWAND.
A GENERAL ROW THE RESULT.
The Pundgtia Rsmabln Neeting Mt the l.
VI. 4. A.-City and sufe"f"""
NewS.

and BuNal, I'D response 10 '"'
Relieving the future success Of Repub-
licanlsm in Virginia depends entirely on
"a united and harmonious party We, inc
undcrsi ned Republican voters OF hch-
mont CITY 90 hereby call upon an he-
publicans who wish to see party diiier-
enccs buried ami are willing TO heip EN-
plot AN rea. enable and honorable means
io bring together the warning factions OF
fho nqriv in this Stste into enc harmon
ous whole. to meet 90 new Odd-FellOws
nan third street. thursday night, FEB
mary i4ih instant, 90 express their feel
i,.., '..-qir.f the resolution adopted 10y
pcnsll,csn mass-mcciing held at Fisher
mans Hall This city, on Tuesday nlsii'
am instant. which resolution virtually
reos fhe Hon. John g. IS ise and all Who
ave I'm sympathy with him CIT OF the Ike
publican party
Albert r. Ellis. p. T. Williams, T. K.
Carter. j. a. Carter, \. +. Nelson
~ " Fields. II. A. Paul, lsham u
Jenkins. $. b Garrison. John H..
smith. n. " Robinson. J. Hampton
White. i. Wesley Jones.
The meeting was called TO order by W,
" Fields and Dr. J.. r. Carter lcolOTeu
VA. called 10 the chair and made a short
speech s T. Ellis was made secretary
The audience consisted OF large num-
ber Of NEGROES and about one dozen
white men. some of the latter beng sym
pathizcrs oft thc Malone side
a committee ON resolutions was aP'
noiutc1. consisting of T. A Miles, T. II.
Wli,e. J. Wesley Jones I.J. Mcdonald
Geor-e Reed. r. y. Paul and W W.
Fields
While they were out,
MR. EDGAR ALLAN
made n speech Of an hour lie was OBJ
nose3 t0 Nahone's methods He believed
that party organization should be one
I'm which there was rivalry. Al the re-
fcrslurr Convention he stood shoulder
60 stoulder With Wise, and when they
were trampicd ON. held another conVen-
ton. went 10 hicago and won
Tie resolution about WISE 40 flsher-
mans Hall meeting said in substance 10
General Harrison: You have no friends
I'm virginia" he hoped that tnis meet
iur. different from The other would say
nothing about Malone, Dui That every
effort De- made 90 close the breaches
and heal the wounds so as 10
present GOD united front TO the enemy
during the coming canvass There must
Dee nO division. but unanimity lie
wanted thc control of the local OrganIla-
tou restored to tacm instead OF as now
dictated hv boss in Petersburg. Each
local organization controlling itself Will
be the exempHOstiOn of Republican
practices and policy.
Ilctlcn spoke for some time about the
pending contested election case from
hi. district. and made a stump speech in
favor of bis client Tie said there may
De men here who wanted 90 vote IN Jack
son ward hu' could not. men who had 10
leave. men who have not been in my
Office on Judge Waddills Office men who
voted after night. men who got scared
and lcft for fear of arrest. He wanted
all of them t0 come 30 his Office and tes-
tifv he was right picturesque and Ora
matte Zoo detailing scenes AT the polls
which showed that the speaker has the
genius 90 write novel
THE COLOR PROBLEM,
the newspaper, say. All we want is TO be
bet alone. that was O familiar cry in 1861.
"We are working out the negro problem.
You In the North don't understand u.
II this Southern idea had only extended
TO local and State governments, thou
sand. in tine North would have winked at
il and said the end justified the means,
but when they carried that idea INTO el-
erl elections. the South got ieii
after four years of Democratic control
lie said be was an Engli,hman: that in
ENGLAND when member of Parliament
was elected cOrruptly, not only did he
lose his seat but the borough was olsen
franchised for seven years My rene
dv for the south is for Congress to pass
d law Merchandising every Congres-
sional district when majority OF the
population are represented 10y member
who r. elected hy the minority maj is
pauacea for elections 10 Congress.
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee Oh resolutions made
their report as follows.
Whereas. We. the Republicans of the
CITY of Richmond, have cause 10 rejoice
at the victory achieved by our party al
The polls In November. and having an
abiding welfare in its principles aud pol
icies as enunciaied in the Chicago plat
form. we look with horror and disdain
on any attempt 10 bring disruption in
our ranks or in any way mar the frater
nal feelings which should exist among
Republicans of whatever shade or loca
opinions as 10 men and measures and
whereas. % Republican mass meeting
held In this citv. February 9th, al Fish
erman's Eall, saw III 90 adopt resolu
ton which grossly reflected upon the p0
Htical integrity OF The Hon. John S
Wise. and whereas. such IA resolution
.an ONLY have the effect OF reopening
old sores and widening the breach thai
now divides the party IA this State there
fore. Doe 10
Re.olrsd. let That we deem 1.-THE duty
Of every Republican 10 use all honorable
efforts 10 bring about q reconciliation o.
the party.
2nd That we denounce the action re
Gently taken hy Republicans in this city
hv proclaiming Boy resolution that inc
Hon. John s. Wise is not good RepnD
hcan. and declare the said resolutions u
be unwise and injurious 10 the future
success OF the party.
80. That we declare as our opinion
thai.he Hon John $ Wise and Genera
Malone arc both good Republicans, am,
a. such should Doc respected as leaders %
ability and loyalty 90 the party.
Commiiteo-Captain Il. A. Paul. chair
man; Z. II White, j. 4. Miles, j. Yves
lev Jones T. j. Mcdonald, George
Reed. W a. Fields. secretary.
A sLIGnT TEMPEST.
After these resolutions were adopted
amid enthusiasm. slight tempest began
Edward Thompson was seen waving ,
piece of paper I'm his hand and crying
OUT. have resolution 60 offer.
This had been anticipated, and th'
chair 20 once put motion 10 adjourn
and declared itcaIried amid considerabl,
confusion
: The resolution which Thompson vainly
endeayourcd to get considered read
"R,s0lt(d That This Convention en-
dorse General Malone for position in
General llarr.sons Cabinet
This meeting did not want any such
resolution to disturb their equilibrium