The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-30
An Effort 90 shake Hands Across the
ChaSm an1 Cain " ahOne's support
Ihe President HAD No lime
10 Rear Speeches

views were finally formulated in an adj
dress aud committed TO writing. A
was made that the address
be submitted to llr. Malone before IT
was presented to the President. This
was d debated at some length, and was
finally agreed TO. The meeting then
took "a recess until 1880 o clock.
The following is the address 70 Gen
efal Mahoue, which was sent him this
morning:
"Gca William Mth0nc, Chairman, etc.:
"Gcnoral.-I am instructed by the
organization which | represent, TO ask
YOU TO submit 20 the committee over
which vcu preside. the subioined sug-
gc.tions. They are proffered with a
sincere desire to ascertain some fair
basis on which the Republicans of Nir-
lInia can be united against the com
mon foe. ard we are willing to sacrifice
everything but principle TO attain
this end. 1t Is proposed that the
committee over which you preside
shall appoint two representatives to
NEE two gentlemen similarly selected
bv that branch of the Virginia party
which 1 represent. and that the four
persons chosen shall be authorized upon
disagreement 20 select the fifth RcIUb-
lcan 90 have voice and vote in their
deliberations. Next. that the commit
tee. so jointly formed. shall be en-
powered To- arrange aud give notice Of
Rauublican meetings throughout Nlr-
ginia ON date agreed upon. and all
ON the same date at which the Repub-
/ lican voters shall be called ON TO
oreanize their own meetings, elect the
chairman and secretary thereof and
choose the delegates to the State Con
yent0n: the time, place and represen-
tatves of such convention have been
previously notified TO the public by a
RESPONSIBLE notice from the Joint com
mittee. The meeting for the election
of delegates to be cal, d IN the same
way throughout the State, as well as at
the same time. that is. either all shall
be mass-meetiDgs. or all precinct or
ward meetings. whether IN cities. towns
or counties. 1t shall lie further agreed
and stipulated that the chairman and
secretary elected by such meeting shall
certify the delegates elected; that such
certificates shall constitute the creden-
ltills of delegates TO the temporary or
ganizati0n of the State convention, and
Ithal the roll shall be made up on such
certificates by the joint committee
who shall also have chargeOt the build
ling i'm which the State convention Is
held. and admission thereto. Further
lfbat when State convention 80 chosen
shall have assembled, and shall have
Ibaen called TO order by a person select
ed by said joint committee. then the
lcauyenlion itself shall elect its OWL
temporarv chairman. These are The
leading and essential features OF The
overture am authorized TO submit t'
your committee.
Details beneath The foregoing essen
tials 10 be left to the decislon oil GU
JON representatives.
1T remains for me to say that TIN
plan of compromise having been ac
celei 10 and carried Ito effect, thOs
for whom speak viii mlniully abld
the result. and Will battle earnestly 10
the nominees of the convention. an'
the same pledge is expected from thOs
whom your committee represent.
Asking the prompt TRANSMISSION o
iiis 90 YOUR committee. aud reply o
early as J., consistent with convenience
Respectfully yours
". ID. GRONER,
Chairman.
The anti Malone Republicans, afte
forming al the Eblitt House. marche'
to the White House aud stood IN semi
circle in The cast room until the fresl
. dent flashed shaking hands with IN
small crowd of persons assemble
thero to see nim. After the Presiden
finished tine hand-shaking. Genera
Gfoner. ColonelJ L. Brody,and cX Gov
ernor William + Cameron were INTRO
luced 10 him. The President told I'd
latter. who had teen selected as spoke
man for the delegation, that on accoun
& of his trip TO New York this aitefnoo
ho did no, have time 20 listen TO an
. srecches. and preferred that ancthc
appointment be made, when a MOI
urivate conference could be held.
Governor Cameron sad that propC
. sition To- General Malone looklpG .
% the unity Of the factions OF the hepu'
lican party in Virginia bad been pre-
D uared aud a copy of this he desire
q 1be President to read. The Presldei
s. r.plied that he should be pleased to Sc
o. the paper. All the members oi ID
ld,leoation were then introduced |
e the President by name. ,
s. Another meeting will probably
held at the EObitt House tins evening
ON the return from the White iiou'
oroiher meeting was held, ana iett'
was sent 10 the President. asking MI
IL lac would receive a committee repr'
scutiut, the meeting. An answer W.
' received. saying that on MS ie.ui
r from Brooklyn he would commuhlV"
,. with them. The committee was lhe
q anoointcd. and the meeting adJourne'
a. the committee is composed OI W.
, Noshv =. OConnor. f. Wilkeiso
C,l lanes ID. Brady. Gen. '. ID. Hrohe
I. x-Govcrnor Cameron, Hon. JOnn
d. re,vis Hon. u. III. Riddleberger' k,
b nsrselev. Major O. f. Hine' no
= i,,nes Fcgborn. w. 5. Dashiel' ITO
u Teyvis Mckenzie. j. Henry Rives' ITO
II. Libbey. Hon. James A. frazl'
Indoe w. WillOughby, ,. }. NichoI
~. 4. Pattie and DR.. John J. WISE
D. NOT IN A HAPPY MOOD.
v A,rxANpRIA. May 29.-The Alexa
" drians who went with TN anu s','O s'i"no
!. men 10 see the President ms ai.eino
ic haye returned home, and they are
nlsaeed with their visit TO the W Il
= iiomss They shook hands WIN
President. however. but he was ioio 10,
~ 10 leave them to do thei' talking az
other time. g.ving as hi' reason an. an
/. eseement TO 20 to Brooklyn aoou
L O clock. Coma
q Y ID. Groner, OF Norfolk james
Is Brady. of Petersburg; X B~berxs, n,st
60 Fsrmyille: ex-Ss1aIor h'do
: % oar ex.senator Jim i. Lev