Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-13
a BIG KICKER. ="
DIR. JOHN j. WISE OUTSPOKEN
IN HIS OPPOSITION TO
THE BOSS.
HR SAYS HE WILL DO ANYTHING
HONORABLE TO DEFEAT MA.
HONE-OTHER POLITICAL
MATTERS.
From the Richmond Dispatch. ]

ONAFCoCK, September CDR.
John J. Wise, first cousin OF
John s. Wise, and for many years
past the leader Of the Republican
party on the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia, is a kicker from away
back" The Dispatch correspon-
dent saw him several days ago. and
had a long talk with him abont
Malone aud his methods. Last
year Malone found that DIR. W Sc
was not pulling in the traces 20
suit him. 80 he turned him ont OF
the craftsmanship OF The party
in Accomack AMI appointed
another man in his place.
The Doctor voted for uar-
rson all the same, but when 1t be.
came evident that Malone had
gotten the ear of the Federal Ad
minlstratIon and was scheming for
the gubernatorial nomination, Dr.
Wise kicked clear out OF the traces
and has been making things ex
ceedingly lively, if not disagree
able, for the Republicans in these
parts. He exposed to your cor
respondent the manner IN which
| the Accomack Republicans had
violated the terms of the so-called
com promise in appointing dele
gates to the State Republican Con
ventlon. Instead Of giving the
ten days notice in advance OF the
meeting q handful OF Republicans,
consisting of George +. Wlnder,
George I. ScarbuIgh. j o h n + ,
West, James G. Weaver. and one
or two others, held secret meeting
one night up in the attic OF Dun
Savage's hotel at Accomack Court
house and proceeded to appoint
delegates to MahOne's State Con-
vention. DR.. Wise says he had no
notice that any such meeting was
to he held, and he presumes that
il was known only 10 those who
attended, as he mas never found
any one who was not present who
knew anything about such "A meet
ing. DR.. Wise was named as one
OF the delegates, though he was
never informed of his appointment
bv any one who participated in the
meeting. He says he would have
made it lively for any man who
might have presented his creden-
tials from such a convention. Evil
IDENTIFY the persons who attended
the meeting thought discretion the
better part of valOr in this instance.
DR.. Wise - extremely severe on
Malone aud has no good words
for the white Republicans in Ac-
comack who bowed before the boss.
In reply TO direct question AZ to
whether he would vote for Mchln.
ney in the coming election, DR..
Wise declined to give a direct
answer, but said that there was
nothing honorable that he would
not willingly do to defeat Malone.
DR.. Wise has always been a very
popular and influential man on the
Eastern Shore and has always
had many warm personal frienls IN
the Democratic party. His first
detection from the Democrats was
in 1872, when he ran as an indie.
pendent candidate for county treas
urer aud was elected by over
whelming majority over his Demo
cratic competitor. lie was for
Malone for Governor In 1871 and
left the Democratic party two
years later when the Readjnster
party was organized in Mozart Hall
IN Richmond. He IS personally very
popular and is powerful election.
eerer. His earnest manner and
vigorous words IN talking about
the political situation in Virginia
show that he Is terribly in earnest
and IS going to make his power
felt in the coming election.