Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-21
SUNDAY. July q, 1889.
Mahono Has the Turkey.

The "kickers" must have been uncOm-
monty anxious to surrender TO General
MALONE, or they would not have accepted
the so-called compromise which he, with
the connivance or assistance OF Quay and
Others, offered 10 them in Washington a
few DAYS ago. you may take tho buzzard
and I'll take tho turkey, or / will take the
turkey and you may have the buzzard, " IS
the generous offer which the hos" has
made 10 the "bolters." and which they
are expected 10 accept. or perhaps
we ought rather to say have &C
cepted or pretended TO accept. The
"kickers" remind us of deserters from an
army marching through woods and over
rivers 10 find some officer Of the enemy's
side to whom 10 surrender Again: they
are like the fellow who cried out in view
Of threatened fight, Two of you hold
the other fellow. One man can hold me-"
But are we not doing injustice to the
WIsr-GRoNER factiOnI We shall see. Ger
tainly we do not wish to misrepresent their
behavior. They have our sympathies.
Time will soon tell whether they Will sell
themselves for nothing; for this is
what they are to get under the QUAY COM
promise"
Under this extraordinary compro-
mise" the boilers agree that the delegates
and alternates shall be elected for each
county and city at Il time and place to bo
fixed by the chairman Of the State Com
mittoe Who is the chairman of the State
Committee? Nobody else than General
MALONE. The boilers organization van
ishes in the light of this agreement. Cen
eral V. ID. GRoNER has all along been claim
ing 10 be the chairman of the Republican
State Committee. but he and his chairman
ship have suddenly disappeared. The
QUAY agreement provides that 1.-THE chair
man of the State Committee shall " fix "
the times and places for the meetings to
elect delegates to the State Convention,
and without word of protest so far
as we have heard, General GBoNER
allows his Craftsmanship TO be buried, and
agrees that MAHoNE's craftsmanship shall
be recognized in every county and city III
heStatel Yes, the chairman of the State
Committee" is MALONE The boilers have
acknowledged him as their boss, whilst
they have consigned GBoNKR to private life
now and forever. In the Washington Post
Of Yesterday il is stated that the National
Committee approved of the call for State
convention TO be issued by WILLIAM Ma
HONE as chairman Of TIE regular cOnWaittee."
just so. MALONE is all in all. He - fires "
the times and places for electing the dele
gates. GRONER is irregular-he Is bolter.
His committee is no committee. The State
Committee Of the Republican party Is Ma
HOMES committee.
The same tone marks MAHoNE's letter to
Gray. He says, " at q meeting Of the state
COMMITTEE Of he Republican party" &c. He
q .cs not claim merely that his is one of the
state committees-both setting up the
same claim to be regular. Oh, no. GRONER' =
committee was totally ignored in this let
ter Of July 18th. MALONE refuses to men,
ton that committee, or to acknowledge its
existence. Read MAHoSE's language: He
writes to QUAY that his committee wished
10 respond as far as possible to certain
Megestions made in communication
dated May %, 1889, and signed by y. d..
G~ - This was of course GRoNKR's
Wash ngton city communication. General
Muo>r scorns 20 say to QUAY that GRoNER
claims - be chairman of the Republican
3 e., Committee.
Does anybody suppose that the Republi-
en- National Committee had hand in pre-
ua-ing the call for the State Convention
a 10 not 50 understand it. On the con-
t-.rs. MALONE drew up the call and sub
fr.t'ed it to QUAYs committee for their
moderation and also for their endorse
gutnt If it shall meet their approval"
Inaso are MAHoNE's own words. No pro-
vision is made for changes. And QUAY,
answering MALONE, says;
We approve of the call for State con-
Neuton TO be held on the 22d of August,
1893, and signed by William Malone as
chairman"
The Democrats Of Virginia will be warned
by these proceedings of the fierce contest
that is before them.