The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-13
THE ANTIS.
THEY CALI IN A BODY ON PRESIDENT
HARRISON.
THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT IN
TERFERE.
oryrCE-yFEEE MUST FAKE CARE
OF FruEmssLVES.
Some In n Good Humor. Giisers Disap'
appointed Priyaic neefirs - Re-
poitcrs Not Present-wii' inere'
or wiII there Noi he Harmony.

W,sHiyeToN. .. c.. June l2.-About
twenty members of the anti-Mahohe
committee OF Virginia Republicans
called at the Executive Mansion at IL
o'clock TO day and bad an interVie"
ui,h President Harrison. Ex Governor
Cameron. General V. ID. Gioher' eN-
Cons ressmln Brady and other proni-
nent anti MahOncites we're 81 the parry
Ex Governor Cameron actei as
spokesman for the committee lie saiu
the Republicans Of Virginia were piac-
lically held In slavery by the Manohe
ORGANIZATION. and It was through lhat
ornapization. he said. that the RepublI-
cans lost the State last fail. IL was not
patronage that the aLtl-Mahoue people
sought. but they did want the President
TO use his good offices and bring aOo ut
a settlement between the factions. 1t
the President ould exert his lua1ence
the Malone organization could be de-
stroyed and the Republicans OF Virginia
be free once more. Governor Cameron
stated his case with great force and
clcarpess and the Pfesiu5nt seemed 10
take great interest in what was SAID
The President. IN reply. SAID he "ah
sorry that there was such Dfeacn
among the Republicans IN the STATE
but il was not IN his power to interfere
with rolitics. fie was not President ol
the Republican Iarty alone, but ffesi-
dent of the United Safes. lie "oulu
recognize no factions IN Virginia, and
candidates for offices would have their
claims considered on their own specal
merits. He had recently told some ol
The Senator's lMahoLe'sl friends the
same thing, and ne hoped the kepuoli.
cans of the State would goto work ana
settle their own differences ana DrlDE
about harmony IN the Republican cami .
Some one of them called the ffesl-
dents attention TO the statement lhhl
has been published, that Assistant POST
master. General ClarksOn had been 10
structed by the President not t. make
any appointments IN Virginia except
with the endorsement OF Dir. hahohc.
The President at once pronounced
the statement that he bad gwen such
orders as untrue. aud added that O)i
onel Clarkson had denied 10 him EaV-
ing made any such statement.
The President then sUggssted ihal the
/ Nati1nal Republican Committee might
be called upon 10 decide a plan OF ret
Element thit would be satisfactory TO
both .ide-. but the anti-M ,hOneites met
this wlth the assertion that the National
Committee. during the last Presidential
campaign. had suggested plan i0 DrihS
about harmony amOrg tie heluDllcAno
IN Virginia. and that tins pian had Deeh
lived up 10 by the auti- Mahoneit,s s. but
steadily ignored By Sci ator Mahone.
The committee lelt the Mansion eNl-
dfully disappointed IN not securing the
Presideut', promise to ,in them lu an
.udeavor to BRING about aimopy III
the Virginia Republican camp.
A special to The TINES last night say s.
The anti Mah0neite delegates are
b.. sort d glum, but they say mat tle'
were we'll pleased with their intetVie"
with the President. those talking CON
sidered the interview entirely sdli7lAc-
ltorv. There were no incidents when
could be noted. Nota cOlorcd man was
pre.ent. Several Of tie parties preseh'
pricked up their ears when the lre''
dent spoke OF the visit OF the 9iahont
tlegatts the day previous. Ihe sta'e
meut that ClarksOn denies requiring
Mahope's endorsement on applications
is bo-h anti MahoreitCs laugh. say iht
"Cnestuuts. etc.
At the informal meeting held after
wards nothing was done. Reporter
were refused admit.auce aud all re-
por,s were ha. ded out by members
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