St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-13
Old Dominion Republicans
Sing a Sweet Song in Har-
rison's Hearing.
Brigadiep Malone Wants a
Place, and Doesn't Care
Who Knows It.
His Friends Give President
Elect Harrison the Tip in
Strong Language.
Golf Stands a Good Chance OF
Being Governor of West
Virginia.

indianapolis, Jan. 12.-This was
Virginia day with the president-elect,
his principal visitors being the large
delegation of prominent Republicans
from the ten congressional districts OF
Virginia who came here to urge the ap-
pointment of Gen. William Malone to
place in the cabinet. The delegation
the following gentlemen:
Judge Edmund Waddell. Jr., w. S.
Lurty, FL. De b. Clay, Asa Rogers, j. II.
StubDs, o. d. Foster, A. H. Lindsey,
j. S. Smith, j. B. Taylor McCue, }. s.
Bethle, r. B. Berkeley, j. B. Protfitt,
ID. III. Pannell, Hon. P. II. Mt Camel. j.
b. Webb, j. S. Newman, f. T. Brayley,
S. Nj. Serckle, D. A. Windsor, a; NJ.
Dickinson, y. Brown Allen and Hon.
ton appointed by the Republican COM
meeting It on Dec. 1s, to con-
vey to President-elect Harrison
certain resolutions adopted at the meet
ing the interest of the appointment of
Gen. Malone. They also brought a
memorial signed by the Republican
of the Virginia legis-
lature, to the same effect. The delega-
tt IN organized this morning by electing
Judge Edmund Waddell Jr., of Ricn-
mond, as chairman, and the selec-
ton of w. E. Craig, of Staun-
ton, to present the resolutions
of the state committee with an approp-
riate speech to the president elect and
Dr. j. w. Webb, one of the members OF
the legislature from Rockingham
county, to present the memOriuln from
the legislature. They were fine
looking body of men. 1t was O'Clock
when they reached the harrison resi-
dence. Gen. Harrison received them
in the back parlor. Judge Waddell in
troduced the members, and Col. Craig
presented the resolution OH his address
to the presldent-elect. Mir. Craig said
they came 10y authority and appointment
OF the Republican party OF Virginia.
and for the best interests OF that party.
Not as local advocates OF the personal
claims of any man. That they asked the
of Gen. Malone to the
cabinet, because that was the almost
desire of the party III VIr-
ginia. and because it would insure
Republican success thereby, invigorate
the Republicans, and strike terror to
their opponents. That if there was a
CdUluCU SlfClI " UllO AIOuUAlTIA IL
states. Virginia should have it by
Union, and of her present position as
the foremost of the Southern states.
That all efforts to
BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH
had failed. and in fact, therefore, Or
in Virginia was abandoned
till in 1879 William Malone led the lib
eral movement, whereby over $4,000 ex-
Cunfederates and their sons united
with the faithful band of Republicans
still existing, and for the first and only
time since the war broke the solid
South for four years, restoring
free suffrage to the people of
Virginia, abolishing the whipping
post law restoring the free school sys-
tenn and more than doubling it's eff
ficiency, supporting the charitable insti-
tutionS of the state, and taking from the
iails the lunaticS, placing them in these
institutions; building an asylum for
cOlored insane and collegiate institute
for the colored youth, and increasing
the Republican representation in con-
gress from two to six members and
electing two United States senators.
Col. Craig urged that when in 1881 the
mOmentous responsibility was placed
upon Gen. Malone in the United
States senate he had the courage in
spite of Democratic anathemas to save
that body to the Republican party of
the nation. That Gen. Malone was the
only prominent man in the South VINO
dared lead such movement; that he
has party at his back eager
and confident of success; and that
his record is without a parallel
politically in the United States where
in so short time he was followed from
one party to another by $4,000 men.
Such leadership alone, said the eloquent
speaker, can break the solid South; that
as in the North the sentiment of the
federal soldiery controls political opin-
ion, so does the sentiment OF the eX-
Confederate sodiery control it in the
South, and what the South needs is
Malone in every Southern state.
AS to the opposition against
Gen. Mahone in Virginia, it
practically amounted to nothing; that
since the last national convention recog-
nized the regular Republican organiza
ton of the state, the most prominent
leaders of the opposition submitted
thereto and were now working in ac-
cord with the present organization; that
the remnant left only exist by reason of
the prominence given them by the Dem
ocratic press and by the shadow Of en-
cOuragement given them by some
Northern Republicans who do
NOT UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION.
Col, Craig concluded with the statement
that at least ninety-nine out of every 100
Republicans in Old Virginia wanted to
see Gen. Malone in the next cabinet.
DR.. Webb then presented the memorial
of the Republican memberS-elect of the
Virginia legislature. His remarks cov-
cred much the same ground as Col.
Craig's. Gen. Harrison was an attentive
listener to all that was said, and after
cordially welcoming the visitors to his
home and expressing his pleasure at
meeting them, he briefly stated, in sub
stance, that the matter presented should
receive his careful consideration. 1t
cannot be learned from any of the Wis
itors that the president-elect dropped
single word of any significance as bear
ing upon the object of their visit. Capt.
Asa Rogers, Col. d. E. Clay, Messrs.
Lurty land McCaull also made brief
talks for Gen. Malone. Lurty is a
cousin of Stonewall Jackson, and was
in the Confederate army from the first
month of the war until its close. He
was among the first COnfederates to
come over to the Republican party. The
Virginians expressed themselves as
greatly pleased with their visit. and es-
pecially their cordial
RECEPTION BY GEN. HARRISON.
They left for home by the evening
train. Twenty-one OF the twenty-five
Vilginians were in the Confederate
army. Other out-of-town callers on
Gen. Harrison were eX-CongreSSman
White, of Pennsylvania, accompanied
by Mr.. Leech: E. r. Gumby,
Of Florida, who was an original