Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-08-10
MIR. Wise Making Things Lively.
A SCENE AT THE WHITE House

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in which some very plain language
was iudulgetl in by all the partici
pants. AS far as can be learned
Messrs. Wise aud Grubbs present
ell themselves at the Executive
Mansion primarily to talk over the
Richmond postmastcrslip, which it
seems had been tacltly assigned to
Mr.. Grnbbs as a part of the recent
compromise between the warning
factions in Virginia. Besides the
President and Messrs. Wise and
GrubbS, First Assistant PoStmast
er.General GARRISON WAS present
during the consultation, as all Of
the political cases arising in the
Postotfice Department have, so il
is stated. been assigned 70 his
special care. 1t appears that the
meeting had been prearranged,
and after the agreeable conferences
other Virginia leaders had recently
held with the President there was
nothing to Indicate The approach,
ing storm.
MIR. Wise at once proceeded on
the assumption that the appoint
ment of Mr.. Grnbbs had been
agreed to by the Malone faction
and sanctioned by the representa-
tiveS of the Republican National
Committee specially detailed to
nacify the contending factions in
the Old Dominion. The President,
however, declined TO make n posi-.
tive promise that Mr.. Grubbs
shonld receive the plum, and re
ferred to Mr.. ClarkSon to know
whether or not such action was
contemplated when the compro-
mise plan was formulated. MIR.
ClarkSon conceded with the PrcSi
dent that no promise had been
made. and this brought out u vig-
orous reiolnder from Mr.. Wise.
Incidentally he stated that he had
received letter from Mr.. t;larksom.
in which the latter made specific
statements as to the postmaster.
ship ut Richmond. This was de-
MED by the First Assistant Post
master General, whereupon Mr.
Wise, it is said, produced the let
ter in question from his inside
pocket and waved it dcfiantly be-
fore the very much chagrined Off
cial.
Then Mr.. Wise let loose his
pentup feelings and proceeded to
show TO the President that the
promised harmony in Virginia was
not as it had been predicted it
wonld be, but that the anti-AIa-
hone men wonld not be modified
by few beggarly offices, when the
fat positions were being given to
the opposition. Then followed a
heated conversation, in which Mr..
Wise had to stand some hot per.
sonal shot fired at him by The
President aud Mr.. Clarkson. The
plucky Virginian DIN not finch.
but retorted to the full extent of
his well-known ability. He told
the President very plainly that he
was tired Of ha; 'ang the statement
thrnst into hitoleeth at,9ias::lssccs-s;;SS,ssss
should not mix up in Virginia
politics. He remarked that he still
owns ~ bnriai lot in Virginia and
pays his toll tax there, and added
that the Administration would find
out whether or not he is a Virgin
ian on election day,
The President reminded him
that his son had just been appoint
ed cadet ut West Point. aud that
fact ought 10 convince him of the
friendly disposition on the part of
the administration. This personal
allusion only added fuel to the
flames, and in the p!ainest of
Anglo Saxon, accompanied by GEES.
lures with his left hand. the now
late Virginian informed the Presi-
dent that under no circumstances
could he pCrmlta personal courtesy
to stand in the way of his duty to
his constituents. He said that he
was in Washington TO see that a
promise made to his friend Grubbs
should be carried out, and he was
met with rebuff coupled with the
statement that if Mr.. Grubbs is
not appointed to the position, it
will not be conferred upon a Ma.
hone man. That, he said. was not
acting fairly with him and lie did
not hesitate to Say that the entire
administration, from the President
down, is afraid of General Malone.
Continuing, he said that he would
derelict in his duty to the people
of his native State if he did not
protest against such treatment,
aud more especially in view of the
much paraded assertion that all
differences i'll the Republican ranks
have been healed.
But Il few days ago, added Mr..
Wise, Il so-called compromise was
effected, whereby Mr.. Brady was
appointed collector ut Petersburg,
and now he heartily repents being
led into such an agreement, as it
has placed him III II false position
before the people of Virginia. 1t
WAS futher stated that Collector
Brady is seriously contemplating
throwing up bis position and going
in with the anti Malone element to
nrevnnt file ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the