Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-20
TO THE POINT.
Mn vEvAnLEs ANSWER TO LANG
sfoS's NOVICE or CONTEST
An lele and Conclusive Pspsr-Ths Toescco
fsx-Nisesilansou and Per-
sonal Notes
rcOrO.pOodcnos of tn. Richmond Di'DAichl

fCorrespOn ience OF me hicnulvnu D''p~'~'
PKTrrsruso. January 10, 1889.
The snsger Of Hen. +. &. Nenable' coa-
sre.sman.elect from this district, TO tue no
,ico OF contest rtcently served upon u,h "y
John NJ. LauKstou, the oefested coioreu he'
nubpcan candidate, WAS sent 10 tue ,ou.,sr
ami this afternoon. Mr.. NenaOe Tepue' t"a'
many 81 the grounds Of charges eohtAlheu 10
o.. ala notice are so vague. general. shd in-
ssen,,o that the defects and imperfeciiOns OF
the same will readily suggest themselves 10
tbe tribunal which must pass upon tse meTlls
"a th,s coplest. But without specifying
usnv ~ the detects. pttenti0o is called 10 the
t,ct that Lsrsston fails 20 show that ne
was elected 10 CONGRESS. L'ng'ton uots
NO, sta,e The number OF votes award.
al to him aud the number AWARDED
90 Mr. Vepshlc. Nor does he state
che nIursliV bv which the state Board oil
Csnyasssrs conceded Mr. Nensbies election
and an the Goth day Of November, 1883. WIN
ont objection or protest from L,hss'on,
awarded 10 Mr. Nensble the ceruucste =.
accordance with the law. surely II "ou'u
seem that . coutetant seeking 10 c'laousn
hi, el,in 10 Z scat in toe Congress OF tne
United StstAs which had been awarded 10
apothef ought 70 have so sn'eu ID,
gronnds OF contest NJ 10 show, Nv
Of contest. that be, and net the ether, oao
heen duly elected. Dir. Nenable further
.,vs. al therefore, net only account Tor
,he TACT ina, MANY OF your statements ana
chs ges are 80 yssne, general. and lnoeuhHe
A. IN pre,,uSe anyihiag but tat most genera
answer, thereto, but especially because your
said notice does not show upon ls lace 'hAI
Won. and not I, we're elected to seu IN tue
Ftity.frst Congress. object tothesntDciene'o Oh
the aid notice and say that II ia net sufficient
a, lag - "kefOre preceding 10
answer one by ono the yareus statements
and charges In your notice DEEM u proper
20 state ~ brisflJ as The facts Will aoh't tue
o,rcurp,tsnces attending your csn1luact lot
Congress. In the first place YOU well kuo"
that AZ no tifse during the canvass were you
ever recognized ~ the regular nominee vi
the Repusican party Of the district. Inc
fat IL that YOU do not cIsim in your no
fIce IN have been such regular nominee.
Won well know that in September. 1883,
there were two separate aad distinct conven-
fions. each claiming 10 be Republican, held
IN thetswn Of FarmVIlle, and that each put
forward it's nOmnse for Congress TN the
Fourth congressional district OF virginia.
One OF these conventions. called and organ
jzed under the auspices OF the authority OF
the regular Republican organization, nomi'
mated Judge II. ". Arnold, OF the county
OF Sussex. General william Malone,
chairman OF the Republican state Cons
mittee, voter In this district, ana VINO
has been for years and ~ SUI IN, mean ana
front Of the regular REPUBLICAN organization
I'm this district aud IN this state, together
with the whole Of the Republican organi&A-
t,on I'm the district and 10 the state, recOg-
pized snd heartily supported Judge Arnold
n the regular and only nominee OF the Re-
publican party for Il seat In the FIFTY
first Congress. Your convention Dor
a was never known or designated
as aurht else than The 'Lsngston Conyen-
ton y met in different place in the town
Of Farmville from that at which the regular
Republican Convention had been called 10
meet aud DID meet. From the moment YOU
were put forward rs the nemlnee OF this
sLangston Convention you we're re-
eognized aud publicly prOclsi@ed In print
and from the hustngs 10y tue regular Ke-
pubhcsn organization OF the district ana
State a. boiter and dlsorganlzer, whom no
Repubhcsn who was loyal to bis party would
tbink OF srpportne.'
Here follows Ia full a circular issuedand
circulated bv General Malone, chairman,
announcing Judge f.. ". Arnold IS the
regular Republican nominee for Congress
by tue leeailv-coustituted convention which
met NJ Farmviie, ond giving the full list
OF the delegates 10 Inc said convention.
The statement /, then made that Judge Ar
mold made an active canvass OF every portion
OF the district, and throughout the canvass
had the earnest support 81 the white Repuo-
lcsns almost without exception, as well a.
that of a large proportion OF the respectable
end intelligent eolored Republicans, WHO
not only recognized the tics ~ party, but
who heartily disApproved OF the low plane
upon which Langston chose 10 conduct his
canvass. Mr.. NeR1ble charges that Lang
ston openly and contemporary defled
the State and National Committees OF the
Republtcsn party. aud that In his public Ut
erances he did net hesitate To denounee Sena-
tor QUAY, chairman Of The National Commit
fc. What are Republicans to think OF csn-
Cldate who dehrs moi only the state Commit
Zee Of that party. but the National Commit
teey The whole power and influence OF the
Republican party organization IN the dis
trlct, State and national, was In sympathy
with Judge Arnold and opposed 10 Lang
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