The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-14
4 LARGE DELEGATION DELIVER 1T
SAFELY TO HARRISON.
GIRGINIA REPUBLICANS URG-
LNGTHE LITTLE BOSS
CLAIMS.
Believed That Harrison Wont Take.
New York SUM-

black brOWcd SOuthcrncr1 VINO hail
brought IL over the mountains from Nir-
cinia II consisted of one large docu-
ment. encrOssed. folded and tied like an
act of the Legislature. and one smaller
and less solemn-l0oking document, like a
printed petition with numerous sigma
lures. Colonel W. L. Craig, of s'aun
ton. who was the chairman OF the dele
cation. handed the boom over TO the
President-elect after the formal greetings
which the General extended to the Nir-
ginians az they fed into the parlor.
Colonel Craig spoke feelingly as he
gave up the boom, much as a fond father
might have spoken in introducing his
son TO new school teacher He told
General Harrison right out that the
South had 10 have a representative in
the Cabinet, if the party's interests were
TO be consulted al all, and that Virginia
was by her position among the Southern
States entitled 10 the naming of the man
TO do the representing for that section.
Under such circumstances, he said,
ne and his companions had come
here 10 press General Malone for
consideration as the only man who
would be satisfactory TO the party
I'm the State DR.. Webb, Captain R0g-
ers. Colonel Clay, Mr. Lurty and Mr. Nc
Caull said a few words in the same strain,
while General Harrison took the boom
cautiously. hefted il, cleared his throat
and made a few remarks acknowledging
the Obligation which he felt 10 the dele
cation for the care they had taken 10 see
that the boom cot safely 10 him. Then
he chaited few minutes with theSOuth-
erners and they went away In all they
were al the house about fifteen minutes
When they were gone Gen. Harrison
carried the boom out into the library,
tossed it upon the big table with heap
of similar documents, and, telling
Elijah 10 look after things, put on his
Oyercoat and went out for walk lie
did not return until supper time, and
after that IL was Saturday night, and the
workshop was closed for sunday, so II is
extremely probable that Gen. Malone
boom rcposes tonight with many score
of other bOOms upon the library table,
unread and unthought Of by the Presi-
dent-elect Probably he will read II some
day
The big, formal document was a long
statement signed by every member OF the
Republican State Committee. IL begins
bv informing General Harrison that the
Republicans of Virginia are glad me got
there. land then il remarks that 1t is self
evident that the attempts to maintain the
Republican party in the south by
the sending of strangers 10 rule over
the land. and afterwards by the
attempt 10 placate the Bourbon,
bv National fayors and bounty, had
been equally unsuccessful i goes on 10
recount the history of the Repuhican
party in Virginia. So disastrous, b. Ms
sers. was the effect of the policy pur.
sued that bv 1879 the Republican party
had ceased to exist in the State In that
wear General William MahOne, with q
large following from the Conservative
party in the State, made hshl
against The Bourbons, the result oI
which was to restore the keruD
lican party in the State TO life anC
power. Under Malone. the statement
recites free suffrage was given To- all th'
voters of the State, a free and fair coun
was guaranteed, the free schools were
doubled in number and efficiency, the IN
sane were removed from jails and poor
houses. and placed in Mt asylums, taxa
ton was reduced twenty per cent, anC
other reforms too numerous 10 mention
were accomplished.
In 1881 it was the vote Of General Ma
hone that saved the National Senate f0l
the Republicans. 1t is true, 1t says, ina
/ in 1888 the Republicans lost Virginia
but il is also true that in 1884 they los
the country, and as 10 the present con
dition of the party the memorial points
TO the fact that this year 900 Republi
can votes were cast in the State, an IN
crease of 10000 since 1880.
All of this, set out at great length
leads up to the final statement that Gen
eral Malone is the life and the soul o
the party in Virginia, and that the op
position TO him Is merely the tactiona
hate of small percentage OF the mem
bers Of the party. In view OF these iact
the President.elect is informed tina
recognition of General Malone as th
leader of the party in the State is abso
lutelv essential 10 the perpetuatlon o
the party, and that it is the desire OF IN
Virginia Republicans that General Ma
hone receive a place in the Cabinet as
representative of the South.
This statement was one which wa
adopted by the State Republican Con
mittee Of Virginia al a meeting on Decen
Der l3. and the twenty-five gentleme
who visited General Harrison to-da
were then appointed to bring II here.
The other. r.document they left with IN
President-elect was memorial OF slmlla
tenor TO which was attached the signi
ture of every Republican member OF Ia
Virginia Legislature IL was more eA
plicit i'm some Of its expressions, as 10
instance where it reminded General ma
rison that a successful admnistrauo
coull be enforced only through IN
agreement of the officers OF the law VII
T the dominant element in the cOmmuhit.
In Virginia. il went on, this fact make
il necessary that the officials should
fex-Confederate and whites, JUST a.
Indiana and the North, generaliy' the
must be ex-Federals
The Malone boomers expressed theh
selves upon their return TO the hotei q
very much pleased with The recepuo
they had received. They went aim
immediately 10 the station and took u
O'Clock train for home. What doc
mepts of more private nature than Il
two memorials they may have presente
Internally 10 General Harrison Is NJ
known. IL is said, however, that oth'
committees in General MahOne's interef
( are TO visit General Harrison within
7 few DAYS, and that through them he wi
be made to feel the influence Of job
sherman and other party leaders in NJ
homes behalf.
Mr. W. ;. Lurty, one Of the leaders
the delegation, when asked II II hs
D brought any letters from sherman alon
: insisted that that matter was in 9th
: hands. We are only the delegate
|. appointed by the State Committee TO
e certain things" he said, land we ha'
come here to fulfil our mission; but the
= will be others here. This thing Is goii
5 10 he kept hot for awhile. We are
5 earnest about il, and Gen Harrison W
und rstand so before the matter is dro
ped
One Of the party was asked after u
q visit 10 General Harrison's house:
. "Did he say ANYTHING about the Cal