The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-14
OVER THE PROPOSED THEFT or
MR.. VENABLE'S SEAT.

nant. They say tbe action Of the Republi.
cans Of the Election Committee i- prJcti-
cally a verdict Of guilty against Malone:
that il endorses all the vile charges made
by LangsiOn and his clique against the
General: that the Republicans OF the Eicc-
tions Committee have thus affirmed the
charge that General Malone and his friends
engaged m conspiracy t0 dcbauch tne bal
lot. The seating of langstOn is direct
imputati0n AGAINST General Malone. as in
his briefs and his pleadings Langstou
based his claim upon alleged improper. or.
rather. illegal acts - Mahone and his fol-
lowers.
General Nah0ne had presented tho case
iu It's true aspect 10 the committee. and Doe
bad no idea that langst0n would Doe seated.
lie felt confident and easy. rs hp was a--
-ured that the Republicans would not per-
mit him tO hc abused and Yilliied. as Lang
-l0u had abused him with impuuiiv. The
first man t0 desert Malone WIS lI0wden.
whom Ndh0uc made. 80 far as bis public
careeris concerned. Langst0n threatened
Bewden with dire vengeance unless the iat-
ter consented 90 lab.r tO have The former
seated Meantime Bowden had become
thoroughly alarmed a. t0 his own political
future. Die saw numerour rivals 1i DIS own
utliy hobbing up. and De- SAW tbe Demo
erat. steadily gaining in the district Lang
sion vowed that unless lioWdcn promptly
abandoned Malone and enlisted under tie
banner of the pronounced negro leader. he
would array the Negroes of the
Norfolk district soiidly against B1wden and
defeat bum for reelection. B0Wden hr,l-
f4tad aud then surrendered, con-ant.u- t0
take bis chances OF future political prefer
mc0t from negroes rather than iiom his
own race.
The scare as tO the possible action of tle
negroes iu future was diligently worked.
Lang-i0u sent emmis-arics 90 Ohio. Indiana
and other Northern state, and had them inc
-till into tlo mind. Of negro leaders chat
the Republicans Of tlc House were about to
deny "a c0.0rCd man 20 seat to which Doe uad
been elected simply and solely because Doe
Na. negro.
Letter. and protests from negro leaders
began fo reach R publican tongre--fn n.
and. even though 10 had been virtually de-
cided that hpnah'e was honestly elected
and cutiu I .o bis seat. there was sudden
chance of iuut.
ST first there $50, some reason 10 mop.
that enough Republicans might assert their
mlui.u,-- oi c'irlet'r 10 prevent fle con-
summation VI o. Y.ia outrage. But the
party whip snaps about thor ears. ana
these Eepuhli.a. Hre as uh-orVirnt a-
Boss Reed could ie-iln. However. there is
The probability iil- fle steal Oi TINS sall
may I.,lHtiha D. ul.iaan5 only tempo
rariN. General 1lal1ues friends sag he
aill reseat ths iuaieH'iy put upon him by
bis own party ln'IA..
TIE PROPOSED .lEGRANr MONUMENT.
The nuowin. dispatch was read at ibe
state Department today, from Mddics-
borough. Ky. "ii.u. James g.. Blaine,
Washington. u. e. The movement lu-
S,. 'n,,iar .nl-.-inti,n m Cum-
borlafd Gap. colossal equestrian
statue Of fGeueral- Grant and Robert L: lee,
tde l9rmer J, hinE >ouIh. ana ihe lAitrf
~. 80 ,'r,,, ....i
fomrifen fhon-and dollars have already -
.,L.orilaf
..vr,n ,.g'. oo..o,,.~.t. within ina fhisnoifo
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Si-.ld p I .f.,,rdor Arthur Holm
NJ pr.or r,r,mi,t,'
INVESTIGATING CIVIL eEENicE COMM i'-
siON.
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f.s CommI,.igrar. Roosevelt and Vh0mp-
son. Ut NNi Nulf iiNN'is-- hAi Nt-it N'iA-
mend- their administration 0f the commits
sion. ihs report IN qWtt f"'tiniho',
and goes into al tne deldns tl'I
were Developed hf ihe inquiry. A. p,
,hldy. TIE r'iuiniiie. say Me-si-. h7os' '..'
and iaa'ai -.n r"lit NOT in hln't ah" H,'i,
nINe adopted ANY 'lnri ''Ai-- ii'n t',,l ,.''
n, io 'alli '-i' i"e e,.'i.i''i,' H'i" '.,.'
Me--r-. lsl'-t.tiI "nd inphi son H"t N''-,
ing to do wth lhe alleged h.-lr.i' 'hH
promotion. ae aI charged cohc,ihiH. MN
occurred before thrsc t"o gentlemen went
on inc .nin.i-sien.
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The indications are that the Republicans
moan 10 turn tie inquiry INTO =. r"i'.i,,.'.