Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-10
WASHINGTON.
DISSATISFACTION WITH MALONE IN
THE STATE CONFERENCE.
Practically Useless for the Republicans to
Mako Contest In Virginia
The Iorcc Biil.


more In the nature ol a conference.
Owing 90 the late hour Of Adjournment
last night and The disposition 90 keep
tmDgs pretty quiet. 10 was impossfp.e 10
rot all The facts In connection with the
ratheriuc. II was bv no means a. harmo-
NOUS as some ~ the participants irlcd 10
make the outsider. believe, and to-day th"ic
is omen kicking. showing that much DIS
satisfaction prevails While General Ma
hone hos been running the whole machine
hcis not having as smooth q time ae nc
generally has when he brings us follow
ors together. some OF The moro pronl-
ieut Republicans DO not know now 20
account for Mahones peculiar methods.
The, have uucorkod their mouths aud do
not hesitate 90 say that he has stirred up %
IA k,t that promises to mako gr aat trouble
for the party iu Virginia, u 70 does noi Ie-
suit iu practical disbandmcut 30 Tar as inc
campaign TINS year IS concerned.
Arrow rs rHE sTruNo.
n win Boz remembered that the commit
iee last NIGHT passed resolution leaving
fhe matter of holding congressional
conventions entirely to the commit
toes of the several districts. There
Wa lengthy and very important
preamble 90 TINS resolution winch the
committee dld not give out last night ior
notification. That was what provoked the
iir discussion IN learned that Do actu-
aIly caused Tie lIyCIcst sort OF n tght.
Ib.s preamble has been adopted and
800 ne course Of time 10 VIII ne
pHll-hod and scattered far anu
vIde a. ~ceifes that 10 il practically u-e-
Jos. for tho Virginia Republicans under
che EXISTING state OF affairs to make cdln-
ulirn .uthe State. except iuaicw OF the con-
frU-slonal districts. Therefore ISIS % bcleLi
~ each congressional committee 10 decide
whether or not they think 10 worth while
g. make nominations. during tho discus
sOu-ud Do WIS rrQ-hot onc-s'iho oi
fhe mombers 1t the committee deprecated
the ldca Of allowing the organization ~ go
20 pieces.
MALONE AID TIFF FOURTH DISTRICT.
1hosevha fnyore1 the preamble declared
tha' 10 would be folly this year 10 make
nomination. iu any but the First.
second. nud Third congressional dis
iuct. and as t1 the Fourth Peters-
hraI enc matter was ~ Doe lc't
entirely to The committee of that district.
no required some fine talk. % l- SAID 10
conceal General NaIones real plans in re-
gsrI 10 the situation IN the petersburg
district. ile Is determined 10 fix up %
scheme Goo beat luugston. hat no Xpiana-
zion Df his plan has set been given. hs
district gives the Boss more trouble tnnh
unvthing elise that bias come up.
Ihr Anderson Mccormick law IN y II
uinia was the subject of great deal oi talk'
and the men who agreed with General VA
hone said that % would to useless 10 MAKE
nominations ~ any hut the districts named
above. for thc reason that the Republican
candidates would have mo- chance what
ever.
MAH0Nr rtKfs 80 STOCK rs 1T.
This incidentally brought up the subject
OF the pending Federal clccupn-nw n
Congress-. md some OF the members who
were familiar with tine provisions of that
measure were asked 90 explain It's scope
uni fhe probable working Of tho pro-
posed Law. General Mahonc, 10 is un-
dcrs.o0i. d,d not take much stock
iu OBJ. Lodge bin. Ho objected practically
t0 tho enactment of that lnW, on the
ground that 10 would not Doe effective in
Nlrriuia. lie switched around "A good
deal n his talk and said That 10 did not
goo far enough. and tried To create
the impression that be- opposed 1t because
if tli NOT also propose to regulate the e!cc-
ti.u oi members OF TIE Legislature m the
several Sttte-. insisting that as legislatures
elect tntod States senators II was clearly
within tho power of the General Govern
m,ut tor..u.atc State elections at which
uembcrs oi the Legislature are chosen.
rur BOSS RENNplp.
Some Of those present who did not agree
with General Mahone, 10 is understood.
mude tho point that De was trying 10
dodge tire real fa ne. and They tired
Go persuade him that the Lodge
lH would be very effective IN Viz
una aud tho southern States gene
ruly. General Mahone was also re-
minded to-day az tho conference that me-
hrmselfhad drawn zap Two Federal election
bills. which Zee bad ictt at the Capitol M
tho bands OF leading northern Ncpu lie
cans. aud it was therefore little astOnish-
inr Chat he could not make himself believe
aow shat the Lodge bill would be effective
PROTEST AGAINST IANGsroN.
The most important thing that Was done
was the appointment of "a strong commit
Gee to appear before the House Committee
IN Elections o. protect against the seating
Oi inugaion. 10 IS learned that United
States Marshal Dick farr is no the head
ot this committee. Others serving with
lim ere Postmaster Grnith. of Ninchcs-
ter. and Stuhbs. of Gloucester. They
called to-day at the Capitol. and are sup
posed to have had talk with Chairman
Howell. of the Elections Committee. This
action ot the h4honcltcs caused the Wild
rst commOtIou. While most of those pres
ent favored this action there were some
who entered q bowling protest, and felt
compelled o. withdraw from the meeting.
Malone takes the ground that langston
was not elected that he was boltcr, aud
that De- did not have the regular uomna-
Uon 81 the party and dehod the organiza-
ton
ono of the leading men who attended
tho meeting said o. the Dispatch CORE
spondmt to-day. Il cannot understand
General Malone. think he is making
mistake from the Republican stand
point Why he Las literally surrendered.
THO guns have been grounded, and
She fight gwen up IN advance. IL
S. my opinion that We ought 10
make nomination tor Congress IN
tho Ninth district as well aslthe First,
Second. and Third. As 60 the Fourth !
hardly know what VIII be done; bat of
course some one viii have t. be put mp In
That district. 10 looks 20 me as II Malone
does NOT exactly know how 20 meet the
situation in the Petersburg district. He
may hc fixing 20 let himself ont of that
errapo easily hy this plan, for If Iangst0n
should insist On again running without the
regular nomination Malone could say that
10 was not douewlth the sanction of the
State Committee. as the whole matter has
been left o. the district committee"
oEoWLs AT THE BOSS.
Another prominent Republican said to-
da, II thiuk Malone is making mg
mistake. lie should have allowed a fight
This wear IN AN the districts. and kept
lively effort could be made for
tho Legislature next year. tie could
easily have gone TO Europe until 1892
and theu return 10 the State and be m
Is position Co control the delegation TO the
National Convention. The Paris consul
late was his for the asking. Indeed it was
offered 90 him. aud he can now get
the Spanish mission. which Is vacant.
III h3s been at his disposal for month,
and President Harrison. without consult
ins Blaine. who is SO opposed 10 Malone
viii eivt him this mission any time he says
he will accept But Malone is not
only iu no humor 70 90 abroad but
Dee docs not want 60 accept any
thing from Harrison. He Il not high
ly impressed with Harrison's Admins
tration. aud that Is. in my opinion,
the reason he does not express any desire
70 accept the Spanish mission. know
what | am talking about. Malone has
been urged 10 take this mission
yIEOINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA ITEMS.
The suudry civil appropriation bill as
reported to-day % the Senate has some
stems of interest 10 Virginia and North