The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-07-19
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The Virginia Republican State Com
mittee met here this week under the
guidance of General Malone for the
purpose OF effecting> some arrangements
relative to the coming congressional
campaign, that would be of best interest
to the party. After two days session
the committee drafted set Of resolu-
tions in which they made strong ap-
peal to the Senate for the immediate
passage of the Election Law bill. The
resolutions furthermore, declare that
they will not participate, and advise all
self-respecting Republicans to forbear
participation in any election IN the
State of Virginia. where, and so long as
the same shall be conducted under the
foul election law of the Democrat party.
as they are now fraudulently admin
istered. Hopefully however, biding the
the time when unlawful disfranchise-
ment of the electors and fraudulent ire
turns shall become so repugnant to
popular sentiment as to make the &C.
ceptance of public trust by such means
a badge If dishonor. The popular sem
timent here is that the actions of the
committee will meet with universal ap-
propal among the Republican party in
the Old Dominion State.
Now that the Federal Law bill has
passed the House, all eyes are set upon
the Senate and anxiously awaiting to see
what that august body will do with re-
gard to this important measure. At a
caucus meeting of Republican Senators
held this week for the purpose of cen.
terlng on program for the remainder
OF the session, the Federal Election
Bill was taken up and discussed at some
length. A great many of the Republic
cans want the River and Harbor bill to
be disposed of first, then the tariff bill
and lastly the Federal Election bill.
While to the contrary the Senators from
the new States are very anxious to have
the Election Law bill disposed of first.
They have grown 80 enthusiastic in
their desire that they have declared
their willingness to so amend the rules
to limit debate to ten days, and demand
the previous question and set in contin-
GUS session until vote is taken. But
elder heads like Edmunds, Hoar, Haw-
ley, and Hiscock, are bitterly opposed
to making such sacrifice. Should the
next caucus decide to take up the Elec-
ton bill, and allow the rules to remain
as they do now, it will be simply ques.
ton of staying powers, as the rules at
present has no limit to debate. Thus it
can be seen that such men as Senators
Call of Florida and Daniel of Virginia
by continuous speech making could pre-
vent the passage of the bill this session,
Representative Belden, chairman of
the Republican congressional committee
has issued an address to the Republican
editors, calling on them for their support
in urging the Senate to pass the Election
bill, in the course of which he says:
mo question of Negro supremacy, no
usurpation of Federal power is involved
in the issue. The National Election, bill
which recently passed the House, deals
only with National elections. It does
not NEEDLE directly or Indirectly with
State elections, State officers, or State
organizations" Mr.. Belden closed bis
address by saying: "The House has
performed it's part of the work to which
the party was pledged. Will you not
do your duty in urging that the Senate
shall respond promptly by the passage
of the measure which the House deemed
essential, absolutely essential to the
purity of the elections of it's own mem
bers." The address was signed by Mr..
Beldon and sent throughout the United
States. C. A. JOHNSON.