Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-25
TWO CENTS.
MALONE AND LANGsroN.
a Political Truce Patched Up I'm Virginia


THE Ex-sENAroB AND THE ooLoRED LEADER
WILL PULL TOGETHER FOR A NATIONAL TICKET
A CONFERENCE IN THIS CITY SAID TO HAVE
RESULTED IN A COMPROMISE
The horn OF peace is winding DER the politi-
cal wales and hills Of the old dominion. and
the hands of the black and the white re-
publicans are clasped once more across
the bloody chasm. The hatchet Of factional
antagonism has been buried - how
deep no one knowns-and today the party, il
is said, presents more solid front than il has
ever shown for years. In short, Langston and
Malone, representing the two main divis-
ions of the republican party in Virginia,
made up their differences and have
patched together truce on the basis of which
they are going 20 organize their forces for the
coming presidential fight.
HOW IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
This consolidation of forces has been accom-
phshed during the past fortnight. II WAS
brought about. IT is stated, mainly through the
advances of Malone and by means OF the good
offices Of Judge Edmund Waddill, lately repre-
senting the Richmond district.
couple Of weeks ago Judge Waddill drove
mp 10 MIR. Langston's residence near Howard
University and for two hours the politicians
porter Is informed, made no con-
cealment OF the fact that he
came from Gen. Malone with an olive branch
on his person, and that there must be peace at
almost any terms. He said that the general
was willing to meet Langston half way
at least, and that he wanted TO
talk with his colored brother. Mr.. Langston
agreed without hesitation TO 60 to see his old
enemy, but he impressed Judge Waddill with
the fact that he should go in the attitude Of an
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nified compromise.
With this understanding Judge waddill took
his departure and went at once to Chamber
Inns. where he reported the result Of the
conference to his chiof, who did not object to
the terms.
MEETING AT cHAMBERLIN's.
Langston was given tip as to when the gen.
eral would see him. and at the appointed time
they met in parlor at Chamberlain This
was their first greeting since the presidential
convention Of 1888. and il was Just a tr,he for
NAL at first The general, as a STAR re-
porter was informed, Was very punctilious,
however, in his reception of Langston. who
was dignified ard cautious. For three hours
they travelled up and down the line of Virginia
politics, discussed the records of the
past, made mutual explanations and
promises, and calculated TO the next
campaign, gradually warming up to
each other until at the end of the conference
they had become faster friends than ever and
had formulated some of the features of the
campaign.
1t was a memorable interview. Langston re-
peatedly made this assertion the platform of
his compromise:
II shall join you as a republican, and as such
shall do my best to promote the interests of
the party. i shall work for you and for your
success just long as you help me. But re-
member. this is to continue Just SO long you
treat me as a republican.
The moment You oppose me in the least be-
cause MI hair curls, or because am black.
enc. shall fight any republican on the color
line, but when that is obliteratca l can fight
with him."
Malone replied that he appreciated the stu
alton and that henceforth there should be no
partition of the party on the line of complex
ion. With this understanding the ex-enemies
shook hands and swore fealty to their common
cause.
ALL NOW N VIRGINIA
All three Of the parties TO this compromise
are now down in Virginia putting the first nails
into the new fence that lis to corral the repub-
hcan voters of the state. Judge Waddill left the
city almost at once after his task of getting the
1AadsE11keher was nccnnplhhed N0sn- ~.
hone left soon after tfe Conference and Mr..
Langston took the train this morning. The
two latter are now at Petersburg.
1t is probable that Langston will proceed
with the organization of his faction at once.
He intends to bring his people together on ma
tional politics first, organizing them with this
goal in mind. to bring the other factions upon
the same plane.
1t is understood that this means the sending
of Virginia delegation to the next presiden-
tial convention instructed for Harrison. No
one, however, cares to go SO far as
to predict this without reservation. 1t
is not known whether the President
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compromise between the factions but it is
asserted that he has quietly removed several
obstacles to this result within the past two
months, and has done much to relieve the
pressure in the state.
THE FACTIONS.
One fact must be taken into consideration
Republican Virginia is divided into three parts
Malone, anti-Mahone and Langston. That is
to say, Langston holds only q part of
the anti-Mahone strength. A large part of
that faction is white and is not involved in the
late compromise. Hence, the most direct re-
suit of the truce will be q practically solid
negro vote under the combined leadership of
Malone and Langston.
SAID TO BE AFTER yuDaEsHrP.
The New York World today says that the
movement to secure one Of the new circuit
court judgeships for q colored man is made in
the interest of Langston and that Laugston in
his candidacy relies for success in some meas
ure upon the white republicans of Virginia.