New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-13
FOR HARMONY IN VIRGINIA.
FUSION WITH The THIRD PARTY AGREED
UPON
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE PRESENTS PLAN

TIE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE PRESENTS A PLAN
TO CoNCIIIATE DIFFERENT INTERESTS.
washngt N. oct. IL CspeciaD.-The Republican
Congressional Committee aiter.a good deal Of work,
has last reached what satisfactory settle
ment of the difficulties. which have until now gravey
threatened Republican success in all OF the Virginia
Congress districts. From the start there has been
n sharp division Of opinion among Virginia Repub-
leans on the question Of making Congressional NOM
| nations. General Malone favored policy Of CO.
| operation with the Peoples party Congressional
nominees. proposing to support Third party candidates
in eoch of the districts. in return for Third party
for the Republican electoral ticket The oppo-
| nents OF General Malone in state politics took the
view. the other hand that nominations should be
made in the four five districts where there was
| some chance OF the OF stnightout ticket.
THIS latter policy, Of wac antagonistic TO the
scheme Of cooperation With the Third party people.
and sacrificed hope securing the States electoral
vote the prospect OF reganing two or three OF the
Congressional seats lost in 1890.
The result OF this conflict OF opinion and interest
general dsorganization in all the districts and
"A serious impairment Of party strength. IN the two
pronounced Republican districts the I'D and WITH.
there open split the Congressional nOmna-
ons In the I'D or Norfolk district ex-Repesenta-
tive Bowden, OF Norfolk, nominated by one fac
ton, and young lawyer Of Williamsburg, A. L.
Peachev put In the field by the other In the
IVth or Petersburg district the old Mah0neLangst0n
breach WAS reOpencd and the friends OF Langston
held a convention I'm u rather irregular manner and
nominated a candidate. General Malone and his fol-
lowers maintained that the convention had no repre-
sentative character or authority and refused to sup
port the Langston nominee. In few other dstrlcs
nominations also made but the outlook for party
harmony and full Republican vote either Congress
or electoral ticket unusually gloomy.
The National Committee not long decided to
interfere relieve the situation senator Higgins.
the Chairman " the Congressional Committee,
asked TO act arbiter in the case. After a long
and patient examination and hearing Of all sides and
interests. conducted by senator Higgins IN person,
with the aid OF Edward MCPHERSON the secretary Of
the Congressional Committee, plan u adjustment
agreed and II is now being put in operation.
According this plan, there will be stsaightons
Republican nominations for Congress recognized IN
only two districts Of the ten. the lid and IXth.
Both Mr. Bowten and Mr.. Peaclev will be asked 10
withdraw In the I'D. Each will name five conteTeeS
who with an eleventh o be chosen by the ten, Will
select a new Republican candidate satisfactory 70
both factions. The Peoples party candidate VIII
then be withdrawn ana easy victory viii be AS
sured TO the union nominee In me KIN District,
Wood a straight ont Republican,. VIII De encOur-
aged to do hi, best defeat his regular Democratic
opponent. a man. James W. Marshall. In the
\th D-tri't the langsOn nominee Will be asked 10
dccliur 10 run Up 10 date hr la, not accepted the
domination Offered hlm Is pf5odbe 'HaI ., snf
continue I'm the against his Democratic ana
Third party rivals. In all the other districts, how,
ever. the Republican and Third party strength Will
be avcn 10 single anti Democratic nominees. Under
this plan IT harmony and cooperation. four or
five Of the ten districts are more than likely 10 re
of the Republican electoral ticket In the state will
at the same time be vastly improved.