Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-01
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.

VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
Through the efforts of Senator Han
ma, chairman of the national republican
committee, the split in the republican
party in Virginia has been closed and
harmony in the campaign this fall is
thought to be assured. a meeting of
the rival State committees was held in
Richmond last week. 1t was decided
10 leave the matter to the two chair
men, Park Agnew and WINS. F. Wick
ham, to arrange settlement OF the
differences.
These gentlemen held conference
in Washington yesterday and decided
to refer the whole matter to the ma
tional committee. They thereupon
called upon Senator Hanna, and, after
explaining the situation to him,
agreed to abide bv his decision. Mr..
Hanna announced his conclusions in q
letter to Mr.. Wickham last night, to
which both Mr.. Wickham and Mr..
Park Agnew gave their endorsement.
The agreement is set forth in detail i'll
Mr.. Hanna's letter and is as follows:
ITO Col Williams F. Wickham /;
Dear Sir Referring to the converse
ton you had with Mr. Agnew and my
self to day, relative to the party differ
ences in your State, I hereby suggest
and recommend the following as plan
of settlement of ell differences in the
republican party in Virginia:
"First. ThatIthe organization Of which
Mr.. Agnew is chairman be recognized
as the regular republican committee, as
it is regnized by the ional committee,
and hereunder republican congression-
al conventions for the nomination OF
Congressman aud the reorganization Of
the party be held this fall in every
district, as required by the party plan
of organization.
Second. That all republicans par
icipste in such congressional conven-
tons and thereby join in the same or.
ganization and end the existence of any
other organization as aforesaid.
Third. That the congressional con-
vention shall be called by the congress
sional committees, pursuant to the plan
of organization adopted at StauntoD,
and the county and city conventions be
called by the county and city chairmen
and committees under and pursuant to
| such plan, and in the event of contro
versy, as to chairman for committees,
the State executive committee shall de-
termine such dispute.
Fourth. That such congressional
conventions shall be called not later
than August Is aud the same held not
later than September Is. and in the
event of either district, city or county
committees not acting in the matter OF
the call of such convention or meeting
TO elect delegates thereto, that the
State executive committee shall cause
the proper and necessary calls to issue.
That the new State committee,
chosen at such congressional conven-
tions shall be convened by the State ex-
ecutive committee as early as practical
BILE after the last congressional conven-
lions held, for the purpose of organi.
zation and election of the State
executive committee, and in the
event of the State executive CON-
mittee's failure to convene said commit
tee, the same may be called by the
committee itself, pursuant to the party
plan of organization.
IN. A. HANNA,
Chairman National Committee.
This is victory for the Agnew CON-
mittee and is regarded by the members
of that faction as vindication of their
cause in the last campaign.
Mr.. Agnew said last night: "The
reunited republican party will now go
forward into the congressional cam
paigu. All our differences have been
satisfactorily healed. We shall GER
tainly nominate candidates for Con.
gress in every district now represented
by q republican, but it will depend
upon circumstances how much farther
we will carry the fight. We believe
that we can carry every district which
is now republican" In reference to
the determination of the colored re-
publicans to nominate q candidate of
their own race in every congressional
district, Mr.. Agnew said he did not be-
lieve it had any especial weight or
significance. The rank and file of the
colored people, he said, will not follow
the men who are leading the move.
ment.