Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-17
Mr.. HULL'S
STATEMENT.
ALL FOR OFFICE.
Mr., Wise'S Candidacv-
Mr.. BowDEN'5 REPLY-CAUsTIO
CRITICISMS.
The Situation in Virginia.

Inc Situation in Virginia.
Quite sensation was prod Ia ,ed in
the House of Representatives on Sat-
urdsy last in the discussion of the
Contested Election Case of DR.. Rich-
ard A. Wise (Republican) OF williams
burg, Va, and Congressman Young OF
Norfolk, Va
During the course OF the discussion
the report is given as follows:
Mr.. Hull replied to statement by
Mr.. Burke, that Mr.. Hanna, chairman
of the Republican National Committee
had held that Mr.. Holland was the
regular candidate of the Republicans
in the Second Congressional District
OF Virgins.
Mr.. Hull said that Mr.. Hanna had
made no such decision. The Congress
sional Com mmittee had charge of that
matter, and had decided that Mr.. Wise
was the regular candidate.
JUST LARGE ENOUGH FOR oPFrcEs.
The fact was, Mr.. Hull said, that the
Republican State organization in Vir.
gina was anxious to keep the Republi-
can party large enough only to fill the
Federal offices in the State. To this
end he was satisfied the organic alton
had interfered against regular R-pub-
licap candidates for Congress, notably
in Mr.. Wise's district, and also in that
OF Mr.. Walkers.
He concluded with the statement
that Mr.. Wise was as regularly a can
didste of the Republican party as any
man in the House.
A. ,r -
in support of Mr.. Wise. After analyz.
ing the case thoroughly. Mr. Linney
concluded with an appeal TO the House
to support the clsims of the contest
ant.
This seemed TO have aroused the ire
of Hon George Z. Bowden an Of
fi,e-holder who is quoted ss follows:
Nerfolk. Va, March u.-Virginia
Republicans are wrought up ever the
structures upon the State organization
made by Representative Hull, OF Iowa,
in his speech on the Wise Young con-
test. In an interview here, bon.
George +. Bowden, member of the
National Committee for Virginia. re-
ferring to the report of Mr. Hulrs
speech. said:
AAoAa RHEODAAOANb.
"The speech OF Mr. Hull, OF Iowa, in
the House OF Representatives, as given
in Sundays Post. is libel upon the
Republicans OF Virginia, their organi-
zation, and upon me personally. Iti
utterly false that the organisation
within the State in 1898, or at any 9TH
er time, has sought TO keep the party
smaller, or to do aught than promote
its best interests. In 1888 thorough
harmony prevailed in every part of the
State. except in one district, and the
organizations, State and national, were
in accord with regard to the party
policy, and but for the unwarranted
and unprecedented interference with
our local affairs by this same Mr.. Hull
little or no friction would have oc-
Cured in the State, and the same
would be the ease to-day.
CHARGES AGAINST Mr.. HULL.
"It was then, as now. confined to one
district, where he saw fit, a few days
before the regularly called Republican
convention met, to order another call
for q Congressional convention, and he
Is now carrying out his work then com.
menced. We have the satisfaction,
however, of knowing that the Hull par.
ty is confined to set of boilers in a
single Congressional district. His par
~ has no following elsewhere in the
State, is practically without organiza-
tion within this one district, and is not
part of the Republican organization.
1t is the confident belief of all familiar
with the facts that but for Mr.. Hull
thus interfering with rs in 1888 this
district would now be represented by
Republican OF it's own choice, and
one who would not have found il nee
essary to contest for his seat and ask
Congress 30 resort to extreme meas
ureS.
THAT STATE CoMMITrEE.
"The Republican committee which
Mr.. Hull maligns is composed of thir-
ty of our Leading and representative
citizens, three from each C0ngressfon-
al district. Less than half dozen
OF them are colored, and thess are
good and trustworthy citizens. The
general personnel of the committee
will compare favorsbly with any simi-
lar body in the United States. Many
of its members are the peers of Mr..
Hull in everything that constitutes
true and genuine manhood. I am per-
fectly sure that not one Of them would
be found 30 wanting In decency as to
cowardly asssil even an enemy at q
time or In q place when he could not
be heard. This behaviour for Virgin
ians consider 'Hullism,' as distinguish.
ed from Republicanism.
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