The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
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party and to array q gainst each other as
bitter opponents the two aspirants for,
the gribernatorial nomination John W.
Daniel, then III the prime OF his naturer
young manhood--l boy soldier, who had
u foot mangled in battle. and who served
Inter on the staff OF Early with distinc-
Z ton and gallantry, had Just developed
those powers OF oratory which have SINCE
won him more than national fame. lie
had his eyes turned to the governorship.
General William Malone. a Confederate
soldier, who had so conducted himself
in the stress OF battle as to write his
name an1ong the immortals, and whom
peace had gone to work with equal ability
and force to develop the resources OF his
state, and was even then prominent IN
railroad circles In tho State, also Gov
cted the honor OF being Governor OF the
Commonwealth. Daniel was an orator
and a debater Of brilliant powers. and
no mean leader of men. Malone, diminu-
tive in stature but a giant In will. had
showed wonderful capacity for organiza- :
ton and leadership. In fact, 1t Is doubtful
whether Virginia has produced man
OF greater political sagacty and OF more
marvellous power OF directing and COM
trolling his fcllow-menS than General Ma
hone. H, u
Was a Great Struggle.
each man had an influential following.
NVhcn the convention met the result was
in great doubt. a gigantic polltlcal
struggle was on, Neither Daniel nor Ma
lone, as the sequel proved, had su fti-
cient votes in the convention to win him
the nomination. Yet neither would yield,
and each hoped that at tho opportuno
moment the deadlock would bo broken
and victory would perch upon his ban
ner. The battle ragged. but neither would
Weld. Sufficient votes to have given
either the nomination were Il scattered
among other candidates, but 4 hey could
not be thrown. The dark lorses' were
Hopeful that, III such stubbor1lly fought
battle tho forces Of one Or the otner
would be thrown solidly to one Of them.
That was lust what did happen, and Fred
crlck w. M. Holiday, or Winchester, with
a handful OF followers In the beginning,
was nominated. The coup was brought
about by General Malone III the bitter
ness Of his opposition to Daniel. Seeing
that he himself could not win, he deter
mined that Daniel should not. Colonel
William II. Cameron. afterwards destined
10 be honorcd with the goyernorshp, was
the floor leader Of the forces of Mahone
in tho convention. AT the opportllne mo-
ment he threw the entire Malone strength
TO the man from the Valley, and this coup
gave Colonel Holiday the nomination.
Some of the Leaders.
In that convention Colonel William
Lamb was chairman, and his speech was
delivered amid many and formidable dlf-
ficultics, 1t was a tumut, In which there
was no such thing as order, General
Malone. Mr.. Rlddeberger, afterwards
United States senator; General Boiling,
S.. Brown Allen, Captain Asa Rogers,
Captain John s, Wise, then just develop
ing prominence In politics, and dozens
of other men whose names within q few
Sears afterward. were widely known IN
lie state were all in that convention.
1t was tho last time all these notnbles
we're to be gathered together In the same
convention. Tho debt question after
wards rent them SO far apart that they
have never been reconciled. and neyer
viii be. Though neither man knew It.
it was destined that neither should have
Tic honor he then coveted, though Ma
jor Daniel may yet win It should hc ever
aspire.
Four years later. Daniel was success
ful. so far as securing the nomination
VAS concerned. But at that time Gem
erat Malone and many Of the prominent
K figures In the n convention weie ab-
sent, and never afterwards We're seen