Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-03
VIRGINIA HoxoK AROUSED.
.onrressman Wise in a Fair Way to
Call on the Code.
Ern,n lie Nelg Yllh World

Prom tie yelD Yo,b World.
WASHINGTON, Oct. CIT is reported
,ore tnat ex-Mayor Lamb, ofNorfolk' ana
representative George D. Wise, OF Rich
no,d NAV light duel. Mr.. Lamb is
porrhlican. aman of nerve and courage,
and for many years has been stanch
,nnnorter of Senator Malone.
The city of Norfolk and the
cor1,rassional district OF which it
CoDg Iort are the Republican strong
Eold Of the state. It's black population is
nu'0 in excess of the white, and the
ssatural Republican majority RANGES rom
y a00 N & 600. Only once has this ma
80, been overcome, and then the Re
g,hficans charged that the result was
PPSteined by expert manipulation OF the
SolIoI boxes. The trouble between MI.
Tan,h and Mr.. Wise indirectly grew out
a|tbe r-cert convention OF the knights OF
Sobnr at Richmond That city, waich is
tho Democratic stronghold OF the distflci,
was captured in last springs local elec-
ian by a fusion of REPUBLICANS and
knights of Labor. II the COALITION De-
twepn me workiugmen and Republicans
o soV have been maintained they would
tova elected the next Representative.
Tbov divided. however, the labor element
innIortinr Mullen, editor of the labor
~, IN They and the Republicans, or
onosidersble number OF them, nominal
tng Indge Waddel, Ex-United States
district Attorney, and member OF the
state legislature.
The campaign was well under way
when the convention of the Knights of
Labor met in Richmond, and its proceed
irgs gave strong impetus TO the cause OF
Mr.. Mullen. Such convention was
sight unknown to the people, ana IL
caused condemnation among the polltl-
clans Of the old parties.
Nullep's boom was running strongly
when members of District Assembly No.
40 Of New YORK, carried COlOred Brother
Farrell TO one Of the theatres. Then the
snnnor,ers of Nj. Wise sought to turn
the Mullen boom into a boomerang, and
they partly succeeded IN doing 50 by turn
ing the race feeling against the Labor
candidate.
The excitement that followed the COL
ored mau's presence among whites in the
theatre caused q discussion that has
spresd more or less through the State. In
the Norfolk district. especially, the Demo-
cratic managers have availed themselves
Of the occurrences at Richmond to arouse
the white voters Of the party. 70 these
Efforts the hePuOicbu Cdhuludte1 Duuueu,
and bis friends, are making vigorous re-
sistance, and night or TWO ago at john
sons hail, in Norfolk, Col. Lamb, in the
presence of q large number of people of
both races, after denOunCing the action
of the Democrats in the matter, re erred
to the candidate of that party for Con
gress in the Richmond district, where be
said the trouble had originated, and
charged certain very disreputable things
against Wise.
Four years ago there was talk of a duel
between Mr.. Wise and eX-COngress man
John Amber Smith. Their trouble mad
it's origin in a somewhat similar state
ment made by Smith, which Wise's
brother, John PeytOn Wise, resented
on toe spot. What action MIR. Wise
will take in this matter 10 not known,
but it is believed that trouble will follow
Ex-COngressman DezendOrf, OF Norfolk.
says that meeting between them seems
Inevitable,