Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-28
ALL-NIGIlT SESSION.
Meeting Of The Republican State CON-
mi,tee at Petersburg.
LAMB FOR Roth
PLACES.
That IL the Way IL Looked at $3.50
o'clock This Morning, Though the
journed.
journed.

publican State Committee OF NHsllld,
called 20 elect successor 10 the late
General William Malone as chairman OF
the party. and - recommend suitable
person as the Virginia member of the
National Committee to fill the existing
vacancy in that body. was he'd tonight
at the Imperial Hote.. in this city. out
side of the members of the State Com
Inittee there were In the city to-day
many prominent Republicans from differ
ent sections of the State, who came here
TO confer with the committee. Among
these latter may be mentioned General
Edgar Allan. Of Richmond; Messrs. y.
L. Funkhauser and Robert Walker. of
Shenandoah; Colonel J. :. Browning. Of
Pocahontas: Hon. s. G.. Gillian, Of Din
widdie r. Butler Malone, OF Petersburg;
Colonel James ID. Brady. OF Petersburg;
Mr.. Park Agnew, OF Alexandria; Mr.
william j.. Craig. Of stanton; Mr.. Jacob
Yost, OF stanton; Colonel william
Lamb. Of Norfolk; Judge Philip
Donald. Of Westmoreand Patrick
McCauil. Of Culpeper; Major X.
7. Hubbard Of Rockingham; Or. X. a.
Wise OF Williamsburg: Morgan Treatt,
eX-Auditor Dyson, OF Nottoway; Judge
j. Il. Sencr, General V. u. Groner. and
others. There are a number Of co.orcd
members on the committee.
The State Committee is composed OF
the following members:
First Districts. r. Gresham, Lancas-
ter; Joseph Trader. Ftchetts; W. W.
Asby. Washington. d. c.; George l.. Win
der, Chincoteague; T. G. Walker, Glouces-
ter.
Second District-George f. Bowden,
Norfolk; J. J. Deyer, Handsom; Il. C..
Peachy, Williamsburg; =. f. Blount,
Smithiield; James A. Field. Newport
News
Third Dlstrct-Wray T. Knight. Rlcn-
mond; Joseph Walker, Manchester; G.
w. Harris, Manchester; r. T.. Turner,
Beulah Judge Edmund WaGdill proxy,
Richmond.
Fourth District-J. Il. Rawlings Law
renceville; l.. u. Bland, Prince George;
w. II. Hayes. Boydton; General Stith
Boiling, Petersburg; W. VI. Flanagan,
POwhatan.
Fifth Distrlct-C. ". Jones. Martins
VIZ; w. b. Brown, Rocky Mount; Il.
Parr. Stuart: }. ". Parsons. Independ-
ence, T. c. Barksdale, Danviiie.
Sixth District-A s. Asbcrry. Roanoke;
W. II. Faulkner. South Boston; ". II.
Mcsby. Bedford City; j. ~. Mclaughlin.
Lynchburg; Adolph Homble. Lynchburg.
Seventh Districl-Charles r. Lee. Berry
vile; Is. G. Sims. Ruckerville; j. G. New
man. Luray; l.. s. Walker, Woodstock;
a. NJ. Wills. Washington. ID. c.
Eighth District-C. L. McCabe. Lees
burg; l.. W. Corbett. Alexandra; IL. j.
Wole. Louisa Courthouse; j. Amber
Brooke. Culneper.
Ninth District-A. VI. Dickinson.
Marion; John G. WATTS. Tazewsl: T.. II.
Mccoy, Bristol J. Il. +. Mills, Big Stone
Gap.
Tenth Districts. Brown Allen. Staun-
ton; J. b. Flipper. Cumberland; Caesar
Perkins, Clifton Forge; Il. r. Alexan-
der, Lexington: W. C. Franklin, Pamplin
There are vacancies IN the committee
from two Of 1he districts.
Every district was eprescnted-most of
them very fully--snd there was during
the day much comforting and much pri-
vate workng-al! in reference to the
action of the committee in its election
to I'll the committee vacancies.
The Republican committeeman, as well
as their visiting adviser, seemed 10 be
in good spirits to-day-all of them ex-
pressing the belief in the election of
Republican President next year, and in
carrying the state OF Virginia for the
Republican nominee.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The committee met shortly before
o'clock. with General Smith Boiling in
the chair, and Colonel Asa Rogers as
secretary Members OF the press were
excluded The roll OF the committee was
called, when the question arose as 10
the membership Of John Mitchell (col-
oredD, editor Of tho Richmond Planet
who claimed that his name had been
stricken from the roll. The matter
caused warm discussion. and finally. on
motion OF Judge J. b. Sener. was refer
red TO committee OF one from each dis
trict for report The committee then
took a recess Of half an hour
II seems that several others besides
Mitchell claimed that their names had
also. unknown to them. been stricken
from the list Of the committee. among
them j. ". Southwark. Of the Third Dis
trict. who lately ran for Congress against
the advice Of the State chairman. and
was supported by Mitchell. There were
also contests for other districts. and the
committee was authorized to make a
fun report on credentials. Colonel Brady
and others spoke in behalf OF Mitchell's
claims, and Mr. D!ckerson and others
against.
II IS said that the Congressional Com
mittee Of the Third District decided that
Southwark and Mitchell were in revolt
against the regular organization Of the
party. and hence their names were drop
ped and others substituted in their
places.
RECONVENES
When the state Committee reassembled
after o'clock the Committee on Gre
dentials reported all of the districts pro-
perry represented. with the exception
OF the Third and Fourth. For the Third
District the committee reported in favor
OF seating r. VI. Turner and c. w. Har-
ris. In place of J. w. Southwark and
John Mitchell. and for the Fourth Dis
Irict in favor Of seating 5, Y. Gillian
and John Il. Boswell, in place Of W. NJ.
Flanagan and j. l.. Calvert
An hours time was allowed for the dis
cussion OF the report. 10 be divided
between the contestants and the COM
mr,tee.
Mr.. Flanagan and other contestants
warned the committee that 1t would
tread on dangerous ground in adopting
the report.
In view Of the fact that there was a
lively contest for the positions Of State
chairman and national committeeman.
every vote was important and hence
the Committee on CREDENTIALS was warm
Iy and vigorously fought.
General Edgar Allan closed the dis
cusslon on behalf OF the contestees. and
Colonel Brady on behalf Of the contest
ants at l:30 o'clock.
MEMBERS DECLARED ELECTED.
The vote was then taken, and Mitchell
and Southwark were declared the MEM
bers of the committee from the Third
District. and Gillian and Boswell from
the Fourth District.
Colonel William Lamb offered resolu-
tions euloglstic Of General Malone, which
were unanimously adopted.
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN.