The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-10
WILL COL. LAMB ACCEPT
New Developments In the matter Otthe Chair
mdnShp OF the Republican Committee.
THE POLITICAL POSITION OF VIRGINIA.
she Petersburg Grnys nnd DanviiIc
"rhSs OrdcrcsI tO Act as mn Escort
4" The Pollard Murdcrcrs --0pIniou
oi Hoicl Man In Reference o iI,c
Hotel Jefferson other News.

Richmond, VA. Nov. 9.-(Spccial)--
mere are some new developments In
inc matter Of the craftsmanship of the
Itepuniicin state Committee. II Is, or
should hc. pretty generally known tina [
Colohcl WiiliIm Lamb iS not willing to
take TINS position unless he Is made
aiao Il member of the National Commit
zee. lie VIII moi get both. y Republican
VINO IL III II position tn know to-day
saiu Eat the sentiment among the
Republicans WAS overwhelmingly up-
posed TO having one person M the dual
POSITIONS. lie states that Colonel
Lamb VIII not hc made chairman un-
less he should agree to take IL without
membership in The National Commit.
tee. AS II Is pretty well underst ood
that Colonel Lamb will remain firm
the Republican leaders are now cast
ing about for some other person for the
chairmanship. -Congrcssmnn Geo.
L. Bowdcn and ix-Congrcssnau ed
mund Wnddlll are the gentlemen most
talked about. If Colonel Lamb posi-
lively refuses In take the chairman
ship without membership I'm the com
mittcc he VIII be elected tu the National
Committee. II is said that he is willing
to serve there without being the State
Committee chairman.
Nearly all Of the hclaIcd election re-
turns from Virginia show gains for
the Democratic opposition. The Re-
publicans ana Populists will not have
ilit SIN lnttllDtTS bl lIt senate,
they Will have nearly thirty In the
House. Democrats are ready TO admit
that with largely decreased mnjoritIcs
in this state, and the examples of
Maryland, West Virginia, and North
Carolina. to fight. IL may be hard to
carry the Old Dominion tcxt Year.
AT any rate this old state is not MS safe
for the Democrats as she was four
years ago.
The Governor has ordered the Peters
burg Grays and Dnnville Grnys To pro-
ceed 10 LuncnburE Courthouse TO
protect the murdercrs of Mrs Pol
lard, who will he taken there to-mor-
row To appear in court Monday. when
motions To amend the record in their
cases Will be made. The prisCIttrs
will leave here at . O'Clock via the
Norfolk and Western road in charge Of
Petersburg Grays. The balance of the
command will board the train at the
Coclade City. The Danvillc soldiers
will he In waiting at Burkcvllc,
II is pretty well understood here
that Judge Orgain Will keep the prison
crs in the county Jail, and Governor
O'Ferrall is determined to have them
guarded by the troops. II would not
be surprising If they should have to re-
main in lunenburg long time. The
people down there arc terribly stirred
up because the Governor would not
trust them to protect the prisoners full
ly. believe that there will be exciting
times when the Sheriff, prisoners. and
soldiers arrive. Judge Flournoy. one
of the counsel for the prisoners, will
go along.
There is one very sad feature I'm con
ncction with Itichmond'S new hotel. 1t
has already ana will continue To draw so
largely of the trade from some OF the
old hotels. they will not be able to keep
UP business, The proprietor of the hotel