The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-24
The Republicans Are Said 10 Have Sent
$l65,000 Into the State.
SOME PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO KNOW
Just What Became of II, and An
Effort VIII BE Made to Find Out
Tho Anti.Inmb Conspiracy Com.
Ing to u Nead-A Queer Situa-
tion IL In Indeed.

M 4"uiN III di making inc assertion.
mere may be n lassitudinouS calm sue
ceeding the big battle, but it is n Iull
preceding the storm, and is charged
WIN impatient thunder and latent
lightning.
a combat royal is impending be-
tween those that dwell in the land of
Lamb and the loyal leaguers of his least
loved friend. politely speaking Hon
George c. Bowden. AS first exclusive
~ stated in The Daily Virginian. the
latter. by aid of his lieutenants and the
operation of a method OF induction lit
tie known to science. but not at all
novel In political guerrillaism, Is en-
ueaVorlng to perfect plan whereby
me State chairman of his party IN the
Oid dominion shall be thrust into the
round the bright circle constituted by
the state Republican Committee.
SOME DEEP SEA SOUNDING.
AS mas been said, there is no doubt
mar various members of this committee
nave been approached and sounded with
deep sea line as to their standing in
matter. That some were found as
~ ana as immovahlc as the eternal
"tN-rlbbed hills in their faith and con-
ldence in Col. Lamb goes without say
ing. Ihat there We're others whose
luminosity in many Instances, to super
iiciai scrutiny, ineXplicable, amount
ing almost to bitter personal hatred tho
leaders in the anti-Lamb faction did
not nave to discover for they knew II
already. the sentiment being largely the
creature of their own engendcring.
5ut there was another class still, COM
monty designated as being ION the
fence, will-less waverers, waiting for
prophetic straws which should show
them which way the wind of promise
was blowing, and ready to spread their
coat tails to the most favoring breeze.
~ these there were few. how many
DO
POSSIBLY enough to control n balance Of
power in the committee. Upon these
II Is said, the Bowdenites began to work
What were the soft. seductive. argu-
ments used may not be known. Who
was promised a postohice, and who
an inspectorship. and who something
else-;hese are points are non-get-at-
ahle as those that twinkle on the inf
mite stars.
THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.
But that Mr. Bowden and his CO.
eonsp!rators have succeeded in finally
locating their men to their entire sat
iSiactlOn would seem to be evident by
the attempted secret assembling of the
state Committee, or n certain portion of
IL, in Richmond OH Thursday next OF
course II didn't suit for the plan to get
out. but somehow it did. and it is said
mat the Invitation" to the members
was issued by no less parsonage than
Mr.. Morgan Treat. BE that as il NAV.
| there is little doubt that such a call has
| been sent out and there is no doubt in
| the world that it was done without any
notification whatever to the State chair
man. secretary or members of the State
Executive Committee. who alone are
vested with the power to call a meet
ing of the State Committee
LAMB OR GOOSE?
This rather unique proceeding is. OF
course, provoking not little comment
III Republican circles, and feeling OF
mingled surprise, disgust and admira-
! ton for the very audacity of the thing.
Ihat II can have bnt significance. and
that, as indicated above. is admitted
but whether Mr.. Bowdcn and his friends
are going To dine Oft of roast Lamb
| instead OF cooked goose OF ThanisSiv-
ing Day remains secret of the impen-
ctrablc future.
HOW MUCH 1T WAS.
1t has always been q matter Of con-
siderable speculation among the vast
majority Of good citizens composing the
general public, irrespective OF craft or
creed. as 10 just how much money the
| Republicans sent into this State during
| the recent campaign, and question
which is equally interesting, though.
| perhaps. tn 4 smaller class, is. what be-
came OF 1t?
The Nirginln undertakes THU; morn
| inS 10 answer the irst query. AS to the
LiItleE. tlls ssldnlalGS nave 4 neat way
| of putting il when they say uuen sabe?
Was the amount $4,000 or was II SI5.-
| 0QO? II was neither Some statisticians
| figuring on per capitaS and the theory
| OF probabilities, have figured on larger
| ana smaller sums, but 1t is authentically
| stated that the actual amount was
| $l65G00 sent into this State by the
managers fN' the Presidential election
| presumably 10 the Republican Cam
| paign Committee. ana equally presum-
| ably for the purpose of buying up the
State. That certainly was the object as
stated by certain ill-advised and indis-
crete Republican politicians early in the
campaign. and. 1t was this very same
| information that the big end of the
| horn of plenty had been turned up on
| the thirsty soil OF the Old Dominion.
which broke up Col. Lambs still. hunt
| after votes in Tidcwater Virginia.
WHERE HAS IT GONE?
AS 10 what has become OF The money.
| I[ipling appropriately answered that
question when he said-that is another
story. One fact is very evident indeed
and that is that the Old Dominion
wasn't bought up, put up, shut up, or
comparatively little of this money was
the purpose of finding out what did be-
| come of the cash that the Executive
Committee, through State Chairman
| Lamb. has called meeting Of the State
Committee for December 18th. and il is
to be presumed that the meeting will
be lively one not red hot. but white
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