Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-26
1T is ALL OVER NOW.
Result Of the Republican Convention
Discussed Here Yesterday.
ALLAN PEOPLE ARE PLEASED.
Judge waddiIl Holds Republican
Tea-Pnrty In His OHice, While Al
Ian Leaves for Washington TO Take
the Formers Place mt Conference.

Although the recent Republican con-
vention is thing Of the past, still in
and about the city generally, and espe-
cially among the Republicans. 1t was al
most as much the topic of conversation
yesterday as If the battle was at Its
height. Large numbers OF the delegates
were in the city, and the incidents OF the
convention were everywhere the absorbing
topic Of conversation. Prominent Republic
cans throughout the State were in town
In large numbers and called at the offices
Of Judge waddin and Mr.. Edgar Allan TO
congratulate them upon the outcome OF
the Stanton convention. Mr. Allan could
not be seen, however. as he had sufii-
GENTLY recovered from his nervous at
tack Of Friday TO be able to take the
place of Judge Waddill at an important
conference with the Mckinley managers
in Washington, at which the latter had
been wired to be present. If possible, and
was unable TO attend on account OF his
recent sickness. Judge Waddill was,
after the middle of the day, at his usual
place Of work, and, though still very mucn
Frustrated from his recent attack, was
able to see many OF his friends ana 10
receive their congratulations over the re-
suit OF the convention.
THE FEELING IN RICHMOND.
The outcome of the convention is, Of
course. very gratifying TO the Republicans
of this city asd section, other than the
Bahen- Mitchell faction. The Republicans
of Richmond and Of this entire vicinity
seemed almost 10 a unit to be for the
Ohio statesman, and, naturally, they are
greatly elated over the result OF the con-
yention. A prominent Republican, ana
one close to the Mckinley leaders, said
to a Dispatch reporter yesterday: Ihe
Mckinley people succeeded in securing
all that they could have possibly wished.
They never dreamed, Of course at the
beginning of the contest with the state
chairman and the party organization
soIdaly against them, of being able 10 Sc
cure more than half of the Virginia dele
cation to St. Louis. BY indefatigable
work. however, good management and a
popular candidate to work for they have
succeeded in capturing twenty-three OF
the twenty-four delegates, leaving to the
opposition one vote only, and that vote
i'm no way secured against Mckinley by
the anti-McKinley leaders, but conceded
TO them on account of personal considera-
tons. and in the interest of party har-
mony i'm the Fourth District. In no esti-
mate that the Mckinley people ever made
OF their strength did they claim more than
eighteen votes, and they, themselves
could hardly realize with all the odds
they had TO contend against. that they
could secure such a victory as they did.
Their ability to require the leaders OF
the opposition in the State convention 10
stay at home or go 10 St. Louis tagged
with a Mckinley badge was, indeed, a
great triumph"
THE GUARDIANSHIP
"But, how about the chairmanship?" in
CURED the scribe.
THAT matter" said he. was equally n
Mckinley victory in this, that while II IS
true that by the withdrawal by General
Walker OF his name from the contest for
Temporary chairman Of the convention,
after he had been nominated by Judge
Lewis and others, the Mckinley forces
were for a time seriously embarrassed,
and, indeed, almost panic-stricken, ii be-
ing at a critical time in the proceedings OF
the convention Still Colonel Lamb could
have been easily decapitated as chairman.
but IL could then only have been done by
a personal fight against him, resulting In
exposing his antipathy to the Ohio states
man, and the exposure Of many other
party secrets. which would likely have
produced discord and bad feeling. To
avoid all this the Mckinley people felt
that 1t was wiser TO leave the chairman
ship fight alone, and 10 have the position
shorn OF Importance and power for harm
by the adoption OF a new plan Of organi-
cation. This, they feel, they have sue
ceeded in doing and. TO put it plainly. are
as happy as larks over the situation"
WILL LEAVE 1T INTACT.
The action of the staunton convention.
from the best information obtainable yes
terday, viii simply leave the organization
of the city under Mr. Allan intact, and
the Bahen-Mitchell organization out OF
existence. At the recent city convention
a full city committe was elected. and
Mr.. Allan was reelected as chairman.
This, II is said, will hereafter be the
only city committee of the party here.
The Bahen people are quite sore over
their defeat at Staunton. but take some
consolation out of the fact that their
friend. Colonel Lamb. was reelected State
chairman.