The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-04
Last Night at the Republican Precinct Meet.
lugs to the City Convention,
WHICH MEETS AT HUNTER WOODS HALL
Col. William Lamb, State chairman
Endorsed at Nearly All the Meet.
ings-so Was Col. waddy one
Meeting Resolves that Messrs. Nc.
kinney md Hobart arc All Blight.

The Republican precinct meetings
We're held in various parts of the city
last night for the purpose of electing del
egates to the City Convention. which
meets at Hunter Woods Hall tonight
to elect delegates to the District Repub-
lican Congressional Convention at
Hampton Wednesday.
The meetings were all we'll attended,
and characterized by harmony and
good feeling. The following resulted.
FIRST WARD.
First Precinct: Delegates-John j.
Burke, w. a. Coleman, u. It. Wright
alternates-John Turner, William Ros-
sen. w. A. Harding
Second Pre0nlct: Delegates-W. j.
Peel c. j. Holland, NJ. D. Meekins;
aleernates-W. c. Booker, Samuel Seld-
ner, Jonas Old: precinct committeeman
&C. ]. Holland. John Moran, Wiiliam
Rooinson, the las named being elected
In the place Of John Alexander.
SECOND WARD.
First Precinct: Delegates-w. L. New
ton, E. Marshall and N. g. Physic; al
ternateSt-George Gatlin, Jr.. w. NJ.
Joselyn, Thomas Mayo; committeeman
w. L. Newton. N. B. Physic, e. Mar
shall.
THIRD WARD.
First PRECINCT: Delegates-John l..
Gibbs, ]. o. Parker James Tally: nlter-
william f. Gait; Ncommttteemen-John
j.. Gibbs. j. j. Parker, S. Taylor. Reso-
lutlons were passed pledging the srp-
port OF the precinct TO Colonel lamb
state chairman, also endorsing McKin.
platform.
Second Precinct: Deiegates-C ]. r.
Waddy, Capt. Henry Parker George w
Gordon. Abernates-Wnllam H Kins
f. Q. Smith, Edward Hardy. Committee,
men-Capt. Henry Parker Miles Wood,
George w. Gordon.
FOURTH WARD. -'-s--'--'
fIrst Precinct Observation-Disclosures
Beslow. John f. Herbert George John
son. Alternates-James E. Fuller. Nich-
oias Langley, S. w. Wilson. Co,nm,t-
teemen-Charles Beslow, Nicholas IIanp
ley. John t. Herbert.
Second Precinct: Deleeanas-Iaooh
Spencer. John w. Stevens, Stephen "
WMson. Ajsernates- George W, Fore.
man, William Burrell, Frank ]. Rainev
Sc,ommstteemen-Jacob Spencer, John W
Stevens, Gebrge W. Foreman. sia.
Specer was also endorsed as a delegate 40
the DISTRICT convention Colonel Lamb
was also heartily endorsed.
FIFTH WARD.
,,; fFst Precinct: DelegaItes-James w.
tierney, oliver j. Spann, w. l.. Clegg
Administrations j. Clark, Henry WI.
hanson, S. Sydney Clark. Committee
men-J. W. Tierney. o. j. Spann. g. syd-
ney Clark
Second Precinct: Delegates-Dayid d
II II 11Hechihss, s M.IIsam IT. Harding. Edgar
heele. Alternates to be selected by del.
egates: Committeemen-David d. Hitch-
f'ss' "lNiam T. Harding, Edgar Keefe
SIXTH WARD.
Deleg9tes-S. d. Hope, Percy S. STE
phenson, John r. Ward. AlternatesI
aaray Armstrong, John Jackson. Georea
Bowman. Comgc!itteemen-S. d Hnna
"A: B Heistand, Charles Morse
Nearly all OF the meetings endorsed
Colonel Lamb as State chajm,on anS
man. ehaar-
The Republicans held their countv
convention here to-day to elect SaIe,
gates to the Congressional Conventio,,
ana 10 re-organize the party.
Hon. l.. NJ. Vance was re.e,eo,oa
county chairman and d. w Rrou,u
tee. SoHifnit-
The following were elected deIeeates
10 the Hampton convention: W Fl q
BTown. Z. l.. Babcock and L. M. Vance
me convention was Harmonious onI
strictly pro- -Bowden. Niu
NAL X. Il. Walker secretary IN col
Wililam Lamb. stated that Col I.amh
uid not agree to meet Col. J. d. Rradv
~ ~ oiu Iolnt as was stated I'm some of
u lne papers. The Colonel Is now I'm New
ork Tor the purpose of meeting with
the National Executive COMMITTEES