Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-08
RESENT AND RESIST.
bat Will Be the WaddiIl-Allan Fac
TONS Attitude Toward Lamb.
,,,EaE WILL DE TWO COMMITTEES
gAr Removal of the Present '"'
chairman Creates a Stir In Hepu"-
,tc,r C,rcles-I,ahen's Followers
are Exrltnnt.

me Waddi!l-Allan faction OF the he-
publican party here are Indignant a'
me action OF Colonel William Lamb
hartman OF the State Republican COM
a,ittee. in removing City-Chairman Edgar
Allan, and appointing in his pace CA
Alderman Michael Murphy.
The followers of Alderman Bahen are
jLbllant, and great is their rejoicing III
Jackson Ward, where jubilee meetings.
we're held last night. 1t seems that aS
result of the action at Norfolk FRIDAY
light that there will be two Republican
Committees here. until the question III
dispute is decided at the state conven-
ton.
WILL NOT YIELD.
The supporters of Mr. Allan have no
.dea of yielding. and the matter may
even be carried to the national conven-
ton. The Waddill-Allan faction do not
hesitate to say that their choice for
PRESIDENT is Mckinley. while the other
SIDE is understood to be for Reed.
though they viii not declare themselves.
Mr. Allan was out OF the city yester-
day. having gone 10 Washington on legal
business. He will probably be back
Tuesday morning.
Many OF the Republican leaders called
at Judge Waddilrs Office yesterday, and
d conference was held in regard to Colo
mel Lambs action.
JUDGE WADDILL TALKS.
Judge Edmund Waddnl, Jr., when asked
what he thought of the removal Of CITY
Chairman Allan. said.
The action of Colonel Lamb is unique.
He Q1amb) well knows that his conduct
is without precedent and without the
slightest warrant of authority. His ac-
ton, though advertised as unanimously
taken, was had with only one member
Of the Executive Committee, a. ii. Mar
tin. to back him. and against the advice
and over the protest OF that veteran
member Of the Executive Committee,
General Stith Boiling, Of Petersburg;
heretofore given, and after having re-
ferred the matter of his authority to be-
head chairman TO two OF the leading
Republican lawyers I'm the State, and re-
ceived their advice that he had no sucn
power. His conduct in reference to the
Richmond Craftsmanship would have been
bad enough in any event, but after the
action Of the committee meeting at Nor
folk, IL is peculiarly so. lie has been for
more than seven weeks upon one preteXt
and another after finding that he could
not secure a majority OF our District
Committee by the displacement of Mr..
Wray I. Knight and myself, trying to
displace Mr.. Allan. but has been I'M
able to find any one to accept the posi-
ton. there being practically no opposition
to Mr.. Allan in this city.
DEPLORABLE CONDUCT.
This conduct Of the State chairman"
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be deplored hurtful to our party in
terests here and elsewhere: and 1 trust
that the Republicans OF this city and
district will not be misled by this UNI
iustifable and indiscreet course on the
part Of a rash State chairman; but on
the contrary. win proceed IN an orderly
AID quiet manner, as they have always
been doing. and are. l believe, now anxi-
Gus to do under the direction OF their
District Committee, to hold their regu-
lar county and city or precinct mass
meetings, and elect delegates TO the DIS
tr'ct and state conventions. 80
far as Richmond IS concerned, the pre-
cinct meetings 10 select delegates TO the
State and district conventions have been
regularly called by Chairman Allan, per
order of the city Committee, and they
will be held and proceeded with In regr-
lar order, and regardless Of the fact that
the State chairman has apparently lost
his head.
WILL RESIST AND RESENT.
mo self-respecting Republican, / am
sure. Will pay the slightest regard to
this action Of the chairman and Tor
my part l shall resist 1t and resent H.
as | would any other high-handed and IL
legal proceeding.
'Thcre can be but one reason for the
disbursement of Mr.. Allan at the present
time. and that Is 10 influence impTo-
perly the election OF delegates to the
national convention, as we viii In less
than two weeks have the people deter
mine whom they desire for chairman
whether their present duly-electei chair
man Air. Allan, or some one else"