The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-05
OPPOSING FACTIONS
Hold Citj Conventions to Nominate DELE
gaiss 10 the Hampton Convention,
M3-WADDY VERSUS BOWDEN-LuWERY
The Followers orthe state Chairman
hprrn the 0vcrturcs of tho 0fHcr
District Convention ut Hampton
Must Decide slIe question.
The Lowery faction Of the Republl-

The Lowery faction OF the Republi-
olive branch to the Lamo faction and it
has been spu,ncd with a unanimity that
was reriarka bly, spontaneous.
Tie story rurueth thus:
When Col. j. =. Waddy. city chairman
as appointed by Colonel Lamb, issued a
call for precinct meetings TO elect dele
gates TO city convention, Mr.. Thomas
Lowery, who also claims. IS do his
fr.cr6s, tha: re Is s::.l city chairman, at
once proceeded 20 make arrangements
for city convention, to be composed of
Lowery Rowden or an;i-Lamb- w addy
men.
Precinct delegates were elected ard last
night two conventions We're held. the
Lowery Bowden faction holding theirs
Lean Club. the Waddy-Lsmo holding
theiis ct Hunter .,5Gj: Hel.
The latter was called together by Col
Waddy. WHO stated a telegram f2i dust
bean received fr7an Col. Lamb. St2.e
chairman. 10 usc cGec. r.hat he M 4
arranged everything wi;h the National
Republican Comnrittee>in manner sat-
sfactory 20 himself.
The roll cal showed thirty delegates
or their alternates present. Mr.. s. u.
Hone was nade chairman and Mr.; ], ".
Stevens secretary, which organization
was made permanent after MIR. Hope
had made p brief address containing
complimentary 2liusion to Mai. McKin-
lev and n reference to free silver as a
new Issue" in national politics.
The convention was instructed to cast
their votes for delegates thus: First
ward. each precinct, 2; Second ward,
each precinct, !; Third Ward each pre-
cinct. .: Fourth Ward, drst precinct. g..
second precinct !: Fifth Ward, each pre-
cnct. l: Sixth Ward. :.
On motion OF Mr.. d. -. Groner n COM
mittee of one delegate from each pre-
Cnct was appointed to select dclegat tes
and altevnates TO Hampton Convention,
including q delegate ut large. This COM
mittee was appointed after due conside-
ration and consisted of the following:
E. r. Wright. w. j. Peel. w. l.. Newton.
y. Lawrence Grcner. Jas. Tally, Col j..
r. Waddy. Chas. Beslow ]. w. Stevens.
D. L. TIitchings. ]. W. Tierney, ]. r.
Wood. q. ". Gordon.
lust before this committee retired,
however. Capt. II. r. Nichols, chairman
Of 4. committee appointed by the Lowery
Eowden Convention. handed the chair
a communication in which 1t was re-
Cuested that the WaddN-Lalnb ConVen-
tion appoint a similar committee to con-
fer with them with n View of securing
harmony i'm the party ranks.
In rendering the communication. Capt
Nichols made short. earnest speech, in
which hc said the offer of compromise
was made In good faith, and with
hope that some arrangement might be
entered ::o whereby tie good OF the
Republicans party IN this section would
be subserved. Ee ;hcn retired with his
committee. and Nj. stevens moved that
the comrun!ca from the LOwery
faction be laid OH The table without
action. saying ..hGt !; was not time at
this late hour for them to come crawl
ing up and try TO effect a compromise.
His mo. ion was carried by 4 unanimous
and vociferous vote. And it thus de-
veloped that ,,he dclegJtes present were
opposed almost 10 man 10 any form
whatever of compromise with the Low
e.y men, and a number Of them even
went so far as to oppose the motion that
the convention do the Lowery meeting
the courtesy OF Informing them either
by committee or messenger of the ac-
tion OF the convention. As i; was no
commit: ee or messenger was appointed
to wait on the Lowery- BSwden faction
20 notify them THAI their communica-
ton was dropped with 4 duh .hu1. Mr..
u. Lawrence G.! oner did try 20 have
co~mittee appointed to wait on the
other side. but his motion was lost in
the shuttle
The committee on the appointment Of
delegates reported the following names:
Messrs. T.. Tobe Wright, Cap. Henry
Parker Gen. V. u. Groner, Chas. Bes-
low. Jacob Spenser, Daniel T.. Hitchins,
delegates: -. l.. Gromer Jno. w. Stew
ems. Jno. l.. Gibbs. Geo Sc Johnson. w
l.. Clegg. Geo. l.. Preyor. CSC. w. Cor
don, Edward Hardy, j. S. Hall, William
Rossen, J. l.. Fuller. J. sydney Clark
Col ]. B. Waddy. ahslnates.
This report was unanimously adopted
The committee previously appointed
on resolutions returned the following
which were adopted unanimously:
resolved, That we, the Republicans
or the city of Norfolk. in convent. nr as
sembled, heartily endorse our standard
bearer named by the St. Louis conven-
tlon. as we'll as the platform adopted
by IT."
Resolved. That we hereby desire to
express our confidence in Col. William
Lamb, our State cha a:man, and we take
great pleasure in endorsing his par.ot.c
and unselfsa labors in behalf OF the grea;
principles OF the Republican party in
cur State.
Resolved, That we pledge our state or
ganizaton our most devoted energies in
behalf OF our national ticket
Resolved. That we have the utmost
confidence IN our city chairman, Col
John r. WaGdv. and believe thu. under
his able leadership we can carry the city
of Norfolk for McK!nleY ana Hobart"
Col. j. r. W&ady wss unanimously re-
elected chairman OF the Republican par
ty in No.folk. Charles Eeslow was
unanimously e!actcI district coala,ltt.e-
man. All the district committeeman
elected the night previous were recog-