The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-07
In POLITICAL CIRCLES
State Executive Committee Of The RepuhIl-
can Party In Session Here Yesterday.
COLONEL LAMB SAYS He IS ON TOP
A Telegram From Hanna-A Confer
cnce 10 Ro Held Ina New York To-
dny-A Member of the Republican
Committee Thinks wnddiIl Over
rates Himseif-Scws Notes.

The Republican State Executive Com
mittee met in conference in this city
Yesterday. State Chairman Lamb and
Messrs. Martin. Libby and Hubbard be-
ing present. The recently appointed
party officers. so far as reported to the
committee. were commissioned. The
committee also took action OH hume
rous minor matters.
The State Chairman Is now on top Of
the heap in the party organization In
this State. Even IL he does not receive
another endorsation and If no more of
his friends are elected to the State Com
mittee Colonel Lamb now has major
ity in that body favorable 10 his inter-
ests. The election of three Lamb COM
mitteemcn at the Seventh District Con-
vention at Luray yesterday perfects his
majority. Resolutions endorsing his
course were passed by the convention,
which nominated Robert j. Walker for
Congress. The Colonel yesterday re-
ccived the following telegram from Mr.
Hanna. Chairman of the National Com
nittee: your telegram announcing
your selection of associates on the COM
mittec is received. Notify the commit
tee to be here on Saturday. MIR. Scott
will meet YOU and then, as you say,
ON to victory"
Mr.. Joseph Il. Duke, chairman of the
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee. was in the city yesterday but had
mittee meets here on the 18th inst to
decided upon the place to hold the Dis
trict Congressional Convention.
Hon. George e. Rowden, Republican
National Committeeman. leaves for New
York to-day. He will probably have a
thing or two to say himself about the sit
uation In Virginia.
r r po rl,ar NJ nj H.
drawn from the race as a candidate for
Congress from his district.
a Virsinian reporter yesterday saw
Col. Robert II. Hubbard, a member of the
City Executive Committee of the Repub-
lican party of Virginia. He is here to
confer with the State chairman. He was
asked If he had seen the remarks of
Judge WaddilI, tc!egraphed here by our
Richmond correspondent and published
yesterday.
Yes" said he. 1T have known Waddill
a long time. and have always been fond
of him. Me is full of energy and vim in
what ihe goes about. and n good man in
his way, but fear he has lie: his feelings
get away with him to the extent that he
can't fairly estimate either the capacity
or the efficiency of others. He mas been
trying to set down on Lamb a good
while, and II he would only set down him
self Just q leetle. ! think he would
reach fairer conclusions.
''NAis reminds me of a very timely hin;
I got from an old Buckingham squire
about year after I came to the bar, and
just then / thought / knew it all
told the squire was right much dsap-
pointed-I hadn't gotten the practice
expected, and saw cases given to others
less capable, which clearly ought to have
been given to me. There was g short
silence, then the squire took his pipe
from his mouths and slowly said:
Well. Robert. It may be you rate
yourself higher than your neighbors do
II didn't get mad. but it struck me.
turned and thanked him, and try always
TO keep before me the kind rebuke of the
good old squire"