The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
CAUSE OF TIE TROUBLE
Now Prevailing in the Raj ks OF the Rtpub-
lIGan Party In This State.
COLONEL VIM. LAMBS DENUHCIATIONS,
oi Judge wnddHi. Gen. Alien una FIX
Congressman How den Last NIGHT
ut Meeting OF Corored Republic
enns-He Calls Then Traitors-The
Wnddill Side OF IL.


enns-iIe Calls Then Traitors-The
WndIiil Side OF II.
What has caused all the trouble in
uae ranks Of the Republican party ,''
Wis asked n prominent member of thai
party by NirRinian reporter yestsr-
uaN. The gentleman is II; follower OF
the Waddili- i-Bowdcn-Luwcry faction
ana lie expressed himself freely as to tn.
origin OF the trouble which has resulted
III an effort on the part Of Col. Lamb
TO oust Mr.. Thomas Lowcrv out of tn.
chairmanship of the party in this city.
II is no secret that Col Lamb wants
to get rid of Chairman Lowe!y and he
wants to get rid of him very badly
This he asserted most positively last
night IN speech before about 200 col
ored mon at Beslow's Hail. on Scott
street.
Col. Lamb, in addition TO being the
chairman of the Republican party in
this state. Is Il member OF the National
committee. chairman of the State Exc
cutivc Committee and q member Of the
National Executive Committee.
His language last night could not
be mistaken. He boldly denounced
Judge Waddill. Yankee" Allan. as he
called Gen. Edgar Allan. and ex-Con-
grcssman George T.. I;owdcn as con-
spiraiors and traitors: claimed that
tGley had entered into a conspiracy
to defeat his party and fat-foo;elly an
nounccd that he was for a colorcd ma
John Mitchell. editor Of the Planet,
OF Richmond-for delegate to the Re
publican National Convention, even as
sertins that he would trust Mitchell be-
fore he would any of those mentioned.
THE TROUBLE.
by the friends of Chairman L.owcry. is
that Just after the death OF Cen. Ma
hone the panty leaders began looking
about for his successor on both the
National Committee and as State Chair
man. Judge Waddill was selected as
State Chairman and Col. Lamb as Ma
tional Committeeman When the meet
Ing Of the State Committee was held in
Petersburg, however Col Lamb declined
to accept one position without the other.
I'M ms n,u nor piease ,ne Maau,l' sa iac,,oh
Other comblnaaion Thcy fixed up n
sInt, which nronosed Rowaen for State
Chairman and Wnddill for National
Committeeman. when the time for the
nl,;n,r or the two nositiops cam. on
hc,wryar this slate w,s smashed and
col I.omh cant,lred both pl,uns.
This action on the part OF Waddin.
Rowdcn Of ais. il Is said. incenscd col
mol Lamb and he al once began look
inr obout for revenge II happcncd
tina, General Edgar Allan. the chairman
ot The Richmond C,ity Committee. was
n close friend of Judge Waddill and he
was selected as the target through which
to shoot a; Judge Waddill.
Mr.. Thomas Lowery, the chairman OF
the party in Norfolk, is also a close
friend 10 Mr. I3owden. This, IL is said,
IS why he was selected for the decap!ta-
ton act OF course IL was only natural
that Mr.. Lowcry should be selected n.
the first victim. because he was In easy
reach of Colonel Lamb.
This is the story told hy the opponcE:s
OF Colonel Lamb. although the reason
he gave tn n Virginian reporter last
night was that he did not believe that
either General Allan or Mr. Lowery
would count fair. He was afraid 10
trust either Of them
They are traitors" he declared.
,c,r >,,c,tu,,c ,,,1,r,>,c
-
IN thc can ior tAc meeting iast night,
as mchtioArd above, al Republicans
We're lnN!ied |" come ana near the truth
as TO me present organization OF the
CiIE committee. ne nan was crowd
ea WIN co!orea men. 4 rev White Re
punicahS STOOD III me rear. II was pro
bipiy S:2o CLOCK Wnen charles L. BaS-
low. the chairman, called the meeting 10
order and introduced Colonel Lamb.
COL Lamb Said that every moment of
his time was valuable. but that owing
TO SO many Misrepresentation about