The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-25
WAR IN REPUBLICAN CAMP.
ChaIrmsn Of The Stale and City Commit
tees WsxiDs Warm.
COL. LAMB WANTS TO DEPGSS ER. ALlhS
The Latter Would >oi support """ '"'
Two Positions at Once The CITY Chair
man Talks Plainly aud says ho
VIII so "a Lively Corpse

tSrsr Gi,an' chairman Of the Richmond
CIV Kc,ubnC2n Committee, afc t1c two
principal soldiers facing tacn othci, VINO
OH eis seem IN far way to DC ui"""
into the conflict.
n, trouDle seems 10 have originated
from the failure OF Nh Allan TO support
Colonel Lamb iOr the dual pOsiNoi o.
,b urrnau OF the State Republican & or-
un!ttcc and member OF the NauonM COM
nllttec which Mr. Allan thought created
TOO great Capitalization OF power ana
established system ot boss rule.
Thc war is Waging warm. and "a strons
effort Will Ice made by toionti Lamp anu
his closest supporters 10 ctpVSt Ai. NJ
ian as chairman oil She Clty Committee.
TLis EFFORT viii be resisted by Nh Allan,
and there lies the cause tor continued nos
tihties. Both men think they have been
Wronged by the other. anu the supporters
OF each are inaIguraurg pans ahu ""OPV
ing tactics Tor the contiicD
N SECRET SESSION.
A private meeting OF the anu-Waddill
faction u Republicans were addressed az
tho Hcnrico County Courthouse i.''..S
night. At she meeting eoionei l.dihp S"s-
gestcd that his friends wouid CONT ~
his aid and GepOsC M. Allan a. 'nau
man Of the City Committee, arguing 'hdt
MIR Allan had published stat tithls "D"ut
him In the neWspep,ts. y ~ ~, nt,o I'M
.raw Up a paper and SEM IL 70 nun III
Norfolk bv next Tuesday. when the Slale
Committee met, he would put IA Mr.
Allan's place whoever those present might
name for the office.
This meeting was mott attended by MI.
Allan, who knew That it was 10 Ne heln.
he was informed later IN the eNenins Oh
what transpircd at the mceunS' ana DC
came quite Indignant al the tactics oI
Colonel Lamb and his followers.
COLONEL LAMBS SIDE.
when seen i'm regard to the matter
yesterday. Colonel Lamb SAID;
since my election TO the embarrassing
of the state Republican Committee l
have received directly or indirectly cN-
pressions OF pleasure - my sciecuon
from all the county ana CITY chairInth
with one exception. The exception was
the chairman oil the Richmond CITY
Committee. Al the time oi my election
the Richmond city chairman maze a
protest against a.. ana mas from that
lime TO the present continued 10 repre-
semi that my holding TWO positions VAS
detrimental 10 the party's best interests.
This was corrected 20 certain cA''Ht
by an interview with Judge l-encr OF
Frederick sburC published I'm the WASH
ingtOn Post ApprecidunE the nOluh'"-
tion Of the Richmond city chairman az
his defeat at Petersburg, 1 desired 10
make fricLds with him. With that view
/ called his attention 10 the la5d fsaln
and the next time / met him De acAhoNi-
edged receipt Of the letter quollhs me
Psalm. and in turn QUOTED 10 me the
thrty-seventh. ] replied pleasdhii!'
Amen II / have passed The dstln-
guished gentleman, as he asserts, WIN
out speaking TO him. 1t was que 10 a nt
OF bsent-mndedness. After lnal, now
ever there appeared in the Alexandra
Gazette an interview with the chairman
o Of Richmond city. In when the bthtie-
man said ! solicited the votes OF Inc
committeeman for myself i'm an unscemly
manner. and that he Cmeanins me- oo-
raincd them by the adoption Of a method
he QGmb) had previously objected TO-
that OF turning out OF committeeman op-
posed 10 Lamb and the putting IA OF
Others in favor OF him and that then ne
only succeeded by combine Mltn the
late General Mahones most invetcrate
enemies In his own party rms Was
sent TO me by a friend. and / wrote L"
the chairman of the Richmond Clty lte-
publican Committee saying that inc
ahov. statements were absolutely false
but that / had charity enough 10 ne
lieve that on account OF the hihu' per
sOnal relations that existed between MS
lie had been misled by misftiitsehtd-
ton / then stated TO him tnat when
friends first urged me 10 become chair
man | refused 10 do 80 on account "l
my health. and only consented az lhe
solicitation Of northern Repubncan
leaders, who desired a.
TO SETTLE THE MATTER.
Il notified him that ! expected 40 can
q public meeting OF che kcpuphcans IN
Richmond ana have this matter between
us settled. To which received anything
but a kind reply. Upon mature delib-
GRAFTON and after examining the piah
OF organization. 1 thought IL my iutl To
attend To the matter OF reoreaniHlnh tht
Republican party an klchmCnc. Upon
The Congressional Committee dev0lves
the duty OF looking after the interests
OF the rarity in It's district, and there
upon called upon the chairman OF the
Congressional Committee ia the Ihird
district. Mi. ". :. Southwark. VINO mas
been a GO mmltteeman Tor clgntech OF
twenty years and chairman FOR some
time. to assemble tho white ana cOlored
leaders of the Republican party IN Rich-
nond TO niece III private confer nee
lett il entirely 10 him as 10 whom 10
invite.
Il mad lost all confidence IN the chair
man of Richmond city as friend and
in takihg the course ] did only enjOined
on the Congressional Committee chair
nan that he invite RepunhCdnS from
every faction in Richmond. and TO the
asstmblage which l met stated ihdJ
the relations between The CITY char
man and myself were such that could
not 90 justice to the cause IN the city
OF Richmond with him, and that the
Executive Committee. which met on
Tuesday. would. undoubtedly, remove
him snGer a plan OF reorganization, II
/ desired a. but | was unwilling Ihat
after my statement OF facts TO the meet
Ing. II they SIM desired TO retain him as
chairman, / would acquiesce, but II they
wished 10 stfci5thth my hdNuS iiivS
would petition the state Committee Tor
new Chairman. This meeting was Dee
hind closed doors, not to exclude any
Republican whom the chairman OF the
Congressional Committee might invite,
bus 10 keep out any political opponent.
MIR. ALLAN TALKS.
AIR Allan was seen last night. and when
asked 10 make a statement for the pub
lie at first said he did not care to eX-
press himself. on such matters. but since
Colonel Lamb had 50 misreprcsented
matters. he would speak plainly. The
trouble, sad he. originated from his
opposition TO Colonel Lamb. or any one
else TOR the two positions OF chairman
Of the state Committee ana member OF
the National Committee. lie objected
10 the giving OF so much power TO one
man. lie had not received an invitation
TO the meeting Tuesday night. but knew
everything that transpircd there. They
cannot CARY on their dirty work without
my knowing it, said Mr.. Allen. Il have
friends and supporters I'm the party VINO
Keep me informed as 10 what is going
on and before l retired on Thursday
night l was aware OF everything that
had taken place. After thinking over
the matter ! decided 10 call a meeting
OF the city Committee for next Monday
night when the regular work of organ.za-
ton will be done. After that tins con-
troversy between myself and Coionol
Lamb viii be taken up. and some action
taken. a committee from the city
Committee viii 20 down TO Norfolk 20 be
present at the State Committee meeting
next Tuesday and protest against the
dlsorganizing policy the State chairman
and his discOrdant followers are trying
10 put through. lie. perhaps. has the
mower TO CepOse me as city chairman,
but do not believe he VIII dare TO do II
when ne sees what resistance will be
brought 20 bear upon such tactics. Even
ing &c MS point OF view, he Will find me
one OF the liveliest corpses he ever had
10 deal with.
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