The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-06
WHERE AIM AT7'
This Is the Question to Which Col. Lamb
and Mr.. LoWery Wants Answer,

and hr. LoWery Wants Answer,
WHILE THE FIGHT GOES MERRILY ON.
Col. Lnmb Makes Another Speech I'm
the Fourth Ward-IIis Followers
Tho Odd Fellows IEaII-The City
Committee Holds IA session.
"If I nm beaten at the mass meeting
next Tuesday night Ill resign and turn
over the Republican party 10 Yankee
Allan"
rms starting announcement was made
last night by Col. William Lamb, Chair
man Of the State Republican Committee.
You couldn't pull him out with q
block and tackled"
EN-Congressman George L. Bowdep
was the speaker. and he was referring
10 Col. Lamb.
II will remain City Chairman during
the balance of my term and Col. Lamb
will not get me out"
This was the expression of Mr.. Thos
L.owery. the present City Chairman. who
Col. Lamb desires to depose.
w are making a strong fight, and
Col. Lamb will win"
The speaker was Mr.. John w. stevens.
said to be one of the Lamb candidates
for City Chairman, but which he de-
mics.
II signed for Lowery and he has one
majority In II City Committee, but I'm
goiig 10 wait until tomorrow and get
Eoth sides of the question before 7 de-
eide. To tell the truth, I'm tired or tho
whole buSincss-I'm sick"
Mr.. S. D. Hope, Secretary of the civ
Committee. thus expressed himself.
Mr.. Hopes last emnrk about express
es me FEELINGS OF 20 per cent of the
white Republicans Of Norrolk-thcv're
tired: they're sick. Blu while the white
republicans are tired and sick OF the
discord which has been created In their
party ranks by Col. Lambs efforts to
oust Chairman Lowery. the colored Re-
pnblicans are, keeping III the back
ground and applauding. throwing IN an
occasional sic EN- ut the contending
forces. The average colored man lik es
nothing so we'll as political excitement:
pubic meetings where he can go ana
expand his lungs. 1t is no open secret
that many colored men attend the yarI-
Gus meetings now being held lust for the
49, my SSl oul vi H. i1cS go there.
applaud the speakers. hurrah for them
ana then go off and vote to suit them
selves. Several colorcd men who Mt
tended Col. Lambs meeting Wednesday
night and who's voices could be heard
Il square nwnH in applaudinE n Col
onels denunciation OF Bowden, Lowery.
ct. ais, later the same night told n
N1rSinian reporter that they were Low
cry men.
rms explanation probably accounts for
the anxiety OF the two factions at pres
ent. In fact it can be reasonab bly, assert
cd mat q small fortune awaits the man
or woman who can truthfully answer
ms question for the Colonel and the
present City Chairman.
Where am / at?"
Last night Colonel Lamb held an
o'her meeting. Hnndbills distributed
curing the day gave the place of meet
ing as the Odd Fellows Hall, on Butte
tree Ihe clans began gathering early.
y uo|en or so c~ongreEatcd In the ward
IN 'front.' of the door II started to enter
:: robust colorcd man STONED then,
with this remark: ~"
Give the raps and password"
we cont have to; Colonel Lamb is
s"lnS 10 speak here tonight" was the
answer he received. - -
Now, look here. YOU mon :" rs,,,oa ~
Soiitary guardian of the hall. Colonel
ANN Is an Odd Fellow, but lie has mt
notiied us or any fraternal visit and nc
thlS Is our meeting night this hall viii
ne occup!ed by the Grand United Ordn,
OF Odd Fellows" o'e'
80 saying he closed the big door
Col. Lambs followers shifted the mir
anu concluded they were trlckcd
ihey uld not hesitate in saving thot
me iLowery faction had gone there and
'akeI possession of the hall which tbav
Claimed TO ave rented.
lhen they decided that they should
NOT be outdone. They secured NillIams'
nan, on Newton's Hill. and by S:15
o CLOCK had gathered about tifty co,ored
men 10 listen TO the Colonel's address.
Later arrivals swelled the number to $50.
among who were n dozen white mon. :
Col. Lamb covered the same ground
ne mad covered in his speech the night
before. lie said that Bowden was trv-
ing 10 thrust the dagger OF an assassin
III the heart OF the Republican party.
'fhey say" he said. that am fight
ms Lowery. l have ALWAYS considered
i1owery TOO small to notice. I say moth
ing about him personally, but l do de-
honhce his political methods"
Col. Lamb said there was no proper
organization of the Republican party in
Norfolk and that LCwery was not pro
perry commissioned.
There are less than six members
o! inc CITY Committee properly commits
stoned, he said. MY great ambition
Is 10 rescue the State from Democratic
niisEuie. D~einagogues are trying to in