The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-19
POLITICS GETTING HOT.
carr. LAME coNFfDENT or N0Mi-
NATION DfTTO cor. fLiEIT.
Not Nuch Activity at the Two state Head
quarters Chairman william Lamb Lo-
cafes Here for the Canvass.

Tuc urinary tomorrow will settle tho
mash OF one or the other OF the active
canoiaatcs Tor Congress on the silver
ucsct m tnis district.
Great activity is being displayed at tho
ncaooDartcrs OF both gentlemen. Circulars
ana documents are gong out from cap
Tam l.amos headquarters 10y the cart
loia one Of these circulars mas the cap
uon. ato refers 10 Captain Lamb.
why Iucy Lac nm. Not a Dcma-
gorlc. uut Loves Ills a. elbow mcn.'
congressman Lnett headquarters are
aiNays crowded with tnOso VINO know
noW 10 handle the crowd, and no Mtcrd-
t.rc as Deiug sent out Inc colonel Is
connacut OF MS rcnomina tion. ana that
nc believes is equivalent 20 election. The
TACT tu.t nc carried Goochland county
Monday was the cause OF the broad smile
tltt tD0t.Ncd his non-pOpulistic cOuntc-
nance yettci0ay.
several documents attcstiSy ~ a..
worm ana stability of Captain Lamb are
DoHg s,ut 90 every voter IN the district.
Iuo.e WHO never heard of Captain Lamb
WE certainly know rim before TINS cam
pal-i i- oi'-, an4 tncy Will ina him 4
very aeercss'o Ittlc man. who never
gives up O. hsnt without a. struggle. nor
Jets tnc Erlss grow under his feet i'm "a
congressional camI align. Several men
.Io Kept busy folding and addressing thu
circulars 20 car tain Lambs headquarters.
iu k,ug,r hu'ldiue. and a crowd of old
csmpuencrs are always on hand prodi,t-
ine me Captains nomination by a large
majority.
rno or the. Lamb MANAGERS said. .'yyc
d1 net expect 10 secure delegate I'M
SoocDano. lhat county was one We
could not organize in so short a time.
As 90 Richmond. we nave no doubt Lamb
VIII set a minority Of the delegates mere
we are confident o. this Sentiment is
All oriiihe 10 Captain LAMB. and We arc
pc"ectins splendid Organization When
mo returns are received Caotain Tamo
VIII nave decided majority II tho Rlch-
rond doiegltes."
colonel ELECTS friends say his nomi-
h"uon IS practically assured
lion. Roger Gregory. Of King William
j. NOT going into the fight 10 make a can
vaSs TOR votes. nrt is "a candidate only,
IN mo sense ~ Icing willing TO acccpt
tho nomination. 10 is likely that King
Wiiam VIII stard by the Judge. and
ho VIII receive some complimentary votes
from Hanover Ia tho event of , Inf
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',''i'i,I al uo'h TIE free silver and
'" ''"l' H'ddqudrters yesterday
vas just normal
~ ,"e lorhei Secretary Joe Button
was "'ailLs most Of the day with corro.
spohaence relative 10 literature. and otb.,
details Of the campaign. and his assistant.
were wrapping documents on the silver
question for mailing PURPOSES
mngs are beginning 10 assume do0.
mite shape" said DR. Button .,pd I'm o..
snort while now we will Dee verv r,,,.f
rusncd. We VIII hardly have anv spe,t.
cts ON inc stump before the first of
September. Senator Daniel is on bie ,,.a,
homo and will s4u cor M Vol ~.
August gsd. ana hv tha fimo d, ro,,.,l.
mere tho fray will Doe ready for MIN ~
plunge into ts midst"
CHAIRMAN Lamb returned 10 the cifr
yesterday and established himself ai
rord.s uotel. where Dec viii remain dur
ing the campaisn
So tar mo- campaign literature has been
received at Republican headquarters. but