The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-08
Mr., WADDILL ON LAMB
He Thinks There Is No Show Whatever for
the Colonel to Retain His Position.
A BIG SCANDAL INA C0LORED CHURCH.
Baseball Cranlss I'm Richmond spcnk.
Ing Well OF tho Norfolk and Pctcrs.
burg Fcams-District Grand Jury
at work Mr. Pollard, or Luncn-
burg, Is Reported Seriously III.

DurE EeRms-DfstrtcfG Grand Jury
at Work Mr. Pollard, OF Luncn.
burg, is Reported Seriously III.
Richmond. Va. April 7.-Mr. Edgar
AlInn is back from Washington where
he has been for q day or two. While
there he had talks with the leading Nc
kinley men and found them confident
or success. The Mckinley people claim
and predict that II Will not be necessary
TO take two ballots In the convention.
They say that on the first their man will
come so near 20 getting the nomina ton
that the people will fall over each other
to get into the band wagon.
There were number OF visiting Re
publicans In town tY day, and they
spent most OF their time In the offices
OF hiessre. Waddill and Allan The
visitors were local leaders in their re-
spective communities. AT one time
there were seven visitors In Judge Wad.
dills office. and nearly az many In Mr.
Alian's. Among those In attendance
were General Stlth Boiling. cx-Cou-
Eressman Sen Hooper, of Farmvllle, and
Capt Mooklar Of lsing William.
Judge Waddill, the recognized Nc
kinley leader In this State, made the
foElowing stntement: That while. OF
course. he knew nothing more than
other persons generally did on the sub
Jcct of the change In chairmanship. he
assumed Il new state chairman would
be elected. He did not take It that Col.
Lamb. having been overwhelmingly de.
feated In all his plans. purposes and
policies. would allow 4 claim to be made
for him as permanent State chairman,
but should he so wish he would be dis
appointed, as the party had too much at
stake TO contemplate such an act of
folly. During the few months of the
temporary reign of the present State
chairman. he said. the party had been
convnlsed in turmoil and strife. and now
10 place in comand one of the chief
leaders I'm these troubles. and the one
who had been defeated, would. indeed
be political suicide. The chairman. he
said. looking to the party interest in
the future. should be a person removed,
as far as possible, from the unfortu-
nate controversy which has existed. and
that II u party 10 the row had to be
selected, which ought not to be thought
OF, surely one in the majority and not
one In the minority. would be chosen
Judge Waddill further stated that Nc
kiniey had swept the state, and his
friends who had won the victory for him
should have sagacity enough to hold II,
charge of the Mckinley forces where
he might have a potential voice I'm de-
termining the accredited representatives
from the State. both at the National
Convention and after the election would
be to demonstrate that they had lost
their political cunning, and that they
are truly noVices In the business. II
not political babies and idiots.
The Judge did not seem at nj, disturb
~ n hnt hn
folk TO the effect that a majority Of the
delegates to Staunton had been instruct
ed to support the present State Chair
man. this. he said, was not true and,
indeed. the number instructed compar-
ed with the whole vote was Inconsider-
able. and that many so called nstruc-
tions were merely formal. not few OF
them referring to the State Committees
action at Petersburg. and not to the per-
manent selection at all. The distin-
guished Ohian. he said, would receive
at least twenty of the twenty-four
votes from Virginia to the National
Convention, with "a strong probn bilty
OF q larger number.
The fact that the Petersburg team
came so near TO defeating the BaItlmores
yesterday and the Norfolks did beat
the Bostons, was the chief topic among
the cranks here to-day. 1t looks very
much a 8 if those teams were very much
HronEer than last year. and the rooters
here are nervous and uneasy. The Bal
timore people now here with the players.
while complaining of the umpiring at
Petersburg, say there Is no doubt that
Rreen has gotten together strong az
gregatiors OF players, They were par
tlcularly impressed with the pitchers and
especially with Quarles.
About 5000 county people came to
Richmond to-day on the four excursions
run by the AssOclation for the Develop
ment Of Trade. On every line many
people had to be left for lack OF room in
thJ coaches. The visitors were very well
supplied with money and the merchants
made great sales.
There's big scandel in colored church
circles out In Jackson Ward. The con-
gregation OF the Gallilean Baptist Church
Is arrayed against Rev. II. l.. Kemp. OF
New York. Through Elder J. l.. Cole
they have sworn out q warrant against
Kemp. charging him with creating a
disturbance In, their church while SER
vices were in progress and the case was
before Justice Vincent OF Henrico this
afternoon. Kemp Is a Cuban negro, but
came here from the Northern metropolis.
He said he was q detective and charged
Rev Garrison. the pastor o! the church,
with having two wives, Garrison has
since left the city, but the congregation
refuse to believe what Kemp says about
him. Rev. Kemp has posed suecsssiVely
as n detective, a lawyer. a doctor and
nj preacher. Hai entered the church last