Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-22
NOW FOR THE FIGHT.
tn Republican State Convention Meets
Tomorrow In Stanton.
JcDcE wADDILL QUITE SICK.
lie Denies That the Mckinley Mann
gers fin Washington Called a Halt
on the Lamb-AIIaa Ffwht--fIas Lett
tiers Exactly to the Contrary.

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Of the opposing factions In this city. Two
distinct delegations will 10 from Rich
mond to that gathering. one being those
who bow to DIR. Patrick Henry Clay
Noble as chairman Of the City Commit
tee. and the other those who acknowledge
Mr.. Edgar Allan as the head of the party
here. The Committee on Credentials Will
decide which delegation Is entitled to
seats in the convention. Somebody Is
going to be nightly disappointed. The
fight in the district convention to-day
may have some bearing on this question.
JUDGE 'WADDILI- QUITE SICK.
Judge Edmund Waddfl, Jr., Is still con-
fined to his bed with a severe attack OF
indigestion. probably brought on by over
work In the recent campaign. While
] Judge WaddilPs physicians do not think
| hts illness Is serious. still they advise him
TO keep very quiet for a few days, and
/ the probability IL that ne will not be able
! TO attend the convention. Judge Waddili
was taken sick Sunday with what he
supposed TO he merely slight attack
| OF Indigestion, but when he summoned his
| family doctor the latter took graYer
view OF The matter.
With Judge Waddll at home sick, and
Mr.. Edgar Allan out OF the city attend
| ing district convention, the Republican
headquarters here yesterday were rather
deserted, though the party men lowered
around the offices OF the two leaders
during greater portion Of the day. The
headquarters of the Allan Waddill faction
at Staunton will be located at the Nir-
ginia House.
NOT CALLED TO WASHINGTON.
Judge Waddlll denies absolutely the
reports from Washington that he and
ex-Congressman George Bowden were
summoned there by General Grosvenor
(McKinley's manager) to consult over the
factionol war between Lamb and Allan.
When asked as to this and the report that
the Mckinley people were hesitating az
to the attitude 10 be taken in the matter
Of the Virginia fight. and that they, Bow
den and Waddill, had been requested 10
call halt In that matter. Judge Waddill
said that the whole thing was erroneous
from the beginning TO the end. He said
that there was not the slightest founda-
ton for the intimation contained in GER
tain publications TO the effect that the
Mckinley managers outside OF Virginia
were dissatisfied with their leaders here,
but, on the contrary the very reverse
was true. and that they had shown every
recognition and appreciation OF this fact,
and only within a week had unhesi-
tatingly stated that in no State in the
Union had the Mckinley fight been more
intelligently and successfully conducted
with such odds against them, apparently,
at the start. Judge Waddlil stated that
not only were the Mckinley people salts
fed with the status of affairs in Virginia.
but more than pleased. They fully recog-
nized the desperate battle that had been
fought and the great victory that had
been won, and knew full well the dif-
ference between their real and pretended
friends
THE LAMB-ALLAN FIGHT.
In the local fights in Virginia, Judge
Waddll said, that, Of course, the Nc
Kinley managers, from national stand
point did not want unnecessarily 70
interfere, but they, like the people In
Virginia. knew enough about the real
situation here TO fully understand that
there was no such thing as the Lamb
Allan fight or an Allan-Lamb fight, but
that II was a much larger affair than
that, and involved the question OF
whether or not. having regard to Me
kinley's interest at present and the
party's interest In the future, II would
be wise and prudent 10 continue at the
head OF the party one who had. by his
every official act and conduct. shown open.
violent, and vindictlve hostility 10 the
interests of Mckinley and reckless dis
regard to the party welfare,
RUsE OF THE OPPOSITION.
Judge Waddill said that this effort to
get up disaffection in the Mckinley ranks
was while somewhat clever, fair Illus
tration Of the desperation to which the
opposition had been driven; that for them
now to seek to pose as Mckinleys
friends, to take charge of affairs, and TO
displace the real Mckinley leaders was,
to put il mildly. a joke; that no one
would be fooled by II, and that no harm
could come of It; that 1t was too late
for the State chairman and his friends
TO start on this lire now; that they had
been. from the beginning, in every part
OF the State, the open and ayowed ad-
yocates OF the pool policy, that Is. OF
ANYBODY TO defeat Mckinley, and they
had been utterly overwhelmed and de-
feated In well nigh every district or the
state: that they had made vigorous
fgbt and so far as the chairman was
concerned. one that the Mckinley people
felt outraged at in that they naturally
felt agRrieyed that he undertook TO use
his official position. either for the pur-
nose of securing anti-McKinley delegates,
or falling in that to get up the so-ealled
contests against the lawfully elected Nc
I<inlev delegates; that this had been
done was known of all men. and there
was no sense in now attempting TO hide
e.. that the harm had been. done, the
dietary won. Notwithstanding II, and
those who had won the victory should
know how to hold IT, II might be
nleasant thing said he, for the chairman
and his friends 10 lay claim 10, and IN
deed they should be treated fairly. but
10 have them debating and put in COM
mand. and those whom had won 10 take
back seats, was cut of the question.
THE CHAIRMANSHIP.
rh. question Of Craftsmanship, Judge
Waddil said, of course, would come up
for a decision at the convention he snu
he was exceedingly anxious 10 be present
and take part in the controversy as ne
felt the deepest interest In 1t. but whether
he would be able to get there now was
entirely problematical; but that there
would be new chairman he had no
doubt He said that the question OF Colo
mel Lambs reelection should not be con-
sdered at all; that that gentleman had
SHOWN himself an utter failure In his
position, while temporarily holding II,
and that now to place him In command
to conduct the important campaign with
the enemy would be the very height OF
folly Had Colonel Lamb. he said, never
done any other act to disqualify him for
the position OF chairman. his behavior
towards and his treatment of. the Re
publicans of the Third Congressional Dis
trlct disentitled him to hold the position,
and the party here would not recover