The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
THE POLITICAL FIELD,
mo Lamb Republicans 10 Elect Dele.
RRtcS TO.Stxhf

lamp Republicans to Elect Dele.
gates To.Night.
Inc Lamb faction of Tho. Republican
, nr, VII Tonight elect Delegates 10 u
S LII, ehlIon TO be held at Samaritan
naii, on st. Paul street. to-morrow
n!ght. This latter convention will elect
| Sa.es from this city to the district
Ihu STATE conventions. The meetings
places: ioiio"ihs
fitst Ward-Frst Precinct: Hunter
woods Hall. Fenchruhch street. Seq.
ohd Precinct: No. 8 Burruss street
second Ward-Flrst Precinct: No 30
| talbot street. Second Precinct: law
| 'emGGs oySter.house. CRANKY. street.
ThiId Ward-First Precinct: Good
Samaritan Han. ST. Paul street. SeronI
Precinct: Williams Hall. 100 Queen
street
Fourth Ward-Flrst Precinct: VIII
liams' Hall. Jefferson street. Second
| Precinct: All Church street.
Fifth Ward-Acker's Hall.
Sixth Waid-Odd Fellows Hall Al
lantic City.
These meetings have been called by
col, Waddy. elected chairman by the
state Executive Committee.
me richmond State OF yesterday has
the following:
"A very Interesting circular to the
anu Lamb Republicans has fallen into
tne1r hands within the last duy or two
II is signed by Mir. Alvah H. Martin. of
Nofiolk. member of the Executive
committee of the Republican State Com
hnittee. anu is addressed to the city and
county chairmcn throughout the state
II Is virtually, II begging circular ana
nesS them to have their county CON
tcntlonS endorse Colonel Lamb MS State
chairman and his methods.
the circular fauds the Colonel higher
t ~. me CITY Hall tower. and holds that
hla
Just as well have been called Il consul
racS. IL alleges that Colonel Lamb has
peen made the victim of Richmond
scheGefS. who wanted Il friend mude
state Chairman. The circular refralns
from saying anything that would put
the state Chairman in an unfuvorahle
light.
"A local Republican remarked about
II td-day Mr.. Martin and Colonel
Lamb must think that Virginia Repub-
iicans do not read the newspapers. II il
an insult To our Intelligence tn try to
palm off such rot on us Why. the
newspapers tell the true story Of Colonel
LAMBS tribulations. which he brought
on himself We are not afraid that the
circular will do any HARM
he circular Is not signed by General
Stith Boiling, of Petersburg. another
member of the Executive Committee.
because the General is opposed to the
methods he has adopted since he has
been State Chairman. Colonel Lamb.
OF cours couldn't sign It. His con
trlbu;ions To this sort of literature al
ways appear over some one clse's sigma
ture-nanely. Mr.. Martins. or annony
mously.
Local anti-Lamb men asserted to-
DAY that Colonel Lamb had stopped
booming Mr.. Reed or anybody else. in
his h"rculsan efforts to save himself |
He has no time for anybody but him
self. and NOW stands in mortal terror
of being pitched out of the chairman
ship They chuckle at the idea that h. |
can save himself They say his ease
Is hopeless. and that when the State
Is pledged to Reed al S;aunton. the
Colonel will be invited to become a
common, everyday Republican"
It is said that new issue will he
sprung By the military in the municipal
campaign and that the soldiers VIII
vote 70. no man for Councilman who
do5s not declare himself in favor of Il
free armory. The militia of Norfolk is
now paying an annual rental OF $1,000
TO the city FOR the usa of the armory
and they think they should &c; ii free.
inasmuch as other cities furnish a free