Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-27

COMMITTEE PREPARED
.y FINAL BLOW Ar LAMu.
rvgygCUTIYE COMMITTEE ELECTED
.rol snh Rolling slated for
-,nn.-Contcs3ants in second
Fourth Districts Seated
Elements % CoIoncrs Friends.


DBL. decentralization members Of
VIRGINIA state Republican Commit
.~rrs.ar two thirds OF that body.
....I 10 Republican headquarters in
......., lasi uight. and proceeded 10 fur
srrlr Chairman William Lamb OF
d.. ..v.rs. preparatory TO efforts for his
.-, GecapItaton. II. was a cool and
-..a...lated piece Of work, done with
artistic Gncncss. worthy to be ac-
-ul 90 the Coloners onemics-in-
Gt
o...,.ly. the only thing done was to
$3.50. 81 ness Executive Committee COM
..t rt General James a. Walker, of
%. Southwest: Park Agncw. OF Alexan-
ALL. Edmund Waddnl. or. Of Richmond.
... colonel James ID. Brady. OF Peters
,.-- under the plan adopted for the
r-m,ut of the committee by the re-
~. st. convention. The contests in
Second and Fourth districts were
-.- tr. mon opposed 10 Lamb being
..... .- members of the committee.
~.rr-s.x and four-tonths members OF
OIL. ..~rtto. were represented az the
. which lasted from s o'clock un-
en-. The body having been called to-
,-r.- ly Che anti-Iamb members
-..f.r f.. Colonel nor any OF his friends
.- present. This being the case. Gene
b.. rm.s a. walker was elected acting
r and Nr. 5. Brown Allen was
... acting secretary and the war upon
... c,r-.. was begun in earnest.
tNTI-LA1B MEN SEATED.
-. t.. Committee on Credentials were
.r--f -ta contests Of the Lamb and
.-..r.rn mon from the Second ana
rr-h districts. IL did not take this
long % bring In "a report in
. of tle alt'-Lamb men IN both
co one appeared Co represent the
-..t lion in The Second District. and
.. .. r delegations were seated, as fol-
r-- the Second District-Messrs. II.
N..rls. d. j. Dyer, and j. 1. Mitch
rm che Fourth Disirict-Colonel
-rs ~ Brady A. w. Harris. ana
ST. 80 Flanagan.
-... gave tae Wa1iiN-Bradv leaders
--. votes. out Of a total of so. the vote
r-- r.e ou Credentials being 10 $40.
-rr NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A resolution was then offered. consti-
t..-- .r executive committee. composed
la---e Wldliu Walker Brady. and
Irr After some discuss on. which
SIS rlu'r.l 90 by SIR I-Gar Allan and
rs tl- resolution was adopted.
CD. .lr't-.e pa9eed q resolution high
r .un.a ing Colonel n. =. Scott
r V.. Virginia for his services as a
--.. .t tt- National Executive Com
,-. ana strongly urging his selec-
-- ... NJ the advisers Of President
c.t .kr'ey.
-- IEra-t vote cast I'm the meeting
rs 4-f out of total Of 90 members
r--. t.tnl tic whole committee.
-.. committee. after some routine busi-
mrnel % meet az Republican
..ar-.-. Norfolk. Va. December
-n - rcou that being the time ana
r. M the holding Of The meeting
'r colonel Lamb
M rtcr Allan. iD speaking OF the
rr. DOM. In last NIGHTS session. said:
.r-rftt.a l.s simply adopted
-. chat an power cmanates
--- r people and goes mp through
-r. party. instead Of coming
.r through tho people in the shape OF
t.m the party chairman
GENERAL Boiling FOR CHAIRMAN. /
tr- matter Of electins o. chair /
- .. not be taken up by the COM I.
list night. 10 was generally ana /
discussed among the menu /
w.s assigned as the reason I
r ra name Of General Suth Boiling. /
rr dl not appear among the I
.. the Executive Committee, /
rt tnI been slated for State chair /
would Dee elected 90 that office /
-r tH. committee meets in Norfolk /
r.t month. It Us not positively known +
t.t General Boiling win accept but he /
r. .lmmlnicate1 with at once. ana .
~ tha plans Of the rcorganizel /.
.r.tt.. 10 ls plainly the intention /
% r NaIlll-Braly combination 10 /
rt n Colonel Lamb at the meeting /
l December 17th.
rH1 MEMBERS PRESENT
-. members Of the state Committee, .
ro H.t. u attendance upon last nights
were. First District osephus
.rr W.n Broun. Jr Second Dis
t..i b. Nichols. j. j. Dyer James /.
Mitchell. T.rI Ulsuict-Elgar Allan,
lE Treat rs. @. Singleton. Fourth
-r..-t-a Rogers. vs.. ~. Flanagan,
. N Hauls Fifth Distrct-C. r.
. g. 81. Tucker, j.. 5. Pedigo
proxy. r. NJ. SoudcD. Sixth Dis
r,-W i 2loshy William ii. Faulkner
. I-.-. d. b. StovalD. Seventh Dis
r.-I ..r Ackcr q. j.. Pritchard Coy
m S. Brown Allen. Eighth Dis
u. Campbell. Il. T. Flatford
l.'- w BROWN 0tv proxy TO Park I