The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-08
A REPUBLICAN CIRCUS.
THE STATE COMMfTTEE NAVE 4
MONhEY And PIRROT TINE.
Edgar Allan In His Fighting Clothes ana
Col. Lamb Gatcne. t-Allan ON lop'
The Sreech Widens.

NORFOLK. VA. July 7-Special.-The
Republican state Committee met here
to-day and consumed many hours IN
wrargling. The first session was called
TO order at l. noon, by Colonel Lamb ana
soon thereafter the first sign OF discoId
arose. when a contest was noted from
the Fourth district between the ThOrp and
Brady factions. and both sides made
strong fight, 50 strong. IN fact. that indi-
cations at one time pointed to a spit III
the ranks. Things We're patched up oy
the appointment OF the following Ioihilii'-
Tee on Credentials, consisting OF one
from each district except tue FOURTH 10
pass upon the credentials OF the contest
ing factions. G. A. Mckenny First dis
trct. \. G. Peachy. Second district Cen
EIgar Allan. Third district. X. \. wise
chairman. Fifth district, A. j.. heiian'
Sixth district, G.. 4. Hoffman, seventh
district. O. T.. Helm. Eighth district, =.
g. March. Ninth district, j. W. Word,
Tenth district
After several extensions Of time and
adiournments this committee, al '.ao r..
~. reported the following as entitled 10
SEATS from the Third and Fourth dis
tricts: Third district. C.. r. BoWden,
proxy for j. W. S0uthard; Edgar Allan
proxy for W. r. Knight Suth Boiling.
proxy for Joseph walker, John Mitchell
Jr. Edmund Waddill. Jr. Fourth district
" J.. Gaines. b. T.. Garrett and Ross
Hamilton.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
A motion was made that the minority
report of the Committee on Credentials.
concerning the Fourth district bee adopt
ed A member said In speaking of me
question. that be- believed Mr.. Ihorp had
"a majority OF the votes of his district. but
that hc had no show OF election unless
all difficulties were patched up. He
thought a new convention should Dee call
ed IN the Fourth district. He declared
that tho Virginia State Committee was
a stencil under the nose of the National
Committee.
Mr.. Bowdcn wanted 10 get together and
moved that a committee whom he named
be- appointed 20 map out line OF BUSH
ness. Mr.. 5. b. Carney hooted such an
idea and for a few minutes pandemonium
rclgned
NO HARMONY DESIRED.
II seemed that no one wanted harmony
A. Mr. Carney took his seat score or
members Jumped 10 their feet and DO
looked as though free night would fol-
low
General Edgar Allen eventually OBJ
tanned the floor. and numerically scored
Mr.. Carney. The latter wanted 20 know
n General Allan meant personal re-
Election "If I mean a personal rciiec-
ton. / have the backbone 20 defend my
self against a man twice as big as
Won are" answered Mr.. Allan. Mr..
Carney weighs two hundred and nifty
pounds.
Mr Rowden gave notice that ho claimed
his seat hy authority Of his membership
of the old committee and moved that
the rcnort of The Committee
on Credentials be referred back
TO the Committee 10 report ON
proxies. lie claimed that no COM
mitteeoman had been elected from the
Second district. and that the old COM
mittee held over.
General Edgar Allan championci Bow
denis cause. and Alr. Craig. of the Tenth.
led the opposition. After much discus
sion the report was adopted as originally
presented. and some one remarked that
the Second district was running the whole
committee.
COLONEL LAMB SCORED.
At midnight the committee lis sull in
session. with mo- prospects of an imme-
date adjournment. Judge Waddnl. Gem
eral Allan. and Colonel Brady unmerci-
fully scored Colonel Lamb. Colonel Brady
who was Reeds manager in Virginia, de
recry charging that Colonel Lamb had
agreed with Manly Quay, and others TO
deliver Virginia TO Reed.
10 is probable that the stormy scenes at
the meeting will so widen the breach
in the Republican ranks that il viii Doc
impossible for the party % come together
for the fan campaign.
The following We're elected members
OF the State Executive Committee. AL
yah II. Martin. Harry Libby. l.. $.
Walker. and r.. r.. Hubbard. The or
eanizaron in Richmond headed hy Gem
eral Edgar Allan was declared tho legal
one.