Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-16

PA1AtNs
Twenty-eight States, comprising the
territory east of the Mississippi and al
most the entire South, elected men,
bers of the resolutions committee and
instructed them to vote for gold de-
claration.
The Reed canvas was given a strong
impetus yesterday, Senator Lodge and
other New England delegates working
zealously in his interest. a number OF
colored delegates expressed themselves
in his favor. Mr. Platt won his fight In
the New York delegation.
THE VIRGINIA REPRESENTA-
TIVES IN ST. LOUIS.
The Virginia delegates to the st.
| Louis convention met at the st. James
| Hotel yesterday. The meeting was
| called to order at 9 o'clock in one of
parlors of the hotel. General Walker
was made chairman. and Asa Rogers
| secretary. The meeting was held with
| closed doors, and the result was mott
! fication to Colonel Lamb, State chair
| man of the republican party of Vir-
| GINA, who also, as national committee
man, has been in st. Louis attending
the meeting of that committee for sew
| eral days, that meeting of the Virginia
delegation would be held in the parlor
| of the St. James at 10 o'clock, and ask
| ing his presence, and that of any other
delegate who might be with him at that
hour.
Col. Lamb replied that he had called
meeting of the committee for that
evening and requested them to meet
him at the Southern Hotel.
This was the occasion of another
meeting with closed doors, and com.
mittee was appointed to inform Colonel
Lamb that the Virginia delegation al
| ready had headquarters at the st. James
Hotel, and requested his attendance
there at - o'clock. This committee re-
turned and informed the delegates that
Colonel Lamb said he would absent
himself from his duties of the national
committee at that hour and join them
for a short while.
Later Col. Lamb appeared and in q
brief address explained that his duties
on the national committee were of such
an arduous nature that he had little or
no time to spare. He said that he had
endeavored TO secure an uninstructed
delegation from Virginia, and he chal-
lenged any man to say that he had
ever heard him express preference, or
write one, for any candidate. He was
now chairman of the State committee
by the almost unanimous vote of the
State convention, and he was not can
didate for any other Office. He did not
see the necessity for hurry on the part
of the delegation In selecting the mem
bers Of the convention committee, and,
as Major Yost had not arrived, he beg
ged them to take a recess until eight
o'clock, when that gentleman would be
present.
Col. Lamb then left the room, and
hurried to the Southern Hotel. His
back was hardly turned, when several
speeches we're made against the recess,
and though there was remonstrance
and request for courtesy to Colonel
Lamb, the opposing Waddill-Bowden
faction voted against him, and business
proceeded with.
Col. J. P. Browning then nominated
Judge Waddill for chairman of the del
egation, and Asa Rogers was proposed
for secretary, but was withdrawn, and
A. ". Harris (colored) substituted, and
Waddill and Harris were unanimously
elected.
Gen. Boiling then placed Col. James
D. Brady in nomination for member OF
the committee on resolutions. Gen.
Walker arose and made violent at
tack on Brady as Reed man, and q
gold standard man, who was not in &C.
cord with Major Mckinley on the finan.
cial issue.
Capt. J. Henry Rives followed in the
same strain, and opposed the selection
of Brady.
G. W. Harris, colored delegate from
Winchester, named George E. Bowden
for national committeeman, to succeed
Colonel Lamb, and he received the full
vote of the delegation, with one excep-
ton, that of Colonel Lamb himself,
who had temporarily returned to the
room.
The other selections for convention
officers are as follows: ]. M. McLaugh-
lin, of Lynchburg, committee on Gre
dentials; Colonel William Lamb, com.
mittee on rules and order of business
(Which position was considered i'm,
portant, as it is feared an effort will be
made to curtail representation from the
South in future national conventions);
General Stith Boiling, permanent or
ganization; John Acker, of Rocking
ham county, Virginia vice president of
the convention, and s. E. Sproul, sec
ond vice president. Colonel John P.
Browning was selected to help inform
the republican presidential nominee of
his nomination and Colonel 4. T. Hub.
bard, the vice presidential nominee. A.
II. Martin was selected as assistant Sec
rotary of the convention. Not single
negro was honored with place.
It is considered complete victory by
the Allan, Waddill, and Bowden fac
ton over Colonel Lamb, who. though
national committeeman and State chair
man, was not only ridden over rough
shod, but was not consulted as to the
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