The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-07

to ratify his election as Chairman Al
.nat time 1he sent q letter stating that
ne mad been called odt or the city. vet
ne was walking the streets that very
nisht, ignoring the colored man and tell
ing friends that he was not going to al
tend any negro meeting ~
In concluding, the speaker euloplzp6
the present city organization in strong
and vigorous language.
Matt N. Lewis. editor of the Re-
corder, colored organ. printed in
this city. was the next speaker. He
started OFF with an anecdote which put
everybody In good humor and taking
| advantage of this feeling on the part
or his hearers began at once pouring hot
shot into the followers of the Lamb fac
| ton. He reviewed the last Congress
sional campaign and attributed the de-
feat OF the Republican candidate to
Col. Lambs management. He told how
colored men. u few years ago, were
elected to office In Norfolk county; that
was before the days OF Alvah Martin.
he said. Malone In 1884 sent six col
| ored men as delegates to the National
convention; Lamb wants to send none
II this Is the treatment the negro Is to
| receive he had better lool. about for
another party. Bowden has been higher
| than Lamb Will ever be In the councils
OF the Republican party. The fight Is
not against Lowery: lie Is being used
as q cat's-paw to draw the chestnuts
out of the fire. The fight is against
| Bowden. The speaker secuted the idea
of Lamb ever filling the boots of Ma
hone, whom he designated ut the great
est leader Virginia ever knew. Lamb
wanted to remove Lowery to get q man
who would do his bidding. Lamb want
ed to send two white men to ST. Louis
and Ignore the negro. but this the negro
would not allow. No white man could
represent the negro race as we'll as Il
NEGRO could.
IF Col. Lamb doesn't mind" said the
speaker. 1--WE will send two colored men
to the National Convention from this
district, instead of one white and one
colored man: Col. Lamb Will not be one
of the delegates. either"
| Eek Congressman Bowden was the next
speaker introduced, but 1t was some time
before he was allowed to proceed. for the
audience cheered. and the band played
SO Justify that II seemed AS If the very
roof of the building would be raised
He said that the skies were bright for
Republican victory In May until this
dlscord was thrown among the party.
me question before the Republicans is
whether the organization which has cX-
listed since 1884 shall be thrown down.
There Is niger IN the woudpile"
he said, "and ! want to bring him out
before ] leave You. Colonel Lamb and
myself have long been friends. Upon
General Mahone's death | went TO Rich
mond and got Judge WaddilI to come
here and see him and ask him to take
the craftsmanship of the State Commit
tee. He refused positively We had to
have some one to fiji the place. Judge
Waddlll was thought of was thought
OF, with Judge Waddil for Nation
al Committeeman. ] went to Peters
burg TO vote for Lamb and Waddill but
by a slight majority Colonel Lamb was
elected to both positions came back
| determined I'm, ~ nd
prepared TO support him in all rightful
positions. but will not support him
when he takes upon himself to trample
down all party laws In Virginia
Everybody was hopeful of victory
next November. Instead OF that we see
, the battery reversed. and the discharge
comes among his own household"
. lie scored Colonel Lamb for his Ian
Euage IN designating General Edgar
[ Allan as Yankee" Allan, an epithe,
applied to him years ago by the Demo
Gratis.
why Is Mr. Lowery to be removed %
ne asked. Colonel Lamb says 1t is be-
cause he Keeps II barroom. Yet Colonel
Lamb went To Richmond and offered to
put In Nick Smith. II saloon keeper. as
chairman OF that city. Then Mr. Low
| cry was charged with recommending oh.
! 1ectionable men for judges of election.
fhe facts We're that only three men re-
commended by MIR. Lowery were an
, | pointed by the Electoral Board
III tell you about the niger In the
I wood pile. | and other gentlemen nra
> for Mckinley. and want to send McISin-
} ley delegates 10 st. Louis Mckinley
: VIII be nominated, and we ought TO be
, IN the Dand-wagon when he is. That is
, the trouble at the present time"
MI Bowden limited that the present
: ilRht Is fight against Mckinley ana
not against Bowden. Lowery. ct ais ~.
, said that Notwithstanding CoIonol
Lambs assertion that he was not mint
cal to Mckinley. he would say thn, If
Colonel Lamb would say that McKin,ev
> delegates would he Sent from This dis
trict he would retire from the contest
. He compared Colonel Lamb to an octa.
pus, or devil fish
, Mr.. Lowery, he said. had two wears
10 serve, and that would not eyniro
? until next October and lie was nniny
| TO stay there until that time. whom hi.
successor would be regularly alac,aa
, MI. l-owcry had offered to resign ir ai.L
, er Cartain II. Il. Nichols. r. IL wabh
: or william Macon would he apnointed f.,
his place. This offer had been refus..d
lie gave an Illustration OF tho meow
5istencN OF Colonel Lamb I'm his ntta,
ances against the present orcan;zotio,,
and said that the Colonel prints on Ut.
: letter heads the portraits of James Mon.
: roe, Ihomas Jefferson. and Henry Cyoy.
Were they Republicans" he ask,
lhen what does II mean when (,oInnni
: Lamp puts these portraits upon his LET.