The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-24
TWO CONVENTIONS AELD.
The Republicans split in Twain and
Elect Two Sets Of Delegates
THE GID LAMB.ALLAN FIGHT AGAIN.
sharp Letter From the Former tn the Lat
ter-Big Fight Win be the order at the
Hanover Convention To- o-Dsy-Judge
Lewis Must settle IL.

Lewis Must settle IL.
The Republican CITY Convention last
n.ghs reminded me very much OF the re
cent silver convention At san-er HaA.
OAe prominent reminder Was the num-
Der Oh policemen who were or hand early
snd vino stayed late. True, there were
no list lights, but il was near it.
Larry ln ire evening omlnols slsus oI
trcun.e begun to snow themselves. Tho
benches ln Cdpitol square we're niie0
Wiz COlOred clt41ens, most ot tncm IiOin
Jackson ward. WnO were actually acA.nS
II gst into a scrap WIKI souseDouy. Many
OK llem carried canes, and ne.e ptOOaDiy
otnelWIss prepared ior a lray. Every 'ooy
seemed ~ IAink there would be tAo Dis-
grst KIND % night, ana lots Oh fun was
looked forward tO b. those VINO wantcd
~ be simply spectators.
IOLICb CALLED JlON.
Long before O'Clock the crowd began
90 sahor. ana Chairman Edgar Alan
grew ncrN Gus. anu Indicated tnat he WAS
appleheIs.Se ol tr0uDie. Mhea a squad OF
ti4e COATS, under Captain Angie, showed
up however. ia answer 10 the following
ivticr, he BECAME Ulmson again.
Richmond. Va. S-pL ., ls.6.
Mcior l.. h. Howard. chief OF Police.
Dear S.r.-I have allowed lhe kepuDll-
can party OF Richmoud 10 hold doss-
gated convention IN the Old City Hall To-
night. Del' safes and alternates only arc
entitled 10 be admitted Oh pre2enu4s
tickets OF membership. The hand-Diil,
which l enclose viii show you that the
IaruCs named thereon as spedken plo-
pose TO disturb the convention by ho.d-
ing a meeting on the outside at the
same hour tho convention Is called TO
pssemb-9 Tho Old city Han Is now
private property, having been bought BY
me several years ago. and / object TO the
proposed gathering without my perms-
sion, ami especially fer uho unlawfug
purpose for which lt Is called.
!. therefore. request you. through tho
force lpder your control. 70 protect ne
IN my property rights by preventing the
meeting az the time proposed. l must ask
your aid in preventing what seems 10
threaten trouble ana disturbance.
Very truly yours.
EDGAR ALLAN.
TIRE HALL CAPTURED.
Just about 8 o'clock. when a temporary
sergeant-at-arms was trlag 10 exercise
the functions OF his oflce by refusing 90
allow any one within the portals OF tho
courtroom IN Old CITY Han. unless he
w's provided with a delegate or alter
Mates ticket. body OF men. healed
by very loud-voicod individual. named
Werner Brown. brushed Eddie Cook. the
soTgeant-at arms. away like a reed blown
down by The wind, and ia less time than
It takes to tell II, John Mitchclls fol-
lowers bad captured the convention.
There seemed 10 be thousands OF them.
and the noise they made would have fiat
tered ten thousand people under ordinary
circumstances-Or at a Bryan mcetin.g
John Mitchell was called upOn Aldcr-
man Bilhen was called upon. and the
other favorites OF that faction were ch~sr-
ed. Tho little handful or followers OF
General Allan were crowded into the cor
ners and squeezed Up against the walls.
They were helpless IN the hands OF tho
Michel delegates. and looked upon what
they considered the usurpatlon OF Their
throne in utter hclpIessncss. pack OF
angry wolves had broken into the Sheep
fold. The chair was taken possession Of,
the secretarys desk conhscafed. and, as
a matter of fact the Allan faction was
completely ronted.
ALLAN BOLTS.
There Is 10 question about this. MI
Allan acknowledged his defeat by car
rIug his delegates away into another
part Of the building. after himself calling
the convention 10 order. without going
through the form OF adjournment or taking
a recess IL was nothing more nor less than
q bolt on the part OF MrAllan. Nothing
else can be made OK it II his delegates
rt..rr fI. ,uftr .ufbnrfzat and leval anee
be could certainly have held his own In tho
room designated for the meeting and car
ried all his points
when Mr. Allan recognized that the
Mifcheillfos had control he called upon
Captain Angle to aid him In removing
taem from the hall This the Captain
could not do. for he had no way OF telling
who were and who were not delegates.
50 the City Chairman then called upon
MS delegates to 80 into another room.
which they did.
The convention presided over by Chair
man Allan was. therefore. held in a small
minor room. while that presided over by
Johu Mitchell heid sway ia t1e large
room.
In the meantime about six hundred
co,ored admirers OF Mitchell had gathered
on the outside and were ciamorng for
speeches. Alderman Bahen went out to
pdcify them, and succeeded IN doing SO
by making one OF his characteristic
speeches.
BAHEN'S POINT.
Before Chairman Allans faction bolted.
Mr.. Bahen stated that State Chairman
Lamb had informed him that his dele
gates were entitled. and had a right to
enter the hall. and he proposed staying
there. Mr.. Allan IS anxious 10 have
Chairman Lamb substantiatc this.
when n semhlance Of order was rev
stored IN the room Alderman Bahen
moved that John Mitchell be selected
ls temporary chairman and the motion
was carried unanimously.
In accepting the chair Mitchell made
a short speech denunciatory OF the action
of Judge Waddill and Chairman Allan.
and referred 10 the latter a. a dead
duck" He said that the political tricks
of those two gentlemen were even worse
than those sae Democrats bad been
charged with.
y. +. Vandervall was chosen temporary
secretary.
Committees on Credentials. Permanent
Organization and Resolutions were ap-
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