Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-29
COLONEL LANB'SCL
MEETING YESTERDAY or 1W
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE.
sessions Held Behind Closed Doors
Only Two Points That Provoke
Discussion-Basis OF Represent.
tion-The CoIored Brother Scarce.

tfon-Ihc tolored bt'iAtf ''"t't.
NORFOLK, January &.-lspeealI-A
y o'clock to-day IN the Real Estate t..
change the Republican state commu.
held its first meeting with Coione. william
Lamb as the chairman. There wee
present. beside Colonel Lamb Gna
suth Boiling and Alvah H. Martin o, aa
Executive Committee. and The fo.aHs
members of the State comm.t'e IrH
Districts. p. Gresham. ~. W. A
r. c.. walker: Second Dstrct-Geoie
Bowden. John j. Dyer james 80 ir
Third District W. SOUTHWARK. jane
Walker, John Mitchell. Edmund Nal-A
Jr.; Fourth Dlstrlct-E. ID. Blanc. So
Gillian: Fifth District-L al ptnst
W. b. Brown. FL. Parr. q. q. bar1. ia..,
sixth Dlstrict-W. H. Mosbg ST..
Laughln: Seventh Distrlct-L B. W a...'
]. q. Newman. b. e.. Sims. A. ST. WINS
Jr.: Eighth District Amber Brooke
+. p. AfcCabe. IA. }. Wal. ~. o.. Lii.i.
Ninth District-A. 81. Dickinson. b. d.
Mccoy. j. +. Gleason. ~. 81 Young. lr..t
Districts. Brown Allen R. b. A.eHa-.
der.
The committee .s composed 90 lll
members. and TIE aa--niles were i.ii,
scented by proxies
CALLED TO ORDER
The meeting was called P. oi.e.
Colonel Lamb, when, ON motion D. Dbl. Do
Brady. one member iem e',A
gressional district was elected t'
call and fix a time Tor the meeunss o-
state and district committee uNI.. f
call OF the national committce.
The following were elected
First District-T. G. Walker
Second D.strict-A. G.. Peachy
Third District-Edmund Waldhl .t
Fourth District-Colonel James D. uF
dy.
Fifth District. d. Parson.
sixth District-A. S. AshDeuy.
Seventh Dlstrict-L S. Walker
Eighth District-Parke Agnew.
Ninth Disirlct-A. a. Dickinson.
Tenth District-S Brown Allen.
Colonel Lamb was added 20 the c9lat
tee
The motion OF Mr.. ". T. Craig tr.
the next meeting OF the State CONN p
tee be held az Stauuton, Wefnesit
April 23d. was referred 20 the above
tee.
on motion or Colonel Brady a. com
mittee OF five was appointed, to N11
an resolutions should be- referred. I0f
committee is composed Of ". J.. 'fa.
George f. Bowden. George Neni-.
John Mitchell, II. j. VALE.
The meeting then adjourned untI e.
=. ".
Afternoon session.
At4 o'clock the committee rec0ntene'
and the session. ike that OF tho morn
ing was behind closed doors. While tfef
was. to an intents and purposes. eenr..
harmony among the members. There a-
pearod % De an undercurrent or lse.
which was felt rather than seen. con
trary % general expectation the tf''0
I'm the Third District and the controfee
between Colonel Lamb and Mr.. A-l
.sas not referred 90 on The floor c- ..
committee. The leaders from other o..
tons OF the State. recognizing ODE h
OF harmony in the party have been .-.
lively az work healing the breach ti
potlrlng Oh on the troubled waters. OBJ
IL IS thought that peace Will De- keil .''
tween these leaders and their factions.
There were only two matters i1 an''
which caused any discussion amoi5 t'
members. These were the basis ol r.-
resentation. and whether Newport AeNt
should De recognized as city in
party with its own chairman o. OF.
be included I'm Warwick county. a. -
Poachy led the fight I'm favor of Ne"io..
News having It's city Committee ~.
chairman. and Colonel Clay aAi A.
Bowden led the opposition. The SUD-
was thoroughly ventilated h
speeches. and on vote BENZ tth'
Mr.. Peachys side lost TOE NsAit
the vote on The other matter
the plan Of organization or iNe wv.
in this State. which went Ho
January !, 1880. The lsnt "t'
matter Of representaton il lN-
ton, the law before Dr. "-' r b.,
being that the represen.a'.N p. t.,
upon tine basis Of the vote cl'- -- ,,
preceding gubcrnatorial ,.e'- ,,,,,,.f
Edgar Allan. Judge Waid.A ana 49,.
Brady lea a faction les|rrs lNf
ING this representation t0 one uI'.
basis OF the vote ca.t by tne I-is
1888 rl.t.
they were opposed by ,lr. I,.
lnson. OF smyth county ana ,,
sna'6ir. OF Norfolk. bot the l'rih.' WV
the fght by a vote OF = % - -..,.
DELEGATES TO THE STATE 'o''
NENTlON.
Meetings viii be held as follows p,
tho purpose OF elccting delegates 81 p.
state convention % select teiesai.s
presidential nominating convention
Fnst District-Iapl ahanho-n'
18th. ALL,
Second Dlstr.cl-Ns~port News OBJ"
2ist. an
Taird District--Rlchmonl Arri -
Fourth ict-petcrsbure.
Fifth Dlstr.ct-Mariinsvlle Apfh ~"
sixth District-koanlkc April .'.'.
/ Seventh Distrlct-H.rr.sonplrs. "i
2zf Oh
Elehth Distr!ct-Manassas. Apih 80
Ninth District Bristol, april ai
Tenth D.sulct-Sta1nton Apr. ~
In addition 20 the Safe Committee t..
/ was also numb Of other prom.
Virginia Republicans present to-day '-.
being In about DO. .,t...
The scarcity o. colofcd Hepipi'--
was very noticeable. Among those p..
cnt were John Mitchell. OK hicl'N.
James 4. Fields. 1i Narwics; ). 49,.
I OF Gloucester. H. b. Blank. OF ~"
George. ard T. r. l.. Page ana j.
Ashury. Of Norfolk county.
Staunton was selected as the place =
Thursday, April %. 1855 as the uhle' F"
/ holding the State convention.
AT the night session a call Ter ..e
| triet conventions WAS adopted ans -
committee adjourned.