The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-20
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
norm or THE FACTIONS hold PRE-
CINCT MEETINGS.
Two Sets of Delegates Will Go To staunton,
and the Fight VIII be Mckinley
Against Reed for President.

The Allan and Lamb factions which
have been hard at work Safeguarding
each other for some time, held precinct
meetings throughout the city last night
10 elect delegates to the respective city
conventions tonight.
Or. Patrick Henry Clay Noble. who
recently received from much-advertised
Colonel Lamb his commission as kepubh-
can city chairman, few days ago issued
a call for precinct meetings for the pur-
pose Of cleciing the city delegates 10
convention At old Market Hall tonight
On the part of the opposition. Mr.. EDGAR
Allan also issued a call for precinct meet
incs for the purpose Of selecting delegates
TO a convention Of their own TO be held
in Wilkinson's Hall tonight.
So there viii be two separate ana ols-
tinct conventions going on In the same
party tonight, and each diane trlcaHy
opposed TO the other; in other words,
kind Of Well-developed row In the FANNY
At the Lamb precinct meetings last
night three delegates from each precinct
were chosen. These will put their heads
together tonight and select delegates 10
the Congressional District Convention,
which will be held in this city on Apfh
22d At this convention there VIII De some
seventy or more delegates, representing
every part Of the district. AT TINS con-
vontion thirty-one delegates 10 the STATE
Republican Convention. 10 be held III
Stanton on April 23d, will be selected
THE ALLAN FACTION.
Meantime the Allan faction is not ex-
pected TO be idle. They VIII also holu
their convention where adiectives are ex-
nected to be used in verbal expressions 10
their way Of thinking. Allans deiesd'e9
to their city convention VIII piou""is
endorse Allan tonight, ana condemn
Lamb. while the Lamb faction VIII pasS
a few resolutions commencing the Slaie
chairman. and expressing lher O""u''
opinion Of the opposition. 49,
Al the congressional district convention
81 is thought the fight will be rene"eH
and n vigorous war of words VIII lheIe
he INDUCED in. That convention now
over, will have no authority to take ac.on'
and the fun will be resumed in the state
Convention in Staunton, where IL -
thought. the question of turning out Ooio-
mel Lamb from his present position VIII
arise. and decision reached as 10
whether the Allan or Lamb-Noble dele
gates shall be seated in the convention.
II the delegates favorable TO the deposed
course. resume the duties connected WIN
the Office of city chairman.
Both Lamb and Allan will have their
supporters at Staunton, and ! doubt not
that there will be some spicy proceedings.
Already the Lamb followers claim that
Mr.. Allan had no right TO the chairman
ship since 1891. They claim that he was
given his commission H. 1892 for two years
at the end Of which time, according 10
the rule he had to be reappointed. They
say he was not reappointed, and that his
old commission was out Of date.
4 M'KINLEY-REED FIGHT.
Besides all these questions and n few
wrangles which will come up at Stanton
the most important work to come up be-
fore the convention will be the selection
Of two delegates from each congressional
district to attend the National COnven-
ton, I'm st. Louis. and four delegates at
large from the state all of whom will
help TO nominate candidate for the
presidency. This is where John Mitchell.
Jr.. the negro editor and Alderman, Will
try TO get in the game. Mitchell is anx-
ious TO be sent TO St. Louis as one of
the two delegates from this district. lie
is understood TO be in favor OF Reed for
the nomination. Another name which
has been mentioned as a district dele
gate TO St. Louis IS that OF Judge J.. J..
Lewis
On the other hand, IL is claimed. that
Mr.. Allan and Judge Waddil are anxious
10 go 10 ST. Louis 10 blow Mr.. McHin-
ley's horn for the presidential nomina-
tiOn. Just how It will turn out nobody
seems 10 know. Certain il is. if appear
ances be reliable, that the fight between
the Lamb-Nobio crowd on the one side
for the White House. and the Allan-Wad-
dill faction on the other, who are putting
i'm many ticks for Mr.. McKinleys prcsi-
Dental aspirations, will 80 straight ahead
until the Republican State representation
in Staunton untes the knot for the beliig-
erents. 1t may be resumed on an entire
IL new tact a fter that