The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-08
VERY STORMY SESSION
OF the Republican State Committee Was
that Held In Norfolk Yesterday.
COL. LAMB uAMERcIFULLY SCORED.
For Twelve Hours tho Members of
the Committee Talked and Several
Factions Seemed Imminent-A Full
Report of the Meeting.

The Republican State Committee met
at Hunter Woods Hall In this city yes
terday, and the sessions were anything
but orderly. The first session was called
to order ait IL o'clock by Colonel Will
liam Lamb and soon thereafter the frs;
sign of disoord arose when Il contest was
noted from the Fourth District. This
contest was between Thorp and Brady
factions from the Fourth District, and
both sides made strong fight: so
strong. in fact. that indications at one
time pointed to Il split in the ranks.
Things were eventually patched up,
however, by the appointment of Il COM
mttee on credentials consisting of one
from each district except the Fourth Ito
pass upon the credentials of the con-
testing factions. The following commit
tee was appointed: c. a. McKenny.
First District; A. c. Peachy Second Dis
tiict; General Edgar Allan, Third; r. A.
Wise (chairman. Fifth; a. Il. Kellam,
Sixth; c. II. Hoffman, Seventh; o. Il.
Helm. Eighth; =. c. March, Ninth: j..
w. Word, Tenth.
The committee retired and the State
Committee adjourned to meet again at
3 o'clock.
At that time the committee recon-
vened. when the Committee on Creden-
tials asked for further time. An
other recess was then taken until 4:40
o'clock. but at that time the committee
had not returned and it was $50 O'Clock
before the State Committee was again
called to order.
The Committee on Credentials report
ed the following as entitled ito seats in
the State COMMITTEES:
First Distric.-C. a. McKenny proxy
for a. b. Gresham. Joseph Trader, w.
w. Ashby.
Second Di5trict-A. C. Peachy. S. b.
Carney: l.. j. T.. Kellam, Charles Bar
low, J. IT. Beale
for j. w. Southland Edgar Allan proxy
for W. II. Knight. Stith Boiling proxy
for Joseph Walker. John Mitchell, Jr
| Edmund Waddlil. Jr.
Fourth District-W. T.. Gaines, d. f.
| Garrett, and Ross Hamilton.
Fifth D!strict-A. II. Martin proxy for
L. w. Morgan, r. II. Thorp proxy for
]. Fl. Figg, r. ~. Wise proxy for c. p.
Smith.
Sixth District-Harry Libbey proxy
for w. II Faulkner A. e. Kellam proxy
for w. ii. Mosby. j. II. Dales proxy
for a. $. Asbury, w. II. Fairies proxy
for w. l.. Brand. j. ID. Brady proxy for
y. Humbles
Seventh District-L s. Walker, l.. S.
| Walker proxy for b. C. Simms. a. =.
| furkhouser, c. l.. Pritchard, c. r.
| HoltZman.
Eighth DE;cict-H. p. Dodge. S. II.
Carney Jr., proxy for Park Agnew. O.
II. HEN, y. II. Martin proxy for w. II.
| Agnew. ID. l.. Groner proxy for c. p.
| McCabe.
| Ninth Distiict-P. C. March proxy for
a. NJ. Dickinson, p. c. March proxy for
II. =. Mccoy, j. p. Gleaves proxy for
"a w: biankenship, j. p. Gleaves proxy
for w. G.. Young.
| Tenth Districts. Brown Allen. w. e.
| Craig proxy for Z. j. Mccullough, John
A. Noon, j. W. Word. $. Brown Allen
proxy for J. l.. Hamilton.
MI Bowden gave notice that he
| claihea MS seat as n member of the
committee by authority of his member.
ship on the old committee and mnwad
| lAat the report of the committee he
| referred back to the committee To re-
port on the matter of proxies
an amendment was at once offered
| mat the report he adopted
| a substitute was then offered thot tho
report be adopted so far as it referred
TO the Second and Fourth Districts.
MI AlVah ii. Martin claimed that
| under the party organization the names
reported were the only reel members -,
me state Committee from the Second
| District.
Mr.. Bowden claimed that no commit.
| teeman had been elected from the Soc.
ohu District, and that the old committee
\ lively discussion here ensued T.,
which Gen. Edgar Allen led the Bow.
den forces, and Mr.. Craig, of the Tent
District, the opposition.
IL was claimed that no contest was
ilaue before the Committee on Creden.
tiais. ana that ii was too late now 10
raise the question. "
adopted was
a motion was made that the ro,, bs
.alieu ana In an instant several delega
of motions go N'i'iS
One member wanted to know ~ IN.
second District was running the Stat,
| committee. and voice answered YES >
me secretary started the roll call ant
ne reading OF the proxies was also call.
ca Tor. objection was raised to this b,lt
| IN the Wranglc the secretary proceede,
10 call the roll and read the proxies.
Inc Lamb followers insisted upor
| having the proxies held by Mr.. Bowler
reau aloud, while the same point wa,
| mace by the opposition.
II was found that only Is members O,
the state Committee We're present on
Oh total of 30 members elected.
Nlr. ke!lam, of Princess Anne county
arose TO question of personal privileg,
and told what Princess Anne had don,
politically. N ooii'
~ motion was made that the minorit,
report of the Committee on Crednntiai 10
concerning the Fourth District. h,
adopted. y member said. in speaking
OF the question, that he believed Mr.
l,horp had q majority of the voters q
ms district, but that he had no SHOW
OF election unless all differences wer,
patched UP. He thought a new conven
non should be called in the Fourth Dis
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