Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-06
STATE POLITICS.

The republican convention of the
Fifth district met at Rocky Mount yes.
terday and nominated ]. Il. Brown, Of
Henry county, over b. 4. Davis, five
to one.
Hon ]. Taylor Ellyson, who has
been unanimously reelected chairman
of the Virginia democratic executive
committee, will arrange for the prose-
cution of an active campaign.
Joseph Button, clerk of the State
Senate, succeeds Col. John Bell Bigger
as secretary of the democratic State
committee. Col. Bigger retiring on &C
count of the infrmity of years.
Mr.. ]. Gordon Cummings, the demo-
cratic presidential elector for the Sec
ond district, has rendered his resigna-
ton as such. Mr.. Cummings is gold
man, and while he says he will support
his party nominees he cannot canvass
for them on account Of his views on the
financial issues.
DR.. +. A. Wise, of Williamsburg,
was nominated for Congress yesterday
at Hampton by the republicans of the
Second district. Hearing that the dis.
lrict committee had unseated all the
contesting delegates, the anti-Lamb
men decided to hold a convention Of
their own, which they did, and nomi-
mated ]. ]. Dryer.
The Ninth district democratic con-
vention, which met at Wytheville yes
terday, nominated Judge S. W. Will
liams for Congress on the second bal
lot. The names of Judge James w. A.
Marshall Cyclone Jim), Judge Samuel
W. Williams, of Craig; Judge G. 81.
Fudge, of Smythe, and Judge W. F.
Rhea, of Wythe, were presented. Ex-
Senator R. E. Withers presided.
George P. Haw, of Hanover, who
was selected by the conference Of
silver democrats to run for Congress,
and accepted, has now declined, and
they are again at sea. This strength
ems the chances of the present incum-
bent, Col. Elicit. 1t may now be
stated with almost certainty that re-
publican candidate will be run in that
district, aud that e1-Judge L. l.. Lewis
will be the nominee.
Col. VIM. Lamb, chairman of the re-
publican State committee, returned to
Norfolk yesterday from New York,
where be went to protest against the
appointment by the national commit
tee of certain Virginia republicans as
an advisory committee to act with the
State committee in the management Of
the pending campaign in Virginia. AS
stated yesterday the national commit
tee will enlarge the advisory commit
tee to eight, the three new men to be
nominated by Col. Lamb. Having the
State committee with him and the ad-
visory committee standing four to four
Gncluding the three to be appointed by
Colonel Lamb), the outcome Of the
clash between the two wings of the
party is looked upon as Lamb vic
tory. Judge Waddill, the head of the
Mckinley element in this State, claims
that his side came out on top in the
contest before the national republi
can executive committee. He says ::
The action of that body n conceding
Colonel Lamb the power to increase
the advisory committee of this State
gives the Mckinley men control in the
domination of the campaign here"
Under this new committee, said Judge
Waddill, holding the deciding vote,
the party has been lifted from the
slough of dependency into which an
incompetent chairman had driven it
and would be easily carried to victory.