The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-12

cesSions nave already been made. and
no one who has studied the trend of
recent events need be surprised,to wake
UP tuesday morning or some other NOR
ming before election and find that the
Proaibition- Reform" party as factor
IN Norfolk politics. has ceased to exist:
that Instead they will have for their
consideration the "Cit!zen's-Reformr
party. If this Is not the legend that
VIII be written across the head of the
lcket. prophecy Is lost art. and things
are not what they seem. 1t Is explain
ed that this change is made SO as to
allow all good men of all parties to try
lheir hands at pluckinE municipal plums.
VI course the idea of getting votes by
the operation was never considered.
IT is reported. City Attorney Shelton
VIII not enter the lists. either before the
convention or the Democratic primaries
Tor denomination. An effort was made
to see that gentleman, but he was out
of the city
mere are several iloaters between the
lines: Among these may be mentioned
Mr' w. C. Cobb. who simply announces
himself for Commissioner of the Reve-
nue., and refers to his qualification Mr.
fred. B Stevens will run independently
Tor Mayor. Messrs. c, w. Morse and
w. c. Witty announce themselves n : IN
dependent candidates fer City Sergeant
Mr. william Rosson wants to be Keeper
OF the Cemetery by the same middle
course which, like that of true love
doesn't promise to be u smooth one in
this campaign. There are others.
Judge T. ii. Wilcox, who has been
prominently spoken of for Common
wsalth's Attorney. positively states that
ne Is not candidate for any office.
The affairs of the Democrat tic party IN
TINS city may at least be said to have
peen conducted in order. harmony. pro-
priety. and opsn and above board. Can
uloates Tor the respective offices. TO ba
voted Tor Will be nominated at primary
electlons provided by law which pr.-
sc!ibes heavy penalties for any fraud
practiced at such primaries The Judges
IN these primaries ara appointed by an
Electoral Board elected by the candida tes
themselves. There is nothing unusual
or Irregular about the proceedings, and
no attempt has been made to conceal the
names of the candidates who vii 20
before the primaries, among whom will
be:
For Mayor-Capt W. r. Mayo. Mai.
w. e. Foster. George II. Dawes and ].
s. Pickett.
City Sergeapt-John r. Lawler, T. l..
Dorpil j, lA> Brimmer, Jr., and NJ. ].
Vellines
Commissioner of Revenue-w. w.
Dey and j. L. Watkins
City Collector-,James T.. Ried. William
l.. Baker and George NJ Pollard
Street 1nspector-W. j. Butt, Virginius
Tucker,
Keeper of Almshouse-J. e. Parr and
Philip Mordica
City Guager-John S. Fantone
Clerk of the Market. w. Blick. A.
Moses and John Walters.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Wi-
loughby Butt. Frank j. Antelotti. Guy
Hall. w. w. Wyatt, Horace Biuford,
John c. James.
Keeper of Cemeteries-W. G. Pettls, C.
c. Lee.
There are number of other candidates
who are mentioned. but who have not
announced themselves. and a few others
for minor offices, whose names were not
ascertained.
SAYS THERE WAS NOTHING
WRONG.
The following letter. which is self-ex-
planatory. will appear in to-day's Rich
mond Times:
Prospect, Va. April 10th, 1896
Editor Richmond Times:
Your paper of yesterday contained a
copy of what l believed was letter to
myself. written by Col Lamb. State
Chairman of the Republican party. and 1
deem 1t due to myself. as we'll as to Col.
Lamb that l should make the following
Sldlelnent.
In the first place / cannot conceive
how Mr. Allan came in possession of
the letter mentioned. as l did not en-
hlDit II 10 any person Intentionally.
Neither did ! make known to any one
the contents thereof. and can only con-
clude that in making up the roll of dele
gates Tor the county convention (aS re-
quired of me as county chairman) from
credentials furnished me from the va
rious precincts IN the county, this letter.
with others which l cannot find, was
accidentally left where some friend of
Mr.. Allan's found it and used as stated
above, without my knowledge or con-
sent.
And | wish to state. further, that the
reason why this letter from Col Lamb
was written was simply this: ], with
other friends OF the party. thought we
saw indications of money being used in
the interest OF Mr.. Allan in his fight
against Col. Lamb. and also in the in
terest of particular candidate for
President. Ami / (being chairman of
the county, felt Is to be nv duty to in
form the State Chairman of what I be-
lieved was the condition here, and
urged him, in more than one letter. to
aid me financially. in order that might
Offset. If necessary. the money influence
which felt would surely be used. and
the Lamb letter published was an an
swer to one of those appeals.
can say. and do state positively, that
did not and have not received one
cent from Col Lamb or anv of bi,