The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-07
SAL FLO GOD WAS WRONG.
Ah III sIhat He Made q Very GraYs MISTAKE In
Striking Flanagan With a Stick.
BOTH 81 1 MEN ARE ABOUT EVENLY MATCHED
md waddiiI Arc After Col.
stS Lamb Business Men OF Richmond
no GO Into Poiitics-The Fulton
.s;S baptist Church Affair Stiil Attract
Ing AstentIon-CIoses Hts Doors.

sSB Richmond, Va, March 6.-(SpeciaD-
q Mr. Edgar Allan has gone TO Washing
n ton, to be absent until next MONDAY y,
Tuesday When he returns here ne Will
pull or his coat and so 10 work 10 up
] set the plans Of State Chairman Lalho.
Z There is no doubt Of the fact that plans
y are on foot to Dust the Colonei AZ ths
State convention. Judge Waddiii ana
q Mr.. Allan are In for war and they nave
Il the promise OF support from other iehu-
ing Republicans EX-Shcrit SoutnWaru,
& of Henrico seems TO be stantihS os
Colonel Lamb, but his following Is "eak.
: Waddill and Allan practically contioi
z the RepubIlcau fo:ce in and about Rich
3 mond. Notwithstanding: Colonel Lambs
denial thar he is for Reed his few SYM
pathizers here are advocating the nomi-
( nation Of the Maine man, while the
Allan Waddill faction are all Tor Me
Kinley. AS has already been stated in
(. this correspondence the CITY ltepubli-
can Convention will be held on the 2Sth.
The gossip to-day is that the Lamb
people will ignore the call and hold
convention oil their own after MI. Allan
is displaced as chairman.
State Senator w. NJ. Flanagan con-
tinues to improve. He is now regarded
as out of all danger, but is unable TO
sit up. He is receiving the very best OF
care and attention at Judge Wnddilfs.
Mr.. Flood had not gone home this NOM
ing. He was at the CAPITAL q short
time. Public sentiment here generally
condemns the manner in which the as
sault was made OH Mr.. Flanagan.
have heard some of Mr. Floods very best
friends say he made big mistake In
going after MIR. Flanagan with II stick.
The gentlemen are apparently evenly
matched. Mr.. Flood ought 10 be the
superior OF Mr.. Flanagan physically.
He Is younger and probably heavier.
Mr. c. V. Meredith and Mr.. Conway
r. Sands Will defend Mr.. Flood.
The business men OF Richmond have
decided to 60 into politics. They will
fight inside the Democratic party for
certain reforms. y conference was held
last night, at which over one hundred
representative citizens pledged their
support TO the movement. The largest
i taxpayers of the city are In this move
ment. Many of them will run for the
Council Many OF the city officers are
to be chosen In May and the Democratic
primary will be of much importance to
every citizen. In this reform movement
are such men as George l.. Christian
y. Taylor Ellyson, S. II. Hawcs. John
b. Purcell. =. ii. Mayo, Olway S. Allan,
IA. d. Landarkin. Jackson Guy and
many others.
81 Governor O'Ferrall did not go over
TO the capital to-day. He remained at
the capital and spent most of the day
In sleep. For Il week past he has set
up nearly all night reading and exam
lining bills. Now he is thoroughly bro
ken down and exhausted. The last
days of q Legislature are trying upon
no one more than the Governor. The
need of Il law requiring all bills to be
introduced at least ten DAYS before the
time to adjourn Is becoming more APP
parent every year.
The Fulton Baptist Church met to-
night and made arrangements looking
to keeping up their organization Rev.
NJ. Garrett, n Richmond College stu
dent. will preach on Monday. Rev.
John w. Daugherty and the members
who followed him will erect Il taberna-
Gle to seat about 1000 neoplc. They
Will go to work on the building AT once
Meantime services will be held i'm MIR
Daugherty's house and i'm the streets
Last night MIR. Daugherty preached I,
4 large crowd on the street.
The Elkwood Inn. at 9l2 and 9l4 CAM
toll Square, was the scene of some eS
element to-day. Mr.. James w. Martin