The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-27
LAMBS TRIP FAILED
In Inducing The Committee TO Call Down
Candidates Gee and Dyer.
CAPT. LAMB IS AHEAD OF COL. ElLEIT
IN the Race for the Conrressfonsa
Nomination Delegates 20 Tho s,o,., /,
convention Rench Ricirnond
Massey "nd Cameron May Dcbate
tho Money Question,

Richmond, Va, Aug. as-tsnacs,,,...
matters were quiet about the nolitic,i
neauquartcrs to-day Colonel WIiiIo,,,4,
Lamp is back from Norfolk. He had
nottn'hg ,,tu,, 3 TO say for publication about the
visit The Colonel went TO New yor.1 !
to see the managers of the NatioraI 9a.
pupiican COMMITTEES with reference ~,
dorcing Dyer and Gee out OF .ha fJei5 =
Lhere Is every reason for believing thar
ne accomplished nothing. During his
apsehce colonel Lamb was with Mr. Ho-S
part, the Itepublican nominee for Vice
PRESIDENT, for some time. &
M ~
Hon. Henry w Flournoy returned to.
dressed the voters yesterday He stafea
thal ne mad fine audience and erceI-
lent attention. The Judge has up to this
tlme made three campaign speeches
anu tne thing that has impressed him
most Is the close attention the people.
white and black. give to the discussion OF
the currency question. Down in Surry
the Judge heard OF no gold men.
counting King Williams seven dele
gates who favor Captain Lamb as sec,
ond choice, that gentleman has so dele
gates to 7S for Elicit Colonel F,Iiettsa
cnnvass was badly managed in Ktnr
Wiliiam and the result will be a contest-
Monday. Hon. Isaac Dlggs, an Elieft
man, would not participate in the boit
from the convention and saws the non.
testing delegates will not have a peg tS
stand on. Z - ~
a few OF the delegates to the SOUND
money Democratic convention reaohed
mere to-day. The meeting will be called
no order In the Academy of Music at IL
derstood that Mr.. Alexander Hamilton
OF Petersburg, will be made temporary
chairman. There will probably be s0D
delegates In attendance and the work
VIII be completed at two sittings.
AS 1t Is quite certain that Senator
daniel Will not accept Colonel Gamer
on's challenge TO a series OF Joint debates
on the currency question, there Is some
laIk OF trying to have John q. Massey
meet Cameron. Massey is q pronounced
silver man. a>isrf
=, 1t Is now probable that Matt DeKalb
Iaylor, the high-rolling young man
sipim sToiW dans, dhazoo: Miss Miss. who wound up a
gaping a marriage only to fail into the
hands of the police and be committed "a
jail to sober up, will have a suit for
preach OF promise on his hands unless
Mullan. of Fourth street. His frierds
are now discussing the merits of such
a case and seem to have no doubt that
the suit will be instituted. One OF young
laSloI 3 CloSeSt 1rlen0S told your corr
respondent this morning that the Mis-
sissippian had declared to him last night
that he would not marry the young WON.
an under any circumstances.
Four negro laborers employed at the
Richmond chemical works were severely
burned while at work this morning. Al
bank OF red-hot ashes fell on them sud-
denly and before they could escape from
the shower of smouldering Goals all had
received painful burns. The SuperSn-
tendent Of the works stated In reply to q
reporters questions that the mems in
juries are of character In flowise seriA
Gus. and will keep them from work only a
day or two. He did not know their
names. q
James Disdale. the pIclpoclSet arrested
during the reunion, was turned oyer to
Detective Birmingham, of the New York
city police department, to-day by Justice
Crutchfield, and officer and prisoner at
once left for the North. DisdaIe was be-
ing held here under bonds as a suspicious
character. The pickpocket Is wanted in
New York city for grand larceny and
Detective birmingham says that there
Is a strong case against him. The max
imum penalty which he Is likely to get Ia
five years. sS