The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-31
ITO CONFESS IN PUBLIC
Rev. John W, Daugheriy, Of The Apostolic
Church. VIII Require Il Of His Members
FATHER WEtBtRS AND Or. lAAORuM.
State Senator Flood tfn Richmond TO
Answer ,Se Charge of feionio"s
Ass..tit OH Senator FInnHG"n--The
xooa Government League nt Work
Alderman Bancn on colonel Lamb.

~ tichm0nu, va, Marcl ou.-NSpeSlaI'
mad a talk to-day with Alderman Jas.
Z Bahen. the leader of the Lamb faction
OF the Republican party In this city
Gdr. Bahen expressed himself as perfect
ay satisfied with the condition OF things.
= Said he: There Is no question In my
mind that Waddill and Lamb Will be
defeated in both the State and district
conventions. They have very little fol-
lowing but are making terrible noise.
Here in Richmond the rank and file
OF the Republicans are with Lamb. Only
what Is termed the custom house gang
s is fighting Colonel Lamb. l believe
Lamb will be reelected chairman with
little or no opposition. In fact, If were
8 @ betting man, l would wager $500
that Lamb would down Allan and Wad-
dill and all of their crowd.
Quite number of Republicans are
mentioned for 12lgates at large to the
National Convention. Among them are
Colonel Lamb, Judge Waddill Colonel
James D. Brady, General James A.
Walker Hon. George q. Bowden, Hon.
Jacob Yost, Mr.. Edgar Allan. Colonel z.
III. McCaull, State Senator William NJ.
FIanagan, and ex-Congressman John NJ.
Langston. Walker seem TO be favored
by all factions, and 1t is quite certain
that he will be one of the four. In the
event of the defeat of Colonel Lamb for
the chairmanship, a determined effort
Will be made to get Walker to take that
place.
The Democratic Leage for Good Gov
eminent tomorrow night will begin the
holding of public meetings. The first
will take place in Clay Ward at Belvi-
dere Hail. 1t will be addi essed by q
number of business men who Will seek to
show that the city will be ruined flnan-
cially II matters are allowed to 70 on
60 a.,
every year since 1890 the city has spent
more money than its income, and there
is but little room for increasing the bond
ed debt As soon as the campaign opens
up In earnest s5me rather startling fig
ures VIII be presented
State Senator H d. Flood Is In the CITY
to-day. On Wednesday the charge
against him of feloniously assaultinr
Z Senator Flanagan will be heard by the
Police Justice. Mr.. Flanagan has long
since entirely recovered and gone to his
nome In Powhatan. Cmmonwealth's
s attorney Smith will prosecute the ca So
unassisted. Mr.. Edgar Allan has retir
co at the request of Mr. Flanagan. Mr..
tNood's counsel Will be State Senator
conway Il. Sands and Mr.. Charles v.
Meredith, 1t is presumed that the pros
Il ecutlon viii make an effort to have the
case sent on to the grand jury. but the
r
VIII get off with small fine.
The Richmond cranks are terrib,y
pleased with their baseball team. There
is no question that it will be much
stronger at bat than last year Wood
and Roland, especially, are heavy hit
ters and so is Pender. Second Basemon
sweeney appears to be phenomenal
nelder, but is weak with the stick
Wood will probably be the best bats.
man on the team. The game scheduled
to be played to-day had to be postnoned
on account of wet grounds,
Rev. John w. Daugherty, the leader of
the Apostolic Church, In his discourse
last night preached that 1t was essential
to salvation for sin to be publicly con
ressed. He will, 1t is sud. require mem
bers of his church to confess before the
congregation all of their wrong doinrs
Rev. Father Welbers preached Ia ST
night on est. Peters Primary mr. tho
Pope in Holy Scripture" He viii fol
low this up next Sunday night with
discourse on ''The Pope and the Prin,a-
tive Church. which will be In the nature
OF reply to Rev. Dr. Landrum's state
ment that there was no Pope at the
time of ST. Patrick.
Col. NJ. L. spotswood was very III
yesterday, but is better to-day.
The election of delegates to the State
Republican Convention today prac-
tically settled the question that McIiin-
ley VIII have the solid delgation from
Virginia. All of the counties heard from
went for the Ohsoan. Mckinley has al
ready majority, and seven OF the ten
districts are absolutely for him.