The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-18
THE BOWDENI7Es WIN
Red Hot Meeting Of the Slate Republican
Committee Here Yesterday.
IT REQUIRED BUT TWENTY MINUTES
To Shear state Chairman Lasnb of
His Power in the Cominitiec--
Action of tho Richmond Meeting
Endorscd-wonid Not Con>ider
tho Resignation or the Committee.


tho Resignation OF the Committee.
The Republican Stale Committee has
Tatliled The action Of the Richmond
meeting unseating members from two
districts and seating others in their
PAGES inim!cal TO State chairman, Col.
william Lamb; also elect!ng a new
Executive Committee opposed to the Col
omel-in word literally shearing him of
an power, tieinG his hands and render
ing him practically a political cipher so
lar as actual action In connection with
the state Committee Is concerned.
his usefulness as State chairman has
oeen curtailed until Il now amounts 10
nafuly more than memory of bygone
things; AS political factor, Col. Lamb
IS still powerful, but with the State
committee he don't count any more.
Waddill. Bowden and Deyer have tri-
umphed for the present. at least, though
the end may not be yet
The whole business took but twenty
minutes. II was short and sweet-that
paradoxical flavor of sweetness denomi-
mated by the poets rs bitter.
STAR CHAMBER SESSION.
During the morning the anti-Lamb
men caucused at the Atlantic. while a
star chamber meeting was held at Col.
Lambs Office by those still loyal to their
leauer. outsiders were vigorously en-
The committee was called to meet Mt
Hunter Woods Hail. on Fenchurch
street. at noon. but really did not get
together until some little tine later.
ADMISSION was by card and the press
was excluded with unpleasant emphasis.
Reporters were not wanted
The principal facts were, however. OBJ
tanned. for by the time the meeting had
adlourned every one was ready to talk
HAD THINGS THEIR WAY.
The meeting was called to order by
STATE Chairman Lamb. AIessrs. S.
Brown Allen and Asa Rogers ofticiated
as secretaries.
1t was Immediately apparent uat the
anti-Lambites were in the majority by
long odds
a question al once arose as to whether
the proceedings of any previous meeting
should be read other than those of that
heid in Richmond on November 26 h. 1t
was finally decided that only the latter
be read.
1t was then moved that those minutes
De adopted ana the action of that meet
ing he endorsed. Here the figh. began
Ihe unseated members from the Sec
ond District are Judge c. W. AIurlaugh
OF portsmouth,; ~. c. Peachy. of NV
port News. and George l.. Prior. of Nor
io!k. The first named was on his feet in
meeting was illegal because he had not
been officially no oiiied of it, though he
admitted receiving a letter in regard to
the proposed meeting, but said the date
was not given.
Col James ID. Brady. OF Richmond
leu the opposition in behalf of the legal
ity of the Richmond meeting. and
brought on; The fact that Judge Muir
dauSh knew unofilcially of the date Of
the same. The Judge was asked If he
would have attended the meeting had
he been officially notified. 1e declined 10
answer.
Mr.. Pcachy also entered n emphatic
protest against tho Richmond meeting
ana said thai his side OF the house was
opposed by men who did not support
Inc republican nominee from this dis
tr.ct.
y vote was then called for on the
motion To endorse the acton OF the Rich.
mond meeting. This developed the far,
that the list OF p!ima facia members
OF The committee included the anti-I.amb
members who had been seated i'm Rich
mond.
Judge Murdnugh protested against
N $ and asked where he stood any way,
The question was settled by decid.ng not
TO call the Second and Fourth Districts.
THE VOTE THAT DID IT.
The roll was then called. and the mo-
ton carried by a vote of 10 2-10 for and
2-l0 against
y notion was then made 10 adjourn.
but Col. Lamb. before putting 1t, said
he had paper 10 read, which lie pro
ceeded 10 do. the document being the
resignation OF the three members of his
late Executive Committee. MeSsrs. Mar
tin. Libby and hubbard
AS these gentlemen had already been
superseded, no notice whatever was
taken of he resignation by the commit
Tee which proceeded to adjourn sine die.
ELECTED OFFICERS.
After the State Committee adjourned
the Executive Committee met and elect
ed officers as follows: Col. Asa Rogers
secretary. and j. ID. Brady. treasurer.
CELEBRATED THEIR VICTORY
The vic .ory OF the anti-Lanb!tes yvas
informally celebrated after the meeting
III the rooms of the Tidewatcr Republ-
can Association. where abundant re-
!!eshments had been prepared There
was some Jolly speechmaking. in which
Mr.. Thorpe, of the Fourth. nominated
Gen. James y. Walker as the next
Governor OF Virginia The General re-.
sponled prettily SAYING ne was n SOL
der and had learned 10 obey orders.
WHAT THE CHANGES ARE
BY ;hs action Of th.. comnitteoi
Messrs. Murdaugh, Peachy ana Prior
members from the Second District. give
place 70 Messrs. James H. Mitchell. of
YORK: !. J. Deyer. OF Southampton. ana
II. H. Nichols, Of Norfolk
MesSrs. W. T.. Gains. Il. l.. Jarrett and