The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-12
CHAIRMAN MURPHY RESIGNS.
i Was Reported Last Night That he Had
Surrendered His OMcG.
IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED, HOWEVER,
And His Selection Is Endorsed by Two En-
,husiastic Meetings Held Las Night.
>umber OF Prominent Eepubli-
cans in the City.

The Iamb-Allan fight IS still very much
An evidence. and tho end is not yet. Mr..
ALLAN is still In the city and the greater
part OF his time is spent in conferences
with his friends, and presumably IN lying
plans to circumvcnt Colonel Lamb, whose
executive committee recently issued an
iltimatum doposing him from the chair
manshlp OF the Richmond city Republican
committee.
As will be remembered. the same acllon
on the committee which claimed MT.
NIlsn,s official scalp made Mr. Michael
Murphy, a lifelong Republican oi TINS
city. chairman of the city committee
who significd his acceptance Of the ohice.
This appointment stirred up the f1cnds OF
This appointment stirred up the trends OF
Allan, and they held q meeting tuesday
night and declared that thcy would fecos-
rizc no chairman but him Mr.. Murphy
The nowly-appointod chairman. Kept mum
meanwhile. and reporters who visited
him were unable 10 extract any informa-
lion as TO h.s future plans.
Mr.. MurphysAs cmfwy ETAOI RDLN
MR. MURPHY SESiGNS.
If tho report emanating from we'll
known member Of the Republican party
last night is true there Will be consterna-
iion to-day in the ranks of the Lambkins
OF this city. which could be equalled only
by that which would have been created
by the discovery of a wolf in tho fold.
II was positively stated that Mr. Muir
ply after thoroughly surveying the field,
had concluded TO resign the position for
which ne had been commissioned. and
that on yesterday he forwarded his formal
resignation by mail 10 Colonel Lamb.
II f. further asserted, on the same au-
thority. that Mr Murphy. as City Chair
man. has taken no part in calling a city
convention. or in the selection either of
a city committee or precinct chairman
and thSt the published list OF precinct
chairman. composed OF cOlOred persons
with i've exceptions. as well as the al
legged newly appointed committee. was en-
iirely Unauthorized by him.
Mr. Murphy could not be seen last
night to either affirm or deny the above
report owing TO the late hour. but the
party from whom il was received was I'm
position. he said. to know all of the
facts in connection with the case.
There was an unusual hustle i'm Repub-
lican circles yesterday. and several promi-
nent members of the party from out Of
town were here. a party was seen upon
the street. consisting Of Colonel James d.
Brady. Senator William M.Flanagan. Cap
tain Asa Rogers. Mr.. Edgar Allan, and
JudSc Edmund Waddill. Jr. IL IS pre-
sumed that these gentlemen had been In
conference in the city. but nothing could
De LEANED as 10 the result Of the same.
LAAtWTE MEETINGS.
There was "A rally of the Republican
voters last night at the Cclored y. NJ.
e. A. Hall. Manchester. Va.
Washington WITT presided. and w. II.
Bailey was secretary. Alderman John
Mitchell. Jr.. of Richmond. discussed the
situation. Tho position Of State Chair
man Lamb and the State Executive Com
mittee was explained. He urged the vo-
ters to stand by the regular Republican
organization. After further remarks bv
alderman Brooks. a resolution was unan-
imously adopted endorsing Colonel VIII
liam Lamb.
A meeting OF the Republican voters of
Marshall Ward was held at Odd-Fel-
lows Hall. Fulton. last night.
Captain ID. II. Alley presided. Speeches
were made by Alderman James Baben
George Tyler. Richard Carter. and Wilson
Nash.
The speakers scored Judge WadduI ana
Nlr Allan who they said were trying TO
create dissension in the ranks Of the
party ana override the State chairman
ana the state Executive Committee"
Alderman Mitchell arrived lust after
the meeting adjourned Stirring resolu-
tons endorsing and upholding ColoneI
William Lamb. the State chairman. Mr.
Mlchael Murphy the city chairman. ana
endorsing John Mitchell. Jr.. as a dele
gate TO the national Republican Conven-
toh were unanimously adopted