The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26

the morrow was the anniversary Of the
day which first proclaimed peace on
earth and goodwill towards men. asked.
On account OF an interesting event In
nv family. that this threatened meeting
should not take place until after January
LEI and then said: I shall be curious TO
witness the proceedings OF public meet
ING called by the head OF great political
organization, for the purpose of explain
ing how he came TO be such
~ regret that you see lit to begin
vo,,r career as chairman OF the ke-
nuhIican State Committee OF virginia Dy
inaugurating a proposed hsht "ithln .le
rsnlTs ~ your own party, instead an as
sa,,it ,non the lines of the enemy. but
shau no on hand 10 defend Republican
,~tnc,rles and organization, as l was
Tor nearly twenty years before you De-
came a member OF that party ~,
81 49, not written him arother line
., che srtiect. ne never replied to my
,o,,sr. and the public can judge whether
~ 90, nm I'm arms because OF my re-
NV or was already In hot blood peio,s
ne wrote the letter "hlch 'a"o1
forth An excuse is not always reaS '..,'
and duplicity is often uniounded VII"
diplomacy. -,o,.. 80 have
- ,,ir because my reply 70 his letter o,
mic, 92d was anything but KIN"
-, and che had lost confidence IN 'ne
- -, ~ richmond city, as frlehu'
20. ,..rsocttv willing. II the state COM
- - ,hi,ks II has the power 70 nav
..,,,o,,o me- from the position nav
- - vears held very much agaih-.
~ ,,.,, desires. but ! warn them llal
u-ben this action Is taken. tney WIN -.
ca ,beir hands full, and their comm.
tee-room empty. as the result oil nas,,,s
IA deal the same uea'i,io"' IL,
the chairman IN matters % f', - Win
'iie 49, leader who shall differ WIN
~ w, -, s,,rcelv vet in articulo mor'o,S'
''i -. a. nossible my political ued..
VIZ. 80 near al hand, and, II So l W. W..
may -, az 4 dying man 10 am ~,
~ IN and beseech him when on
"yiiss ne. dead and buried, that ne Ia"
litter watch that eorpss 10, ranb
Dettei p,tershurg meeting Col bdlip
~ tIo "a prevailed In his contehuo',
,'tnn he was fixing up turning o"' -
'o,,ntina in committeeman liat LII
-. ,,o nower by when Naca"Dy
ho declared on the conn iillee .etto,,.
..,.t,e, mad been elected IN coiFsn''o.''
Ihei'u .he marty must bear the Ills
=, oI rotbor than fly 10 those II knew
80 " mill another convention couiu
-, the unworthy members. Ana yet
.,,-o-,e..es 10 turn me out because ana
r ~. .ond n Kind reply TO his threatening
and insulting diatrlpc' 800, hut
"obf consistency, thou are ewei' pu.
.,,, ,bat does not dangle around the neck
~ the Dresent Republican leader III VII
ginia- ,u,, ,,..r,r,rrr Avn
III KNIGHT.
&C., $500. Glad 10 see and learn from his
interview that Col. Lamb had finally de-
/ at5ed that the title Of Judge Waddill ana
! nrr Wray r. Knight as members OF the
| State Committee were as unassailaple as
his own title as State Chairman. II was
! a mystery 10 me how he could raise any
| question as TO either Of them, when ne
| had voted at the committee meeting in Pc
tersburg 10 adopt the report Of the COM
nittee on Credentials. declaring them en-
| titled TO seats as members OF the com
| mittee from the Third Congressional DIS
! frict and that, too. after the attack when
Thin Mitchell had made against their
| rights TO be there. Doubtless he discoV-
/ cred. indeed I know he did, that he was
undertaking too big a contract when ne
determined on a wholesale slaughter. and
/ he has concluded 10 concentrate all his
energies and pour out his Walls Of wrath
in his attack upon me The Republican
partv will be less injured by his homeo-
pathic remedy, while Individually per-
haps ! can stand heroic treatment.
| EITHER Colonel Lamb possesses most
! peculiar nature. or II was something other
then his love for the Republican party
which induced him. after he had written
numbers Of letters and published many in
terviews. declaring he would not receive
the position Of State Chairman unless
| unanimously chosen by a convention. 10
| enter into an unseemly fight for the
two places against the protest and en-
treaty Of his alarmed friends. and then
/ To accept his position despite the fact
| that he could have received but one OF
| them without forming a combination.
| which was repugnant 10 him, If he was
true to the memory of General Malone.
and which led him so soon afterwards 20
| commence the virulent attack he mas
since been making against those whom
he knew 10 have stood 10y the waning for
tunes Of the leader now no more, at a
| time when be most needed friends. during
the later years of his sad life.
His conduct i'm the combinations COM
| planned OF was. however, perfectly con-
sistent with his present attitude I'm regard
10 the next presidential candidate Of the
| Republican party for the newspapers re-
ported. and he did not deny. that when
he attended that New York banquet,
which fed his ambition as we'll as his
stomach. he expressed there his prefer
ence for a candidate. and he had every
reason TO believe was the choice Of the
! Virginia Republicans, the Hon. William
| Mckinley. of Ohio. lie was either in
! earnest or IL was deception which worked
TO help him 10 his present position as
| leader OF the party in Virginia, but il is
now manifest that he himself as the Nir-
! ginia factotum of the combine form is in
! favor of every man 10 beat Mckinley"
Mr.. Naddl'S Views.
Judge Edmund Waddnl, Jr., when seen
| Yesterday and asked II he had anything
| To say for publication in regard to the
| controversy between Colonel Lamb and
| Mr. Edgar Allan. said that he preferred
| TO say nothing al present. except that
he endorsed the views OF Mr.. Allan He
! added that he would have statement
! To make some time in the early future.
PERSONALS iND GENERAL.
| Interesting Facts About Kichmond's Citi-
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