Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
y,ucr,f, AND THE PREsIDENoY.

q-b.. Hcpuhlican state Convention 10
elect delegates 20 represent that party al
ST. Louis on June 2sth win be held at
stanton on Aprii -. The great ques-
iions to come before it Will be whether
The virginia vote shall be cast for Reed
or Mckinley. and whether Colonel Lamb
shall continue 10 fiji the State chairman
ship and be the Virginia member OF the
national Republican Committee too.
The Colonel Is suspected Of being partial
to Reed. but We have his word FOR ii that
he is not committed to the Maine man
or TO any one else.
As the successor Of Malone in the
lezdership of the Republicans OF Virginia,
Lamb at Staunton viii have his first great
opportunity 10 display whatever genius
for command he may possess. IL re-
mains 10 be seen whether the rank ana
file will yield him that honor and
obedience which they usually yielded 10
Malone. However, We must say that
Malone did not wholly succeed in man
aging the Republican party in Virginia
until he had compelled some OF the
"bralniest" Republicans m tie State TO
Of peace. though hts party was smaller
than before
VIC are inclined 90 think that Lamb has
more tact than Malone had. yet his
trouble with unruly Republicans has al
ready begun. We are free 10 say that we
regard Lamb as a formidable antagonist.
lie s. cool, able, and industrious. Nore-
over his followers are almost unanimously
OF the opinion that the day of jubilee is
coming for them-that almost certainly
the next President will be Republican.
Now. while results may show that they
are mistaken. the conviction that Re
publican victory Is very probable will 20
a long way toward making Lambs fol-
lowers amiable and tractsble. so We
wouic 90 well TO watch closely al The
movements of our enemy, and thwart
them where We can.
II " understood. we beleve. that before
the Legislature adjourns our state Demo
cratic Committee viii be convened IA
Richmond to name the day and place for
holding our State convention. As cur
national convention will be held at Chi
cago on July 9Th. we take 81 for granted
that our State convention Will De n@ld AT
least one month prior TO the date OF the
national convention. Whether orr state
convention will be held. at Richmond
Stanton. Lynchburg, or Roanoke, is FOR
the State committee TO decide
Doubtless the most interesting contest
III our convention will be on the currency
question. II is usual to adopt resolutions
OH such occasions. and We guess that in
this way the "free-silver men" ana the
"solmd- money men" will manage L. raea-
sure their strength. And before that
time We shall doubtless know whether
Mr.. Cleveland wishes a nomination for
another term.
1t is a. well-known fact that there are
thousands Of Virginia Democrats who 90
not wish 90 see the ;hird-term rule broken.
but Virginia Democrats are true Demo
Gratis. and in any event the nominees OF
the Chicago convention will receive the
electoral votes OF the old state.
\ telegram from Washington announces
that Mr.. Cleveland has gone off on an
other duck-hunt, and ii may be that he
will come back not only with plenty of
game. but prepared 10 say whether he
will or will not be in the presidential
race. " he declines and so positively as
10 admit OF no question az to his wishes.
We shall almost certainly see Carlisle and
Oney in the field, along with Morrison
and Pattison.