Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-24
THE FIGHT ON LAMB.
THOSE OPPOSING HIN TO ELECT A
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
THE CHAIRMAN NAY AL.O GO.
said That His Head VIII Go In the
Bnskct IL the Programme II Car
ricd Out-May he Waddhi or
Brady.

The RSSublican State Ivnihi'NSc WIN
assemble here on Thanksgiving-Day, and
will hold what promises TO be lively
session, IL the programme now on foot
is carried out. The principal feature oil
this programme Is the dccapitation OF
Chairman Lamb. and u the Waddiiites
are not headed of In their designs against
the Norfolk Colonel that gentlenan's
head will adorn the basket as the crown
ing figure OF political has-beens. and Al
Ian will pose as State chairman
All of this is. Of course. dependent upon
The success OF the programme as now
arranged. and there is every reason TO
pelieve that il will be carried out 10
the letter. and successfully. too; bu, there
are many contingencies that may arise
and ii may be possible that the Coionei
will wear his head on his shoulders some
time longer.
THE TWO CALLS ISSUED.
Colonel Lamb called meeting oil
his Executive Committee in Norfolk on
saturday night. and they. at his bidding
called a meeting of the state committee
10 assemble in Norfolk on the evening
If December nth. In the mean unle
Waddnl and Allan had been at WORK
and twenty names had been secured 10
n call for the committee to assemble III
this CITY on Thursday night next rms
call is bound TO have fun force ana Ell
feet. as under the plan Of organization
majority of the committee can AT any
time call meeting of the BODY without
the sanction. or even the knoWleuse' Va
the chairman. This call Will. thereIoie'
assemble the committee; ana theh' H. a.
supposed. all of the twenty men VINO
signed the call are favorable TO Nalu'h
and Allan. they Will eject ne" HA'
cutive Committee ,,,
certain faction Of the Republicans
have never recognized the Executive
Committee as at present CONSTITUTED
claiming that the election was irresuiar
They claim that the meeting IN july az
which they were elected, was calleu loi
another purpose. and that chairman
Lamb controlled large nuihpeI oi
proxies of members OF the STATE Coiii-
mittee. who. had they known ul1' ras
election of an executive committee was
10 be had. would have been in attend
ance upon the meeting. and woull nav
onnosed the election of the committee, ar
nj present constituted.
WHAT THE CALL SAYS.
The state Committee is composed OF
thirty members three from each con-
eressional district in the State, but IN
the Tenth District. which heid rs con-
vertion before the State convention was
held five members of the state Conih''-
Tee were elected. These five We're re-
tanned. each having. though, Only three
ffths of vote; ana. while three ., w.. ~
five from this district have signed the
call. only one and four-fifths votes are
rerreeeuted by them. and hence the can
~ signed bv only nineteen and four-nttns
votes This however, is majority ol
the committee. and will be SUFFICIENT, u
All vote together. or # sixteen OF them
stand by the Waddillites. 10 GUST lhe
Lamb Executive Committee, which IS as
HERETOFORE stated. the primary object oi
the meeting. The call. as signed Dy Inv
twenty, reads as fo' ows
eve the Undersigned members 81 me
Rep,S,lcan state Committee Of virginia
deem IL proper that there shal De
meeting of our State Committee hell jill
the city of Richmond qt Fords Jaw
building on Thursday, November Io'H
at SP. NJ. and DO hereby cal the same
for the purpose of elec'ins an exec W.,
committee. I'm accord lrce with the u"
man of organization, and FOR the iransac-
;ion of such other business as may
properly be brought before you.
LAMB MAY BE REMOVED.
This call for a meeting OF the committee
,s a renewal of the fight on Charhal
Lamb. and there seems to be little doup
that ne will be deposed. There has heei
talk Of this for some time, and sllniial
,noveusnt was started during the cam
paign. but some of the national ieaaef'
internosed and truce was declared UNI
the election was over. Now II seems u
he a feht 10 the death. The ahu-l-elu'
neople have a hearty dislike for the ChaH
man and Il is especially desirable IRON
their standpoint that he shall be gottel
on; Of the way before the distribution o.
patronage begins.
There is doubt in the minds OF sofn'
whether the State Committee has m
right 10 remove the Chairman. but thos'
who were instrumental in securing sigma
lures TO the call say there IS no question
about the committee having the powe
under the new plan Of organization q
take such action by two-thirds vote
II Is understood that the plan is ior TN
committee upon convening here 20 sea
the contesting anti-Lamb delegations IRON
the Second and Fourth districts, an
having thus secured a tWo-thirds vote, q
remove Lamb. Then the same member
who assemble here vii attend the meet
ing In Norfolk or send their proxies an
rafifv what is done IN Richmond.
The chances are that II Colonel Lam
Is behcaded either Colonel Brady o
Judge Waddnl. most likely the former
win be elected State chairman, and ines
two will control the patronage in VT
ginia.