Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-09
THE CONVENTION :!
A LARGE AND ENTHUSI-
ASTIC BODY,
An Ovation to Col. Lamb.
His Address.
A LARGE REPRESENTA-
TION.
Plans of Organization-The
Ticket Selected.
COLONEL W. F. WIOKHAM STATE
CHAIRMAN.
Colonel Vim. Lamb Retires Fromtbe Office
COLONEL W. F. WIOKEAM STATE
CHAIRMAN.
Colonel VIM. Lamb Retires FrOmtbe Office

Colonel wm. Lamb Retires From the Offic
LYsoHBURG, Va October 5-Lynch
burg's hills resounded to-day with th,
enthusiastic shouts OF about as harmo
nious Republican convention as evel
gathered within the borders of the Ok
Dominion.
Its members were united in their de
votion to Colonel William Lamb, whC
called them together, united in their
opposition to the wing of the party lee
by Agnew, aud wildly enthusiastic in
%heir purpose to put in the field full
State ticket.
The city is full of delegates, every
hotel is crowded, and in every respect
the convention surpasses the expecta-
tiou OF nearly every one.
Instead of the small crowd that
many expected, il is big one, and il
rs doubtful If more representative
Republican convention was ever held
In Virginia. Every section is repre-
sented by the best element of the par.
", and while msny OF the so-called
leaders are absent. thsir places are
hlled by true and tried men, and they
are not misst d.
A special train brought in big
crowds from Norfolk, n -wport News.
Richmond aud other points The
Newport News delegation Co empha-
size the fact thai they are Lamb dele
gates are wearing n miniature lamb OF
cotton on their hats. The various dis
tricts met during the morning tt se
lect their chairman and arrange other
preliminary business.
Chairman Lambs headquarters at
the Carroll were crowded all the morn
ing and there was great demand for
tickets of admission.
The Opera House stage is tastefu'ly
decorated. The entire back is covered
with an immense United States flag.
large portraits of President Mckinley
and Vice President Hobart on the
sides, while bunting is turned about
the proeenium and private boxes
Printed cards guided the various dele
gates to their seats.
COL. LAMBS OVATION.
The convention was called to order a
few minutes after II O'Clock by Col
Lamb, and as his tall figure appeared
upon the platform, the delegates rose
enmasss aud cheered up-oariously for
several minutes. Indeed his whole
speech was punctuattd d with thunders
of applause, which left no room for
doubt that each man present was a
devoted adherent of the Lamb wing of
the party When the body was called
to order the o Jera House, which is
said to seat from q thousand TO fifteen
hundred persons, was comfortably fill
&c with delegates, alternates and
guests, the number of delegates and
alteTnates being estimated at about
300 The walls were plenteously dec
Grated with bunting of gay colors and
n brass band filed the air with tn e
strains of popular airs.
Excepting the Ninth, all the districts
in the State are we'll represented, and
not many OF the counties are missing.
The delegates were composed of the
best men to be found in the several
districts in the State.
COLONEL LAMBS ADDRESS.
Fellow Republicans: My heart will
be as cold as death can make it when /
forget this enthusiastic manifestation
of your friendship It more than COM
pensates me for all the wrong and in
justice done me by the State Commit
tee. l have had the honor to preside
over three Republican State ConVen-
tions and have attended many, but
have never seen one that surpassed
this in enthusiasm aud patriotism 1t
Is no gathering of pie-huIters. We
have no offices to distribute Not only
that, but so far we are threatened that
those who come here will he read out
of the psrty.
Cries: I'VE came all the same !"
1t had long been a stigma in the
North that the Republican party of
Virginia we're Republicans for revenue
only. On which side do you find tn ose
men nOw2
The eyes of the country are on you
now. and the people we'll know that the
Republicans of Virginia are fearless
and patriotic The men who have as
sumed control of the Republican party
are oeice-hOlders. Its Chairman is a
collector of revenue, its secretery q
clerk in a revenue office, and Its trea s.
Hrer an Office holder. If that is not
Republicanism for revenue what is it
There was a demand thr lughout the
country that we Virginians should par
ticipAte In the triumphs Of our party
We all felt that the splendid policy of
President Mckinley and the wise leg
islation under Mr.. Reed (Cheers f,T
Reed) should be endorsed The sun
shines on prosperous country, far
mers art happy, the anvil chorus is
heard on every hand, and Joy and hap
piness are beaming on our country, so
we feel that the Republicans of Virgi n
ia should put up our flag and to fig ht
was to show the people of the country
that we fight the battle OF our party.
We were told to adopt policy of mac
lively.
Cries: "We won't do iti We won't
do it 20
Here in Virginia we should all Se
anxious TO do our duty. 1t was strange
that the men best rewarded by the ad
ministration, have been trying to keep
back our free men, treat us as Hitter
ate slaves, They say we must not have
q convention.
Enthusiastic yells: 1--WE have it: We
have it all the same"
Mr. Lamb said that he felt when he
was selected to lead the party at Staun
ton, that he would discharge that duty
and he has done so whether he was
legal chairman or not.
Cries: "You are our legal chairman.
You have come here as representa-
tives of the people, and the voice OF
the people Is the voice of God. / have
no slate; have no plans to recon-
mend. 1t is with you, and the Repub-
lican party of Virginia is sat is6ed that
you will DO your duty, GIVE as q tick