The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-28
.NAAsEMOAD For .LAMB
Delegates to The lynchburg Convention
Nominated In Mass Meeting.
B0WOEN, BRADY, WADDlLL DENOUNCED
Strong Resolutions Endorsing The
Course of Cor. K.nma adopted.
'fhristtaa Endravor Delegates.
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Suffolk, Va, Sept. 27.-(Special.)-
Nansemond Republicans to-day con-
damned THE administrator for Placing
the patronage of this STATS in the hands
OF a selfish body of usurpers, who are US
ing 1t ITO further their own personal
ends. Speeches loud and bitter were
nade against the action of Bowden
Brady and Waddil, whom they said had
! b'cn set up as q shrine before whom all
men must bow down and worship or be
ignored as Republicans.
Lamb people held undisputed sway. 1t
was u county mass meeting called to
send eleven Delegates to the Lynchburg
Convention, October 9Th.
ID. p. Brooks, of the Lamb faction
cabled the ding to order and read
1he purpose for which the assembly was
had He said that good order must be
matnHtalined and 1T was.
B. b. Dumville was made chairman,
and c. w. Dennis secretary On assum-
ing the chair Mr.. Dumvflle made a ten
HiAnUtss speech that was cheered. a
committee of seven was appointed to
recommend eleven delegates, and they
retired
While THE committee was out Jordan
Thompson, the colored Demc@thenes OF
Suffolk. made an eloquent address,
whioh worked the audience up In u fever
of enthusiasm. There were 100 men in
the CID Town Hail. and they cheared
uloe q host
Thompson handled the anti-Jamb men
with gloves off. He said the other side
had sent men TO dlam, but he had rather
beg en- the strceits than taRe Office at
the hands of such ltrailtors, scalaw7ags
and hobgoblins. Bcwden. Brady and
Waddill were political tlicksters. They
had only seven princ.ples-five loaves
and two fishes.
TIE following Delegates to Lynchburs
were elected without opposition: DR.. j.
NJ. Gibson, G. w. DaSstter. G.. L. Bar
ton, H. p. Brooks. B. M. Bruce, c. w.
Dennis, B 3. Dumville, w. II. Brothers,
Jordan Thompson. s. y. Davis and Dan
lei Hall. Each dc.ega.te lis empowered
to appoint his own alternate.
No noTrlnation FIR the House of
Delegates was made to-day. blrt that
work was postponed until October 11th.
B. B. Dumvllle is DOW the favorite can
dtdatc.
The commtbtee on resolutions reported
the following, which were adopted by
reclamation:
We. the Republican voters of Nanse-
mond county, in MACS meeting assem-
bled, do hereby declare our adherence to
Republican principles and congratulate
the country upon the return of pros
perlty which has come with the re-
storation of the Republican party to
power.
Whereas. The Republican State Com
mittee decided not to hold a State con-
pention, and
Whereas. Such action deprived the
Republican voters of the State of an
opportrnity OF deciding this matter for
themselves. and
Whereas, The attempted removal of
Col. William Lamb as State chairman
has tended to disrupt and disorganize
the party, and
Whereas. y self-constituted body of
alleged Republicans. composed OF Bow
den. Brady, Waddili and others, has set
Itself up as 4 shrine before which all
must bow down and worship or be en-
t!rely ignored as Republicans: now,
therefore, be It
Resolved, That we most heartily en-
dorse the administration Of President
Mckinley except rs to his placing the
patronage OF this state In the hands OF
selfish body CT usurrers, who are
7 using It to further their own personal
ends.
3D. That we endorse the action of DR..
Richard a. Wise = making his fight for
the seat In ConCr ;. to which he was
rightfully elected md condemn most
thoroughly the act . or George T.. Bow
den. even going so .nr as to go upon the
witness stand :c behalf of the Demo
cratic candidate, Mr. Young.
Sd. That we endorse the course Of Mr..
n. p. Brooks as county chairman, and
condemn the action or the State Com
mittee In seeking to break up our county
organization by recognizing men as
Republicans who did not support the
regular ticket at the last Congressional
election.
4th. That we condemn the action OF
the State Committee in not calling n
State convention, end recommend its
removal for its high handed proceedings
In attempting to take from our State
chairman Il position. from which csl,y
the body which elected him could RI
move him.
9Th. That we er 7Orse the action OF Gel
Lamb in calling a convention, ard in
his fight against the con- bre which $
attempting TO "hog" everything in s'ght
9Th That we favor the nor,,ra:.on of
State ticket; a change in to- plan Of
organizntiorl, and the recollection of Col
Lamb as State chairman.
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