The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-06

lawyer OF unusual ability.
For Attorney-General Colonel James
Lyons, OF Richmond, was named, and his
nomination aroused unbOunded cnthtg-
iasm among the delegates.
The chairmanshp Of the state and Exc
cutive Committees fell to the lot OF colo
mel william =. Wickham, Of Powhatan
who was the unanimous choice Of the con
vention.
Colonel McCaull was only chosen condi-
date FOR the Governorship after long con-
sideration. and not until the names OF
General James A. Walker. Congressman
Jacob Yost and Colonel John S. Mosby
had been seriously considered.
COL. LAMBS OVATION
The cOnyenton was called 20 order a
few minutes after Y o'clock by Colonel
Lamb and as his tall figure appeared
upon the platform, the delegates rose
enmasse and cheered uproariousiy for
several minutes indeed his whole
speech was punctIated with thunders OF
applause. which left no room for doubt
that each man present was a devoted
adhorent OF the Lamb wing Of the party
when the body was called to order the
Opera House, which Is said to scat from
q thousand 10 fifteen hundred persons
was comfortably nllcd with delegates. al
gates and a,tcrnates being estimated at
about 500. The walls were plenteOusly
decorated with bunting OF gay col0rs and
a brass band filed tho mir with the
strains OF popular airs.
Excepting the Ninth. all the districts
in the State are well represented. and not
many Of the counties are missing As
stated in my dispatch Of yesterday the
delegates as Il whole, seem to be sub
stantiai men and the number Of whites
present slightly exceeds thc number OF
blacks.
COL. LAMB SPEAKS.
In opening the convention. Col Lamb
made a short but ,mpassionod speech lie
said IN part:
MY heart will be as cold as death can
make Il when I forget this manifestation
OF your approval. It more than amply
atones for the wrong done me by your
State Committee In the beginning I
proclaim that we have no pie TO deal out
and We are here to-day not for Office
but for the best interest OF the Rcpubll-
can party which you so nobly uphold. On
the other hand what has the other fac
tion but Collector OF Internal Revenue
as chairman. a clerk or Internal Revenue
as treasurer and clerk OF Internal Rev
cnue as secretary
LAMB RESIGNS.
In conclusion. he resigned into the
hands OF the convention the chairmanship
of the State Committee.
y give YOU back the sword you gave
me-" he said. with bright and unfair
nished blade"
The convention, with great unanmity,
declined to receive his resignation. and
for time the shouts of No." that arose
on all sides. were deafening. When quiet
was restored Colonel Lamb reiterated his
determination to resign, saying that anoth-
er In his place could do much more for
the Republican party. For himself, he
ysaid. he would become private in the
ranks, but would ever be a sound fighter
against the foe.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Colonel Lamb then introduced as tenn
porary chairman OF the convention. Col
onel X. T. Hubbard. OF Buckingham eoun-
ty, who accepted the honor in a speech
highly eulOgistic of Colonel La NIB. whose
record he compared TO that OF Senator
John W. Daniel. as n gallant Confederate
soldier. Colonel Hubards speech was ex-
tremeiv conciliatOry as regards the Agnew
faction. They ar. bad boys" he said
..xho have gone wrong. but n they will
come bacF and promise TO behave. we will
take them IN. III venture to say that be-
fore election day they VIII he found with
their coats OFF working for our nominees.
What else can they do?'
Following Colonel Hubard's speech.
Messrs. James w. Terney OF Norfolk.
and A. A. Arnold. OF Augusta county, were
selected as temporary secretaries, and
after speeches by several colored dele
gats, declaring their devotion 10 the he-