The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-01
WANT BOWDEN'S SCALP
One Hundred Of His Republican. Brethren
| Are After Il.
"A BIG DELEGATION LEFT LAST MIGHT
For Washington 10 Present TAO
Claims Of tho Ads.eral,ts or tho
Regular Organization fos Precc.
dencc ut the Patronage Pic Count.
er-Thc Committees object.

A. mammoth delegation. consisting OF
more than 100 prominent Republicans
left last evening for Washington city,
where to-day, at II o'clock, they VIII be
received, according to appointment, by
PRESIDENT Mckinley. Afterwards the
delegation will go to the Navy and
Postoffice Departments to consult the
heads or the same relative to the dis
tribution OF patronage in this district.
The delegation is composed entirely
OF the adherents OF the regular Rcpubli-
can organizations; the friends OF Colonel
William Lamb, State Chairman, and
the supporters OF DR.. Richard a. Wise.
the defeated Republican nominee for
Congress. Their mission will be not
only to advance the interests and pros
poets OF those Republicans who voted
the straight party ticket last fall. but
also to strike Mr.. Bowden's prestige 4
heavy blow, somewhat In The vicinity OF
the belt.
AFTER BOWDEN'S SCALP.
1t is stated by a prominent Republic
can that the committee will represent
To President Mckinley that Mr.. Bow
den, last fall, threw all his influence to-
ward the election Of Whaley, gold
Democrat over DR. Wise. the regular
republican nominee, and they also
claim that the Whaley returns will
show conclusivcly how little influence
he has. This is their side of the story,
bnt Mr.. Bowden's friends say that the
committees advent in Washington will
only strengthen the Congressman.
COLONEL LAMB TALKS.
State Chairman. Colonel William
Lamb. in an interview last night, stated
that he desired nothing in the way OF
patronage himself While the commit
tee is composed Of the ndherents OF the
regular organization, OF which he Is, the
ri n In Il Ia -,
with the committees trip to Washing
ton.
Continuing, Colonel Lamb said: "Thp
delegation is probably the strongest ana
most representative Of the wealth, viz
Tue, intelligence and influence or the
clticS or this district. that ever Went to
NhShlnBton from here on any mission
The committees object is TO reprc-
sent TO the President that Mr.. Bowdcn
does not represent more than five or six
hundred of the votes that were given
ior WhaleE, whom he supported against
the regular Republican nominee.
Ihey desire to show that his whole
S,rehs.n consists IN very few white
men who are his personal friends
through expectation of patronaEe, and
tnat number Of the coiorcd peopIe
VINO voted with him were deceived by
heing told thar Whalcy was the NIcKii-
ley nominee. They will also show tina
MI. Bowden's fight last fall was not
TOT MCKINLEY and Hobart. but was
MnEEd Almost solely against Dr. Wise's
candidacy. -
DR.. Wise. rs we all know, was recog
nl2eo as the regular nomine Of The par
y. How. then, MIR. Bowdcn cxpects
me iAct OF his fight against him 10
give nm influence in Washington T do
not Know. No, / am not after patron
vs. w.. ne concluded, but want to see
those men who bore tho 1,r,ni 30 ~,
nSht III contcnding for Republican su
WHO fought the nominee OF the party.
al al whose hands they now ask for posi-,