Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-07
THE LyncHpuRG CONVENTION.

The fact that the Lamb Republican,
convention. in contravention OF the policy
OF the Brady Waddill- Hanna branded
faction OF the party. nominated full
| state ticket. must not be taken as indi-
eating that the breach" in the party
will widen. On the contrary, now that
the leaders of each faction have carried
their point, we may expect their followers
10 commence getting together. We may
expect the usual aftermath OF Repubi-
can splits"
The fact is, the breach was. from its
incipiency, largely personal one be-
tween the leaders. II was the result of
an effort to control the patronage, and
for all practical purposes, as affecting
the campaign has never extended beyond
the question Of nominating a State ticket
II has never involved the question of
making legislative nominations. 1t has
never affected the matter OF making
fight to get foothold in the next Gene
raj Assembly-of securing a legislative
nucleus in 1897 with a view Of so building
upon that nucleus in 1899 as to control the
election of United States senator.
II Is true that at Lynchburg some very
uncomplimentary remarks were MADE
about the other side. but these uncomph-
mentary remarks were aimed at the
leaders. The olive branch was held out
10 the masses OF the Brady-Waddill fol-
lowing. when one of the principal speak
ers declared that the convention repre-
scented no faction. and urged that no
member of it proclaim himself Lamp
or an anti-Lamb man. Again. the con-
vention. as did the state Committee when
the latter met at Lynchburg, raised the
hypocritical cry of honest elections
thus evidencing a common policy touch
ing the General Assembly-the policy OF
essaying TO produce dissatisfaction In the
Democratic ranks in the House and Sena-
torial districts. The resolutions adopted
by the convention leave no question
that the rank and file Of the Lambites
will support the anti-Democrati" legis-
lative candidates, no matter by whom
they may be put up.
Nor do we believe that there Is any
doubt that the rank and file Of the
Brady-Waddill contingent. no matter how
much the leaders may kick, will support
the Lamb State ticket if it remains in the
field That such will be the case was
foreshadowed by the Tazewell Repubn-
can. which is published in the Ninth DIS
trict. the stronghold of the anti-Lambites.
In it's issue of the SOth Of last month, the |
Republican said:
1--WE predict that the State Committee |
will have 10 make concessions as well as
receive them. If Colonel Lambs con-
vention puts up a good ticket OF true ana
tried Republicans, the great bulk of Re-
publican voters in the State will vote for
that ticket. The committee may try to
prevent them from doing so, but Repuo-
leans will be slow to see why Ii Is that
they should not vote for Republicans for
State offices. even if the ticket the can
didates are running on is claimed to be
irregular"
Exactly. Be personal feeling never so
great. the State Committee will have to
make concessions, under pressure from
the masses of the party, even if they are
not ordered to do so from Headquarters
at Washington And another influence
that will force them to make concessions
will be the fear that to antagonize the
State ticket would result i'm the Lamb
ties telling on the stump all they know
about the Hanna honest-election methods
IN the last Virginia campaign. We there
fore say to the Virginia Democrats that
the proceedings of the Lynchburg conven-
ton should arouse them to Increased
vigilance and renewed aggressiveness.