The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-14


Republican campaign has been tenn
porarilv transferred to this city The de-
velopments yesterday were full of in
terest.
The leaders OF the organization wing,
who gathered yesterday, prepared m ad.
dress to the Republican voters of the
State, ack Lodging that an unusual aud
embarrassing condition OF affairs existed.
and, after stating the reasons why it had
been deemed ineXpedient TO nominate il
State ticket, advises all the Republicans
who vote for the nominees of the Lynch
burg convention that they will still he
considered loyal Republicans, the Lynch
burg ticket being characterized as an in
dependent opposition..to 1.-The Democratic
ticket. 1t is said that the address as at
first prepared was an indirect suggestion
to the Virginia Repu blicaps not to vote
Tor the Lynchburg nominees, but Con-
gressman Walker, Il member of the exec
utive COM mittee. would not agree to in
dorse such position. General Walker is
in sympathy with the McCaull ticket,
and will not.only vote for it. but will nd
vocate 1T upon the stump When the adj
dress had by modified General Walker
placed his signature upon it.
In their dilemma both sides are anX-
ious to have the good will of the Presi-
dent. Judge Waddill, who is the nc
knowledged Mckinley leader in Vir-
GINA, and VIII" is perhaps closer to the
President than any other Virginia Re.
publican, was ut the White House yester-
day morning and had lengthy confer
ence with President Mckinley, during
which the situation in the State was
thoroughly discussed. 1t is said the
President expressed his satisfaction with
the action of the leaders.
The other side, however, do not intend
TO be caught mapping. They will ask a
hearing by the administration and Chair.
man William f. Wickham has called a
meeting of his executive committee to he
held at Washington to. day, with a view
to getting an audience with the Presi-
dent. The members of the committee.
besides Col. Wickham, are James S. Pat
tie, of Roanoke; L. X. Hartman, of Har-
risonburg; K. Il. HUBBARD, of Bucknv-
ham, and Alvah Martin. of Norfolk
county.
The recently installed chairman CT the
Lamb branch of the party will leave for
the capital this morning, and expects all
his personal admirers to meet him here
They will talk over the condition of
affairs in Virginia, map cut plans for the
campaign, as they have not get had the
opportunity of doing, and then, if found
practicable to do so, pay IL visit to Pres
ident Mckinley and acquaint him with
the situation in this State as they view
it. OF course, the President will first be
consulted about receiving the committee.
In an Interview with Col. McCaull, the
nominee of the Lamb party for the gov
ernorship, last night, he SAID:
The prime object of the meeting of
the Virginia executive committee here
n m 10 tn. oh .s..
of the Lynchburg convention the indorse.
nient of the national leaders of the Re-
publican party. l believe that this in
dorsement will be forthcoming, for the
reason that the administration cannot
afford to ignore the Republican voters of
the stateio Virginia. am not quarrel
ing with the opposition. because expect
to he friends again with those RepubIi-
cans who are now opposed to my candi-
dacy, and the less said will be the easiest
taken back"
Col. McCaull said he hoped to he much
in evidence at the election in November,
and that nc expected the support Of every
true and loyal Republican in the State,
both at the polls and during the canvass
~ will poll az many Populst votes as
my opponent" contnueh the colonel,
land hope to offser any advantage he
may gain from the refusal of Republicans
TO vote, by the strength l will draw frc n,
the Democrats.
The address of the organization kepub-
licans is as follows:
"To the Republican voters of the State
of Virginia:
1.-The State executive committee of the
Republican party of Virginia deem it in
cumbent upon them to address the Re-
publican voters from the peculiar nm
usual and somewhat embarrassing cond-
ton of party affairs at the present time
1T is well known that a regular and
full meeting of the State committee, held
at l'ynchburg on August IS last. which
meeting was held after conference and
correspondence with the most trusted,
rel'nble and experienced party leaders in
every section of the State, the commit
tee determined, after careful considera-
ton and by an almost unanimous vote,
that it was inexpe 1ient to hold State
convention for the purpose of nominat-
ing Republican State ticket.
"As fai as 1t was deemed best for our
party interests, the COMMITTEES published
then an address, setting forth some of
the principal reasons which led to the
conclusion reached by them as - body.
Tie most prominent of these reasons was
the opportunity which seemed to he pre-
scented for vigorous and effective cam.
pai9n throughout the State, looking to
the election Of a legislature which would
secure repeal of the present iniuuitous
Parker ct,and the enactment in it's stead
of law framed, intended and oDerated
to facilitate the right TO vote instead of
obstructing that right, and to secure a
count of every vote cast in lien of the