Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-07
ON THE PENINSULA.
CAPTURE OF REPUBLICAN MEET
ING by THE LAMBITEs.
The Leader Of the Other Side Not
Losing Any Sleep--Work of Resto-
ration After the Fire-The Nash"
Vile.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, May 6.-(spn'
cial)-Cdonel II. deb. Clay, the Repub-
,ican county chairman Of Warwick. Is
not losing any sleep over the result OF
the district meeting the Lamb forces cap
tured at Ivy Precinct yesterday afternoon.
TURNED THEIR GUNS.
The Lamb men turned the guns on Colo
mel Clay. and a resolution condemning
his action as disloyal Republican and
calling for a mass-meeting TO reorganize
the party was adopted. The meeting was
composed exclusively of cofored men, and
was called for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for Supervisor. Justices of the
Peace, Overseer of the Poor, and Con-
stable. Colonel Clay has been the Repub-
lican chairman of Warwick county for
the last thirteen years, and has been
recognized as the chief executive by State
Chairman Lamb and the State Committee.
AS to his loyalty to Republican prin-
ciples, his friends say there is not the
slightest doubt. he having been life
long Republican. The charge preferred
against him is similar 10 the one lodged
against National Committeeman Bowden,
Il being claimed that both supported
Whaley. the Sound-Money candidate TOR
Congress, over DR.. Richard a. wise. the
Republican nominee. who was recognized
by both the National and Congressional
Republican committees. Since he has
been at the head of the Republican party
in this county Colonel Clay is said to have
seen active and hard service.
LAMBITES ELATED.
The Lambites are elated over the result
Of yesterdays meeting, and say 1t was
a victory Colonel Clays friends. on the
other hand, deny this. They allege that
some Of the people who participated in the
meeting were not voters of the district,
but are residents Of this city, and one
partjcspant is said to be a voter of Rich
mond
General activity In shipping circles has
been resumed, and the effects of the fire
at the wharf Tuesday week are rapidly
disappearing General-Manager George
w. stevens of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company. who is in the city.
saws the port will have better shipping
facilities than IL had before the confagra-
ton. as the new piers, which are being
built will be more commodions ana franc
will be handled with dispatch.
AN ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
tric-light Ilant which will be used ex-
clusively for lighting the piers and yards.
The work of putting in the plant will be-
gin Immediately, and 1t will be in opera
tion by the time the new piers are COM
Melted. Neither the city nor the railway
company will suffer any hl-effects from
the fire. on the other hand, both will
eventually be benefited.
The gunboat Nashville. the third of
trio of war vessels constructed at the
ship-yard here. will probably make her
official trial trip in Long Island Sound
on the 18th instant
The game of baseball scheduled at
Riverview Park this afternoon for the
Columbian University and the local team
was not played. the students being I'M
able TO leave the university at this time
of the year, on account OF the examina-
lions.
Miss Hattie TAYLOR. Of Liverpool. Is the
guest of her brother. Mr.. f. w. Taylor,
of this city.