Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-02
COLONEL LAMB ISSUES A CALL

COLONEL LAMB ISSUES A CALL
An important meeting OF republican
leaders was held at Murphy's Hotel in
Richmond yesterday, presided over by
Colonel Lamb, of Norfolk. The ques.
ton of holding State convention, aud
nominating Slate ticket was discussed
Those present at the convention were
Captain w. 8. Lurty, of Rockingham;
James Bahen, of Richmond; S. B. Car
ney, of Norfolk; DR.. R. A. Wise, of Will.
liamsburg; Colonel R. T. Hubbard,
OF Buckingham; Waverly Marlborough
and others.
The meeting was entirely harmoni,
Gus. and the following call was issued:
$50 the republican voters of Vir'
ginia: Whereas, the republican State
committee has failed to fix the time and
place for State convention. in opposi-
ton to the almost unanimous wish oil
the party, and,
"Wheress, l have been called upon
by republicans in all portions OF the
commonwealth, as State chairman, t
call convention; /, therefore, in ODE
dience to this request, do hereby invite
the republicans of Virginia and all
others opposed to the principles of the
democratic party as declared at
Chicago last year, and reaffirmed
at Roanoke, and of all In favor OF
honest elections and economy and re.
form in the management of our State
government, without regard to past po-
litical affiliations, to participate in the
election of delegates to republican
State convention, to assemble at the
Opera House, In the city of Lynch
burg, at noon. Tuesday, October 5.
1897, to take into consideration the ex.
pediency of nominating a candidate for
governor, lieutenant.governor and at.
torney-general, and to transact such
other business as may properly come
before the convention.
l. The number of delegates and al
ternates to be appointed by each city
and county of the State is based upon
the vote of the republican electoral
ticket in 1S96-one delegate aud alter
nate to each 100 votes and fraction of
fifty or over.
9. Delegates and alternates from
the counties may be elected by mass
meetings to be held on Wednesday,
September Goth, at IL m.
8. Delegates and alternates from
cities shall be elected by mass.meetings
to be held on Wednesday night, Sep
tsmber 10Th, at eight o'clock.
4. To each delegate and alternate
appointed at said mass-meetings the
permanent chairman of the meeting
will issue and deliver certificate, sign
ed bv the permanent secretary and
himself, and the full list of delegates
and alternstes 80 appointed shall be
signed by the permanent chairman and
secretary, and forwarded to the under
signed, State chairman Of the republi
can party at Norfolk.
5. In cases where delegates and al
ternntes have already been selected to
State convention, no further meeting
need be held
[Signed.
WILLIAM LAMB, Chairman.
]. w. TIERNEY, Secretary.
Colonel Lamb, in an interview said
that large number of letters and tele-
grams from all over the State had been
received, asking him to call conven-
ton. BE had determined to call con.
yention before the Lynchburg meeting,
but did not care to take the response
bility of naming the time and place, as
it was the province of the State COM
mittee to fix both. The bone and
sinew of the party demanded a conven.
ton.
The fight now on was between the
republican party, as whole, and a
few men whose support of the opposition
to him as chairman had been bought by
Offices and promises of Offices.
Colonel Lamb says he was illegally
deposed. as only State convention had
a right to put out of Office the chairman
of the party. He was deposed upon
charges preferred by four outsiders
thing never before heard of. There
was a shameless bribery, and he had
the proofs. he did not care for Office,
and would not accept the Craftsmanship
again if it was offered to him.
TERRIBLE AccrDENT.-1t is 8 terrible &C.
cident to be burned or scalded; but the pain