The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-20
COL. LAMB KICKED OUT.
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ing evils lies in an awakening of the hon
est yeomanry OF the Democratic party to
the ubiquitous nature of our election
laws aud the fraudulent purpose Of and
| practice under those laws. For a long
time they have supposed our complaints
| were not founded in fact land verified Ivy
experience; but beginning to realize, rs
they do, that Democratic victories are
obtained at the price of bunting the
morals and debauching the virtue of the
| young men of the commonwealth, the
cry for honest election laws is being
swelled by a chorus of thousands Who
disaagree with us politically, but con-
denim, in the light of experience, what
they condoned in their ignorance of the
! truth.
| 1T is the judgment of the State CON-
| mittee that avoiding the acrimony and
minimizing the zeal which would be en-
gendered Ivy placing a full State ticket in
the field and combining ourselves to vigor-
GUS efforts to secure the election of a leg
islature pledged to radical reforms in our
election laws we shall strengthen the
hands Of those in the Democratic ranks
who have already joined-us in denuncia-
ton of the present law ald demand with
us the removal of that foul blot upon the
honor and integrity of our State and he +
people.
Furthermore. the committee are not
without we'll founded reason for the be
lief that this single issue may be empha-
sized in the campaign by the Forthcoming
of movement which will present the
opportunity of our uniting our votes with
the advocates of election reforms in sup
port of candidates for governor, lieutenant
governor and attorney. general who will
occupy no uncertain position on this all
important question.
under our plan of party organization
the committees of the various counties
and cities have complete control of the
matter of Legislative conventions and..nom-
nations and the State committee feel
that our organization in each legislative
district, with an eye single to securing a
repeal of the present and the enactment
OF a new election law, W ill take such action
as seems most conducive to that end.
"In conclusion, the committee is not
unaware of the fact that's sentiment has
been worked up in advance of it's meeting
and action favorable to the nomination
OF a full Republican State ticket, and re-
allies that it's determination will be, to
some extent, at first, the subject Of criti-
cism but conscious of their earnest de-
sire to labor only for the party's welfare
ana confiding in the just judgment Of
the rank and file of the Republican party
upon their movements and conduct, they
submit their conclusions to their friends
in the full belief that experience will vim
dictate the wisdom Of the course.
'The proceedings of this meeting will,
before the reading of this address, have
made known the fact that a new chair
man was elected by the committee, sue
ceeding the late chairman. Colonel Will
liam Lamb. The degree of unanimity
with which this selection was made au-
gurs perfect unity of all elements within
our party, and the committee take pleas
ure in comm ending our new leader TO the
loyal support of the party throughout the
State"
AGNEW ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
just before the committee on address
appeared to make their report, the mat.
ter of electiug a chairman to succeed Col
onel Lamb was taken up. Mr.. j. L.
Gleaves, of Wythevile, placed in nomi-
nation the name of Mr.. Park Agnew, col
lector of internal revenue for the Western
district OF Virginia. General Walker
nominated Mr.. E. H. Mccoy, of Bristol.
Many speeches were made in seconding
the respective nominations. When the
vote was taken, Mr.. Agnew was elected
by a large majority. Mr.. S. Brown
Allan, of Augusta, was elected to fill the
vacancy on the executive committee left
in the representa- on from the Tenth dis
trict
A resolution offered by Mr.. Morgan
Treat was adopted expressing the conf.
dence of the members of the State, com
mittee in the wisdom, discretion ami