The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-17
GAINES.

Mckinley movement in his State for the
Presidents nomination, and who is
prominently connected with the organiZa-
ton of the Republican paT ty there, being
on it's executive comm ittee,i is in the city
ASKED as to his views of tue proprety
of the Republicans not placing a State
ticket in the field in his State this fall,
and 70 what extent there was disa!fection,
caused by the recent action of Col Lamb,
late chairman, in calling II convention,
he said:
"The action Of the State committee Mt
Lynchburg on August Is needs no de-
Tense Mt my hands. 1t WIS the result of
careful deliberations of the entire State
committee, representing every section 70
the State, said committee having been
elected by the people within IL year of the
time of their action, and this action was
not had until the subject had heen thor
oughly discussed and considered by the
masses; there is no doubt whatever OF the
proprety of their course. Many reasons
could be given for the action taken. The
line adopted by the Republicans greatly
tends to facilitate the movement in be
half of.honest elections IN the State,
which IS the issue overshalowing all
others.
"The failure to place n State ticket out
better enables the Republicans to combine
all elements in the State favorable TO
honest elections, namely, Republicans,
gold Democrats, POpulists, Prohibitions
lists and honest election Democrats on
Legislative tickets. 1t is all-important TO
keep these various political elements ia
vorable to Eonest elections together. and
nothing so greatly tends &c prevent it, as
the running OF IL Republican State ticket,
and that the desire TO change this condi-
ton accounts really for the anomalous
condition OF the Democratic olrans and
ieadecs who are seeking TO have tick It
put up against their own. This simple
fact ought to he sufficient to satisfy any
Republican AS to the wisdom of the course
adopted by the committee. Moreover, the
gold Democrats would by the running of
State ticket re-a'ign themselves with
their old party, which was very undersir-
able in view of the important national
election next year.
'Fractically, these conditions had been
met before by the Republicans, and the
course new adopted proved nest effective
in disintegrating and breaking up the
opposition that depended upon the fraud
ulent election system in the State. The
Republicans and gold Democrats agreed
that this course was the best to pursue.
and certainly their Judgment should be
accepted in preference To that of the
Democratic press and lenders" SO far
ms Col. Lamb's convention WAS concern
ed. he said, it was mere personal affair
of his own, calledAby him, after his legal
removal as chairman, and that it would
amount to nothing. OF course some per-
sons would attend it, NANNY on account
of disappointment over patronage and
other defeats within the party, but ii
n IL
the regular party organization, composed
OF those that could be picked up and GOT
ten together on various preteXts, and
would not in any respect represent the
pa-ty's strength or sentiment Thus far
there had not been IN important break i'll
the party organization in the State, and
there it would not be.
Referring TO the interview of Mr.. w.
r. Gaines on the VIRGINIA situation, in
the Post OF yesterday, Judge Waddill re-
marked that what he said would have nc
elect in the State where lie was known,
anu that his statements mainly were so
ABSURD that no attention would be paid
10 them. The attack that was constantly
ana Systematically made upon the State
organization was perhaps natural, as it
was well understood that the effect at the
iiimb lIynchburg convention would tend
To disorganize the party, and probably
result in u pretended dual organization,
whereby some of the disorganizers hoped
to take hand in the distribution of Fer
era patronage, which up to the present
time had been denied them.
Judg Wadaill further SAID: "The effort
10 weaken the personnel of the member
snip OF the committee by charging that
they re all office-seekers is ridiculous in
the light of the facts that of the five &C
tive Mckinley managers in the State,
namely, Messrs Bowden, Allan, Boiling.
>. brown Allan and myself, only one of
the members has applied for an appoint
ment under the administration