Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-14
NO STATE TICKET.
REPUBLICANS, IT Is SAID. prc,nn
ON TEIs COURSE.
WHERE IS THAT PROSPERITY
This Too Much 90 n stamper for n.
Radical Party on the nastIrg,
Judge Lewis to BE District Atto,.
ney.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July l3-gpo.
cial)-A prominent Republican, Of n.
Waddll- Bowcn-Brady faction of n.
party and one Of its expert manager.
recently remarked that they would pe,
no State ticket IN the field this year
and that no convention Of the party
would be held. lie spoke with a9pl.
rent authority. and went on to say than
the talk in some quarters about holIr,
a convention and nominating uckt
was perfectly absurd. Arguing the pom,
he made some Of the usual parrish,
hackncyed illusions to the election iavs
the election judges and tho dse.
ton methods OF the dominant party !, W
the State-the clap-trap which has bur. IS
dened their speeches in several reeea.
campaigns. But. coming 10 the real ana
actual reasons for not holding o. con.
vention and not nominating sa,s
ticket, he said:
TT would be folly FOR the Republican,
i'm Virginia to put ticket IN the fei
this year. With the division On DE
Democratic party last year. and our ac.
cessions from that party. We were de.
feated by 10000 majority. Then wo hai
money. l won't say how much bit W.
had money. This year We have no
money. Ii takes money TO hold conyon.
lions. beginning with precinct pru4. l.
rles and county conventions. and Ia
the heavy expense Of State convention,
Where would the funds come fromg 80.
where.
PARTY DISSATISFIED.
Besides this" he continued. I'VE ara
not in very good trim 10 enter upon
State campaign. Excepting q few post,
masters, and the appointment Of PARK
Agnew to the internal revenue col.,-
torship at Lynchburg the party So hr
has not been recognized by the proser,
administration. Perhaps there are gooi
reasons for this and perhaps the pauy
would hold together just as well as
the appointments had been made. Gf
then the disappointed applicants would
remain at homo and sulk I'M their tents
Anyhow there is great disslt.sf8c.
ton in our ranks. We are also
constantly tainted from Within as
well as from without our ranks
with the unanswerable question where
is your promised prosperity and ihis
would be a stumpor on the stump MS
lall, winch We Non care 10 'i'NH"IfIf
II some OF the gentlemen who wish he
empty honor Of the nominations VIII
agree 10 defray the expense OF me pre-
clnct county and State conventions. ~
them GO ahead but don't think the Re-
publican party I'm Virginia can boast q
many such men. Another thing Is hat
majority Of the gold Democrats WIN q
back to theig old party In state election.
no matter what sort OF platform g. adopt
ed at Roanoke. And these are not 0m
only elements OF weakness.
Altogether we are I'm no condition r
hold a convention. nominate a ticket %
face a campaign except for the ign 90
the thing and we would no doubt be The
laughing-stock Of the country II we did,
INTER-PARTY FIGHT
This appears to be the sentiment Of
many OF the Republican leaders, who are
not as frank and candid in their ut-
terances on the subject as the one jlst
quoted. 1t is understood that the LAMB
faction OF the party is In favor OF h9.i
ing a convention for the purpose s0ieiy q
making a fight against the Naddill-Iog'
den-Brady faction of the state Commit
tee The friends OF Colonel Lamb INSIST
that convention OF the party YOU'D
sustain him and ropudiate tho action u
the quintette Of politicians VINO have as'
sumed control Of the party and the pl'
tronage.
There is no doubt that 81 M dss4ts- Z
faction exists throughout the state with
the present Executive Cormittee. and
this is daily being aggravated By ihe COM
mittees inability to furnish Offices iof
hungry pie-hunters. one Of The atlei
class. who has been In Washington ioi
months waiting for an Office, remar1si
that II an election were held in hs u.s.
trict to-day eleven OF the thirteen colA'
ties composing IL would vote against lni
present committee. II this is me easy
all over the state. Colonel Lamb and ht
friends might make an effort 10 call 4
State convention, and they might lio'i'
blv prevail on General James A. "nlhtil
who no doubt would like the honor -
the nomination for Governor. cmWf
though IL would be. TO join forces wig
him for that purpose. The General nag
not been, up 10 the present time. on y.
best Of terms with his colleagues on w
Executive Committee, and no might ~
induced TO favor convention n Cd me,t
ing Of the full state Committee 1o''1 "
called.
urDGE LEWIS FOR DIST ATTohNHh
There IS a strong and well-aulhenL
Gated rumor to-day that Judge L.n'l.
l.. Lewis. ex-prcsident OF ID.
Court OF Appeals, VIII hu'S'tN 80 s,.tss
yvhite GOLD Democrat as United say"
p,stric. Attorney for the Eastern Dis
,ricr of virginia. From the Same
comes the information that DR. j. d. II
poIaraette. Of Caroline. who is an aly
cant for the position OF Assistant b..'t"
Attorney I'm the same district ana "N'
said TO have a friend among inc wv"
that be. is strongly endorsed io'
Mace by Representatives walker
Yost the two Republican co'fI 49,
from virginia. These offices may
al n much earlier date than Is at li''e"'
anticipated.
Charles n. consolas. OF Norfolk; C.
Anderson, OF Pulaski; c. H. Wilton eN.
w n Conrad. OF Harrsonbure, va
+ o. Leak. and w. G. Harrison, No'-
Carolina. arc az the Metropolitan
u o. Gudger, Asheyille, n. C.-Jehs''
= 8. woods Richmond Va; J. II. o.
"a and yetfe Greensboro. n. c.; l. o
o. Colssboro'. y. C.; w. s. Wits
snoon. Goldsboro', y. C.-st James
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