Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-02
TO PUT UP A TICKET.
COL. LAMB AND HIS FOLLOWING
DECIDE ON THIS COURSE Z
CONVENTION TO BE HELD OCT. 9TH.
Favor Captain Lurty for Govern0r-s
Conference Held Here Last Nighe
and n Call Issued-Perfect IIars
mont Is said to Have Prevailed. 4

There was a conference OF leaders of
the Lamb faction OF the Republsclu
party Of Virginia at Murphy's Hotel last
night. and at its close Colonel william
Lamb issued call for State convention
to DO held in the city OF Lynchburg ~
noon on Tuesday, October 5th.
Colonel Lamb disclaimed all intentIou
OF holding formal meeting. He said
he had como here simply to confer with
his friends and to submit the call to them
personally, rather than by mail.
The meeting took place in Room II oc
the hotel, the same apartment in which
Colonel Brady, Judge Waddill. and othex
members of the opposing faction mot laso
Monday and decided upon the appoints
ments just made in the internal royes
nue. department Of this district.
FAVOR LURTY FOR GOVERNOR.
The conference last night was very
harmonious, It is said, and those present
were unanimously in favor OF placing
Captain Warren s. Lurty, % harr&son-
burg, at the head OF the ticket TO bd
nominated at Lynchburg.
The conference lasted for nearly three
Colonel Lamb and Captain Lurty. Major
Carney, of Norfolk county; DR.. Richard
A. Wise. Of williamsburg. and other
prominent Republicans from tho city
ana State
TEXT OF THE CALL
The following is the text of the caiil
To the Republican Voters Of Virginia.:
Whereas. the Republican State Commity
f,f1a 1aI f. ftx Inn
a State convection, in opposition 10 tho
almost unanimous wish OF the party; ana.
whereas. | have been called upon oy
Republicans In all portions OF the coms
monwoalth, as State chairman, 10 cait
such Il convention. | therefore, In oper
dence TO this request do hereby invite
the Republicans OF Virginia, and All oshers
opposed TO the principles OF the Democrats
ic party. as declared az chicago last year
and reaflirmed recently at Roanoke. and
all in favor of honest elections and ECON
omy and reform In the management or
our State Government, without regard 10
past political affiliations, 10 participate IN
The selection of delegates and alternates
to a Republican state convention, 10 as
sembe at the Opera-House In the clty
of Lynchburg at noon TUESDAY, octooea
3. 1897. 10 take into consideration the ex<
pediency OF nominating candidate :of
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, and Ate
torney General, and 20 transact sucu
other business as may properly come pe$
fore the convention.
l. The number os delegates ana alter.
mates to be appointed by each city ana
county I'm the State is, as given ny tha
annexed schedule. based upon the vote
of the Republican electoral ticket In is.S.
one delegate and alternate to each IW
votes and fraction OF fifty or over.
q Delegates and alternates from tha
counties may be elected by mass-mcet-
ings. to be held at the county seat ar
noon on the next County -Court-day. or
some other day not later than Wednes-
day. September 29th, at IL M.
3. Delegates and alternates from critics
shall be elected by mass-meetings. to bd
held on Wednesday night, September 29tbs
at O'clock.
a To each delegate and alternate APP
pointed at said mass-mecting the perma-
nent chairman OF the meeting VIII issue
and deliver n certificate by the perm1nent
| secretary and himself And the frll l.st
OF delegates and alternatcs so appc lnted
shall be signed by the permanent caair.
man ana secretary, and forwarded TO thd
undersigned State chairman OF the he<
publican party at Norfolk, va.
& In cases whero delegates ana alter
mates have already been elected TO
state convention. no further meetir@
need be held.
WILLIAM LAMB. Chairman.
7. w. Tierney, Secretary. .-
Norfolk, Va. September ]. 1871. l