Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-19

ing and action, favorable to The uomi
nation of full republican State ticket,
aud realizing that its determination vii!
be, to some extent, at first, the subject
of criticism, but conscious of their earn
est desire to labor only for the party
welfare and con6ding in the just Judg-
ment of the rank and file OF the
republican party upon their move.
ments and conduct, they submit
their conclusions 10 their friends III
the full belief that experience will
vindicate the wisdom of their course.
The proceedings of this meeting will,
before the reading of this address, have
made known the fact that new chair
man was elected by the committee sue
ceeding the late chairman, Col. VIII
liam Lamb. The degree of unanimity
with which this selection was made an-
ours perfect unity of ali elements with
in our party, and the committee take
pleasure in commenting our new lead
or to the loyal support Of the party
throughout the State"
Col. William Lamb. Of Virginia, has
sent the following circular TO number
of his political adnerents:
81 was unanimously chosen by the
republicans of Virginia, in convention
assembled, to be the head Of the party.
| consented, at their wish, to go in
structed to st. Louis for Mckinley. In.
stead of Waddill, Bowden and Brady
respecting the wishes of the people,
they commenced from the adjournment
of the Staunton convention to under
mine me as chairman, regardless of the
disastrous effects to the party. Their
sole aim was to control and divide the
spoils; to defeai the democracy was a
secondary consideration.
1.-THE head of the Virginia republicans
was treated with discourtesy by this
selfish and corrupt combination ut St.
Louis, thus publishing to the country
division in our ranks. The nominations
made, these men, through misrepresen-
| tations of the grossest nature, persuaded
the national committee that my execu
tive committee and myself were untrue,
and to subserve their personal ends de-
stroyed republican home rule in Vir-
GINA, and had n. B. Scott, West Vir
ginian, who did not know our people,
! put over the State, and themselves in
stAllAd ga ti--- ampaign committee, al
) though all three had been repudated
by their constituents. l submitted to
this for the sake Of harmony, being
promised that 1 should supervise all
that was done, and especially be ad
viAad ca IL t'-- disposition of the cam
o -. found, however, that
with the knowledge and consent of
Scott 1 was kept in ignorance of the
, plans of the campaign and the expendi-
ture of the money. Discovering this,
and feeling that it was an insult to he
republicans of Virginia, who bad chosen
me as their leader, l appealed to the
national committee, but without sue
cess.
"Being satisfied that the funds were being
misappIopristed, this cabal being more anxious
| to undermine me aud intrench themselves III
| power than to carry the State for the republ-
cans, left headquarters in Richmond and
went upon the stump, paying my own ex-
penses and endeavoring to rally the disafect-
| cd ones to the support of our candidates The
State was lost, as l feared and told Senator
| Quay it would be. The canvass was oonduc..
| cd in q way to alarm and con: olidate the de-
mocra y Brady, Bowden and Waddill had
brought to the State West Virginian, who
regarded our people as if they were mis- f c.
tory hands, &c be bought or bulldozed; they
rolled the barrel into the State accompanied
with brass band, and announced that they
had sll the mo- ey they wanted. more in.
competent set Of political deadbeats were
never intrusted with the destin cs of great
| partv For this trio to prate of honOst cleo
tious WAS too ridiculous to deceive the most
| credulous women and children of the State.
| Their records are too we'll known to he hid by
canting hypocrisy. Their appointment to the
| management of the campaign was challenge
| to their brother heelers in the democratic
party to do their worst and they did it etlcc
tually in the second, third and fourth dis
tricls.
"The elections over. these political birds of
prey, having obtained control of a majority OF
the State committee, proceeded to intrench
themselves in power, turning out true and
ried 9 >ecutive committeeman who hal rev.
dered signal service in tho campaign, aid,
having accomplished this by msrepresenta-
ton and fraud, got control OF the federal pat
ronsge, not for the Virginia republicans who
had been conspicuous for patriotic services
but for their own clique and those who wouli
render some r, hurn TOR favors received. it is
positively stated that offensive partisan dem
ocrats have been appointed To ofhce by TINS
gang. They have impressed The administra.
ton with the idea that they represent almost
the entire party in Virginia, and that the
chairman and his friends, on the two commit
tees, who we illegally turned out, have no
following in this State Unless, the eyes OF
the administration are open to tho truth OF
the situation this dsreputable crowd, who
have no ides of party beyond official patron
rye. will completely destroy the responsibility
OF our Ipsrty and bring us into contempt both
at home and abroad. l see no remedy but
convention of our party"
BOMBS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
that an explosion took place yesterday
within the precincts of the palace. The
dispatch also says that almost stimuli
taneously with the explosian an Ar
menian was arrested who was trying to
explode bomb in the Ottoman Bank.
A later dispatch rays that the explosion
occurred in the apartment of the Grand
Vizier. Two rooms weres completely
wrecked, and Turkish messenger was
killed. Four others who were in the
rooms were wounded.
When the news of the outrage be-