The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-22
/ POLITICAL GLIMPSE
The Lamb Republican Executive Committee
Held a Session Last Night.
DECIDES ON AN OPEN AIR MEETING
~ whteh Dc%icTatcs to- the State Con-
vtntton VIII no E~Icctcd-Th All.
ministration Realizes Tint There
Ar" 0'hers-F'rinccss Ammo Demo-
ernfs Elect Delegates.

isepupllSins inaue i.Sht Oh the plan OF
the State Chairman OF holding a State
convention, and declared thai 1t would
be nothing but 4 farce, az not 4 corpor-
ais guard would be in attendance. tacy
are now making q most strenuous and
bitter fight asairs; 1t.
AS Il mater of fici, the convention H.
Cotonel Lambs trump card. and he is
playing 1t 70. all 1t is worth. The ogpo-
Sltion have long since realized that /: is
worth a good deal, for if the convention,
as II bids fair TO Go, exhibits the
strength thai the Llnrb men claim il
Will. then will MIR. B1wden's az: sumption
that Lamb and his following is dead be
disprovcn. and the willy Bowdcu's pres
tiSe fa.l corrcspondinGly.
1t Is well known that 4 Treas deal Of
criticism has been provoked by the un-
pa.allclled attitude taken toward Bow
dcn by the administration and il .IA
been limited that President McNiulyy.
has realized that he has gone a !i..!c
too far. and given the said Bowden i
titlc 700 mucn rein. /, is ]iutimalcd
that h. IL beginning 10 learn that there
A." others in The Old Dominion entitled
TO 4 chance to live beside ~lJ-.wGeli,cs.
and .hat 1t dangerous to slight ;lielu
longer.
The convention Is the straw tia: will
show which way the wind il blowing.
and It's success, In Il way, means much
to Colonel L&Ingb, who will reti:c from
politics, and who will want to go out
on a wave Of, triumphant vindica;isn.
If the convention is Il tizzie. his outgo-
Ing will be anything but triumphant.
The Colonel himself has very little
doubt as To the result. His correspond
ence from every section OF the Common
wealth Ia voluminous and encouraging.
At the same time the Bowdenitcs are
winking the other eye and saying, Just
wait a week"
WILL HOLD \ MASS NETTING.
The Republican City Executive Com
mittec OF the Lamb faction held n full
meeting for the purpose of devising 4
method Of selecting delegates to the
Republican SKATE convention 10 be held
In Lynchburg on October 5th.
City Chairman ]. II. Waddy presided,
with Mr.. S. ID. Hope as secretary.
On motion it was decided to hold an
open meeting on Newton's lot on Cum
bcrland street on September 18th. nj
which meeting delegates and a]lternatea
will be selected.
y committee OF five was appointed on
transportation to act Jointly with The
city chairman In negotiating for five
cars to carry the delegates and visitors
from this section. IL e.
NUN 1 IA El1I.S1 DlIlJlI-
GATES.
State Chairman Lamb was advised
last night that three cuunties-York,
Charlotte and Observation-Disclosures elect
cd delegates to the L%ynchburg convcn-
ton.
VIRGINIA PIE" REPUBLICANS.
rhe New York Times says: TIL V.r-
Einia Republicans will not have Il State
ticket this fall. Il the decision of the
STATE Executive Committee he not
nn .nmS by BY H NE oRst'nnte demand Of col.
sand or SO OF Repuhlicans. that n convon-
tiorl he held and II fun ticket be given
to s s1nr w"terI' VINO Otherwise be OBLIGED
both. Vi
Col Lamb was chairman of the Rcpub-
mean State Executive Committee. lie is
one of the Southern RCDubLcuns who he.
neVc That his party will grow faster with
open warfare on their opponents than by
rclS:hg, upon the Democrats to divide in
order TO throw unavoidable victory i'm
IRE way OF Republicans. Lambs friends
say mat the opponents OF Il State ticket
OF Republican candidates do not want the
republican party to ire, ease. The trou-
DIG Is that II is already. 100 large.
can, SUPPRESS gnaSss% VIA, Is f inta ed Z to bb be pToGl
mat the object of the state Executive
Sommi.tec is to ignore all r~nnk-and-iie
precinct leader a little pic" Agnew.
Chairman of the Committee. has been
made an internal Revenue Collector in
one uistrict; BRADY, a member Collector
in another: S. Brown Allen, n member
= slated TO be Il United States Marshal:
Nauulll. stu another cmbc is clndi-
late for United States Judge, and six or
seven other members Of The
nay picked cut places each for himself
ana all the others supporting him, while
every member of the committee is assured
OF something.
The "organization' IS taking n very
practical view OF matters in Virginia.
Every Virginia Republican would like
10 have an office. There were some 49,
0o RcpnblicanS at the last election.
There arc but 500 offices. or thcrcnboui
IL IS Obvious that amy attempt on the
part OF the State Executive Committee
70 distribute to 10000 the pie" that
cannot, by any possible scheme OF d:slri-
Luton consistent with good adm!nistra-
non, be made to reach more than 80,
would be futile. and would provoke dis
satisfaction from tidewatcr to the noun
tainS.
President Mckinley apparently has
adopted tho practical view of the men
who put Col. Lamb out or the Chairman
Shi? and are now doing a "land office
business in Distributing Federal patron
age 10 the officers of the party, while the
Prlvaics are frcttinS and Turning because
tn.E cannot have a Republican t'ckc, to
Noi,' fer in November. II this were the
year 1890. and the organization were to
rospohd 70 the generosity and special
gates tn a National Convention pledged
TO n denomination Of the President, the
anlr9Vai or a plan to keep the party
can see nothing in il, except n wcll-ucyrI-
oped appetite for pie" that the President
IS willing TO feed.
PiuNCESS ANNE DELEG ATI:S.
The Democrats of Princess Anne coun-
~ met in convention Monday and unan-
imously nominated ex-senator Ggo;c.
II. Snead for the House of DELEGATES.
The regular delegation f:om Pungo dis
trict was thrown out and the contcs:ing
delegation seated. Eight delegates 10
the Senatorial conventions which m-c,s
in this city, were elected. ard ,hey vii