Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-20
DEPOSITION OF LAMB.
PART OF a PLAN LONG SINCE
AGREED UPON.
IT WILL not Be SUSTAINED.
So Say Leading Republicans mt
Notwithstanding William Horse
Fair September 9Th and Sth at Ma
pasgns.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August le.-C5pe-
alJ-The action Of the Republican state
Committee at Lynchburg yesterday IN
deposing Colonel william Lamb from the
State chairmanship is but part OF a plan
long since agreed upon by the Executive
Committee, or at least that portion OF II
which oppose Lamb, claims to have the
ear Of the administration, and proposes
to control the patronage of the party
I'm Virginia. This branch Of the EXecu-
tive Committee also seems TO have the
entire State Committee well in hand;
but. according TO good Republican au-
thority. the summary action OF yesterday
Is without the approval of the party,
and Will be forclbly resented in the very
near future. The opinion prevails here
among Virginia Republicans that the ma
chine duartette-Messrs. Waddil. Ag-
new. and Brady, Of the Executive Com
mittee. and National Committeeman Bow
den. have oversteppcd the bounds in the
decapitation of Colonel Lamb as State
chairman. They resorted TO this extreme
expcdient in order TO ostensibiy deprive
Lamb of all official power, and 10 make
null and void his proposed call Tor
convention, and the nomination OF state
ticket. but it is believed it VIII not nave
the desired effect.
LANES birds OF PREY.
Colonel Lamb Yesterday. and on all pre-
vious occasions. denounced their call lor
a meeting of the state Committee as lie
gal. and the meeting yesterday as unau-
thorized and revolutionary. lie chaIdc-
terizpd the Executive Committee so
called. as political birds OF prey whose
sole object was to control the spoils' anu
II is said. he will be strongly backed py
the party throughout the state IN TINS
broad and uncOmplimentary assertion. IL
rs significant. too that both the fepupII-
can congre James a
Walker and Jacob Yost-from virginia,
who are unquestonably the highest legal
renresentatiyes Of the party in the State,
are strong supporters of Colonel Lamp III
his proposed call for a convention ana
the nomination Of a State ticket. Hon.
Patrick Henry McCaull, the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Elshll
District last fall. and other leaders In the
state are not only on the side Of Colonel
Lamb. but are active supporters OF ms
policy i'm favor Of a party convention anu
a state ticket, if the convention 50 de-
| cides. ..,
ioritv of the marty will be found when
| the time comes. arrayed against the ac-
| tion of the state Committee yesterday
| and the prediction is made that ColOnel
Lambs call for a convention Will me-
With a hearty response from the party i'll
all parts Of the state.
THE COMMITTEE ADDRESS.
here
| TODAY that the address Of the so-cal'ed
| Republican State Committee, with Park
| Aqnew at its head. throughout which the
| "6ne Italian hand" of General Edgar
| Allan was easily recognized, was but a
very feeble defence against the vigorous,
unstinted. and severe denunciation OF
| that body by Colonel Lamb. 1t entirely
failed TO answer the latter's strong paper
! i'm ANYTHING like a satisfactory manner
and had to resort to the oid, tlme-Worh'
| and disgusting campaign clap-trap ABOUT
| honest elections to cover up the snort
| cornings. Inconsistencies, and intrigues
of the committee leaders. As Colonel
| Lamb remarked Of Napoleon Bonaparte
| Scott of West Virginia, the Executive
| Committee must regard the Republican
| voters in Virginia cas- factory hands, TO
| be bought or bulldozed," 10 do just as
| they are told. and not considered worthy
of the privilege of expressing their wishes
through a delegated convention as to
whether they should be allowed TO place
State ticket in the field. One Repub-
| ican remarked just few moments ago.
"The committee sat down heavily on
| Colonel Lamb. but the question is, Had
| they any right to formulate charges,
| sit as a court. find verdict, and pro-
| nounce the sentence? VIII the commit
lee be sustained? 1 think not"
The Prince William Va) Horsemen'
Association will hold its annual exhibit
tion september and s, 1884, on its beau
| tiful grounds at Manassas. Inc pre-
Mum list aggregates $l,14O. 1t will be the
largest exhibition Of horses in Virginia
comprising entries from the wealthiest
counties i'm the state. The occasion will
be pleasant outing and an opportunity
for seeing a fine exhibition of horses OF
l<ill classes.