The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-21
AGNEW and
HIS PARTY.
New Republican Leader Makes
Known His Policy.
MR.. LAMB SHOULD HAVE RE.
SIGNED-AGNEw SAYS THAT THE
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AS WE'LL
AS THE RANK AND FILE WILL
SUBMIT LOYALTY TO THE JUDO
MENT OF THE COMMITTEE AT
ITS LYNCHBURG MEETING.

Iynchburg, Aug. 20.-Hon. Park Ag-
new, chairman of the Republican party
oil virginia, who was elected to succeed
Col. William Lamb, in an interview tc-
day as to his position and the future pol
icy of the party under his leadership, said
that 1T was with the greatest reluctance
he had consented to accept even tempo
rarily the position of State chairman, but
that the unanimity of the demand upon
him left no alternative. He regretted
that Col. Lamb did not avoid the condi.
lions which would seem to indicate that
there was any serious trouble or division
within the party organization by tender
ing his resignation instead of leaving the
committee to take action ON the charges
which had been preferred against him;
that it was significant fact that on the
vote for aud against the removal OF Col
Lamb only one and II fraction out of
thirty members at the committee meeting
voted against his removal, and that the
TWO proxies casting this vote expressed,
before the meeting, their conviction that
Colonel Lamb was not u proper person to
hold the position of chairman, but merely
questioned the policy of his removal ut
the present time.
In response to question "a to the re-
suit of Colonel Lambs calling n State
was no power to prevent any indiy idual
from taking that course, but he was fully
satisfied from assurances given him by
those present who favored convention,
that the local organizations of the party,
Us well as the rank land file, would sub
nit Loyalty to action of the State COM
mittee, even though they might concur
in the Judgment of the State committee
itself.
The attitude of Col. Lamb submitted to
the committees of the various counties
and cities of the State the alternative of
aligning the" selves with him in an effort
TO start n dual organization and surren-
dering the action of the State committee
and retaining their positions rs an int.
grail part of the governmental machinery
OF the Republican Iarty of Virginia
Mr.. Agnew further said that he be-
lieved the friction within the party ranks
had been reduced to minimum by the
action of the State committee, and he
confidently predicted harmoniZing of
forces to an extent -whichehad not pre-
vailed for several years past. He SAID
that it was bardly..necessary for him to
avow that in his position as chairman all
past differences would be forgotten or
buried in oblivion, and while he had
many friends he would like to reward. he
had no enemies to punish.
lie further stated that he saw no ne
cessity for issuing an address Ito the Re-
publicans of the State, as the committee
itself had relieved him by the adoption
of one which would be printed and circu
lated all over the State.
Mr.. Agnew, referring to the direction
that he should appoint COMMITTEES to
act in concert with the executive com
mittee to determine the policy of the
party in any contingency which may
arise, said that he had just completed
his selection by appointing tae following
members of the State committees:
First Dir trict-Josephus Trader
Second District-James I. Mitchell.
Third District-W. G. Singleton.
Fourth District-A. w. Harris.
Fifth District-B S. Pedigo.
Sixth District-W. II. Mosby.
Seventh District-John Acjer.
Eighth Disrict-R l.. Flatford.
Ninth District-G. w. Blankenship.
Tenth District-James A. Frazier.