The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-06
PARTY V|E[ ! |!
GENERAL: N \
Non-Committed Democrats Break.
UP Without Organizing.
BOWEN TO KEEP PEACE.
Colonel John Lamb Meets Officers OF
His Club-W. 3. Wells Given Fit
teen Days-News. Personaiand
Brief from Manchester.

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Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
No. uO2 Hull Street
The meeting OF the non-committeo
Democrats, which was held last nlgnt
at Toneys Hail. was a frost and ended
IN general disagreement without h Il,
been organized. There was small at
tendance. there not being present at any
time more than fifteen persons. MI.
D. l. Toney, who issued the call for the
meeting, was one Of the first to arrive
Soon afterwards Mr.. B. NJ Robertson,
president Of the Virginia Democratic
Club, came in.
The trouble was started when Mr..
Toney asked Mr.. Robertson to take the
chair and preside. mentioning the fact
that he was president Of the Virginia
Democratic Club. which organization
should regularly meet on Tuesday night
Mr.. Robertson, who is a staunch Lamb
man, took exception to this and made
a statement to the effect that he had not
called any meeting of the Virginia Demo
cratic Club and was present only TO as
certain by what authority meeuns mao
been called.
His speech was rather heated, and
aroused Mr.. Toney. who declared ne hao
not called any meeting of the virginia
Democratic Club and that he dehed any
man to say he had exceeded his author
ity in calling a meeting Of the Democrauc
voters of Manchester and Chesterfield
Mr. Tonev said he had called the voters
together not so much for the purpose OF
endorsing any candidate for Congress as
for organizing another club, inasmuch as
the Virginia Club had not held meeting
since April
Mr.. Robertson replied that he had seen
no reason for calling a. meeting, but had
in mind issuing a call at an early dase
when Mr.. Wallace and Captain John
Lamb both would be asked to address
the club.
Mr.. Robertson said he had gotten his
impression that the meeting was to be
the Virginia Club from the afternoon
papers Mr.. Toney SAL that he had
not made any mention OIL the virginia
Democratic Club, whereupon the reporter
who had written the article III the al
ternoon paper stated that Mr.. Toney hao
told him during the morning when ques-
toned about the object of the meeting.
that he (Tonev) did not know exactly
what would be done, but that it was
the regular meeting night Of the Nir-
ginia Club. and that possibly either Lamb
or Wallace would be endorsed.
This general wrangle lasted an hour
or more before those who had turned
out dispersed.
LAMB CONFERENCE.
Colonel John Lamb held a conference
with the officers of his club in Manches-
ire last night. The meeting was held IN
the office OF Mr. Augustine Royal, and
was attended by a. dozen or more of his
supporters. Mr.. NJ. A Campbell, presl-
dent of the Lamb organization. was on
hand. as were Mr.. c. B. French secre-
tary. and several of the presidents.
TO KEEP THE PEACE
Charles E. Bowen, the eN-conVic1, VINO
was tried before Squire Cheathem yes
terday afternoon. was bound over to keep
the peace for six months. Bowen was
arrested upon the second day following
his conditional pardon. for creating dis
turbance at Bethany Home, an orphan
asylum in Chesterfield county, where his
daughter has been an inmate Tor several
years. 1t was shown in the trial that
Bowen had made no threats at the Home
when he demanded to be allowed to see
his daughter though his conduct had
been sufficient to alarm the ladies, whom
he encountered upon his visit.
w B. Wells was convicted and given
fifteen days in the city jail II! the, Cor
of having stolen tickets from the office
of the Richmond and Petersburg Electric
Railway. Wells was defended by Mr.. w
B. Cox.
Something less than ten thousand tons
of earth caved in from the eHbankment
between Tenth and Eleventh Streets on
Hull Street yesterday afternoon. burN,nS
a wagon beneath its weight and soaring
the negro driver white. The darby left
the wagon when he noticed the first slip
of the sod and ran to the Free Bridge
before hating.
The Business Mems Association did not
have a quorum present last night con,
seouently the meeting will now be held Ell;
when the president sees fit to issue q call
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. J. D. Brooks, the popular clerk in
w. B. Plea SAINTS grocery store, has gone
TO Buffalo Lithia to spend some time
CO, John Lamb was in Manchester yes
terday morning.
The School Committee of the Council
will, meet Thursday night in the Council
Chamber.
There will be a called meeting of the FL
nance Committee Friday night
Miss Maggie Wilkerson. of Petersburg.
&c visiting friends and relatives In Man
chester and Richmond
Manchester Lodge. No. 20, Knights of
Pythias, held largely attended meeting
Monday night at their lodge room in An
derscn's Hall; one application was re-
ceiyed for membership. The Chancellor
Commander w. J.-Lewis. made the ap-
polntments of the sick committees as fol-
lows. w J. Lewis A. D. T. Albright, G.
w. Jewett, F. ". Bass, E. c. Haight. c.
S. whitlock, O. E. Ray. P. L. Clary, w j.
Morrissett
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