Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-07
WALLACE MEN REPLY TOLAMB
OF THE CANDIDATES.

Big MaJorIty-wnI Reply to Coz.
munication.
At the headquarters Of Captain John
Lamb. In this city. 1t was learned yes
terday that large number Of the posta1s
sent out by him to his friends. inviting
them to the meeting at Sanger Hall SAT-
urday night. were. IN some mysterious
way. delayed. and did not show up until
yesterday morning
Captain Lambs advisers immediately
went to the postoffice to make an inves-
tigatfon OF the delay. Postmaster Wray
Knight was out of the city. but Assistant
Postmaster Grubbs. after being shown
the indisputable evidence, stated that
there had been some error committed IN
the department. and hs promised to make
investigations at once, and report his
findings to Captain Lamb.
Five hundred cards were nlaired from
Captain Lambs headquarters ThursN
afternoon. and by the rules OF the pos
office. should have been delivered IN the
first delivery Friday morning. Not more
than twenty-five of the cards got out on
that delivery. and the great bulk OF them
were not delivered until Saturday morn
Ing, The strange part of the delay Is
that all Of the postals that have been
brought to Captain Lambs headQuar-
ters-those delivered Friday morning. and
the mass that was delivered only yester-
day morning-an bear the canoeing
mark of the Richmond postoff7ce under
date, September 14th. $3.50 p. NJ. which
was Thursday night.
a number Of prominent gentlemen res
foI fr rot r =
their postals were not in their postoffice
boxes at 10 o'clock Friday night. The un-
accountable delay created considerable
stir around Captain Lambs headquarters
yesterday. as a number of geutlernan
kept coming in and asking why their no.
tees had reached them after the meeting
was over.
The Postal That Never Cnmc.
The crucial question In the investiga-
ton. and the one that is interesting thosa
who sent the postals. ard those who were
supposed to have gotten them in proper
time, is. What became of the postals
from the time they passed through the
cancelling machine Thursday night at
$50 O'Clock until Saturday morning when
they reached the carriers?''
Superintendent Of Delivery Frank e.
Burke, said when seen by Dispatch re-
porter last night:
Captain Lambs invitations being print
ed, 1esemb1ed ordinary advertising mat
ter. and We're taken as SUCH They were
put in with about a ton of such matter.
and. consequently. were overlooked un-
til late Friday night" In Justice to Mr..
Burke. it must be said that the mix-up
happen'sd prior to the matter reaching
his departments
At Captain Lambs headquarters. they
are unable to understand why some OF
the pOstals were delivered Thursday
morning. as it is understood that proba-
bly, twenty-five cards got to their destiua-
ton by that tiraa.
Reply to the Lamb Letter.
Friends of Mr.. Jefferson Wallace. COM
,sng the committee which presented this
resolutions adopted at Old Market Hall
Friday night, yesterday printed the fol-
lowing reply to the letter sent by this
committee representing Captain Lamb:
ITO the citizens of Richmond:
AT meeting OF the friends OF Mr.
Jefferson Wallace. at Old Market Hall
last night. a resolution was offered that
a committee be appointed to convey to
the meeting of Captain Lambs friends
at Sanger Hail. proposition for Joint
discussion between the two candidates ae
the Academy of Music next Tuesday
night. Under that resolution we we're
appointed as the committee by the chair
man of the meeting, Alderman James b.
Wood. We Immediately repaired to 9hn-
ger Hall. where we found Captain L;fmb's
meeting In progress. We met Mr.. j. A.
Lamb, the son of Captain Lamb. at tina
door, and he declined to receive the reso-
luton. or to entertain It at that time.
Upon our insistance. however. he said
that he would give US an answer at Muir
phys Hotel at 1890 o'clock. and we them
left Sanger Hall without having gone in-5
to the meeting.
In our conversation with Mr.. J. a.
Lamb. he treated with us as the represen.
PHYS Hotel and remained there after
1890, when Mr. +. A. Lamb appeared aR4
asked for further time. stating that hs
would give us an answer at II o'clock
or shortly thereafter. About II o'clock
we received a message through the 'phors
asking for another half hour. We con-
tinued to wait until thirteen minutes after
I, when he received the written reply
which appeared IN this mornings papers.
declining on Captain Lambs part To
make any direct answer to our PROPOSE
tons.
We were astounded beyond measure at
the reply from Captain Lambs represen-
tatives. which appeared In the papers.
The whole proceedings on our part and
on the part of Mr.. Wallacey meeting.
was inspired and conducted In courteous
spirit. and with no intention whatever
than to bring the two candidates together
in joint discussion at the Academy OF
Music. and we feel highly indignant that
| these supporters and relatives OF Cap-
tain Lamb should cherge us with tha
gross discourtssy that they have In their
card. which they knew to bs: only
false. but without any suspicion OF fonn-
, datton. we feel that this episode has
only further demonstrated the fact that
captin Lamb Is not only very unwilling
to meet Mr. Wallace in joint discussion.
but that his friends share that feeling.
and are willing to resort to desperate
means to avert the meeting. Respectful
".
JOHN R CARLETON. Chairman.
THOMAS WHITTIER,
Fl. q. GATES.
| RUSSELL. B.ARGAMIN.
r. w. STIFF.
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