The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
CLUB ISSTARTEO
WITH BIG WH00P
FRIENDS OF LAMB GtTHER At
MURPHY's AND PLEDGE
THEIR SUPPORT.
SPEECHES ARE MADE
CARDS TURNED IN AT MEETING
SHOW THAT ORGANIZATION
WILL BEGIN FIGHT WITH
976 MEMBERS.
SPEECHES ARE MADE

When Captain John \, Lamb. repre-.
sentative in congress from the Third
dis,rlct, sent his sombrero twiriiDg In
to- the ring last night for re- election
Ii landed amid tumult of applause
from about a00 citizens who gathered
In the auditorium of Murphy -hnte
and launched a Vigorous campaign or
ganization In his behalf. Before ths
close of the meeting the congressman
supporters had turned in a76 cards
signed by Richmond voters to compose
the Lamb club. Every seat in the au-
ditorfum was filed, with scores stand
ing in the rear.
-1tritst Il. Miner acting 81 temporary
chairman, brought the assemblagc tc
order and Henry Lee Valentine pro-
posed tho name of Henry w. Wood as
president of the permanent orEani3a
ton. This was followed by motion
by J. c. rettis to close the nomina
tions and Mr.. Wood was elected by
aeelamation.
Tells of Services.
President Wood, in taking the
chair, reviewed the history OF Con
gresham Lamb. dwelling upon his
official career In Washington. He
told of Captain Lambs activity to-
ward securing appropriations for ths
Improvement Of James river that had
aggregated the sum of sl.260,o 600. tn.
new postoffice building. better mai
service. the network of rural delivery
routes secured for the district, city
delivery for Manchester, government
| aid toward rural highways, damag e:
obtained for injury to churches dur
ing the War Between the States, $685.
. 600 secured for damages to the Rich
mond college, $4,000 for Il new post
Office building in Manchester, the es
iablishment of a new weather bureat
In Richmond. the building OF gov
eminent road to the National GENE
Terry and his rise to the chairman
ship of the agricultural committee
The largest majority of his career
was the closing prediction of Presl'
dent Wood.
Upon motion OF John B. Minor. the
president appointed nominating
committee of five, including John f.
Minor, chalrman; II. l.. Valentine.
Morgan x. Mills, c. X. Saunders and
Eugene c. Massie. In the absence Of
the committee Judge George l.. Chris
tan spoke.
Confederate PGcords.
He declared that the best interests
of the district demanded the return
Of Captain Lamb to congress. He
had known him when the congress
mans father died and left the son.
fourteen years old. at the head of q
family of eight AS a Confederate
veteran he knew his gallant record,
Of his usefulness when serving as
sheriff and county treasurer. and par
ticular during his sixteen years of
able work as member OF the ma
tionai law making body.
The nominating committee pre-,
scented It's report for FIVE vice presi-
dents from the city wards. as fol-
lows:
Lee-James W. Gordon. s. S. p
Patteson, Joseph Lichenstein, c. V.
Darlington and Louis B'agi.
Msdison--John G. Hagan, Ben1a-
min II. Berry, Willis c. Pulliam. Au-
gust Moil and Charles l.. Page.
Jefferson--W. A. Cheatwood. John
F'rischkorn and j. T Palmatory
Caay--Henry Lee Valentine. w c.
Camp. NJ. r. Pace. Robert Lecky.
Jr., and Albert Davis.
motion was adopted authorizing
the appointment by the president or
a general executive committee Of five
Members.
Another was adopted providing for
the appointment OF an executive conn
mtttee II two men from each precinct
In Richmond.
This loks more like u ratification
meeting than anything else" declared
BENJAMIN II. Berry. who spoke amid
frequent applause and cheers
He declared that Captain Lamb
while not as brilliant as u sky rocket
and not as ornamental az useful. had
the experience, the manhood and the
activity the district needed
We don't want meteor TO shoot
through the air and make sensa-
ION" he added,
Cries for John A. Curtis and the
q pnointnaemGe If a -cam1ruttthe III % sssfst
brought the next speaker 10 the front.
I've four invitations IN my pocket
for entertainments tonight. where
mint juleps Will be served at every
one" he said as the crowd yelled,
but | could not be- tempted from the
call of duty and came here to lend
my voice and hand In support OF
Captain Lamb"
Nv 0NSidi Fu iHtt AdDtdln Lamp was
not basing his claims for support upon
his record as a Confederate soldier in
supnlication, but as a man who had
done his duty and deserved to he re-
turned to Congress. where he has been
worth SO much to his district
John c. Freeman stated that the
citizenship of the district could not
afford to decline hearty support to a
representative that had such a record
as Captain Lamb.
1t was a civic duty the district
owed Itself TO retain Captain Lamb
at the head OF the agricultural COM
mittee In Congress-one of the most
important OF the NATIONAL body,
where, with Democratic majority,
Captain Lamb could be of such in
creased service TO the district.
Eugene e. Massie k declared that
I'VE want man who is true to his
party, not one who hobnobs with the
enemy"
Captain Lamb. he said, had been
true TO every trust and loyalty to the
party and never straddled fence.
"A. ]. Montague has been faithless
in this respect" he said in closing.
n. Thomas Moshy. who was made
permanent secretary. spoke, stating
that the South had mace its greatest
in not keeping its best men
in Congress so that through long