The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-09
WILL ASK
THAT TODD
THDRAW
Bring Pressure to Bear
on Him To-Day.
HE DECLARES HE
WILL NOT RETIRE
As at Present Advised He
Will Make the Race.
NEW COMMITTEE
MAY ENDORSE BRAUER
Indications that the Old Body Realizes |"
Made a Mistake in Opposing the
Highest Authority in the Party
organizatlon-lnteresting
Developments Are
Looked For.
As at Present Advised He
Will Make the Race.
NEW COMMITTEE
MAY ENDORSE BRAUER

An undercurrent of political excitement
Is stirring Henrico county as it has never
teen stirred before Each day brings
new twists and turns that serve to whip
up the fight waging around the treasu-
rership, and the air is constantly full Of
rumors of expected and early pending
developments.
During yesterday was brought out the
fact that several members of the old
county committee have whirled about
and are making back tracks in the di-
rection Of the State Committee. When
they came out fat-footed defying the
last named body these gentlemen acted
under misrepresentation, and they would
now face around. bow to the decision
of the supreme party powed. and recog-'
nize Brauer as the Democratic nominee
for the Office under dispute. But this
is thing easier said than done; obsta-
c.es strew the path at every turn, and
the way Is befogged with mist OF theE
county committees own making, STILL X
an effort is being made, all quietly.
though it Is. and there may be some der
cidedly interesting happenings betweeh
now and Tomorrow noon. q BY Many&ttit
is believed that these happenings Will
result in the withdrawal OF Mr.. Todd
from the race or In the recognition of
Mr.. Brauer by the new county committee.
Cha e n Sc tmert
Since last Saturday. when the old COM
mittee turned Brauer down and gave
the certificate of nomination to Todd,
thereby refusing to submit to the State
committee, there has been much talk
and some thinking. The com;a.ttee itself
has done nothing further rs a commit
tee, for the simple reason that 1t does
not exist any longer. It went out OF
office when it adjourned sine die and do-
clnred the affairs Of the primary to be A
settled But, as individuals. the gentle-
men who sat on the committee have been
reviewing their own action, and some OF
them are not satisfied with 1t. Several OF
them are members Of the new committee.
which meets tomorrow to organize. and
they will probably be in the thickest OF
the fray, unless the whole question Ii
settled between now and noon to-morroWss
which seems unlikely.
An after-consideration Of the relation
the County Committee bore to the State
Committee. especially In this particular
instance, is the chief thing that has
wrought the change in the attitude OF
some of the committeeman. The party
law has been thoroughly expounded ana
while there are many who persist IN the
belief that the County CommitTee id &
right In refusing to recognize the author
ity Of the State body, there Is q growing
number of those who think differently.
Among this number are two or three of
the committeeman and among these latter
few Is one Of the most prominent mAn,-
bers who was most active IN the recent
The statement that Messrs. Hechler
and Todd agreed before the session OF
the State Committee to submit to tho,
arbitrament OF that body is doing much
to accomplish this revelation in senti-
ment Thds statement Is denied by MIR.
Todd. but the records of the session are
produced and 1t is shown that whethor3
or not he agreed to submit the case. at
torneys for himself and Mr.. Hechler We're
present and spoke and agreed to a re-
solution adopted, declaring that the State
Committee would recotEtze Brauer as
the nominee II he was found to be tho
rightful holder of the certificate The
matter Of this reported agreement Is Just
being brought strongly forward. One or
that they knew nothing of 1t and that
If they had they would not have voted
as they did. These are the ones who arc
seeking to find some avenue or approach 8
to the subject again so that they may
get straight on 1t once more.
Induce n m to Retire.
An effort is being made to settle the
matter before the new committee meets
tomorrow and to obvlate the necessity
OF amy action by that body. Pressure
will be brought to bear upon Mr.. Todd
to retire and let Mr., Brauer have the
field, How strong this pressure will be
cannot be said He will probably be seen
to-day in reference to the matter by some 9
of the former committeeman,
When questioned last night. Mr.. TODD
said In the first place that he had made
no agreement to submit the dispute to
the state Committee, He would not re-
cognlze the authority of any body made
up mostly of proxies. He was pretty Sc
we're in his criticism of the State
Committee, which. he said, acted IN
n most unheard-of manner. II It had
been the proper COMMITTEES proceeding
regularly, 1t might have been different
Upon the question OF Withdrawing Mr.,
Todd smoke with great positiveness. lie
said that as al present advised he had
not the slightest idea OF withdrawing He
had been declared the party nominee
and intended to make his canvass on that
basis. The people so far as he had con-
suited with them We're solidly behind
him. He saw no occasion TO withdraw ana
,,o,.a ,ha Hald 10 Brauer From tho