The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
royal CALLS ] S 4
MASS MEETING:
WillUrge Resolutio u Isl
ing for Removal &c; \ q al. Of
Electoral Board.
SEBEL AND COHEN To
MAKE a STATE MENT'
Board Will Meet Tomorrow
Night to Formulate Paper to
Public-Mr.a Ebel Says Roy
all's Assertions Are Abso-
lutely Untrue Mt: MI.
Richardson Talks.

Two exceedingly interesting develops
ments OF yesterday, growing out Of the
publication OF the Royal petition were
the call by Mr.W l.. Royal OF q mass
meeting Of citizens OF Richmond who
nre in sympathy with his novemcnS TO
be held next Saturday night In the Cap
ital Square. and the detcrmnatlon%o of the
Electoral Board to meet tomorrow night
for the purpose OF formulating u state
ment to the public In reply to the accu-
satlons OF the Royal paper Z. Il;
The petition printed in full yesterday
morning was the absorbing topic of con-
sversation among all classes OF men yes
terday. It was surprisingly conservative,
was the comment many times heard.
Call to the People
Mr.. Royals call to the people is APP
pended
"To the People Of Richmond;
IS - Invite the people Of Richmond TO
meet me on the Capitol Square on
next Saturday IevenIng, September
10th, at $500 O'Clock P. M, when {
viii address them and explain In 4
detail why think they should re-
quest the present Electoral Board to 4.
resign. | shall ask them to pass
resolution, declaring 1.-The Electoral
Board that i has lost their tn, confl's5
denee, and asking them to resign
I, this office, and shall state to the
people In plain terms why think
this resolution should be passed.
"The friends of this resolution are
asked to attend Those who think
that such a resolution is an Interior
ence With the province Of the courts
viii not be expected to attend We
viii thus ascertain whether there IS
Or Is not considerable body o. o ur%
fellow citizens who think they have
4 fIght to declare their opinion on
matters OF Vital concern to them.
(saned) 'WM. l.. RoYALE.''' n, NJ
Mr.. Ebel Interviewed.
Mr.. Ferdinand C. Ebel, president OF
the Electoral Board, was seen on yester-
day and asked If he had anything to
say regarding the charges made by MI
William l.. Royal against the Electoral
Board.
II have only this to say. replied Mr.
Ebcl; ''if Mr. Royal had come to see
me would have given him all the lntor-
nation he required, and ne ~ouId no.
have published statements that, to say
the least, are absolutely wrong. 1 have
always answered any question that has
been asked me- and I think II was un-
fortunate that Mr.. Royal did not come
to see me. l state positively that Mr.
Royals assertions are untrue, Tho Elcc-
toral Board Will hold meeting on Mon
day night, and statement will then be
given out. ! have nothing further to say
until that time.
Mr.. Samuel Cohen declined to discuss
the Royal petition. He. will be at the
Electoral Board meeting on Monday
night. 4.
Mr.. Clyde w Saunders was asked ! {
he had any reply to make to Mr.. Royal.
He replied that he had nothing TO say.
Overlooked Legal Phase.
MID. C. Richardson's Commemorative
Attorney, on yesterday gave out the fol-
lowing statement regarding the Royal
petition:
"Mr. Royal has overlooked the legal
phase OF the question. The public should
understand that there is aldistinction be-
tween political power and using that
power for unlawful purposes.
&"If Mr. Royal should succeed in show
Ing conclusively that Clyde w. Saunders
Is the political boss Of Richmond 1t
would not be within my province TO
prosecute him ms a lnwbreaker.
LIT will have to be shown that he has
violated Tthe law before the court can
take any cognizance of tho agitation In
which Mr.. Royal has been so promi-
nent."