The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10
MINORITY STILL
TALKING OF SLATE
Statement Given Out Setting
Forth How the Alleged Com
bine Was Framed Up.
BATTLE is APPARENTLY OVER
Local Republicans All for Taft,
but Each Side Wants
Recognition.
BATTLE is APPARENTLY OVER

Notwithstanding the fact that the
turbulent Republican mass-meeting
here Saturday night ended In apparent
Mr. George a. nanson. the leader of
the kicking faction. making speech
In which he stated that he bowed
cheerfully to the Will Of the majority,
there are evidently some chickering's
left. which may take much time to
dispel And yet the victory of the
dominant faction was so complete that
1t Is hard to conceive how anything Is
to be gained by the minority through
"a further prosecution of the war
Delegates to the State and district
conventions were elected. new city
committee chosen, and all this was
done with the minority present and
voting. No contestlng delegations are
said to be in contemplation for either
convention, and smooth sailing is an
tlctpated in Manchester on March 10Th.
when candidate for Congress will be
named. Sifted down. 1t looks as If 1t
were to a certain extent the old fight
of the outs" against the "ins.' though
the latter faction was apparently well
backed in Saturday nights meeting by
nonoftlce holders.
All the white Republicans here APP
dent, and the friction has apparently
arisen over who shall DE allowed ia
get into ;he forefront and do tho
shouting for him.
whnt Minority Says.
In following UP the contentious OF
the minority in the mass-m Getting, one
of that faction gave out the following
yesterday:
The combination to which Mr.. Han
sen referred in Saturday nights meet
a I'D MI n
slate, looking to the running OF that
particular meeting, but II was some
thing much more far-reaching and i'm
portant than that 1t was that Messrs.
n1er having been especially tho spokes-
man OF the Taft forces In this district,
and Messrs. Edgar Allan. NJ. NJ. Will
ltams and r. e. Cabeil, who had been
leading the opposition. but had now
apparently surrendered to the Taft
people. together with Mr.. C. Ridgeway
Moore. had gotten together In advance
of the meeting OF any county or city
convention. and among themselves en-
tered into a secret written combine,
lions and meetings aforesaid. were to
do the entire business. and divide up
all the honors among themselves. which
written agreement was in substance
as follows:
81. Enright was to go as a delegate
to the national convention.
..2. Luce was to be run as the candi-
date for Congress.
80. Allan. Williams. Cabell and Ridge
way Moore We're to name the other
delegates to the national convention;
CabelI. 1t is believed, being understood
as the person to be named by his CO.
ofticeholders. though his name was not
specially mentioned in writing.
81. Allan Williams. Cabell and Moore
were to name the member of the State
executive. committee. the most import
the district.
So Enright and Luce to name the
chairman OF the congressional commit
tee.
So The five members Of the State
Committee. and the elector for the dis
tr!ct were to be named by the same
combine. so that the elector and two
members OF the State Committee should
be given to one side. and the other
side to take the remaining members Of
the State Committee"