The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

After Melvin Flegenheimcr, late city
chairman. had declined to allow the
use Of his name in connection with
the Republican nomination for Con-
gress from the Third District w. r.
tVawter, of Henrico, was unanimously
named in yesterdays convention.
G. Ridgeway Moore was elected dis
trict chairman promising the conven-
ton that within the next two weeks
he would resign his position as city
chairman, to which he was elected last
saturday in stormy mass-meetirg.
The friends of John G. Luce, the for
mer district chairman, made an inef.
fectual fight for his reelection, but
were largely in the minority.
The convention broke UP in some
disorder. because of what threatened
to be an encounter between Mr.. vawter
and Mr.. Luce. After the latter had
accepted the nomination, Mr.. Luce
arose and asked him IL 1t was true, as
had been stated, that he had said that
II he (Mr. Luce) were mde chairman,
& he would not accept the nomina ton.
Chairman Moore ruled this matter out
OF order, and. although j. w. Sergeant
pleaded for square deal for Mr.. Luce.
the question was never answered. Mr.
Luce alleged that he had propounded
the same query In the conference
which had preceded the meeting. and
that Mr.. yawter failed to reply.
Is snlI Alive.
After the adjournment OF the con-
vention, Mr.. Luce remarked that he
was not yet dead by any means. Mr..
Vawter stated that he would have an
swered the question had the chairman
permitted him to do SO. but when
asked what his raply would have been,
he declined to say.
Mr.. Vawter lives in Highland Park.
He Is a well-to-do cattle dealer. Last
year he made his debut in politics as
an oifice-seeker by opposing c. w.
Throckmorton as a candidate for the
House of Delegates.
Prior to the opening OF the conven-
| ton, which was held in Thompson's
| Hail. on Broad Street. the Richmond
and Henrico delegations caucused sep
| arately. deciding what was to be done.
! This caused a delay, the meeting not
| being called to order until o'clock
District Chairman John q. Luce pre-
sided at the opening, and District Sec
| rotary NJ j. Enright read the tempor-
airy roll of delegates. 1t appeared that
| there were two delegations from
! Goochland county. but by agreement
they were both seated, each delegate
with half vote James City county
had elected two delegates with halt a
vote each; williamsburg two with hall
vote each. and Henrico eight with
half vote each. Chairman c. T.. Har-
rison, of New Kent, said that he had
been so situated that he had been un-
able to call a meeting for the cleo
ton of delegates from his county. and
he was authorized to cast the county's
vote.
Organization Perfected.
c. Ridgeway Moore was named as
temporary chairman. and ]. G. Darling
ton, of Williamsburg, as temporary
secretary, this organization being
made permanent.
Committees were named as follows
lNominations-B B. Arnold Richmond
| John J. Hall, Goochland; John McMil'
Ian. Henrico; j. w. Nunley. Chesterfield
and c. l. Harrison, New Kent. Reso'
llutions-w. r. vawter. Henrico; NJ.
Enright. Goochland: NJ NJ. Stoddard
Charles City; George Moore, chester
field, and B. W. Mannell. Richmond.
Nominations were made by the prop.
err committee as follows: Members o.
state committee from district-M. NJ
Williams, Richmond; T G. Arnold
Chesterfield; John S. DeFarges' hlne
| William; b. w. Mannell, South Rlch'