The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-12
0. ?. CONTESTS
UP TO COMMITTEE
Members Meet in Roanoke Fri
day Night to Tackle District
Proposition.
RICHMOND IN LIMELlGHT
Ridgway Moore's Friends Conf
dent He Will Be Sus aimed by
Higher Body.
RICHMOND IN LIMELlGHT

The Third district chairman row
Will be tackled by the Republican
State executive committee when ii
meets in special session In Roanoke
FRIDAY night subject 10 the cali sent
out by Secretary George l.. Hart.
G. Riagway Moore, who succeeded
John q. Luce at the recent district
convention as chairman of the Rich
mpnd district. wilt be on hand in Roa-
noke 10 plead his cause. and Il Is
fully expected that Lace viii be
there. toe. The latter is now en- the
road attending it Insurance matters
fer the company he represents in
Richmond. bat it is stated that he
Wit in all probability find II eonYen-
lent to he In Roanoke Friday night.
He il due back in Richmond some
time Saturday. ii was ascertained at
ths office et his company "Wednesday
morning.
Luce and his supporters contend
that Moore. being city chairman. Is
not rightfully entitled to hold the poo
sitioa II head 81 the district eotn-
mittee, IL the party plan is strictly
interpreted In support III this con-
tenffan. they point 10 the provision
which allows each county and ciiy
chairman a vote in the deliberations
OF the district committee sad at the
same time aftosx the halrn1an q the
latter body a sote Thus. they point
out. the district chairman has two
sofet, and that. they contend. is con-
trars t. the party law
In Other districts
Moore and his tFienus, on the other
hand. say that his dust positiea is da-
psieated III seseYai other districts of the
state and that precedence, at least. II
Sufficient IT. make the position nc 0c-
tupies permissible. Nc kick. they SAY
has GENE from the other districts
where the double cnairmanship pre-
wallis and they assert az their belief
that the State body is not going to
make the Third district an exception
merely because Luce and his dis
Krunfled friends feei that they have
been handsd q raw deal
PNsiniaster Edgar Allan hess fr the
Third district situation stated Med
nesday morning that he was nat GER
tain whether ne would attend the state
committee meeting II Is reported
thst II he goes he Vlf tarry the proxy
OF H. II. Arnold member uf the exc.
tutiNe committee from the Third dis.
trict who viii probably he unable to
attend the meeting on account OF HIS
pressing duties q collector 81 the port
1T Richmond
Postmaster Allan said he had not
Seen the cali sent oat by Seeretart
Hart. bat he felt pretty sure. that the
aistriet contests were responsible for
the tall. lie said he Was positive thai
INC raising II mere money To PROSE
cute the plans IF the 6 O. r tn Viz
gina had nothing Ia de- With the ap-
preaching meeting
Another Rtchrnon-er that Will at
tend the meeting in IN unofficial capa =
city IN j &. EriStuw. Insurance man.
With Offices in the Mutual building Mr.
Brtssow viii be ia tIarrisnrbur.
Thursday hnt il is his expectation to
MAKE Roanoke by the Following dav
He lines zap With Chairman Moore aud
4 the alleged Federal "ffice holders
trust
The State committee viii also
tactic the Seventh district situation
Nher, John Paul and nugh Lnpton
ara Nieing with each other for re
publican Votes in opposition 10 CON
"a essman James Hay Democratic
nesnInee The situation In this district
whit apparently acute. is expected IA
he settled with dispatch by the State
body Paul II slated for the tdbos-
gsis for the obvious reason that no
n en the wrong side II the fence. as
Iaipton's friends in Richmond pot it.
The Fifth district. where j Il. An
giils is running as Independent Re
E+rabliean, and f. w Saunders
Democrat. Will not be tackled at tint.
janeture. il IL said.