The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
BUILDERS HOLD
LIVELY MEETING
Annual Session of Contractors is
Like a Political Ward
Gathering.
TROUBLE OVER ELECTION
Nominees Offer to Resign, But
Matter is Adjusted After
Much Wrangling.

Mr.. w. B. Jennings, member Of the
city democratic executive committee
and successor to MIR. Clyde w. Saun-
ders as superintendent of Clay ward
politics. made all sorts of trouble for
a while at the annual meeting Of the
Buildings Exchange of Richmond held
Tuesday night in the Mutual building.
The trouble started immediately after
Secretary w. Douglas Gordon had read
the list of officers and board of gov
ernors nominated for the ensuing year
by committee of FIVE designated for
the purpose. Some one objected to
this cut and dried method of choos-
ing officers and before the matter could
bet'pa& tu,sas vote u Fofiey Of ehteeA+
.ttors began pouring In en- this chair:
from all sides. Mr.. Jennings taking the
lead.
The Clay warder insisted that the
members should be given better voice
In he election than that which had been
mapped out. President Chesternan
explained that the bylaws called for
the naming of the officers by spe-
cial committee, the names TO be post
ed In the exchange two weeks before
the annual meeting. and the nominees.
under the bylaws, were to be declar-
ed duly elected IL no opposition names
were posted week before the meet
ing. He said the terms of the law had
been fully complied with and. no OPP
position having developed, there was
nothing for the exchange to do but
to accept the names of those duly
nominated.
Jenrina. Objects Again.
Again, Mr. Jennings objected but he
had no special remedy to offer. At this
juncture, Mr., w. R. Mason, in tones
that plainly denoted his Irish extrac-
ton, attempted to pour oil upon the
troubled waters by suggesting that all
the nominees tender their resignation
affair could be done all over again"
This suggestion seemed good to Mr..
II. S. Halves. nominee for board of
governors, as was MIR. Mason also.
81 shall certainly resign Immediately
after my election" announced Mr..
Halves.
And so win l." said President Ches-
terfnan. yielding the chair to Mr.. w. j.
Gilman. who incidentally represents
Lee ward in the board of aldermen.
Mr.. Chris Manning. Jr.. police COM
missioner and also nominee for the
board of governors. suggested that the
body reject the nominations from the
committee and proceed to elect by reg
uiar ballot II II was possible to do so
under the bylaws.
Mr.. Manning's suggestion. however,
fell upon barren ground and then Mr..
Jennings had some more 10 say. sug-
costing that the by-iaws might be
amended or revised.
Monti,'s Notice Necessary.
Secretary Gordon explained that
months notice was necessary before
any action could be taken on the by
laws ard that silenced the Clay warder
for a time,
Being the only saiaried officer OF
the organization among the nominees.
Mr.. Gordon took occasion to state that
he would certainly resign just al Pres
ident Chesterman and others had said
they would do. Mr.. Gordon had been
Irenomnated for secretary and he EVIL
IDENTIFY felt that resignation. under the
circumstances was Incumbent upon
him.
After considerably more wrangltng.
|it was finally decided TO let the reGH-
larry nominated ticket 60 through.
with the understanding that more
satisfactory method OF choosing of
f3cars would be injected into the by
laws before the next annual election.
The proposition had hardly been
put to q vote and the nominees duly
elected when Mr.. Halves arose quickly
and rendered hiS resignation.
s.Yeu.vA oat OF order. = said tas
chair
''st dsw6., oAms voice from
|acrNes the hail,
u won't receive Seur rssignstion.ss
said the chain.
Its too lAss now" came anothsr
voice frum Across tha ball. and MI
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