The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
TR|CkERY 1T WORK
SAYS JOHN s. LUCE
Won't Give Up Chairman-
ship of Republican Dis
trict Committee
-------------------
MOORE'S ELECTION
NULL AND VOID
Writes Letter to County Chair
men Assuring Them That
He is Still OH Job And
Will Not Quit.

With MFR. John G.. Luce stsadfastly
maintaining that he was not legally
removed from the chairmanship OF
the Third district republican commit-
tee and hoialng that he is still head
of that BODY, and Mr.. G.. kfugEHayg
Moore deoIaf1ng that ii will take tfls
same power winch gave them to him
10 make him surrender the reins ok
control. 1t appears Inat affairs poit~
teal in q. q. r. circles are tangsed.
Pure political trickery." SAID Mr.
Luce SATURDAY. "a nave worked Tor
the republican party In this district
/ for fifteen years, using every eTt0rt
to bufa it up, and now Feder&I
office-hoiding trust steps In, forms
cirque to further its interests and att
tempts to Gust me. / Will tight them
to the last ditch. ! am not so easily
disposed of. / am chairman o. the
Third district republican committees.
Sends Out Letter.
| Chairmen of the various county
committees have received the follows
ing letter from MIR. Luce, clearly
showing his attitude;
Richmond, Va. Sept. L.
Dear Sir.--I wish To inform
you that the election of district
chairman by the district conyen-
ton, on September IL. 1910. was
null and void tSection four OF
the party plan Of organisation
provides: There shall be coma
| rnittee In each congressional dis
! trict to be known rs the COM
gressional district committee for
the congressional dis
| triet. composed OF the district
| chairman. to be elected as here
/ matter provided, and the county
| and city chairmen or each cuun-
| ty and city in such congressional
I dfsfricE')
MIR. Moore. being city chair-
| man OF Richmond, could not BE-
district Chairman under the pros
vision of the above section and
being inetiginie for election ut the
time the vote waa taken. cAnnos
qualify afterwards, So that hia
| resignation from the city chair.
i mauship now would NOT cure tins
| defect. IL man who was moi
l . citizen was elected mayor III
/ Richmond, he could not after
/ wards qualify himself by taxing
out naturalization papers The
fact that such thing liz TOLERATE
/ ed In another district in the Stats
does not make ii right or legal
! Therefore, l am the hold -ove1
/ chairman, and will conduct this
| falls campaign to the best of my
ability and to the best interest of
the republican party. co-operat-
| ing until this unfortunate tangfa
/ is Strengthened out by tint STATE
committee. ! expect to issue =
call for meeting OF the con-
mittee as soon as the necessity %
/ the campaign requires IT.
Yours very respectfully.
| tSlgned}
| John q. LUCE,
! Chairman Third Congressional ufass
| trict Committee"
Refers 10 Sixth District.
| The district to which Mir. Iuco
refers Is the Sixth. where the chair
man of the district committees n also
| chairman of the Roanoke city CONS
mittee.
/ Mr.. Luce announces that he II
In earnest and has no idea Of caInly
surrendering and permitting Mn
Moore to step in.
In letter to Mr. Moore the cons
testant recently set forth his positions
| maintaining that the supervisor ID
| the census had been illegally elected.
| according TO the party plan.
/ To this MIR. Moore replied that thu
contention OF Mr.. Luce was grountr
| less. Mr.. Moore further set forth
In brief letter that he had no iuten.
| ton OF stepping aside. but TO remove
him from the Craftsmanship 1t wonl6
be necessary for the Third distrtotl
district republican committee To -
woke its action of last Tuesday.
What the republicans of the dts
trict want to know is who can cAal4
| a meeting OF the district commiftees
I There is apparently no doubt but thMt
1 the supporters OF MIR. Moore Will rev
/ spond to his summons, while MEs
I Luce's friends win undoubtedly bach
/ him up. bringing about a decided spill
In the district committee.
The interesting situation thus pfn&
vided is affording much specuiasion ~
republican circles. u