The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-18
LUCE CLAIMS HE'S
STILL Chairman
Contends Election OF c. Ridge
way Moore Violates Party
Law.
WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL
Says He Will Continue to Act
as Head OF District
Committee.
WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL

Emphasizing the split in local Re-
publican circles, John G. Luce has is.
sued a statement declaring that he Is
still chairman OF the Third District
Committee, that he Will conduct the
campaign for his party this year. and
that he will call meeting OF the dis
t1ict committee as soon as necessity
demands
Mr. Luce argues that the election OF
c. Ridgeway Moore as district chair
man by the convention which met luss
Monday, was contrary to party law.
He shows that district committees are
composed of the district chairman anu
the respective city and county cnatf-
men. and that as Mr.. Moore has been
elected city chairman of Richmond ne
cannot hold two positions.
This situation, according to MI. Luce,
| would mean that Mr.. Moore couli v"te
! twice in meetings-once as the hlch-
/ mond city chairman and again as ois
! trict chairman. Or, on the othes manu-.
/ if he should not vote as repressn.
tat,ve of Richmond, the city ~ou''
| have no representation.
Resignation Won't Help.
In answer to the statement BY Mr
Moore that he will resign the CITY
! craftsmanship, Mr.. Luce says thas VIII
| not cure the matter. He couta 40.
! then be district chairman. is the corr
tnntion. because he would not have
been 80 elected, presuming tina the
] election of last Monday was illesal anu
void. ~,
Mr.. Luce was the central hsurc IN
I Mondays convention, when ne dei'taiio
4 ed of w. r. Nawter, the nornl'.ss -,
4 conrress. whether or not he had salo
/ 20 Mr. Luce were elected chair
a,an he would not accept the nnhllna
ton Mr.. Vawter was charged ny ~
I,,ca With failure to answer thls 'lues-
t;an in the preliminary conference :.
,,.h,ch was held, he did not answer =
4 ~ ~. convention, and has not, so ~
as Lnown. done SO since. Nj. LuS
,.,dent,y believes that Mr.. Vawter was
persuaded to make this remark 90 q.
~ give an excuse on the part o. AZ, n.
"cf1oe holders trust" Tor CUISINE "i'
luce from the chalrmahsh,p.
| W. :. Tho various city and coult-s
chnirmen OF the district: a,o..
, ..I wish to inform YOU that the else,
~, ~ district chairman by the dlstIis
!. ,,artion on September IL WV, VIZ
s con, and void. (Section four OF INV
~. Man of organization proVioes
im,,,a-a shall be committee IN eact
congressional district, to be known "a a
w. Congressional district committee 10
! ,he - Congressional Dlstri. !.
, .nr Of the district chairman, :
~ elected as hereinafter provided an,
:. ne e county and city chairmen OF eael
!, county and city in such congressio1na
J. .Mr. Moore, heing city chairman 8, 9
p,chmond. could not be district chalr
J. man under the provisions of the apoy'
section, and being ineligible Tor elec
ton at the time the vote was taken
:. cannot qualify afterwards, SO that NJ
designation from the CITY chairmansnll
now would not cure the defect. II !
J. man who was not citizen were electe !.
MAYOR of Richmond, he could not al
forwards qualify himself by taxing on
: Generalization papers. The fact ina
snch thing is tolerated In anothe
. district In the State does not make
: right or legal Therefore ! am IN
held-oyer chairman, and will conduc
= this falls campaign to the best or M
J, ability and to the best interest OF tn
Is Republican party, cooperating une'
- this unfortunate tangle Is stralghtenc
out by the state Committee. ! eNpec
:, 10 issue call for meeting or IN
/. committee as soon as the necessity
. the campaign requires it