The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-09
PURPOSE OF LEAGUE TO
BREAK UP MACHINE
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of fraudulent registration felony.
We favor the election of the menu
bers of the State Corporation Com
mission by popular vote.
We favor the election OF United
States senators by popular vote.
We favor abolishing the system Of
paying fees II public officers, and the
substitution therefor of regular SAL
aries.
We favor the passage OF q fellow
employees act, giving fuller and fairer
protection to that class of our citi-
gems
We favor economy in the admins
tratton of the affairs of the State
and the strict limitation OF appro-
priations to the revenues or the state
and we favor the utmost publicity In
State affairs.
To the end that these objects may
be effected, VIC call upon all patriotic
Democrats who approve our views and
purposes 70 unite with. us In this
movement and to aid in reforming
deplorahle political conditions in Vir-
ginia.
Officers of League.
The officers Of the league are:
President, Charles L.. Gravatt, of Port
Senatorial district; Vice. President,
John Garland Pollard; Secretary,
George Bryan, well-knoun attorney
of this city and vice-president of the
Westmorefand Club; General Man
ager. Mr.. c. T. Garnett. senior mem
Der OF the law firm of Garnett, Pol
lard IL Smith, of Richmond.
The headquarters OF the league are
room 124, Murphy's Hotel. from
which 1t is said vigorous anti-ma-
chine campaign will be waged.
Some Who Are Active.
Among the Democrats said to have
been prominently identified with the
organization of this league are Hon.
Ben T. Gunter, of Accomac, a mem
Der of the Virginia Senate: Mr.. O. d.
Bachelor, a prominent attorney of
Newport News; MIR. l.. c. Garnett.
Commemorative attorney of Ma
thews; Messrs, Robert W. Shultice,
o. l.. Shackleford, A. Il. Carney.
James Elliott Heath, and 4. A. Bill
solly. attorneys of Norfolk, Va, and
identified with the movement for good
government In that city; Mr.. Charles
V. Meredith, whose name Is a syno-
nym for honesty in politics, and who
was the champion Of the people In
q.
George &. Gregory, a prominent at
torney of this city. of the firm of
Gregory & Boulware; Colonel r.
Lindsay Gordon. of Louisa, a member
of the constitutional convention of
1902, and an opponent Of the machine
for many years; ID. H. Barger. of
Shawsviile, we'll known railroad con-
tractor and capitalist; N. c. Manson,
a prominent attorney OF Lynchburg,
Va; Hon. Pembroke Petit, OF Pal
myra, former member of the Vtr-
ginia Legislature and a prominent at
torney In Fluvanna; c. +. Jones, OF
CarysbrOok, Hon. Lewis III. Machen,
of Alexandria. former member OF the
Senate Hon. Aubrey r.
Strobe. of Amherst. also member
Of the Virginia Senate; Thomas r.
Keith, Of the law firm OF Moore, Bar
bour & Keith, of Fairfax. Va: Hon.
A. +. Thomas, of Campbell. formerly
a member Of the Virginia Senate;
Hon. II. St George Tucker, recently
candidate for governor against Judge
Mann: Hon. A. J. Montague. ex-Eov-
srnor OF Virginia: Hon. M. l.. Walton,
! prominent attorney Of Woodstock.
and formerly member of the Vtr-
vinia State Senate; Hon. w. w. Wood
ward. prominent attorney OF Hamp-
ON. Of the law brm OF Jones a Wood
ward: Hon. M. ]. Fulton. OF the law
Irm OF O'Fiaherty a. Fulton. and for
nerly D member OF the Virginia State
senate: Hon. J. II. &. Beverly, of Els
rex county, formerly . member OF the
Board Of Agriculture OF Virginia. and
Captain NJ. b. Rowe. of Fredericks-
aurE. w ,-..