The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-23
Confident That Its Delegation
Will Be Seated in Chicago
Convention.
PREPARING FOR CONTEST
Meeting Will Be Held in This
City TO Perfect Organi-
zation.
Times-D!spatch Bureau.
. Bollingbrook Street.
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Petersburg. Va. Nav %

Petersburg, Va. May ~
II Is understood that the meeting OF
The state executive committee Of the
ehtimachine Republican party. called
by State Chairman jesse NJ Ncwcon,b.
OF this city. to be held in Richmond on
June 3, is for the purpose of perfcctine
inc organization, and Tor Formulating.
Tie protest against the recognition ana
admission OF the machine" delegates
from virginia to the Chicago conyeu-
tich. The new progressive Rcpublica
tlcn Is enthusiastically for Roosevelt.
ana confident OF recognition At Chi
cago. 1t has named It's delegatcs-at-
largo and FUN list Of district dele
gates. and these Will go TO Chicago to
contest the seats of the Taft delegates.
VINO, u is claimed. were irrcgularly
elected.
Wedding Invitations.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. -. Hnrgrave have is
sued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter. Frances Lyons. TO
Winfield Washington Scott. of New
York City. The wedding will take
place AT o'clock on Thursday evening.
May 80. at the fdmMy residence on
Sheppard street, and will be a quiet
event by reson Of recent anl!ctlon in
the brides family.
Call Under Consideration.
The Rev. Pembroke ". Reed. rector
OF St Johns Episcopal church. ma.
under consideration the call to ST
Andrews Church In Richmond ana
mas given no intImation OF what his
decision Will be. Mr. Reed came to
Petersburg from Norfolk about {. year
ago. and has done most satisfactory
work here. ST. John'5 is a rapidly
growing church, and his congregation
and the community VIII greatly regrc:
&c give him up.
Death of Venerable Woman.
Mrs. Elizabeth McCancc. wife OF Cap
nese, died this morning AT $3.50 O'Clock
al hcr home on Boil!ngbrook street
She was seventy-ninc years old, and
much respected by all who knew her
John Andrews. a well known citizen.
died yesterday afternoon after pro-
tracted period OF i'll health. He was
about fny-nve years old. and is sui-
vivcd ~ two bvothcrs--James. OF Nor
folk, and Charles Andrews. OF Peters
burg.
Not for DoE-Cntching.
~ tho recent session of the Com
mon Council. a resolution was passed
authorizing the Police Commission to
temporarily use the chain gang Tor
catching unmuzzled and unlicensed
dogs. The commission has been advis-
cd tina, the gang cannot he lawfully
diverted from the purpose for which
J. was created. and IN. men will no,
therefore he used to enforce tbs. new
law. II seems inlpoLs ~. to get a
reliable man. even .hoI < at good
Pay. 70 accept the Office or Sog-catch.
or
Good Flying Time.
Marcus Bull, agent OF the Southern
EXpress Company IN this city. on last
sunday morning released 400 homing
pigeons. sent to him by fanciers in
York, Pa. The distance OF the fight
was 200 miles. and these birds made It
I'm good time. the best OF them aver
aging a speed OF 1866 yards per min
ute. and the bulk OF them falling but
Information received by Mr.. Bull this
morning.
Prince George Delegates.
At the meeting OF the Democrats OF
Prince George yesterday the follow
ing delegates to the state convention,
were elected: Senator i. r. Hobbs.
David y. Harrison. Jr.. X. =. Bate. T. p.
Pyle. DIR. W. e. Daniel and Judge Tim
othy Rives They wero not instruct
ed. and they are about equally divided
between Martin ana Turnbull for
Congress.
1t is believed that Dr. J. VI. Burke,
OF this city. will be chosen one OF the
delegates from the Fourth District TO
tho national convention.
-ancrnl News Notes.
The cornerstone of the new Mo-
mortal Methodist Church now being
erected on West Washington Street
will be laid on Saturday with Masonic
ceremonies. powhatan Starke Lodge
Will otFciate. The new church will be