The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-12
Pledges Votes for Taft
and Will BE Seated
in Convention.
GAINS ADVANTAGE
BY SHREWD NOV e.
Entered Fight to Help Slcnp and
Martin = Flegenheimer Repri-
manded by Negro-Roosc-
welt Leader Says Deck Is
Stacked Against Colonel.
Sixth District for Taft.
Especial From a STAFF Correspondents
Of The Ullnes. pIsnatchl

Especial From STAFF Correspondents
of The Times Dispatch.)
Roanoke, Va, March ll.-By pleds-
ing themselves tonight as being
unqualifedly for President Taft,
Joseph p Brady and w. r. vawter.
delegates from their faction in the
Third District to the Chicago convcn
tion practically assured seats TO tho
Brady Hanson f1egcnheimer adherents
In the Republican State Convention to-
morrow. Starting with the long,
standing sympathy of Congressman
Slcmp and -Alvah II. Martin. they tur-
shcr clinchcd their case by stressinic
the fact that their Richmond mass
meeting Endorsed Slenp and Martin.
In fact they go SO far AS to sag they
entered the light for the purpose OF
helping the state chairman and ma
tional committeeman. This shrewd
flank attack has done the work. IIav
Ing won this decided advantage. at
the demand of tho State party Lead
ers who insisted upon u positive
declaration for Taft. Melvin Flegep
hclmer came near throwing ii away.
He made u profound mistake Tonight
when, being invited to address the
Sixth District convention. he attempt
Cd to argue his contest. lie asserted
that he headed Il delegation OF white
men. and that the Allan MoorcC ubeii
people were black and tan aygrcga-
tion
As a result Mr.. Flegenheiner waA
sharply rcprimandcd by l.. l.. Down
ing( IL Roanoke negro. and a delegate
To the Sixth District convention, VINO,
with yelled sarcasm. referred to the
narrownesS Of view exhibited by tho
Richmond man.
Members of the Brady Hanson tac-
ton are tonight deeply dcploring the
| ne. Ia
district convention was not the place
TO argue the Richmond contest, and
because Mr.. Tlcgcnhelmer put him
self in the embarrassing positiunaoc
being taken TO task BY negro.
Says Deck Is Stacked.
The deck is stacked there is no
use in trying to play the hand" said
Colonel j. S, Browning, the Roosevelt
leader, tonight There is plenty OF
Roosevelt sentiment, even among tho
delegates, but they are instructed Tor
Taft
Colonel browning is not Delegate
and cannot take part in to-murrow's
convention lie tccls that Mr. Tart
canno, win ii nominated Just re-
headquarters in New York he Ia i'm
pressed with tho vigor which tlia
former President is putting into h.a
campaign. lie still has some hope, hu:
knows that the delegates al iars,
from Virginia will be instructed tor
Taft.
Aside from the Kichmond contest
to-morrow's convention Is likely TO bn
without "a light worthy the name. Ana
unless there Is change or COM
promise that contest will be short
l'ved.
Mr.. Brady and Mr.. Nawter now say
that they have always been for Taft,
IN Inc tad IL.
Withheld Endorsement Of the President
because OF the contests instituted by
the opposing. faction. They now are
in a position to win many votes to-
morrow because of their adroiI
handling Of their position regarding
Siemp and Martin
Replying Tonight to a direct ques-
ton asked by The Times Dispatch
representative. Mr. Brady and Mr.
Nawtcr said
We We're induced to enter inc con-
test i'll the Third Virginia District be-
cause OF the fact that the Allan
Moore-Cabcll faction In that district,
contrary to tho wishes OF President
Taft, had aligned themselves agansE
state chairman Slemp and National
Committeeman Martin. We Went into
THIS light for The purpose OF defeat
ing tic efforts of ofticcholders OF tho
Third District in their purpose to dis
meeting numbering more than LOCO
OF E'cnmonds good citizens met IN
convention and Endorsed Taft, Slcmp
and Martin, and we believe our State
convention will sustain US, and re-
buke our opponents
we arc unQualiiielly for President
Taft, and have always been, and wa
propose to stand with the instructed
delegates from Virginia for the Pres
ident long a. the delegation is for
him.
In other words, NC will make COM
mon cause Will the instructed dele-
gates for Taft. and we arc here with
delegates from tie Third pstric7
ready to instruci the four u-iegatcs-
at-largc 10 be slected Us the State cou-
vontion tomorrow for him We ara
unqualiuedly for tho ro-clection OF
c. E;ascom S!emp as state chairman and
Alvah II. Martin as national commit
ecmau. and it WA or the purpose oc
!ndorsing them that VIC entered the
fight. and we are prepared To stand by
them 10 the finish. The Allan. Moore
CHhcll faction dId not indorse them
The identity Of the fourth man who
AIN so as delegate ;larse to Chicago
With r. H. Angell. c. Il. Slcmp and 4.
II. Martin has not yet h.en Determined.
Instruct for Taft.
In convention hero tonight the Re-
puhlicans of the Sixth District In
structed their two delegates TO the MAJ
tionui convention for TAFT, S. Fl, Hoge.
OF Roanoke, and j L. b Saith, of
Montgomery we're >iccted delegates.
while q. c. Ainslee. OF Bedford. and
Lee :. Woitc, of Halifax, are tho alter
mates.
Mercer ~ Hartman. OF Roanoke, Was
chairman OF the convention, aud cf.orga
L. Hart Sccretara, L. IL, .AnAsil, 90