The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13

brown, Of Martinsyille: w. IL. Lou
dcun. JDhn b. Kimberley. Fort Mon
roe: DR.. r. A. Gamble, Petersburg.
Electors at large will be A. p. Stroth-
srs. Giles; r. r. Thorp. Norfolk.
G. Bascom Siemp was renamed
State chairman. Aivah II. Martin
waa recommended for national Conn
mitteeman from Virginia again.
While the band played Lively airs,
the delegates, numbering nearly 700,
began fling Into the Opera House
little before noon. state Chairman
EIenp aut1 National Committeeman
Martin. together with other leaders.
took seAts on the stage. Mr.. Slomp
was accorded q rous!ns reception, the
entire body rising and cheering as
he proceeded TO rap the body to or
der. Standing by the side of the
state chairman. the national commit
teeman waved a handkerchief above
his head. adding to the enthusiasm.
Hege Il Temporary Chairman.
When the excitement subsidized MIR.
S!emp announced briefly that the
time was at hand for temporary or.
ganixation. This resulted in the cleo
ton OF Harris Hoge, OF Roanoke, as
temporary chairman, a committee,
headed by ID, Lawrence Groner. OF
sEorfolk. was named 10 escort Mr..
Hoge to the rostrunl. As the tenn
porary chairman was already seated.
there, the duty WAS merely perfume
tory.
Mr.. Hcge then entered upon
speech which lasted an hour and
half He traced the history Of the
Republican party from the date of
SITS birth down to the present times.
The price of prosperity he asserted.
Is Republican vigilance, and II Is only
when Republicans have slept on their
guns have the Democrats been able
to capture the ST. cnsE hold. lie at
tributed the success of his party TO
its protection policy.
When he came TO the Taft and
Roosevelt administration he very
adroitiy passed on to other topics,
giving them scant mention for fear
that the breach between these two
presidential rivals might, perchance.
be wfdened by his utterances. Mr..
Hoge was formerly Democrat. He
captured the Roanoke postmastersf7ip
soon after entering the Republican
fold He Is brother OF the late
Major J. Hampton Hoge.
Roosevelt Resolutions Throttled
At the conclusion OF the Hoge
speech l.. r. Summers, of Abingdon,
offered motion to the effect that
no resolution could be adopted tts1v
less 1t was fret referred to commit
tee. IL was unanimously carried. The
object Of the motion II was surmised,
was to shut of all possibility OF a
Roosevelt stampede.
The following were named as xse-
cial committee on plan OF organi-
1atton: G. E. Slemp. Alvah H. Martin,
r. III. Angel, r. 4. Fulwiler, Joseph
/. Crupper.
Committees on credentials perna-
nent organization and resolutions were
named with chairmen as follows, re-
spectigeiy: y. Lawrence Groner,
George n. Wise and l.. p. Summers.
The body adjourned for dinner
after which the committees got down
IT, work. the Third district contest
occupying the time OF the credentials
committee for several hours. the hear
Ing being executive.
Roosevelt Men Criticise Hogc.
During the afternoon, Roosevelt, ad-
nairers. and they are quite numerous
were open In their criticism of tenn.
rorary Chairman Hoge, for failing to
mention the name of the former Fresi-
dest In hts morning speech. Ear,
Hoge referred to the achievements of
Republican administration in MAX
ing the Panama canal posnible This
TUNA huEH vigorous ana
prolonged applause that the sneaker
took pains to steer clear OF Roose-
Welt spoiis thereafter Reaching Taft's
administration, the speaer was almost
equally as spartng In use of that gen
Gemans name, though be was some.
what complimentary of achievement
accomplished during the Taft regime.
W. K. Vawter, If Henrlco. one
the Brady Hanson delegates To Chi
- 4,
welt was totally unealled for. Mr.
Vawter is expected To vote for Taft
nj the Chicago convention. though his
friends suspect that he would much
prefer to support Roosevelt
Treat and Moore Fight.
1t was s p. NJ. before the conven-
ton reassombied. although 1t was
hoped that some business might be
transacted at late afternoon session.
However, nothing could be accom-
pltsned until the credentials commit
tee was ready to report. and IL was
still graphing with the Third district
SITUATION as late az $50 L. NJ.
During the early part OF the after
noon, while this committee WAS in ses-
ron a, the Roanoke hotel. Morgan
Treat and Ridgeway Moore engaged
in nearfixht just outside the COM
ui:ttee room.
According TO MIR. Treat he was dis
GUESSING the Third district contest with
several friends when Mr. Moore walk
ed up and .eDdeaoTed to cali one of
the men aside, Resenung this intru-
sion. the former United States Mar
shall became angered and called Mr..
Moore a political thief. Quick as a
flash the Third district chairman re-
piled with a stif uppef-cut that bare
4, ~ plISsed It's mark. Mr., Ereai, stkyick
back, but also missed. The Two men
then spared for moment or two
until friends called the near-bout
Off. Mr.. Moore declined later to dts
cuss the affair.
Hits 4. r., 1nstyucts for Taft
In the platform Of the Repuolican
State Convention adopted tonight the
protective tariff is favored, the Taft
enforcement OF the antitrust law ts
approved his advocacy OF arbitration
fnuorsed and his administra ton ap-
piauded In the usual parts, conNen-
tion terms. The platform proceeds:
I'VE are opposed to violation of the
principle laid down by President
washington, repeated by many presi-
tdeuts. Including President Roosevelt.
and crystaiiized into the unwritten
law Of the nation. that no president
shall serve more than two terms, ana
4 we regret the effort now unfortunate