The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
Defeats Johnson IS to 81
for First Auditor Under
. Severe Fire
ROSWELL PAGE WINS
OVER JUDGE J. G. DEW
Colonel Richardson Retains
His Place As Register Of
the Land Office, De-
feating Maj. Kizer
FOR AUDITOR.

Charles A. Johnston 81
FOR SECOND AUDITOR.
Roosevelt Page 10
Judge John q. Dew .............4 "a
FOR REGISTER.
Col John w. Richardson .......H
Major Charles g. Kizer Al
Made the object Of severe attacks
by friends Of his opponent, who
charged ineff1ciency IN ONCE, G. Lee
Moore was nominated in Democratic
caucus in the State capitol last night
to succeed s. r. Donohoe as State
auditor over Charles A. Johnston,
tho only other candidate, by q ma
jerity Of two votes. The names OF
neither Eugene C. Massie nor Fl. NJ.
Darnall. both candidates until last
night. were placed in nomination.
Roosevelt Page, OF Hanover county.
defeated Judge John q. Dew for sec.
ond auditor, - to ~. and Colonel
John w. Richardson was reelected
register Of the land Office, defeating
Major Charles q. Kizer. of Norfolk
II to Al. The election Of both Mr..
Page and Colonel Richardson was
made unanimous.
- Prefacing his remarks with tbs
statement that he intended doing his
duty however disagreeable. Speaker
Richard Evelyn Byrd. Of the House
Of Delegates in seccnding the nomi-
nation OF Charles A. Johnston for
auditor. startled the caucus with
charges against Mr.. Moore and the
way the Office has been conducted.
Asserting that new era has como
in Virginia. he declared Mr.. Moore
had not measured up to his duty
and charged that he had misied tho
finance committee Of the House Of
Delegates 10 the extent Of $500. coo.
Byrd Attacks EMc1ency.
II bex Of you." he aid, 10 n0e
keep n IN present regime. Tho
tino for peaaut pplitics has p&sse4
anA $780, ps6ptsa yEsnia s1sraan4
efsctenuy. A. mem6er o. the ~
nanee committee Of the House Of
Delegates I informed myself n to
what was going on In the auditors
office. 1t 10 fifty years behind in EN-
cheney and management and is the
most inefficient Office IN the State.
when my committee went to Mr..
Moore to get information. they got
nothing but transformation. He made
an error Of $4,000 to the Governor.
and you see the Governor did not
appoint him to the place when va
cancy occurred. resent the fact
that those under the Auditor are
working as they are for him."
H. A. White. second Mr.. Moore's
nomination, was his strongest cham.
pion and staunchest defender. He
said:
'.Mr. johnson was a member Of
the auditing committee. and II inef-
!ficiency was as rife as the speaker
declares, why did not he call attens
ton to the fact? His duty was to
supervise the office. Mr.. Byrd has
never asked for an investigation OF
the ONCE. and"
Mr.. Byrd was on his feet at onces
'But I shall ask 1t now" he shouted
while pandemonius reigned on the
fioor and In the galleries. Order
was restored with difficulty. and Mr..
White proceeded:
III Mr.. Moore In elected he will
demand an investigation OF the ONCE
For Mr.. Moore I demand It now"
Colonel West Is Severe.
Even more severe In his denuns
|ciation Of the manner In which the
ONCE Of Auditor Is conducted than
Mr.. Byrd was Colonel ]. r. West. Of
Norfolk, who said: II would like to
he chairman of a committee to in.
vestigate Mr.. NJ pore. l have facts
and figures and can give names. Il
t It Is time to have change in the
Office" Colonel West declared cor.
porations had lived and died In Wiz.
ginfa. and had never paid q cent Of
State tax. He was interrupted by
Mr.. White, who asked If 1t was tho
/ duty Of the Auditor to see that taxes
were paid.
Robinson MsHcuFe. of Alexandria.
speaking for Mr.. Johnston. declared
he arrived In Richmond prepared to
Vote for Mr.. Moore. who. he said.
1oys Al Ha n wits
Tof nativity. But although it palns
me-" he said. 10 do it. l cannot
cast my vote as l was instructed"
Moore Il Ably Defended.
Mr.. Moore was ably defended ~
friends from all parts of the state
who pointed to his long years Of serve
ice in the ONCE and his knowledge ot
the affairs of the place. He way nome
mated by f. A. Thornton. Of Fair.
fax. The following made nominating
speeches.: II. II. Houston. Robinson
Moncure. H. A. White. Mr.. Meetse,
Captain J. a. Curtis, Of Richmonds
Mr.. Edmundson. OF Halifax: r. e. y
,l.'ssT neN siAfi1s I'll GisAsfes 4. sJoitHat6a'
was placed in nomination by Mr.. Hart
| Speeches seconding the nomination
were made by A. r. Bowman. Rsv.
c. Buck, c.. N. Lunsford Aubrey
Weaver, A. e. Byrd, y e. West.
Nominating vpeeches were limited
to fifteen minutes and secondine
speeches to tin. Called TO order ne
s:l5 o'clock by Mr.. Rison = ballot
WAS not taken until shortly before
!, II o'clock. Little time WINS consumes
in nominating and hallotng for eco.
ond auditor and register Of the An4
| once. ggs
Packed IN the galleries until mAh1
were standing and crowded several
deep on the lower floor threA. hun.3
dred visitors remained last night ms
tn the auditorship fight was ended
Many remained until the end Of IT,
caucus Ct l1:3e O'Clock. Time aftq1
tlme visitoFs broke into AppIAu4
keeping u ~ ayen AFTER n. Y
Cox, eloctad chairman ~ IL c4Ma
tthroaA6ned "a cloa8 IN 6oors M
1.-THE ti6lory " M 1Gooee ~ tg4 Neo