The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18
Cabell's Friends Say He
Is Not After Alvah
Martins Scalp.
RIDGWAY MOORE
TO FLEGENHEIMER
Old Letter Alleged to Have Been
Written by United States Com
missioner Observation-Disclosures
on Cabcll Leads to
Many Sensational
Reports.

TWO factions IN tnc Republican
j, rty-thc ms and outs-win fight for
control In the district convention
which viii bc held a; Leader Hall,
South Richmond, tomorrow For the
past ton days the whole district has
been keyeh To high pitch and this
excitement bccamc all the greater AZ
tor tho double meeting At lSelyidcre
Hall last Monday night
While the light OF one faction has
been wa.cJ against Royal T. CaheIl
commissioner of Internal Revenue.
ostensibly or tho ground tina, nc was
trying 10 dcposc Aivah H. Martin as
national committeeman from Virginia,
the sta;cncn; Of Mir C.abcll that he Is
not seeking that position. has brought
from Democrats and Republicans alike
desire 10 know The reason fur the
bitterness. II Is no secret tina; I'm tic
conduct OF biz department Mr. Cabcil
has aroused much animosity Hc -
said To have reyoiiitioulzcd the bus
mess. addn. greatly TO The govern
ments revenue. and tho charge has
Heen opcnly made that The effort is
TO discrcdit him politically at home In
'he nope 81 getting his official scalp.
Moore Ninhc. PrupnsitInn
Z. HldgVaY Moore. who f. iloutj-
tied with ihc Cabell faction, made plib
ilH yeftcraaJ two Letters onr address
ei TO Virginia Republicans and Tho
othcr 70 Mrlvin FleEcuheimer. United
states commissioner who IL working
with joseph Y. Brady, clerk Of the
United states District Court. C;,ort,c
Hanson Morgan Treat former United
states marshal, Martin and Slcmp in
which he tells MIR. Flcgcnheimer IL H.
can 10 certain thiuSs he CAfoorc) viii
retire from the light Not I'm recent
years hnNe the Republicans been so
upset ny present conditions Tho un-
certainty "n 10 whether Thcodor.
KooseI elt VIII he a candidate hus mad
muen 70 do With the present unrest
Glowing the card published by
waller w. Morton. IN which he denied
mat lie was delegate To the CON
vent!on, even when he had been named
hy tile Brady Flegenhelincr faction IL
was reported last night that Mark X.
Lloyd James l. shelton, G. NJ Lin
mart ]. ~ Frey and others had an.
bounced tlat they would not servo or
tahe part I'D ia" district convention.
Bccausc OF the unruly conditions M
the convention In Beivijerc Hail II Is
understood the, precautions will be
taken 10 prevent a second occurrence
Of the snmc character Tomorrow
only accredited delegates will be nd
'nittcd' ana the hall will not be filed
will outsiders
nromineni Democrat In talking
YESTERDAY With several Republicans.
offered the friendly suggestion ,hnt rs
THIS looked Ike a Democratic wear.
inenners OF the 9. -. z. In Virginia
were wasting their energtes in an a.
fort TO set control OF Federal patron
age All Of tho Federal onlccholders
IN Richmond, and Virginia for that
matter, have lined UP with one or the
other faction, and each faction is
charsisG tina, the other IS playing Tor
negro support, while denying IT.
Letter to rIcScnhcimer
Following SIS tho open letter sent
Yesterday by Mr. Moore to Mr. Flcg-
enheimcr.
M Melvin FIerenheimer. American
National Bank Building, CITY:
Gear Sir,--fou have tho Republican
Club list and claim there were 1000
people In your meeting held at BeIvi
dero Hall on last Monday night. The
club list contained nearly 900 names
| propose to YOU that II you and
your friends will get the signature
and affidavit OF 800 persons stating
that they were at your meeting on
Monday night. February 12. 1919: that
for you for city chairman: that thcy
are qualified voters of Richmond, va
and will vote for the Republican nopi
nee for President this coming Novem-
Der: and will furnish mo with copy of
samo O nor before March 10, 1912
then, and in that event. will sur
render the nsht.
make you this further proposftton
MI TAFT received l,c41 votes in Rich
'nond in the last presidential election
and If you viii get the affidavit and
signature Of 100 persons who are nuaIi-
fed voters In this city, whether at
your meeting or not. who will say
publican nominee this fall, regard
less Of the issue between your friends
and my friends. and that they are in
favor of you for city chairman over
G. e Cary. :hen, and in that event
Will surrender the fight.
] address You this letter after con-
sulting my friends. and they asreo to
abide by IT.
In order that you may be convinced
that there are sufficient Republicans
in Richmond, exclusive of national
Republicans, let me remind you that
when one of my friends. Edgar Allan.
Jr, ran against one of your friends
George a. Hanson, for Congress, with
the entire Federal Office force opposing
Allan, which force you were not then,
but arc now, a part of. Allan received
40S votes and Hanson received ESQ
votes, making n total of 65S votes AT
this time, on account of the party
split, many people did not vote You
may claim to have gotten this vote
for Allan, and il so, get them again.
4. 7 realize The opportunity this offer
opens for fraud IN the securing Of
names by false representations and the
use of money, but I rely upon your
honor, IN which ] have confidence, to
Indulge in no unfair tactics: hut, IL I
secure afIidavits from twenty-five per-
sons that they have been approached