The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
Alvah Martin S Faction
Wouldn t Indorse Taft
in Convention.
LATTER PRAISED
BY CABELL WING
Two Sets of Delegates Elected
From Third District, Brady
Hanson Contingent Failing to
1nstruct-Action by Outs
Indicates That Roose-
welt Is in Race.

| Theodore Roosevelt. as u presidential
| candidate, figured largely in the Third
! District Republican Convention. held
yestcrdy In South Richmond. incl
| dentaliy. 1t might be said that two
| conventions We're helI-one ~ the
| cabe!i Moore faction. and the
(, other .? the Brady Flegenheimer- Trea t
wing Each elected delegates to H..
national convention and other officers.
| and the breach is greater now than
ever before The presence of big
] squad OF police and detectives made
everything orderly.
| Heretofore the county and city CON
| Tentions have indorsed the Taft adj
| minigtration, and yesterday the Cebcll
followers. duly organized. indors.d
President Tut and elected Instructed
| delegates to the Chicas,1 convention.
| But there was no Endorsement for Mr.
! Taft by the Brady Flesenheimcr-
| Treat people. the strange point con-
! ncctcd with this being the fact that
this element is lined UP solidly behind
| Alvah II. .iartin, national committee
man. and Congressman C. Bascom
Siemp Mr.. TAFT is with Martin.
Taft Stands With ;Iartin.
Only on Saturday he summoned
| Commissioned Cabell TO the White
| House and Informed him politely but
ernphatically that the night in Viz
| sinia had 10 cease; that Martin was
! the man. And now on the heels of this
| the Martin followers. in convention
| assembled have refused 10 indorse the
| President. which medns that the unin-
structed delegates Will be free to sup
| port Colonel Roosevelt In other
| words. the outs are not with Taft.
| After the meeting yesterday there was
| strong talk ;hat Roosevelt would be
nominated. but the swing away from
4 ~ - M. L.
| In the tight indicates their belief that
| he will not secure a second nomina-
| ton. Except for the fact that the
! Braoy wing Is part OF the Martin
| organization. the action in south
| Richmond would be unimportan,. and
there were many suggestions that Mr..
Martin Will now be summoned to the
friends and followers had kicked over
the traces.
Cnused Great Surprise.
Prominent in this snti-Cabell strong
hold. which is working in harmony
with Martin, are Republicans in and out
OF office. Joseph L. Brady is clerk OF
the United States District Court; Mel
vim Flegenheimer is United States COM
missioner; George a. Hanson is not an
officeholder. nor is Morgan Treat, the
latter having been fred out as United
States marshal about three years ago.
Commissioner Cabcll Is no longer seek.
ing the Martin scalp. and the surprise
was great in Republican circles when il
became known that Martins followers
had failed to indorse Taft when TAFT
had virtually Endorsed Martins control
in Virginia. In the event of Roosevelt's
nomination and election II was said that
Martin may continue to be the dictator
in the matter of Federal patronage,
| though X remains TO be seen what po-
sition Taft will take. even il he is de-
feated or reelected.
Aside from the fact that two meet
inss were held. no average man could
figure the exact standing OF the two
factions yesterday. George a. Hanson,
in addressing his convention, claimed
thirty of the thirty eight delegates
Edgar Allan. Jr, denied this assertion
holding that his side had twenty eigh,
of the thirty eight delegates. The coz
test will be settled finally by the ma.
t!onal convention. and 1t will be set.
tied there according TO the strength OF
the Taft and Roosevelt forces.
How II All started.
When the ''lns" and outs of the
Republican party gathered yesterday al
noon in South Richmond for the pur.
pose of holding the convention of the
Third Congressional District it was
found that the hall In the Leader Build
Ing. designated for the meeting, was
| locked. and the key was in the poses
sion of c.. Ridgway Moore, district
chairman. Surrounded by a squad OF
half dozen uniformed policemen. and
with eqeually as many detectives the
crowd of probably 100 voters, about
equally divided. climbed the two flights
of steps leading to the auditorium, and
there Mr.. Moore announced that all DEL
egates and alternates whose creden-
"a 1e,.l,- =,
would be admitted. AS each of the
delegates recognized by the Moore Cab
ell Allan Arnold faction presented him.
self he was given a card or ticket and
allowed to enter The names of the
contesting delegation of the Hanson.
Brady-Treat wing We're called, and they
were told that they might have seats
in the hall They refused. with the ex-
ception of Morgan Treat, who entered
and retired when motion was adopted
for recess of ten minutes.
In n short while they got permits
sion from Judge E. II. Wells. OF Hust-
| ings Court. Part H.. to hold a second
meeting in the courtroom.
While tho supporters OF Moore-Allan-
Cabell-Arnold indorsed President Taft
by n rising vote and pledged the dele
gates of the district to support him,
the Brady Hanson Flegenheimer party
! Endorsed no one and adopted the fol-
| lowing resolutions:
Resolved. That we renew our allie
glance to the Republican party and
pledge our loyal SUPPORT to the candi-
| date of that party. whoever he may be-
Two Factions Elect.
The elections of the two sides result
| ed as follows:
Observation-Disclosures wiug>-.
Delegates to national convention--Ios-
! eph p. Brady. OF Richmond. and W. Il.
Vawter, of Henrico county Alternat ties
l-Melvin Flegenheimcr. OF Richmond.
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