The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-26
VETERANS unable
TO GET TOGETHER
Bolt in Spanish War Association
May Be Carried to National
Body.
REGULARS ARE IN CONTROL
Muster Quorum and Proceed
With Convention
Business.

Overnight conferences failed to heal
tho breach In the ranks OF the fourth
annual convention. Department of Nir-
glnia. United Spanish War Veterans,
and the boilers from Roanoke Camp
were missing from the hall yesterday
morning when the work OF the conven-
ton was resumed. Later in the day
several of the boilers strollcd in TO
watch tho proceedings, refusing. how
ever. 10 participate in the business scs-
sion.
That the bolt was more or less of a
toriorn hope was apparent yesterday
when the regulars" mustered repre-
sentatives from five camps, more than
the required quorum. Several dele
gates from the Richmond Camp who
walked out Monday evening returned
yesterday morning, so that the camps
represented by the regulars" were
Richmond. Newport News suffolk.
Portsmouth ana Hampton
In the absence of the boilers. the reg
ulars went about the business of the
convention as If nothing had happened
and officially installed the officers whose
election Monday caused the rupture.
The question OF selecting the city :or
the next meeting OF the department
was left to the discretion OF the coun-
ell OF administration. and the councl's
selection Will not be made known until
later in the year.
VIII Appeal Higher Up.
The boilers remained firm in :heir de-
termination yesterday to appeal to the
national organization to uphold their
claim that officers appointed by the
department commander should not vote
in the election OF this official, While
1t is not specifically charged BY the
boilers that Department Commander
White used his appointing power TO
swing his own recollection, It is con-
tended that he was continued in Office
by these appolntccs' votes. a la the
steam roller method.
In the interest OF harmony, the reg
ulars from Tidewater chose the defeat
cd candidate for department command
er. Captain r, F. Taylor. of Roanoke
as senior vicc-commander Immediately
after the boilers showed their disap-
prevail of Mr. Whites election by lcav-
ing the hall. While no official word
had been received yesterday, the gem
cral impression prevailed that Captain
Taylor would refuse the honor con-
ferred upon him
To Attend National Camp.
Captain Taylor did not attend the
convention in person. and his boom was
conducted by b. NJ. Hartman and TIT
l!4e owner pOlN4lS utseEatcS from iNOd-
roke. with the support of the Rich
mond representatives. Mr.. Hartman
went 10 Roanoke yesterday TO confer
with Captain Taylor over the course
OF action to be taken by the boilers.
Before leaving the city yesterday
Mr. Hartman and his party gave ont
the definite announcement that Roa-
noke Camp had by 10 means severed
its connection with the United Spanish
War Veterans. and that the camp Will
be represented with its fun quota at
the national cncampment in Atlanta
next fall.
The convention adjourned yesterday
afternoon with many expressions OF
regret that such rupture should have
occurred. but the opinion seemed to be
that the trouble would serve to settle
for all time dispute regarding the
Interpretation OF a certain rule OF the
organization.