The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
NEWCLUbF formed
IN CHESTERFIELD
Result of fractional Feeling Is
Large Wilson-Montague
Organization.
SPEECHES MADE FOR TICKET
Club Pledges $500 for Campaign
and Raises SI4o.
on Spot.
Following
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Following several DenlocI attic
speeches at Midlothian yesterday
afterno IN. what is said 10y its members
to be by far the largest Democratic
club ever formed In the county was or
ganized under the name of the North
Chesterfield Wilson Marshall Montague
Club. Speeches for the party ticket
were made py Polk Miller. Congress.
man John Lamb. Hin Montague and
Captain w. w. Baker.
The prime object OF the organization
is - raise funds for the national cam
paign. The club pledged itself to Sc
cure 5000. and made good t. the extent
that $149 was collected on the spot.
1t Is said that the remainder is already
in sight.
Onicers and Members.
The club was organized with the FOL.
owing officers: Thomas S. Winston.
president; E.. c. Laird. frst vice. preSi
lent; W. T. Reed. second vice. president;
5 Leo Dance. third vice-president: Il,
Nee. Burlington, fourth vics-president.
Polk Miller. fifth yice-president: X. &.
Laird, secretary; Dr.. ". q. Rudd. treas.
arer.
Following are the members Of the
North Chesterfield Wilson-Marshall-
Montague Club: DR.. James Nelson. r
". Duffler. j. ". Justis. Polk Miller.
Meriwe,her Jones. Theodore Hapke.
John G. Armistead. Coleman Wortnam.
". T. Reed. A. P. Jensen. j. s Jordan.
Or. c. NJ Hazen. R. S. Christian. A. r
Nelson. T. NJ R. Talcott A. g. WI.
.iams. Jr.. W. p. GIinn. Haskins Hobson.
Or. N. B. Rudd. W. H Snead. James a.
Lester. R Nice. Burlington. L. C. Cosby.
rh omas s. Winston. Robert g. Laird, y
l. Dance. E. C. Laird. B. T. Watkins,
". NJ Juetis, Jr., W. ". Baker. S. G.
cowan, DR.. j. B. Fisher. J. P. Baker.
:. B. Watkins. Jr, B. c. Watkins. J.
8. Watkins. W. Chewing. S. n. Post.
T. H Atkinson. Douglas Wherry, A
Elmer, J. J. Chatham and H. c. Boschen.
Two Clubs Now On Scene.
There Is a good deal Of sacttonai
fight over the club at Midlothian An
organization was formed early In tho
campaign, at which omcers were duly
elected, and it's formation was rep 'rted
to Richard Evelyn Byrd, organizer OF
clubs for Virginia Some OF the people
in the neighborhood took no part In It's
affairs, saying that 1t was started Win
a membership Of about six persons fot
the purpose of controlling Chestefneto
politics ana Federal patronage after
WILSON luAu6 IA ALVIN. ~ Se~SSS 49, -
outside awaited their time, which came
yesterday. and organized with the mem
bership indicated above.
On the other hand. W. 6. owens
division school superintendent for Ches-
terfield, who was mainly instrumental
in organizing the nrst club. says thai
he would have been glad to have al
Dem ocrats In that organiIation. retne1
than have the forces divided
Nusi Fight II Out.
Il 10 improbable that MT. BYRD VII
assume to make q decision - to the
regularity or irregularity OF either
club. He IL not engaged in searchfns
for trouble. II either side or ootn
sides are after Federal Office he VIA
let them fight It out higher UP.
This IL not the frst division OF the
kind which has come under Mr.. BYRD
notice. In one Virginia town clue
was formed, composed OF poruon %
the citizenship. Finding that q MA
Iorftv Of tho members favored his rivai
for tho ONCE Of postmaster OF the
town. a leading club member w'tndrew
ara orrauixed q rival association
10th sides have been throwing remarks
and Newspaper COMMUNICATIONS ~
each other regarding each others reg
uIarity and connection with the ma
chine.