The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-14
CITY MACHINERY
CHANGES HANDS
Flcgenheimer Almost Certain TO
Win Recognition as Rcpub-
lican Chairman.
SOME DETAILS OF CONTEST
Interesting Material Produced
Before Committee at Roa-
noke Convention.

| When the effect of the ovtrturninS
In city Republican politics as result
of the decision OF the Roanoke cohren-
| tion is studied it becomes the more APP
| parent that the revolution has been
| complete and that the party VIII. at
lest for the immediate future be ii new
| hands.
Considering the enormous majority
| registered at Roanoke for tha Brady
Hanson FlcEcnheimer faction over that
known as the Cabel-Allan- Moore wing.
and the further tact that the evidence
covering the election OF delegates to
the convention is necessarily similar to
that regarding party orgnniza ton. u
becomes evident that the Bradyi,cs arc
TO he in control The contest oven
chairmanships i'll the various contested
cities and counties will come before the
state Executive Committee at some fu-
turc day. When this is settled there
would app EAR TO be no doubt that Mel
vim Flcgcnhcimer will be declared duly
elected as Republican city chairman OF
Richmond. succeeding {. Ridgway
Moore. Logically. the Third District
machinery will also he in the hands Of
Joseph =. Brady and George y. Hanson
Their victory is also expected to have
its weight in seating them IN Chicago
While this is a blow TO the Cabcll-
Allan faction. its defeat is tempered by
the selection of fntcrnn! Revenue Com
missioner Royal l.. Cabcl, TO be one
OF the MISUNDERSTANDING from Viz
-lnia 10 the Chicago convention.
The city chairinanship will carry
with /, 10 Mr.. FlcGenhcimcr political
prominence which would max him a
power in the distribution of patronage,
did he choose TO exercise ii.
Wont 10 a Frolic.
MI sorts of interesting things came
out at the meeting of the committee
on credentials Of the Roanoke convcn-
tion. which heard the various contests
from the Third District. side lights
were thrown on now IL was all done.
One person testified Dy affidavit that
inc was employed TO get UP n crowd
from Richmond TO attend the mass
meeting al Oh estcr to elect the Chcs-
tcrticld county delegates 20 The State
convention. Tho instructions were. it
was stated. that there was TO DO
frolic at Chester. During the meeting
the wet" men were 10 line up on one
side and the dry" men ON the other.
The people who took the trip appear ID
70 enjoy this prospect. and rerc doubt
less disappointed when they found that
no such division was called for.
The standing OF certain persons as to
citizenship was brought into account.
It was suggested by Air Mooklar. OF
King William. that Thomas r. Snaad,
q delegate to Roanoke from that coun
~ was a resident OF the city of Rich
mond. This VAS denied in tho sense
that Mr.. Sncad had ever voted In this
city.
Lists of QuniInrh Voters
way Moor snid nc had q reason to
douh, If James Lee shelton. an at,or-
nay of Richmond, Was voter in this
city. Mr.. shelton insisted that he was
a registered and capitation tax paying
citizen. Mr. Moore thcn called atten-
tion 10 the recent Publications purport-
ing to b. lists IF qualified voters in
R!e.:mo":: !n ws.ch W. sila'tvsi's name
had not appeared in his ward
This brought from George 4. Hanson
a statement that in the lists mentioned
he was represented rs being voter IN
At least two OF tho city's wards. TIL.
result Of this iinc Of attack weakened
Mr. Moore's case before the committee.
G. y. Graves. ucwlv elected county
chairman Of Chest erhcld. was held mp
as Democrat and as put mp by the
Brady faction. Mr. Graves was pres
ont in the committee room and insisted
tndt nc was Il tcpubllcau. lie had
voted AT only ono presidential election.
and then n had cas-, his vote for the
Prohibition party nominee. Hi. he re-
CHILLED one occasion wh,n he had cast
his vote for a Ecpublican.
No Rooacvcil Lender.
II is the general opinion of the del
gates that the vote as between Roose-
vel, and Taft at Roanoke would have
boon much closer had there been
Roosevelt leader on the job mt the
critical moment Hut he was lacking.
and the disorder pt vented the audi
cnce hearing good deal OF what was
said by the men who opposed Taft in
structi"ns, Besides Tic leaders. vino
cinrhasizod the necessity for an in
spuctcd allegation, had worked hard
and had attempted to insure the result
in advance.
The fayoritc argument against
Roosevelt; among the delegates was
the Columbus speech particularly in
relation TO IN recall OF judicial de-
| clsions. This was criticized with a
unanlmlntN w.icu Indicated =. sympu-