The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-12
TRAVELLING MEN
WANT THE BALLOT
Want constitutional Amendment
to Permit Them to
Vote by Mail.
CRIDLIN is HIGH PRIEST
Richmond Man Father of New
Idea, Which May Assume
National Significance.
CRIDLIN IS HIGH PRIEST

Travelling Suffrage" is the name OF
the latest enfranchising movement.
and its founder is r. w. Cridlin. OIL
this city. a member OF the board OF
directors of the Virginia Division.
Travellers Protective Association OF
America 1t is new and, like all new
things. extremely attractive. 1t aims
at nothing less than constitutional
amendment which would enable every
travelling man, no matter In what part
of the country he may find himself
at election time. to send his ballot
home by mail.
According TO the high priest OF
Traveller Suffrage. travelling men by
the thousands are every year disfran-
chised by accident of place. They
form what Is probably the best-in-
formed body OF men in the country,
the vote OF which would prove ex-
tremely valuable, but they are dis
franchised by reason of their calling.
Traveller Suffrage demands a consti-
tutionaI amendment which by remov-
ing the rule that voter must cast
his ballot in person. would admit
properly executed ballot when sent by
mail.
Endorsed By Virginia Division.
The board OF directors of the vir-
ginia Division, Travellers Protective
Association. in session at local head
quarters, Third and Main Streets. last
night, adopted a preamble indorsins
the Cridlin plan of Traveller Suffrage
and recomme nding II to the national
Legislative committee. The plan will
be submitted 70 II. c. Featherston, OF
Lynchburg, chairman OF the Virginia
Legislative committee. for his opinion
as TO the possibility OF enacting it into
law.
The new suffrage movement Il is
expected, will be taken up by other
travelling mems organizations and may
assume national proportions. Mr.. Grid
lid, in his exposition of the idea last
night, went at length into the practi-
cal working out of the plan So far as
is known, the scheme Is wholly origi-
nal and has never before been
preached.
President E R Barksdele, OF Ports
mouth, presided over last nights meet
ing The other directors present were:
Nice-President X. w. SpilIman, Rich-
mond Secretary II. L. Harwo ID, Rich
mond; D. w. Sale. Lynchburg; ]. W.
Williams, Alexandria; f. 5. Hancock,
Norfolk; c. > Johnston. Roanoke; J.
o Boatwright, Danville, and C. d.
J. II. Grant, r. w. Cridlin and George
w. Rogers. OF Richmond
Plan for National Convention.
The board OF directors passed upon
( plans for the annual convention OF
/ the Travellers Protective Association.
which will be held in Richmond next
June. Preliminary arrangements were
also made for the State convention.
which will be held in Lynchburg May
S, and 10.
The directors meeting was 6slIowed
by a meeting of the chairmen of men,
bership committees OF the various
State posts A campaign was outlined
to increase the mem bership of the as
( ISOLATION in this State by $50 within
! the next four months. In this work
! the membership committees Will be as
sisted by a number of State and ma
! tional )ffcers
Among those in attendance at the
meeting of the membership chairmen
We're: National Vice President c. Wa
/ ton Saunders. Richmond. W. II. Jones,
Danville. Winston Harvey. Lynchburg;
/ Z. c. Goodrich. Petersburg; T. II. Self.
} Martinsville: /. l. May, Alexandria:
/ r. :. Hancock, Norfolk; Lee Lorraine.
I Richmond: c s. Johnston, Roanoke.
/ and r 9. Cross. Norfolk.
! w. X Bache. OF Richmond. resigned
as a member of the board OF directors
because of his removal TO another
State. W II. Brown. OF this city, was
I elected = succeed him.