The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-15
Immediately Go Into Confer
ence to Arrange Arguments
for Presentation to Federal
Committee.
Determined to Convince That
Richmond is Logical Place
for Location of Federal Re-
serve Bank. Carolina Sena-
tors VIII Help.
BY GEORGE II. MANNING.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 'lA.-Bubbiing
with enthusiasm and with fun de-
Termination to present to the federal
organization committee, before which
they Will appear at $3.50 tomorrow
afternoon, arguments which Will be ir-
REPUTABLE in Iurtherance OF their plea
for the location OF one OF the federal
regional reserve banks at Richmonu,
the delegation from that city arrived
here this evening. about twenty strong,
and Immediately went into conference
In one of the spacious dinins-rooms
Of the Raleigh hotel, to put the finish
ing touches on the campaign
Awaiting them at the Raleigh, which
will be their headquarters while in
Washington, were Senators Martin and
Swanson, and the full congressional
delegation, with the exception OF Rep
resentative Carlin and Representative
Jones' Mr.. Jones is ill in Baltimore.
Get Down TO Business.
fmme dfatefy upon arriving and after
arranging their accommodations, the
full committee. with the senators and
representatives. had supper in one Of
the large dining-rooms, at the conclu-
sion OF which all got down to business
and listened to suggestions from sew
eral Of the members as to the best
arguments to be presented to the or
ganization committee tomorrow.
During the evening both senators
and the representatives present ex-
pressed their views and pledged their
support to the movement They will
Join the committee At the hearing to-
morrow.
The Richmond delegation arrived
here about o'clock and went im-
mediateiy to the Raleigh hotel, where
quarters had been reserved. In the
party were Oliver J. Sands. John Kerr
Brunch. II. E. IAtchford. George J.
M. Darlington. n. NJ. Smith, DIR. s. C..
Mitchell. Richard Evelyn Byrd. George
Bryan, George c. Gregory. NJ. {. Pat
terson. James Bolton. James n. Boyd,
e. l.. Bemiss and ]. r. Paschall.
The other members Of the delega-
ton who are expected to arrive early
tomorrow morning are: John T. Will
son, Bishop O'Conne,l. Olsen Hope.
Leon Wallerstein, John Stewart
Bryan. ]. c. Easley. A. NJ. Cover, John
Bagby, F. c. Laird. DR.. George Nc
Crenshaw. s. d. Morgan. Captain John
Landstreet. W. T. Shepherd. Judge
George Christian. B. H. Randolph. d.
G. Whitehead. C. A. Palmer, l. j..
Marcuse, 1. Fl. kaufman, Charles
Hutzler. r. Fl. Smith. J. Garland Pol
lard, Henry Hutzier, Il. Lee ePters,
~. J. Pollard, Jacob ITmlauf. Morgan
Mills, Gilbert PPollock.
Judge Wallace, n. g. Willis. NJ. B.
Rowe and r. c. Vance will join the
committee when the train reaches
Fredericksburg.
Promise support.
Senator Swanson. after a conference
today with Senator simmons, of North
= aY,I
Smith. OF South Carolina, stated that
he had received the promises of all
three senators to give their hearty sup
port to Richmond.
The delegations from Charlotte and
Raleigh, North Carolina, which ar
rived here today to appear before tho
organization committee tomorrow in
behalf OF the location of reserve
bank at their respectice cities. stated
that they are prepared to urge tho
committee to locate the reserve bank
at Richmond. IL 1t be found inadvisa-