Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-21
ROAD-B BUILDERS RESENT
INJECTION OF POLITICS
Amendment Adopted to Bylaws MS
Result of Mrs. Valentines
Speech.
WANT ROADS. NOT POLITICS
otto L.. Evans, of Amherst. Is Elect
cd President at Closing Session or
Mostly Largely Attended Conven-
ton Association Has Ever Held

y" political or partisan rnattcr can
4 be presented before tn. Virginia Road
I builders Association nor any convcn-
. ton controlled by il. according 10 an
amendment adopted by the association
Il 1T the morning session yesterday. The
session ended the convention that has
1 been meeting In Richmond since Tues
! day
There was no opposition to the
amendment which Was reported hy the
executive committee. At the meeting
II Wednesday afternoon Mrs. =. B. Val
! cntinc. president of the Equal Suffrage
i League of Virginia. appeared before
I The convention. and. amid the protests
4 OF several of III" delegates present ad-
/ dressed the convention. Her talk con-
. ccrncd the dcsirability Of extending
, the ballot 10 the women Of the State,
\ $" that the roads could be improved
\ because OF the Increased iutcr.s, taken
10y the women
! Delegate George ADAMS, Of Motto
/ way, jumped to his feet and protested
j vigorously against the ruling OF the
chairman pcr.Aiuiuc Mrs. Valentine to
speak. He WAS assured. however. that
! she was IL speak on good roads. She
was allowed to continue.
! At the conclusion Of her talk, Dele
gate Adams again took the floor and
protested that he had not been dealt
with fairly and that he hoped that
hereafter the convention would not
permit the introduction Of political
matters.
The other members OF tho convention
did rot protest quite as strennously as
MI ADAMS, Yet when the amendment
was presented at the business meeting
II WAS unanimously adopted.
LARGEST ATTENDANCE
IN ASSOCIATIONS HISTORY
Secretary Won Gcnmncen read his
annual report in which he stated that
there We're nincty-thr.. paid-up mem
bers in the association. He said that
the convention this year was the most
successful ever had. as 90 delegates
had registered WIKI him. expressing
their intention To vote on the measures
that would hc presented TO the con-
rcntion Ii those who were present
and did not register were included, the
Number Of Delegates present was we'll
over GOO
IN previous Years he stated a mere
handful or DELEGATES were present at
the meetings. hut with tho increased
. interest IN good roads constructions
greater numbers attend. The meeting
Wednesday, afternoon. he said, saw the
largest crowd that ever gathered 10
discuss good roads in the history Of
III" state. More than 1000 people, in
Guiding delegates. members OF the
Legislature and others. Interested in
roads were present.
" was announced that the next
meeting OF the convention will he held
in Richmond in January. 1917, the
exact date 10 he fixed later By the
executive committee
The officers elected Yesterday were
as follows:
President, otto l.. Evans, Amherst
. Courthouse: vice president j. Is. Wood
superintendent OF tho State Pcniten-
tiary. Eichmoud; second vice president,
q. Taylor Gwathmcy, Norfolk: score
tnry aud treasurer, {. r. Scott. .hssiS :
taut State Highway Commias oncr,
lichmoud.
Executive committees: ]. r. Harper,
Wayncsboro L. s. tinncy. Lebanon
! VI L. Rowe. Fredericksburg Wade
Massic. Washington. VA: T. L. COW
! herd. Columbia; s. Won Gcmmingcn,
I LynchhurS. Ii. IL. Wood. Charlottes-
+ willie: George +. Coleman, Richmond
\ u T.. Walker. Salem w. G. Saunders,
I Glen hi!cn; Charles 7. Lassitcr Pc
4 tcrshurg.