The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-26
CITY REPUBLICANS
NAME DELEGATES
Generally Expressed Views at Mass
Meeting Last Night Indicated No
Nomination for Governor.
WISH TO KEEP ssWETv AND
"DRY' ISSUE OUT OF FIGHT
II Republican L. Put Up, 1t Is De-
clared. He WIN Be Expected to
Make His Campaign Purely on
Party Lines.

Virginia Republicans win not wage
the wet" and dry issue. In fact,
it is considered fairly certain that no
candidate for governor will be nomi-
mated at the Republican state conven-
ton to b held in Roanoke next
Thursday, but II one is put in the
race he Will run strictly along party
lineA. Tho Republicans. however. do
not wish to make any move that will
disturb the preparations being made
In the state to support the govern
ment in the present emergency, and
believing DAT tho prohibition ques-
ton would b injected into tho guber-
Material contest II one was made.
thereby diverttng the attention Of the
people unnecessarily. II Is not believed
that any candidate Will be put In
tho neld
Thks was the consensus Of opinion
Of q mass meeting last night OF tho
city Republican party. which was held
z Z. ~ -sh,ay-- ss1xsss7s ~
ON Harrison street. for the purpose
Of electing delegates to the state con-
vent3on 70 b held this week. A large
atten0Ance OF Richmond Republicans
was, present. the meeting being pre-
sided over by John Thompson. chair
man OF me Republican city commit
tee r. E Freeman is secretary OF
tho local committee, Twenty-four
delegates were selected. with as many
alternates. ana they will go to the
convention uninstructed
The meeting last night was held
purely tor the purpose Of electing
Of Republican plans for the coming
general election Many Of those pres
emit. however. expressed themselves on
tho possibility Of candidate for gov
ernor being nominated by the Roa-
noke convention. and It Ia generally
believed that the Republicans of this
cry arc against any gubernatorial
candidate or for the naming of any
nominees for state offices in the fall
election. This IL due to the fact that
the Republicans do not wish to wage
q contest IN the state that WIFI de-
tract the sttention Of the people from
Tho paramount issue before the pub
lic-that OF the preparation for war
Il was stated last night that II a
candidate was put in the field by the
Republicans the wet and dry" Is
sue would certainly play q large part
In the campaign That It was de-
% BE- fought. distzacting tho people
from carrying out tho war measures
Of the government. and that It might
cause distinct embarrassment 70 the
admtn0trAtlon. At least 10 Tar ~ Vir-
EtntA IL concerned.
u, howsveE. the Roanoks conven-
e1cn decides to nominate a man for
tho general election, It 10 believed
that the Richmond delegation viii
strictly along party lines The Re-
pubncans here argue that II any nomi-
moo Of their party seeks election on
the Republican platform strictly. Il
win lessen the chances for q hotly
contested campaign.
II waa tho belief In other quarters
that under no circumstances should a
gubernatoria1 candidate be nominated
this eyar. but that all other Of the
fices should have opposition. It was
pointed out that Westmoreland Davis,
tho nominee of the Democratic pri-
mary, stands for just the Issue for
which the Republicans would wage a
contest.
The delegates and aiternates elect
ed last night are as follows:
Delegates-Jos. P. Brady. Jno. L
0rubhs. Jos. L Woodbridge. l.. H.
Drew, b. R. Eldridge. r. l. Mahaley.
II. r. Waldrop. c. H. Kastelberg,
Thos. B. Snead. Jno. Thompson. Mel
vim Flegenheimer. Oscar Hooker, ].
G. Bristow.. Jos. W. Stewart, w. d.
Timmons, Frank Mareck. c. A. Oni-
ton. r. J. Mitchell. Ed. 8. Davis. Paul
b. Tunstall L. T. Holt. r. e. Free
man, J. r. Marchant. J. H. Lyons.
Alternates-Geo. L Snyder, John ~.
Ryall, Jno- Arnhein. A. n. Penning,
q. q Valentine. T. d. Frey. l. e.
Davis. C. 8. Guy. DR.. B. A. Hord. b.
]. Bear. Ernest Eubank. Edw. l. Levy,
w. Coghill. Jno. e. Parrish. II. NJ.
Stewart. r. e. Powers. b. A. Berger.
C N. Mosby. N. r. Cottrell. o. H.
Russell. A. F. Holt. Fletcher Davis.
Ro. l. Sewers, j. C. Davis.
men ask for increase OF four cents
per hour in ,nay or twsnty-six cents an
hour. a