Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-28
lines DENIES THAT
LISTS WERE WITHHELD
avs Governor Davis, While n Can.
didatc, Made No Applica-
ton for Them.
lEETzE REITERATEs CHARGES

EETHE REITERATES CHARGES
elegate From Prince William Says
Davis Does Not Owe His Great Ma
jorlty to Efforts of Party Chair
man and Party Secretary.
In answer to tho statement of c. J.
cetzc, member of the House Of Dele
|atcs from s'rince William County.
torer a. James. chairman of the State
Democratic Committee. yesterday de-
3iied that any list of names was with
hold from Governor Davis during the
campaign. MIR. Meetze fired another
gun in his controversy with j. N.
F3rcnaman. secretary Of the State Dem
|ocratic Committee, yesterday in the
fharge that Mr.. Brenaman had inter
Tered In local fight in Prince Will
! lam, and continuing:
Governor Davis does not owe his
great majority TO your activities, but
to his own splendid organization, not
that you and the chair
ian Of the Democratic Executive
ommittce twice refused flatfooted to
low him while engaged in the cam
ign against Republicans access to
9 lists OF the county. city, district
pm. telling the secretary of his cam
Ign committee that the list was the
operty OF the Democratic party and
at Davis had no right thereto. not
outstanding he was the Democratic
iminee for Governor.
sJECrS TO PARTISAN
ACTIVITY OF OFFICIALS
II also charge that you opposed
tYernor Daviss suggestion that tcle-
fans be sent to Democratic county
airmen urging them to get out the
.mocratic vote. | challenge you to
my these charges. Il have All open
liter from gentleman who malscs
keeping statements about some fac
mile ballots which were sent out
kr. this State. Is this statement
Tue? l did not make any reference
TO or reflection upon several members
BIZ the House Of Delegates who ! have
6ince learned are members of the State
Committee, who hope and
rust Will use their influence for good
ind correct some nagrant and mani
testify unjust irregularities.
"In my humble opinion It is eS-
Eremely wrong for 4 State chairman
br, secretary to use the influence of his
pflcc as between two or more candi-
Rates Of the same party. nor do ! think
right that a county chairman should
" to use tho influence Of his Office
between two candidates OF the same
Rrty, and It Is certainly the duty or
bth State and county officials 10 be
fr as between candidates OF opposing
ertics, nor do I think il fair for the
crctary OF tho State Democratic EN-
utivc Committee. while acting in
at capacity. and supposedly impair
i between all candidates, to be cam
Ign manager for one OF several can
SI,sa 4 ,r., FOR "a tn ~ On
state Democratic Chairman Rorcr a.
mes was in Richmond last night, and
hon asked If he desired to make any
ply to Mr.. Mcctzcs charges, dictated
r following:
i do not feel that I am called upon
take notice OF an attack on my de-
cracy and loyalty 10 the party ticket
tde by a gentleman OF Mr.. Mcctzc's
rty standing, but as l have recently
ard similar rumora from other
urccs. and probably the sources of
Mcctzes mis!nformation, | cmphat-
lily state that Mr.. Davis at no time
ring tho campaign. before or since,
rsonally or through another. made a
kiic.t OF me for LISTS OF The o-ret.
y, dstrlct and precinct Dcmoci:Sec
limit cemcn.
make this statement as broad and
phatic as possible.
On the threshold OF tho State cain
gu ! asked each candidate on the
get to personally cooperate with
chairman and secretary TO make
majority as large as possible, and
IN pleased to acknowledge the great
Sstancc that each and all rendered
without whose initiative and in
tigent efforts the large majcri;!es for
candidates could not have been
urcd." -
|FERS DETAILED ASS'IE:R
UNTIL SESSION Is OVER
Then asked If he had anything to
In regard to Delegate Mcctzc's
Pnd attack on him. Secretary Brena-
replied:
Sot at present. further than to say
tho charges made Thy the Delegate
Prince William was as fun Of
statements and Inaccuracies AS was
February 10.
lie. people ot'virEinia arc not as
h Interested in what Mcetze or I
3d. d rsoT not say as they are in
! y. their servants arc doing for them
the questions of taxation good
ts, public education and the eco
lie administration Of the state gov
nent in the present strenuous times
lent to q world wide war.
he people arc not fools. and they
perfectly well aware that every
consumed on the floor OF the House
is the taxpayers hundreds of dol
RS. I shall, therefore, forcSo my in
inaticn to make immediate reply to
elegate Mcetzc. rather than give him
possible opportunity to infict on
p House another eruption at the OK
K.nse of the taxpayers.
lIThere will be ample time after. the
i1ournment OF the General Assembly
Which TO pay my respects to the
Ielegatc from Prince William, when il
ennot encroach upon the business OF
State, and where we can meet on
kual terms"
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