Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-28
HAS ALREADY SECURED
90 OUT OF 94 SIGNATURES
President Lupton Declares Chief
Executive Has Eliminated
Himself From Matter.
SEEK s5,ooo,ooo FEDERAL AID
thousands OF Copies of Program to
&c Mailed to Lawmakers and
Voters.

win sixty OF the ninety-four sigma.
'drcs necessary 10 call an extra session
"l 'hc General Assembly OF Virginia
"Ncr the refusal Of Governor DAVIS
H'reahE secured. the Virginia Good
hoads Association today starts con.
'erted action all over the State TO
secure the remaining thir,y-four
h'snatures which viii give tho re-
nuired two-,hirds majority for the
extra session.
frih'ers were working overtime last
night running off thousands of ninco
HI"pncd copies OF the association's pro-
Srafn which is to be followed closely
rF the organization during the next
lrw months. It is in effect, the reply
tns Virginia Good Roads Association
:" Governor Davis. although President
upton stated cmphatically yesterday
afternoon that the matter Of securing
'hc cAtra session OF the General AS.
ScWbl% in order TO take up tho matter
"i meeting the Federal appropriatior
Tor good roads in tho State would not
y" made Davis issue" and il, was
'o' Intended 10 attack tho Governors
:;,and ia any way, since bv his refusal
:" take unou himself tho rcsponsi-
riitE OF con'cuinS the General Assem-
BY he had eliminated himself entirely
~ Inc mat;cr
STAT! Already declare for Session.
President Lunton also stated that tho
s!Gnatures of the sixty members Of
'he General Assembly who had already
declared themselves In favor OF the
extra session had been secured without
any concerted action OF the part of
The virginia Good Roads Association
As an organization and without officia |
action OF that body.
The statement OF :hc stand which the
a,rsoc,a.i9n takes In the matter is a
m m q fnf
ri'ieh time and thought and careful
consideration has been given to the
assosation, since it viii ni's se al given VIDE de
publicity in every section Of the State
copies being mailed first to each Of
sembiy OF Virginia and afterwards TO
the newspapers and voters OF the
state.
Advance strong Argument.
strong argument VIII be advanced
Federal appropriation OF s5ooo.o6o for
good roads in Virginia. II viii be de
nnitely stated in the association pro-
gram that in meeting the government
appropriation on a ffty-fifry basis the
state is doing the w!sest thing possible
Tor itself since II the matter of road
building is left 10 the pleasure of the
government. with Republican Con-
gress in nowcr Virginia, Democratic
STATE. VIII have no guarantee what
ever that any road building Will be
done within her boundaries al the
expense OF the Federal government.
Virginia Onercd a5.OOOO0O.
Under the present plan of the gov
-rnmcnt the State which needs good
roads most gets the biggest slice Of
the Federal appropriation. Thus Vir-
=inia the association points out, which
IS III crying need OF better roads, is
Offered over :5.000.000 for highways
which viii lie OF incalcuia bile beneti, to
the State That the expense of the
rNtra session of the General Assembly
Viii be more than justified in benefits
accruinE to the state thcrefrom will be
asserted in tho program OF the Virginia
Good Roads Association.
Active advocates of Immediate road
building, according to members of the
association. are the returning Virginia
:roops. WAC have seen for them
selves the immense advantage of the
zoe roads which facilitated in such a
large measure the movement of troops
and supplies abroad The doughboys.
they say, are among the most enthu
Siastic boosters Of the movement TO
raise money in Virginia TO meet the
government halfway.