The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-17
REPUBLICANS OFF TO
STATE CONVENTION

The Republican state convention
will convene in Roanoke this morn
Ing at 10 o'clock. About 1.500 dele
gates and alternates are expected to
delegates at large and alternates
from Virginia to the Republican Ma
tional convention in Chicago will be
the principal business. The conven-
ton will also select two presidential
electors at large, as well as q state
chairman and FIVE members OF the
state convention.
s. Harris Hoge, OF Roanoke, VIII
probably be elected temporary cnar-
man. Charles Hammer. of Harris9n-
burg, who has succeede Joseph L.
Crupper, of Alexandria. as state
chairman, will call the meeting 70
order.
Will II. Hays, of Indiana Repubii-
can national chairman, will be the
principal 81 eaker. Mr.. Hays Is ex-
oected to sound the harmony slogan.
He will make efforts to get the DEL
egates together on even terms and
disperse dissention in the ranks OF
the party.
Other speakers viii me Senator
Watson. OF indiana: Congressman =.
B. Slemp, OF Virginia. MRS john =.
Pratt, chairman OF the women's
committee working with the nation
al committee; Mrs. NJ. M. Caldwell.
Virginia chairman OF the women's
executive committee and Mrs Dexter
Otey, of the Virginia Equal Suffrage
league
For the honor of delegate at large
the following names have been men
toned: Congressman c. B. Slemp:
Joseph l.. Crupper. of Alexandria;
Senator John Paul. of Rockingham;
r. nj
Brack Stoval1, of Danville: Robert
II. Angel, of Roanoke: Dexter Goad.
Of Carroll county and Henry Lawson.
OF Floyd county. All have been fden-
titled for many years with the Re-
publican party and are of recognized
standing.
The election of district delegates
the convention In Chicago Is said
to be still in the background. This
matter will be held up pending Sc
lection OF the delegates al large.
Delegates and alternates from
Richmond left last night hopciessly
divided. The admittance of the me-
gro to the Republican meetings IL
the dividing line between the two fac
tons Edgar Allan, Jr.. leader of
the black and tan" faction viii con-
test the seating OF the lilly whites"
at the convention II he loses there
he says he will carry the matter to
the national convention
The 'fi1y white" delegates to the
state convention are as follows:
Henry w. Anderson. Joseph P.
Brady, Joseph w. Stewart John Fl.
Lyons, Melvin Fiegenheimer, John
3. Bliley. Claude NJ. Dean. s. l.
Thomas. W. r. Miller. Fl. w Walden.
1. II. Drew. James NJ. Morgan. Bow
man Wiltshire and Joseph Waller
stein. The following alternates were
elected: Oscar Hooker. II. F. Wal
drop. S, l. Snyder. John r. wyiie.
G. NJ. Mosby. A. A. Page. John NJ
John l.. Grubbs John NJ. Marchait
RI. H Hoffman, N. r. Cottrell. w. B.
Bayliss. Edwin l. Levy and c. A.
Overton.
The black and tan faction Is
represented by the following:
S. l.. Thomas. J. c. Bristow. w. M.
williams, Archer A. Page, G. B. Cary
Mark r Lloyd. John A. Murphy and
John l.. Grubba Alternates were as
follows. J. NJ Powell, p. NJ Manneil.
u. NJ. Bland. j. J. Mann, f. S. Simp-
son. Ralph Harrison. r A. Rogers
and Edagr Allan.
Tonight at the True Reformenrs'
hall the negro Republicans will meet
to formulate plans for calling a state
convention OF negro Republicans.
The meeting will also hear q report
from q committee OF negro Repuh-
iicans who attended conference in
Washington with the Republicans OF
the National commfttee