The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-16
c. 0. ?. REGULARS
Win OUT AGAINST
THE BLACK AND TANs


the regular Republicans in this city
were victorious over the ..h,srn ana
Tan faction when the Third Congress-
sfonai district Republican conventton
convened IN husttnEs coprt mart n
yesterday shortly after Noon.
me split in the party which deve,-
opeu al the city meeting of the club
oaturday night. at which time = sepa-
rate list of delegates to both tha A..
trict and state conventions wera cno.an
by each faction, WAS brought hefore
the district convention for decision
The Lily Whites" were wirn
after committee on credentials. cor,-
posed of Hansford Anderson, az Ei,r
Williams: James l. Coates, OF Har-
over, and Thomas s. Durett. or Hen-
rico, had considered the matter. m.
delegates elected by the ..Lily Whites..
were then seated and the meeting pro-
ceeded. Delegates seated from Rich
fnond were as follows:
Joseph p. Brady. Joseph W. Stewart
Meivfn Fiegenheimer, H. r. waldrop.
Jonn r. Wyiie and Fl. W. Walden Al
.ernates-R. e. Freeman. George L.
9nyner T. j, Mitchell. Paul Tunstail,
A. ~ gallagher and H. NJ Burrows.
TWO other contests for the seating
OIL delegates resulted among repre-
seHeatiVes from Chesterfield and New
heht another sqnabbie was raised
when AN effort was made to seat a
negro delegate from New Kent. Thi.
ia'4ea NO negroes were allowed nj
the meeting
However. the negro Republicans in
hichmond are. not to be forgotten. To-
morrow night at s o'clock at True re-.
formers hall negro Republicans will
meet in Richmond to take preliminary
steps for state convention to mak,
contesti IN every district in virrtnia.
J, Il. Pollard, chairman, stated ta.t
night that the negro Republicans viii
hoid a state convention in Richmond
during that latter part az Aprfl The
basis of their contests will be the "a
fosal of the regular Republican con-
Vention 10 seat members Of their race
This fight, as well as that OF the
blacks and tans" will be taken IN
higher authorities. The state corven-
tlon when 1t convenes in Roanoke 20
morrow VIII have before 1t the contest
OF the latter faction They are being
led by Edgar Allan. Jr. former post
master, and r. f. Cahell. former post
master and collector Of Internal rave
nue.. They will both take the fight
into the convention at Roanoke. and II
they lose there they viii then take zoe
matter before the naiona{ convention
when 1t meets in Chicago in June
Delegates from the Richmond RA-
pub,icans TO the state convention WV,
be the following; Joseph p. Brady. JOS
epn w stewart. John IL. Lyons. Malvin
FieEenheimer. John II. Bli1ey. Claude
a. Dean, S, l.. Thomas. w r. Miller.
II, w. walden. l.. H Drew James "
Morgan, Bowman Wiltshire, r. T.
Mitchell. r. A. BayIiss and Joseph wal
lerstein. The following aiternates are
Oscar Hooker II. r. waIdrop. 8. 1.
Snyder. John Il. Wyiie. c. M. Mosby. A.
A Page. John N Ryall r. e Free
man. O. II. Russell. John l. Gruhhr
John NJ Marehant n. III. Hoffman. NJ
+. CottreN. W, r.. Rayliss, Edwin I.
Levy and c. A, overton
when the meeting convened yesser-
day morning Joseph W Stewart ~
Richmond tho district Chairman. pr.-
sided. ON the motion of Robert Fl. Tai
ley, Starkey Hare OF Heprico. was als,
erected permanent chairman Melvin
f1ngenhetmer was also elected sccr~-
tary.
Joseph " Stewart was elected dele~
gate TO the Republican convention In
Chicago In June. Joseph r. BRADY was
elected member OF the regular state
executive committee. C. r. Jones. Of
Ashland was chosen as district elector
Tor the Third district. Members of tha
Republican state committee were elect
ed rs follows: John l. C'oatcs Thomas
Il. Snead and G. r. Dosier Joseph ".
"At way etFItFd district charms
and Melvin FTcgenheirner district
secretary.
Interest awaits the stat- dpnventson
IN Roanoke tomorrow. Report from
The blacks and tans,' last night vxs
to the effect that they wouia send thetr
deiesates to he convention as fellows:
y. l.. Thomas, ]. {, Eristow, w. N
Williams, Archer A. Page. g. r. Cary.
Mark r. Lloyd John A Murrhy and
John L. Grubbs Altcrnates were as
follows: j NJ Powell. r. NJ Manoer1.
". M Bland. J. j. Mann. f. s. Sfrrreor
Ralph Harrison, r. A. Rogers and Ed
gar Allan.
One of the most unique twists in his
history has been given to Republican
politics in this city by the three-cor-
nered fight Frer, one corner In fight
Ing the Lily wsites." while from
another direction the blacks and tans"
are fighting. The third corner Is the
negro Republicans. In all Of Repubif-
history ira DO 14~<~s rk IL