Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-05

S6ition Department WAS within It's icSa.
rights IN, employing outside counsel 70
aeisnd ,, Its asenss accused ecu, Of crime inc,
! tice, Incorporation into tho bill TO
abolish tho Prohibition Department In
1929 OF Il clause providing that tho
be used in employing outside counsel,
!. WAS the strongest Kind OF a condem-
nation OF such practice. he said.
He resented the inputstion that
tho Prohibition Department were ac-
4 completes OF bootlcgSers. To say that
agents OF the dry department were
Would BIO correct. he Said.
Peters. said Major Gibson. had
sought to drive bargain WITH the
passing reference 10 the. smith le,tcr,
written to Senator Downing. and read
in the Senate by the representative in
the. upper branch from Lancaster.
TO whom he referred as the boss of
the House. Cannon, ne said. was here
10 take Peters home. in the event OF
his dsfes! S and t siys him 5 JOB; .eon,
again saddle the Prohibition Depart
mcnt with a man who cannot make
living at anything else;
If Smith were elected. he. said that
would be the end OF it. He wouldn't
he back within two years asking to
2 be reelected. On the other hand.
were refers 10 De returned, you Will
have the. OLD brothers--the political
parsonS-back here, huttonho!ing and
communing with YOU
He scored the Collector of Internal
Revenue for alleged lobbying in the
interest of Pcters-"when he is paid
10 look after the business OF tho Fed
. eral government
~ A preacher in politics. is as despie-
liable as whisky man in politics, he
Ssaid in conclusion
!. \ public officer, like Caesars wife,
Stephenson. of Bath, said. No one
with a spark Of Virginia manhood in
.him would let go unanswered charges
Z such as have been made against the
/. The hour struck. the time has come.
when we must put principle above the
FAX. When preacher loses the con-
sfidcnce and respect of any proportion
sof his congregation, the time has ar
rived for a change; Mr.. Peters has
citizens and officials"
second best thing that could happen
Warren, OF Pittsylvania. Abolition OF
the Prohibition Department is the
Nichmord Delegates Divided.
i. The Richmond delegation was di-
voted for smith. Haddon and Fuller
voted for Peters
The Smiths in the House--there are
four OF them-voted solidly for Smith.
Roth Omps and Downing were an
uounccd as paired with Henley The
Downing Henley pair being the first
20 be announced. Omps' vote was or
dered stricken from the roll. Had he
'heen present. Omps would have voted
for Smith.
Others who seconded the nomination
Of Smith were Ramsey. OF Henry;
Epes. Of Nottoway; Miller. OF Kappa
hammock; Stephenson. of Bath: Hurt.
OF Nottoway; Williams, OF Fairfax;
Bondursnt of Prince Edward; Charles
AZ. Smith. OF Dinwidd!c. and Warren,
of Pittsylvania.
! Booker. of HalifaH; Ferguson, of
.AppomattoX. and tho representative
in the House from Isle of Wight sec
.onded the nomination OF Peters
Five JvdEes Nominated.
Judge ID. {. Richardson was re-
nominated TO succeed himself on the
hench OF Hastings Court. Part H.,
of Richmond city by a joint Demo-
cratic caucus in the House last night
Other nominations were as follows:
q Civil Justice Court of tho city OF
,Pc rtsm onth-J. Louis Thomas.
~ Corporation Court. city OF Alex
Eandria-Judge Louis c. Barley, tho
present incumbent.
= Corporation Court, city OF Char
lottcsville-Judge A. ID. Dabney, the
present incumbent.
Corporation Court, city OF Danv,lle
Judge T.. Walton Brown, the present
incumbent.