Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-15
ELIMINATION OF POLL TAX
IN LIST OF DEMANDS
In Keynote Speech Democratic
Party Is Charged With Gov
crnmental Incfiicicncy.
ANOTHER coNvENrloN CALLED
tolnrcd Leaders Give Notice of
Regular" Party Gathering in
Richmond on Labor Day.

'Nrr.d. tp Ih" u mes - .rJ,atcH
NpEroLk. VA JuJy "a -pemand
as The revision of ,hc state Constr
tpuon and The Introduction of econ
oHv and husin.t--liko methods IN
IN" administration Of State anairs.
7ri blryine Inc negro question as q
HcaE issue ia Virginia, cOlonc! licn.y
W Anderson, temporary chairman,
Who was later dominated tor cover
nor, lu his speech opening the i:c-
publican convention here today.
sounded the keynote oc the party's
ds,lorm uui verbally constructed
The priucipa plank, 81 which TN:
g . T.. VIII attempt 10 wrcrl con-
cratic partA tho tdl y tickct Was
chosen by 'acclamatiou. which IN
cluded Mrs Elizabeth Lewis otcy. ot
LyncthurG Superintendent OF rubltr
instruction
The Stale arinory. where the CON
vcntion was held. Was crowded to
capacity when state Chairman John
l.. CrUppcr called the delegates to
uricr AIr Crupp"rs speech occu-
piod bu; - icw minutes. llc was
,hocrcd when he declared that th.
Democratic party would write no
platform, this year because it, c,udi-
daicr do not dare To discuss live is
suca that concern IN. public welfare.
anderson Takes Ga,cI.
E.. Dr Ioohcr. OF Norfolk offer
ed prayer AMI ,hrn Colonel Anderson.
who was nominated for temporary
chairman by Joseph r. BRADY, clerk
ui ,hc United states District Court
ana chosen hy acclama;!on. took the
guycl. he was escorted TO the plat
iorm by Conercssman &. i;asc"rm
Slcmp. State senator John paul and
Miss Mabel Martin. of Norfolk.
Three negroes sat aS accredited del
c-atcs. Two OF thcm members OF the
"I!Iy white delegation from New
port News and one with the "rcgu-
lar" delegation from Hampton.
=, squad Of police. headed by a
captain. prevented negro delegates
from entering the convention hall.
II was made known tha, orders to
bar tho colorcd men were given the
notice Icy Republican leaders In
charge OF the convention arrange
mcnts. Negro delegations from New
mort News and Richmond, headed by
T. Thomas NcwSomc and John II.
Pollard, respectively. were on hand
and under instructions 10 demand
admlttancc. Their claims were not
considered by the committee on ere
,outials. Pollard made Il statement;
following a conference Of negro dele
gates in Il hall in another section
%. the city. N which h. said thai the
negro Republicans had decided 10 e
more the so-callcd Republican state
convention" III session here. and cali
on" oi their Own in Richmond on
labor Day. September ).
VIII Rc .RrGuIur' Convention.
This viii hc the regular Repuh-
nuan CONVENTION in Virginia" Pol
lard declared. "ht which We viii name
a Iull ticket for state offices from
Governor down"
Colonel .Andcrson's speech WAS AN
exhaustive treatise on State affairs
FROM the Republican campaign stand
point He scored alleged cNtrava-
.aucr in public expenditures. charS-
ing failure To administer the affairs
Of the state in the interests of tho
people. and declaring that tho Re-
rubican party stands for progress
aud constructive measures. He in
sisted tnal q compete reformation
of political conditions was tn. ou!y
rcmcdy for what he described as cX
iStinG evils
The colonel charged the dominant
party in Virginia with having ne
elected Hampton Roads, and pvacii-
caliy all the natural resources of the
-tatc Colonel Anderson denounced
excessive taxation" and what he
.,cwcd as unsatisfactory educational
facilities" he attributed Ia he due to
the fact that the controlling political
party" would not reduce the army
of office holders" of whom, he said.
there were $4,000 in the state.
Taxed to support Army.
The people are excessively taN.d
10 support this army" the colonel
contcndcd, and the army had devised
machines for pcrpctuating itself in
power. Each Office holder controls
three votes. said the speaker. his
own and two others. thus giving
the army" voting strength OF I3j.-
600 in tho state, or n larger vote
than has ever been poilcd in Vir-
ginia election.
/1"ll is an essential Of free and ef-
Silent government that persons
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