The Washington times., 1922-04-24
TINY RENO FOE 4
To Be HONORED
IN ALEXANDRIA
Attorney Frank Stuart Will Be
Nominated by Friends for
Commissioner.

Attorney Frank Stuart, nemesis OF
Alexandria's Tiny Reno, will be nomi-
mated by his friends at a mass meet
ing Wednesday for the board OF
commissioners.
A change in the administration Of
Little Reno's civic form OF govern
ment has already been voted upon,
and under the new program the city
will be managed by five commission
ers, who will in turn appoint city
manager.
Election In June.
The election of the commissioners
will take place early in June, and
friends OF the stalwart lawyer, who
"bucked" and defeated the divorce
ring, obliterating their lucrative di-
vorce mart which has made a coterie
of the clique Independently wealthy,
have urged that Stuart accept the
nomination for one Of the positions
of commissioners.
Only a nominal salary goes with
the election, but friends of the Lit
tie Reno divorce ring antagonist are
urging that he make the race in or
der to give the people Of Alexandria
an opportunity to indorse his fight
pernicious divorce ring.
The nomination of Stuart as a can
didate, and his acceptance, his
friends expect will result in a bitter
fight between Little Reno's divorce
| magistrate, Judge Robinson Mon
cure, and the Alexandria attorney.
Because OF Judge Moncure's re-
fusal to submit to an impartial
grand jury investigation an oppor-
tunity has never been given the
people OF Alexandria TO approve or
disapprove of the current divorce
evil which has brought unenviable
publicity to their historic city.
Appreciates Honor.
Mr.. Stuart declared today that
he was not interested in being a
member of the board of commits
sioners, nor was he seeking the
nomination.
IT appreciate the interest shown
by my friends in their endorsement
of my more or less personal fight
against the divorce ring which ac-
complished its major purpose, of
breaking up the overnight divorce
business in Alexandria, but beyond
a willingness to always cooperate in
civic matters, / am not seeking,
| nor am l a candidate for. any Of
flee in our city"
For the first time today Stuart
declared that he was never p-0mpt-
ed by any motive of securii', the
Judgeship OF the corporation court
as was charged by friends OF Mon
cure when the fight against the
divorce evil began.
The charge was made, and pos.
sibly many OF the people OF Alex
andria gave creoonce to II that the
fight against Moncure was prompt
ed through some motive OF getting
his position, but I have never felt
that IL was necessary to dignity the
assertion by denying it," Stuart
said.
Little Renos "hand-picked" grand
jury will tomorrow resume it's probe
Of the divorce conditions in Alex
/ andria. Several more witnesses, II
has been announced, will be heard
tomorrow, when the work OF sum.
ming up and preparing the findings
Of the jury will be commenced.
Before the indictment is returned
Judge Moncure will again instruct
the jury that is investigating his
administration and give them their
instructions for their findings.
The outcome of the Moncure ap-
pointed grand jury. it is declared,
has caused the Judge himself, and
members OF the divorce ring little
speculation.
Asa result OF the divorce expose
and the unfortunate and untimely
death of n. s. Greenaway. the clerk
Of the court, an interesting situation
has arisen.
With the loss OF revenue from
the divorce mill in the clerks office,
agregating between six and scven
thousand dollars a year, a taLer for
| Mr.. Greenaway's job has not as
yet been found.
Practically no gTist Is raising
through the almost totally delapi.
dated divorce hopper and as re-
suit the total revenue OF the crrpcra-
| ton court is not an inducemrnt TO
anyone OF ability for the place.
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