Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-07
REPUBLICANS
REORCANIzE
co N MITTEE
Louis l.. WhiteStOne Chosen
Chairman of City
Committee
DELEGATES NAMED
New Organization Said to be In Ac-
cord With Present State Body
Headed by Joseph l.. Crupper.

- COHplele reorganization OF JHe
city republican committee was made
at a mass meeting in the auditorium
of the chamber of commerce last night.
The new committee chosen follows:
Louis l.. WhitestOne, chairman; Nor
man Jenkins, vice-chairman; Kemp
Rush, treasurer; w. H. Rupp, secre-
tary.
Committeeman: First ward, c. A.
Strauss, John Barton Phillips, Mrs.
C. A. Bell; second ward, NJ. f. Greene,
David E. Robey, Mrs. Minnie B. Bald
win; third ward, D. J. Wolfford, Chas.
S. Stoler, Lewis o. Hardin; fourth
ward, Francis T Quinn, Raymond
Gaines, Mrs. c. A. Strauss.
Delegates chosen to the district con-
vention which will meet in this city
in the auditorium of the chamber OF
commerce at ! o'clock next Tuesday
afternoon follow: c. A. Strauss, d. }.
Wolfford. Mrs. Minnie Baldwin, NJ. f.
Greene, Louis L. Whitestone, John
Barton Phillips, Mrs Charles Bell,
Francis T. Quinn and F. Clinton
Knight. Alternates chosen to this
convention follow: Mrs. c. A. Strauss,
David f. Robey, Norman Jenkins,
Charles Downey, Lewis o. Hardin,
Everett Hellmuth, Kemp Rush, Ray
mond Gaines and Ferdinand De-
vaughan.
The following were elected dele
gates to the state convention which
will be held in Roanoke September
18th: C. A. Strauss, F. Clinton
Knioht. D. J. Wolfford, Thomas H.
Bavne, Maury w. Gaines, Kemp
Rush, Mrs. Minnie B. Baldwin, Lewis
0. Hardin, Everett Hellmuth.
Alternates to this convention are:
Martin f. Greene, Albert G. Schlag,
Norman jenkins, Charles S. Stoler,
c. c. Burnett, Ferdinand Devaughan
Claude Wolfford, Charles Downey, w.
J. McCaffrey.
The new organization 1t Is under
stood is in complete accord with the
state organization of which Joseph l..
Crupper is state chairman.
The meeting was called to order by
D. ]. Wolfford, who stated that he
had been requested to announce that
John u. Schwarzmann, city chairman,
had rendered his resignation. The
meeting was then called to order for
organization by David F.. Robey ana
NJ. f. Greene nominated John Barton
Phillips as temporary chairman and
Lewis O. Hardino nominated +. Clln-
TON knight as temporary secretary.
On motion of NJ. F. Greene, the or
panization was made permanent one.
Mr.. Phillips made speech OF thanks
for his selection and explained the pur-
nose If this meeting. He urged the
selection of a strong committee say
ing the republicans here need strong
wide awake committee.
On motion of NJ. F. Greene a COM
mittee of three was appointed for the
purpose of nominating a city commit
tee. and the chair named the follow
ino' on that committee: NJ. F. Greene,
Claude Wolfford and Mrs. Minnie b.
Baldwin.
A short time thereafter the COM
mittee submitted the names of those
chosen for the various positions and
they were unanimously elected by
the mass meeting. On motion of
Charles s. Stoler the same committee
also nominated delegates and alter
mates to the two conventions.
The newly elected chairman was
called upon for a speech and Chair
man Whitestone said that the lawmak-
ers in WASHINGTON are now burning
he midnight oil to find some solution
for the present condition of affairs
and he added that he believed they
would evolve some scheme to help
the whole world He thanked the
meeting for the honor conferred on
him and declared he wouio endeavor to
Law a foundation of strength and told
his hearers that he expected the city
committee to function at all times and
one that will be other than in name
ONLY