The Washington times., 1922-06-04
T0F|CHT
CANDIDACY Of
/ CARACHR|ST|
Enemies Oppose Engineers
Proposed Race for Con-
gress in New Mexico.
SAY he Is ITALIAN BORN.
Claim He Lost Citizenship Be-
cause of Service in
Mexican Army.

RICHMOND, Va, June SIS
DR.. Charles F. 2. Carachristi,
wealthy mining engineer of New
Mexico end former Virginian, a
''man without a country?" That
Is the charge made by political
enemies in the West as a means Of
heading off DIR. Characteristics pos
sible candidacy for Congress in
New Mexico. Incidentally it is
disputed by prominent citizens Of
Richmond who are reasonably
well acquainted with Carachristi's
career.
Involves International Law.
The issue involves interesting
points in international law. Papers
are being prepared ny prominent
lawyers here. in Caracas, Venezuela,
in the City Of Mexico and IN Santa
Fe, New Mexico, in the case which
is destined to attract wide attention
when II is presented TO the Depart.
ment of State at Washington. in the
near future.
1t is a coincidence that the aged
mother of the 'man without a
country" Mrs. Innocence q. Cara
christi, seventy-eight, died in Bronx
vile, N. Y, on Thursday. Virginius
z. Carachristi, a son, brought the
body here Friday for interment.
Information received here from
various sources, including per-
sonal letter from the petitioner,
gives a brief but interesting outli3s
OF the strange case. II is Learned
that former State Senator Louis o.
Wendenburg has been engaged as
legal representative here to estab-
lish the fact that DR.. Carachristi was
born and spent MANY years Of his
young manhood in Virginia; that he
Ia a native of Richmond and lived
for some years at Granite, Va. MIR.
Wendenburg, however, when ap-
preached on the subject, declined TO
give any information concerning the
complications involving his clients
claim to American citizenship with.
out the consent Of DR.. Carachristi,
who is now in Venezuela.
Has Good Credentials.
From a personal friend Of The man
Of Edward Everett Ha:es story of
Lieut.. Philip Nolan. The Man
Without a Country" the essential
facts were obtained. This friend.
who is assisting in a search for
citizens of Richmond who can sup.
ply necessary affidavits, exhibited
original documents in the form of
personal letters from Enrique Crecl,
former Mexican ambassado- to the
United States; c. J. Bell, Of New Os
leans. former assistant treasurer Of
the United States; Joseph p. Tu.
multy. secretary to President vii.
son; L. ]. Gilchrist, an officer Of
the State National Bank OF FL Paso.
Tex; w. W. Hines, of Da ancy
and Hines, Philadelphia; Franklin
Pan American Union, which con-
sists Of the Secretary OF Stat, Of the
United States and the diplomatic
representatives at Washington of
the twenty-one American republics,
and other men of note, all testifying
TO the personal character and high
professional standing Of DIR. Cara
christi.
These credentials will be among
the exhibits in the case when IL is
presented to the State Department
and the Attorney General. From
the same source comes this. the first
published story of the Richmonder
whose prospective candidacy for
Congress has caused him to be
branded as The Man Without
Country"
According to the allegations, which
Attorney Wendenburg expects TO re-
fute, DIR. Carachristi was not horn
in Richmond, and, although he at
tained to citizenship under the alien
laws by his term OF residence here,
he later forfeited that citizenship