The Washington times., 1929-06-26
BISHOP HAS
BIC FIGHT
AHEAD
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chine and forced change in the
convention plans.
Temporary organization for the
convention has been formed. Henry
w. Anderson, of Richmond, member
of President Hoover's Law Enforce
rnent and Observance Commission,
win act as temporary chairman and
win deliver the keynote address.
j. A. CARRIER, of Harrisonburg,
member Of Congress from the Sew
enth district, is chairman of the
resolutions committees; Menalcus
Lankford of Norfolk. member Of
Congress from the Second district,
is chairman of the committee on
credentials. and j. A. Shaffer, Of
Wytheville, member Of Congress
from the Ninth district, chairman
Fof committee on organization.
The executive committee will go
into conference late today with the
leaders from the ten Congressional
districts and put the finishing
touches on the party platform to
be submitted to the convention to-
morrow morning.
For the first time III so years,
the Republicans feel that they have
a chance to overthrow the regular
Democrats, or rather the Al Smith
Democrats, q name that has sprung
up overnight, and that will be their
object.
Delegates Pour In
They realize that there is possi-
biiity of doing this by perfecting q
permanent militant Organization,
and a fusion with the anti-Smith
Democrats. They are out to wrest
the control of the State from the
so-called old-line Democratic ma
ehine,' and will take advantage Of
every break that they can get.
Leaders feel that NOW or never"
Hs the Zero hour" to break the
control Of the Democratic organiza-
tion, and the result of the last Pres
.idential election when the State
went into the Republican column
1 by over $4,000, is the basis of the
attack that is to be so vigorously
waged by the G. o. P. troops this
. November.
They are here to plan the cam
paign for battle and feel confident
Of victory If they can effect har-
.naony with the anti-Smith Demo
Gratis.
Large delegations from all over
the State are expected, and, judg-
ing from the advance guards
already in, these expectations will
be realized. ,
N. c. Nichols, Of Leesburg, will
head the delegation from Loudoun
county. Thirteen delegates and Is
alternates were elected to repre-
sent the county in the convention
at a largely attended meeting held
in Purcellville last Saturday.
Slemp Due on Scene
Leaders here today express hope
that Frederick w. McWane, a
prominent business man of Lynch
burg, will be nominated as the
candidate for lieutenant governor
4in the fusion of the two factional
stickets.
: McWane has made no statement
as to whether or not he would
accept, if offered the nomination.
c. Bascom Slemp, former member
of Congress from the Republican
ninth district and at one time secre-
.retary to President Coolidge; Robert
Angel, of Roanoke. late chairman
of the State committee: j. D. Har.
pine and Otto v. Pence. of Wood
stock, prominent leaders of the
seventh district, are expected to ar.
rive later today.
Next to naming a ticket or indors.
ing DR.. Brown, and the rest of the
anti-Smith Democratic ticket. perma-
nent organization win be stressed as
most important.
The Republicans are without a
permanent chairman due to the
resignation of Robert Angel, who
carried the Republican colors to vic.
tory last November. Angels resig.
nation was due to i'll health.