Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-17
Virginia Republican
Faction 10 Contest
Choice Of Delegates
Error Is Charged in
Counting Votes for
Four At-loree
~ the Associated Press.

ROANOKE, Va, April 1.-THE
Anal selection Of the Virginia dele
gates-at-large to the Republican
National Convention was still to be
made today as the result Of . chal-
lenge Of the vote Of the State con-
vention here Saturday.
Delegates left the State convene
ton III the belief that they had
elected q slate Of four delegates-at.
large. recommended by . minority
report Of the Nominations Commit.
tee. Yesterday, however, Mai.
Henry A. Wise, national committee.
man from A1hemarle, said an at
tempt would be made to seat four
delegates nominated by the ma
jority report Of the committee on a
claim that tellers error caused
Richmonds 154 votes to be counted
in the wrong column.
His challenge apparently did not
AFFECT the election OF I. r. Doyel.
Luray attorney, as the new State
chairman to succeed Clarence r.
Ahalt. Arlington, chairman for the
last eight years.
Delegates Uninstructed.
The State convention did not in
dorse any candidate for the presi-
DENTAL nomination, but mention of
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Of New
York brought vigorous applause. OF
Virginia's whole delegation of 10,
two delegates from the 9Th district
have been definitely instructed to
vote for Gov. Dewey. This action
was taken at a district convention
held just before the State meeting.
Eighth district Republicans earlier
had gone on record as favoring Gov.
Dewey.
The vote on the delegates at large
was announced as 1921 to Sos for
the minority slate composed Of
Jacob A. CARRIER, Harrisonburg;
John Martin, Gainesville; Ryland
Craft, Scott County. and Harry
Lawson, Roanoke. -
Fred McWane, Lynchburg, who
presided as convention. chairman,
said . teller told him after the
election that an error had been
made and Mr.. McWane said no
Iimpounded the tally sheets.
Both Roy Parks, Richmond CITY
chairman, and Robert G. Bayliss,
Richmond district committeeman,
concurred in Mai. Wise,s contention
that an error had put Richmond,s
vote in the wrong column and swung
the election to the minority report.
A shift OF the 154 votes would have
elected the majority delegation
which included Maj. Wise, Mr.. Ahalt,
Senator Dalton and Senator FLOYD
Landreth, Galax. Mai. Wise,s posi-.
ton as national Committeeman
elected by the delegation was
threatened by the election Of the
minority slate.
State Committee 70 Act.
Maj Wise said, eft Is patent
Terror which showed in q recheck Of
the roll call and 1t will be. cor
rected.' He did not say what steps
would be taken, but Mr.. Bayliss
lsaid the procedure agreed on, was
for the State Executive Committee
Ito declare an error and send the
delegation headed by Maj Wise to
the Chicago convention. The mat
ter would be decided by the ma
tional convention in the event OF q
contest.
While Mr.. Dovels election ap-
parently will not be affected by q
contest over seating delegates at
large, there was speculation as to
whether the Wise-Ahalt leadership
might have carried more votes into
the State Craftsmanship fight had
they been able to elect their slate Of
delegates at large earlier.
Maj. Wise's reelection as ma
tional committeeman may depend
on which Of the rival states OF dele
gates at large is seated at Chicago
in June. The lineup of the district
delegates on reelection of Mr.. Wise
is not known.
The district delegates are as fol-
lows:
First, George F. Closson, Newport
News; second, Lester Parsons, Nor
folk; third, Curtis M. Dozier, ST., and
Richard A. Simpson, Richmond;
fourth, r. v. Branch, Emporia; fifth,
H. P. Burnett. Grayson, and w. Paul
Parsons, Wythe; sixth, 8. Green
Prof1tt, Floyd, and DR.. I. c. Wagner,
Allegheny; seventh, D. Wampler
Earman, Harrisonburg, and Warren
B. French, Woodstock; eighth, Law
renee Michael, Arlington, and Henry
B. Goodloe, Crozet; ninth, j. L.
Dillow, NarrowS, and John e. Lam