Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-19
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judges ~ tic legislature yistcrl2y On account
cf Justification t)wer;s s5no Of tho rea6jas
te!s caucus nominees and resolution was pas'
sei pcs:ponlnG tho general order Until 10 day.
WIEN tho hour arrived. in tae House for pro-
caeCl5g with the ecctioa, and tho county ci
Boictourt vas called Mr.. L6keDhOktr. the de-
lagate from that cjunty, Nominated Robert T.
Mays fir Judge.
MIR, Ecbos. Of AuRusta, nominated tho
present incumbent. Judge Simmons. 10 doiog
81 he asked Mr.. LiDhenkoker if he Though MIR,
Mays was tit gealcMan to be Judge OF Bote.
tourt oourt5.
Dir, Linkenhtker said lie was wiling to
tlke the responsibility cfnominatipg Mr.. Mays.
Gen. Eohols presented rumerously signed
p,,itnn from the people OF Botctouft. asking
that } udge Simmons bo re elected. lo doing
so. he said he was bound TO say that fro IL the
Information ho had, he thought THIS man
ought no! 10 be mads judge Of that people. lie
beloved that il the question wCro put to the
people Of that county that they would vote
against allowing Robert Mays to be their judge
| 10 matter involving their character and their
| lie, IL was not q pleasant duty Tor him to per
| form, bui he felt it his duty 10 say this much.
Tho responsibility OF making this appointment
| rested with the other side. They have tho
power to Put ia auy man they choose, whatever
nay be his character or the wishes CT tho rco
| pl: in the cGuptY.
Mr. Farr wanted 10 know what Mr.. Ectcls
| ;new about Mr.. Mays.
Gen Echols replied: There arc gentlemen
s!:iIog ncar you that cln give you Information.
| ! have nCnc."
Mr.. Frazier seconded tho nomination Of Mr..
Mays. lie said that Mr.. Eoho!s had put for
warl s5mc little charge that kc had not sus"
| tanned llo ltir. Irtzer) though! that Mr..
| Mays was q proper maa to DO Judge. lilo
| insisted that The charge should DO specific. lilo
recalled the time when he MIR. Frazitrl made
| charges agaiost iujg, for being drunk, but
the House insisted on cleolipg that man.
Mr.. Echols stated that one Of the very poti-
tioas asklog for the cltclion of Judge Simmons
OF tho last session was signed by Mr.. Maya.
Mr.. Bailey, ct Washington. then r1so end
said he had had unpleasant relations with the
gentleman Mr. Mays who had been nOmiuat
ed Tor tho Office OF Uouny Judge Of BoIetourt.
you any information about him :"
J Gen. EshCs: Wei, you replied to 70 liz
questions asked you about him.
Mf. E.ilGY: Eat did vn.unlrfr aay nini >
nation
Grn. ltchnls: No, sii.
! Mr.. Bailey: feel it my duty to say that
from these cnnncciona which lad with that
gentleman MI Naysl in y professional way,
| hid not vote itr int gentlemen in 03ucu4,
| ntr 80 ! propose to v0t. Ter him here
hir. Lady, Ct itauktlnlr, asked il this was
not n mere rrla0nal matter httscth Mr.. fIa5a
asa Alr. liallcp.
Mr.. RaIty: No rraAaol mattr wha!cgcr,
! sir
Mr.. Lady aid iat Lia sida knov that Mr..
Mays did rant acrviaa Tor them in the late
clmrniGu. Ii liz had ronD auy wrong let i, be
Known, tln thought il there had been CITY.
thing AGAINST MI. Miys ii wGu'd have como GU!
III lie CANVASS in lis cculiy. Ito Insisted that
no Sr ellis charge had hoca brought aeaif $. Mr.,
Mays. Unless somgll i,s definite was gwen ho
twas in favor Of voting Ior HIr. Miys.
! Mr.. Nj !l.it ssid ho had 90 personal kn0wl-
edge OF the gentleman, but he thought from
the attitude this mhttar had taken that tic
! House ought 10 pause before it wout into this
| eIcotl5r. flo asked tho Eamhcr from Bnie.
'ourt to let tho election he postponed. IIo
thought il would be dling iuatic, to all parics.
MIR. iIcho!s said he knew nothing i'll tho world
personally Of Mr.. Maya except What Ind been
told lin hero in Tho last Gay Or two. lie knew
{ I no specific charges iyceptlho charge to which
I W u.
| The gentleman from Wtshiaelln Was sol res non-
sibIo for the turn ihinss had akcn liz, Mr..
Eokos had hoard OF Soma damaging things oil
which the gentleman irolnW aslington kacW and
no asked HIM what IVES tic character of thosa
charges. and hir. Bailey told him Whist no hSd
! 30 manully told this House. that ho would not
vote Cor lMr. Mays on account Of tho facts in his
knowiedge. lilo had, therefore, Gnlt it Ills duty
10 call The attention Of the House to these things
in ORDER TIA: thG other sdo might mako in
quiriGs.
Mir. I,;naaEAohoe defended Mir. Mays, and
said no knew OF nothing against him.
ar. t:alley ssit, desire TO set myself right
hGioro the Aouao, had concluded in my own
! mind to lot tho whole matter paas l had been
| lniorned by the gentleman from Boto:ourt that
| This young man had r0ormcd and ho though!
would maze competent judge and would b..
| ha7o himself. Nor did l divulgo anything until
| the Gentloman from Augusta put the question
| g. me.
| L told the gentlemen in caucus that did not
| rroroieto make any charges told theM as say
hero. no caucus, 10 party, no msn, can mako
rec do that which tho secret monitor (:ttking
ais breast? says IL not sight, and By tho eternal
gods Will not. lApp!aase.
Mr: Farr said charges had boon brought in q
| roundabout way Neains. Mr.. Mays
Mr. Echols said he did not like the LANGUAGE,
| in roundabout way" used by tho gentleman.
iio hsd expressly stated wiero no got that in
1
BIZ farr again Insisted thai nothing hsd b,cn
| proved against Mr. Mays.
Finally, after much moro discuss ion, tho elcc.
| ton was p0atuored until to-day.
a caucus Ct Rendjus.ors was held last night
whom Ike question ss TO whether or not MI.
| Mays, their nominee, was q ii. and proper man
TO TO supported for Judge - thcm sfLsr the
statement ct Mr.. Baly in Inc House, was dig
| cusscd
| Tho charge is that Mays alored a promissory
note, which had been in Lis hands for collection,
into sealed Instrument and got jud Sment on it,
whereas II would otherwise have boon barred
J by tho statute Of iimitatitnI. Tho note was fer
| Hloo, was drawn somo years before tho war snd
by Mr.. Mays's father .in"lsw in favor OF another.
judgment wss chained tho carly part of tho
present year.
Frlends Of Mr.. Mays sclaro THAI nothing has
boon established 10 kis disadvantage; that Msrs
was Candidate for commonwealth Attorney
IN hay lat. and thu. rs much was known then
| him. - s'''@'
Sr. Rlddlaborger moved tha. tho election Of
lGdge ior botctourt county DO postponed until
| atttr tho Chi .lrnHs hoi6.va E-o...-