Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-01
TIE LEGISLATORS COMING IN.
"oediy Number or Thsm Already Here
caneuses Tonight or Members Of the House
ard senate.


and seuate.
Tomorrow at l2 VI. the two houses
OF the General Assembly meet in regu-
lar session. The arrivals indicate that
there will be full and prompt attend
ance OF Democrats at least. and they
constitute over two-thirds Of the me a.
bership Of each branch.
For the present the interest centres
IN the nomination Of the Senate and
House officers, and the Democrats will
tonight caucus to make nominations.
Until the lst Of January Lieutenant
Governor John F. Lewis is the pre-
siding officer Of the Senate. but
the members will elect a president
pro temPore-a position successfully
hlled Tor several sessions past by Hon.
John L. Hurt, Of Pittsylyania. /,
seems conceded that he will be re-
elected.
For Speaker of the House the names
of Messrs. Charles E. Stuart and II. r.
Pollard are advanced. and Mr.. r. II.
Cardwen, Of Hanover, IS also fire.
quently mentioned in the same connec-
tion.
For the other offices in the two houses
there are considerable number of cau-
didates.
There is already much talk about
the senatorshIp. and Messrs. John $.
Barbour, John W. Daniel, Phil. ".
Mckinney, and Waller r. Staples each
have supporters among members and
other gentlemen now in the city.
Among the Capitol offices certain to
be contested in the caucus are Treas
urer. Secretary Of the Commonwealth,
Register Of the Land Office, Superin-
tendent Of the Penitentiary. Superin-
tendent Of Public instruction, and Su-
perintendent Of Public Printing.
Among members who have arrived
in the city the talk is that so far as it
can be done without injury to the pub
lice service there should be such DIS
trlbution Of Offices will give to each
section Of the State. and, if possible
to each congressional district, a fair
share.
The following members we're in the
city last night:
At St. Clare Hotel: Y. o. 0glesby,
D. N. Chichester. Pembroke Petit,
John l.. Hurt.
Ford's Hotel: F. r. Cornett. A. W.
Eastwood, L. D. Fulkerson, W. T. Rhea
George B. Keezell. Paul c. Edmunds,
W. |. Jordan. K. Z. Noblin. II. Black,
H.. ;. Trout. Giles c. Hoffman, Abso-
lon koiner. d. y. Grimsley. John 4.
Buchanan, A. Fulkerson. b. L. Roberts.
! S. b. Read.
Exchange Hotel A. J, Dalton, ".
I. johnson. Samuel W. Williams, J,
j. y. Powell, Taylor Berry, II. K,
/ Pollard. Charles Z. Stuart, II. d. ivy
man, c. T. smith, J. II. II. Figgat
James II. Darst. Edward Echols, W
b. Dabney. Henry Heaton, Marshall
/ Mccormick.
Among the candidates seen in the
rotunda Of the Exchange last night
were Messrs. Charles +. stuart, oil
Alexandria, and II. r. Pollard, oi
King ani Queen Morton Marye, who
Offers for reelection as Auditor Of Pub
| lie Accounts W. K. Blrksdale, o.
A.6emarie, A. ". Harman, OF Rock,
bridge, and Andrew r. Yenable, o.
tarmyilie. for Treasurer Colonel Frank
q. Ruilin, Of Richmond city, for Sec
ond Aud tor ; Rush [. Derr. Of Roa
noke, John l.. HanElns, OF Richmond
city, and ". II. Proutt. Of Albemarle
for Superintendent Of Public Printing
l.. T. Weaver. of Giles, and l.. q
Holt, Of Mecklenburg. for Sergeant-ar
Arms Of the Senate ; r. B. Wilson foI
Doorkeeper OF the Senate j. c. Hill
Of Albemarle. for Sergelnt-at-Arms @
the House no opposition A. b. Cot
trell. OF IIenricO, and ". +. Graves, O
Bedford, for Doorheeper Of the House
The following gentlemen were also IT
the rotunda Of the Exchange DR.. W,
c. Mum, p. Gibson. and p. B. War.
ren, Of King William John L. Eubank.
Of Bath +. 5. Smith, Of Alexandria
G.. W. c. Sheperd, Of Clarke; Nicajat
/ Woods. Of Albemarle W. ". Wy.
sor. Of Pulaski: William \. An.
derson. Of Rockoridge NJ. VI. Mar
tin. Of Charlotte Thomas :. Martin, oi
+ Albemarle; David ;. Pierce. Of Wythe
j. y. Brenaman. Of Shenandoah; +. ;
Hutter. of Lynchburg; Wood BouldIn
Of Halifax; W. ". Motiett Of Kappa
hammock: DR.. Thomas VI. Dunn. o
/ Albemarle; and Samuel j J. Graham, o.
Rockbridge.
Both democratic caucuses meet at
o'clock to-night-the senator's IN thell
chamber; the delegates in their hall.