The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-20
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SOMETHING ABOUT TIE B0DY TO
MEET NEXT WINTER.
Many of the Old Members Will Again
Occupy Their Accustomed Seats.
Sons New Legislators.

aof the old state ship. The attention OF the
people is now turned towards the selec-
ton OF The men who snail represent the
Commonwealth I'm the Legislature during
the coming winter. The next session OF
that body will be an Important one, for 1t
VIII have some very pressing duties TO
perform.
Two United States senator's, five judges
OF the court of appeals. great many
other Judges and all the state officers
whose offices are In the basement OF the
Capitol building win have 10 be Gle Tea
and II Is highly desirable that only the
very best representatives OF the people be
honored with seats in the TWO Drahches
Of the General Assembly.
In the Senate the terms OF office OF the
present incumbents in the odd districts
expire while the seats of several repre-
sentatives OF even districts are also va
cant. The following is "A list OF the sena-
tors in the even districts who are holding
over:
senator James l.. Arthur. OF Bedford,
Twenty-second district
Senator Thomas II. Barnes, or Nanse-
mond Thirty-second district.
Senator II. d. Flood, OF Appomattox,
| Eighteenth district.
Senator T. X Harnsberger. Of Rocking
| ham. Eighth district.
| Senator Thomas W. Harrison, OF Fred
| erick. Twelfth district.
Senator BENJAMIN N Hatcher, OF
| Franklin, Twenty-sixth district.
Senator John J.. Hurt, of Pittsylvania,
| Twenty district.
| Senator George A. Mushbach, or Alex
andria, Fourteenth district.
| y NJ Parrish of (rOOChlanf.
| Sixteenth district.
| Senator Joseph w. Southafi, Of Amelia,
| Thirtieth district.
Senator NJ. l.. Walton, OF Shenandoah,
| Tenth district.
Senator Robert j. Washington. OF West
! moreland, Thirty-sixth district
| Senator Walter A. Watson. Of Nottoway,
| Twenty-eighth district.
Senator +. q. Wells. Of Wise. Second
district.
Senator Henry 7. Wickham, OF Han
! over, Twenty-fourth district.
| Senator Taylor Berry. OF Amherst is
| candidate for reelection I'm the Nine
| teenth district, and the same is to be
| said Of Senator Edward Echols, OF Au-
| gusta, In the Ninth district. and OF SEM
| tor Henry Fairfax In the Eleventh 0s-
trict. All three gentlemen will no doubt
| be reelected. Senator Basil b. Gordon,
| or KdppaHaunOCk. Is not "a NtiNiNdAc III
the Fifteenth district, and In his place
Mr.. James Hay. of Madison, IS aspiring
for the election.
The Fifth district has been represented
| during the last four years by Senator
| Joel G. Green, OF Wythe but i have not
yet been able 10 ascertain whether he de-
sires TO be returned or leave his seat TO
some one else.
In the Sixth district vacancy exists
since the death Of Senator j. w. Hack
Ter, Of Grayson, but nothing is known at
this time in regard TO his successor.
In the Seventh district Senator Charles
| T. Jones, Of Highland, IS a candidate for
! reelection, and In the Twenty-tirst Sena-
tor w. T. Jordan is looking for similar
| hOnOrs
Senator Joseph T. Lawless, OF Ports-
| mouth, has decided to give up the repre-
| sentation Of the Thirty-third district, and
Mr.. II. L. Maynard, Of Norfolk county,
has been nominated as his successor.
Senator William A. Little. Jr., of Spot
! sylvania, will in all probability become
his own successor in the Thirteenth dis
| trict, and in the Thlrty-dfth district II is
said that the present incumbents, Sena-
| tor William IoVenstein of Richmond, and
Senator Conway r. Sands, Of Henrico,
will be returned for another term.
In the Fourth district a vacancy ex-
| ISIS, caused DY the RESIGNATION or Mr..
| James w. Marshall. the present Congress
man from the Ninth Congressional dis
trict. His place will probably be filled by
| Mr.. J. Allen Watts, of Roanoke. In the
| Twentieth district also, a vacancy exists,
| caused by the resignation of Senator
| Alex Mcdonald, who has been appointed
| Minister Plenipotentiary 10 Persia. but it
is not yet known who will become his
successor. Senator Herbert G.. Peters. Of
| boc f.I h.
| district during the last two sessions, but
| has since removed his residence 10 Bris-
! toll, thereby creating another vacancy.
but his successor has not yet announced
! himself
| Or. J. NJ. Peasants, Of Petersburg, viii
| no doubt be reelected 10 look after the
| interests Of the Twenty ninth district.
Mr. Il. l.. Roberts, of Smyth, has here
| tofOre represented the First district In
the Senate. but it is not yet known
| whether he desires to return or who is 10
| fiji his place. Senator Thomas w. Scott,
| of Charlotte. has heretofore represented
| the Twenty-ffth district but has decided
TO give up his seat. which will in all
| probability now go TO Mr. T. N. Williams.
of Mecklenburg. In the Thirty-ninth dis
| trict Senator James n. Stubs Will be
returned by his constituents. and the
same will possibly be done In the Thirty
| first district, which is now represented by
Senator d. J. Turner Jr.
| Another vacancy exists In the Thirty
| eighth district since the resignation OF
Senator ID. Gardiner Tyler, who now
| represents the Second Congressional dis
trict In Washington. Who his successor
will be has not yet been decided. and the
same thing is true from the Twenty
seventh district, where the term OF office
OF Senator Leonidas D. Yarrelll expires.
House of Delegates.
Up 10 this time very little Information
has been gathered as 70 the men who are
DESTROYS to occupy seats in the House or
Delegates during the next session. The
following members, however, will most
likely be returned from their respective
districts: Messrs. Charles W. Anderson,
of Washington: Richard II. Cardwell, Of
Hanover: Sydney =. Epes. Of Nottoway;
J. Catlett Gibson, Of Culpeper; John F.
Ryan of Loudoun; Edward w. Saunders,
of Franklin: NJ. Ii. Spencer, of Lee; NJ. {.
Thomas. of Roanoke; A. f. Withrow, OF
Bath.
MIR. s. s. wilkins Of Northampton, has
decided not to return. and his place, 1t IS
said. will be filed by Or. Smith. OF Ac-
conac. Mr.. Charles Bendheim, OF Alex
andria, is looking for a reelection. put
he has found competitor in Mp Lewis
Barley, Of that city.
Mr.. Clarence J. Campbell. Of Amherst.
will probably be succeeded by Mr.. Paui
c. Caben. a former member.
Mr.. Philip st. George Wilcox, or Charles
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