The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-05
THE SLATE WILL STAND.
THE DEMOCRATIC Caucus AGREES
10 VOTE IN BrOCKs OF FIVE.

Hard Fight for Representation by Geo.
Graphical seciions-The Southwest and
the valley will Probably be Left.
For four hours last evening the Demo-
critic members Of the two houses OF the
General Assembly. met In caucus in the
han OF the House OF Delegates to discuss
preliminary questions in regard to the eau
Gus that will be held to-day for the nomi-
patton OF five candidates for judges Of the
Court OF Appeals. There was a good deal
Of wrangling and debating, but the pro-
gramme was finally agreed upon, as for..
stalled in the Times for several days.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted Pre- WANG FOR a
vote by blocks OF five. the candidates rc-
ceiving the highest number of votes nro-
viding IL is a majority vote. to be declar-
ed the nominees. Several attemprs vere
MADE to pass a resolution in order 10 So
cure "a representative TO the Southwest
but. while all speakers assured their
hearers that they expected to vote for a
candidate from The Southwest as well as
for one from the Valley. nothing could
induce the caucus to pass any resolution
20 that effect. The fear was then express
ed by several members that both sec
TONS the Valley as well as the South
west. would receive no representation.
Fortunately the caucus decided 10 be-
gin to-day's caucus at o'clock p. NJ.
and nominating speeches are limited to
i've minutes each, while speeches Of those
who are seconding nominations, shall only
last three minutes.
The rule to exclude all outsiders from
the deliberations Of the caucus we're rig
Idly enforced. and Sergeants-at-Nrms W ca
yer. " the Senate, and Carpenter. OF the
House. deserve great credit for the manner
In which they handled the crowd.
The Democratic members Of the two
houses net shortly after O'clock. II
took from ten TO fifteen minutes until
the hall was cleared from all outsiders.
Several motions 20 have ex-menbers OF
the two houses Democratic county chair
men, and other good Democrats admitted.
was defeated.
For Guidance
Senator Little presented . set OF resc-
lutions for the guidance Of the caucus
while making the nominations. which pro-
vide for the voting Ia blocks Of FIVE after
all the names of the candidates have been
placed before the caucus. and that those
receiving q majority Of The votes cast
shall be declared the nominees OF the
caucus.
Mr.. Saunders. Of Franklin. offered an
other set Of resolutions providing that
after all names have been placed in nomi
nation ballots shall be taken. and AT each
ballot the ole receiving the lowest num-
Ter Of votes is TO re dropped. until finally
only the five candidates remain who have
actually received the highest number OF
votes.
Senator Watts. OF Roanoke offered the
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
caucus that ii is 10 the interest Of the
Democratic party Of the State that one Of
the Judges Of the Court OF Appeals shall
DE CHOSEN flom the grand division Of the
state known as the Southwest.
Resolved, second. That the friends of
me INHERENT gentlemen from Southwest
Virginia mentioned in connection with
this office shall on tomorrow night place
their names in nomination. and the whole
caucus shall select out OF said list Of
names one candidate fer the said position
on the Supreme Court Of Appeals. the
candidate so selected 10 be one Of the
nominees OF this caucus as the choice Of
the Den ccratic party.
senator Watts spoke at some length in
FAVOR OK his resolution and insisted that
the southwest was entitled to a represen-
tafive on the Bench Of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Logan, OF Roanoke. offered the fol-
lowing as a substituted
RESOLVED, That in balloting for Judges
OF the Court Of Appeals the ballot shall
be taken for one Judge at a time. the
one receiving the highest vote to be de-
clared the nominee. provided he shall re-
ceive a majority of the caucus. ana pro-
vided, further. that in selecting candidates
one shall be selected from each Of the
grand divisions of the State viz. the
Valley, Southwest. Piedmont. Tidewater.
and Southsde. and that the selections
shall be made in the order named.
The Southwest.
Considerable discussion followed. dur
ng which Mr.. Saunders. Of Franklin.
declared that he was perfectly willing
that the Southwest should receive rep
resentative
Mr.. Gibson. Of Culpeper. opposed the
resolution Of Senator Watts, which, he
said would be impossible.
Senator Little pointed out that his reso-
luton provided that only the five cand-
iates who had received the highest num-
Der of votes Of the nine who might re-
,eive a majority vote should be declared
the nominees.
Colonel Logan expressed the fear that
unless mis- resolution was agreed 10 the
Southwest and the Valley would not re-
,eive any representation. The Southwest
had never been asking FOR office. 1t
was true that that section has Just re-
,eived the MISUNDERSTANDING, but he
was only the fifth wheel on the wagon,
md his only hope, while IN office, was that
he Governor might resign or die, or be
removed OF all officers elected by the
legislature the Southwest had only the
Of the Commonwealth. and
his was the only man whom this caucus
lad turned down. $500
At the suggestion OF Senator Hurt OF
the senator from Roanoke
withdrew his resolution, and the senator
rom Pittsylvania then moved that the |
,ther resolution be passed by, In order
% enable the caucus TO vote on Mf. |
.ogan's resolution. to select the canqi-
lates from the grand divisions OF virginia. |
The motion to pass by was theh lost
" the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson. Barham. Blakemore. |
Boiling. Brugh. Buchanan. Burks, Byrne' |