The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-11
THE CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Tho Contests in Some of the Districts Is
Eccoming Quit. Lively


General Assembly yesterday in agreeing
TO execute Joint order. which meant
the election of circuit judges in eleven
Of the eighteen judicial districts OF the
State, has TO some extent modified the
work of the Democratic caucus, which
will be held tomorrow evening. As
stated in another column, there were no
contests in these eleven districts and
the present incumbents were simply re-
elected for another term Of six years.
over the nominations In six OF the re-
naming districts a lively fight VIII be
carried on in the caucus, for all the can
didates have numerous friends, ana IL is
TO be hoped that in the struggle the sur
vival OF the fittest viii be the maj out
come.
one of the most interesting contests
to be decided is that in the first judi
cial district. composed Of the counties OF
Princess Anne. Norfolk Nansemond,
Southampton, Isle Of Wight, and the
cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The
circuit is now presided over By judge
c. w. Hill. Of Southampton. County
Judge w. J. Kilby. OF Nansemond, has
been Withdrawn by his friends ana MI
Robert Il. Prentiss. Of Suffolk, put III
his place. A strong lobby has been mere
for several days looking after the IN
terests of Mr.. Prenuss. TIE olneI odn-
didates are County Judge j. NJ Neerhs'
of Princess Anne. and county Juu5e - D.
Prince. Of SOUTHAMPTON.
In the Eighth judicial district matters
also look nVely. The district comprises
Tho following, counties: Accomac, North
o,onton Elizabeth City York Warwick,
lanes City and city Of NiiIiainsDuiE T.
New Kent. ami Charles city. Inc as
trict has been we'll taken care Oh III 'ilr
past by Judge +. +. Gunter' VINO oil
r,,,rsa desires 10 be reelected for anoiher
six wears He will, however, ma lot
uidable opponent in state senator D. "
NJ blackstone. an efficient young lawyer
from Accomac, who while IN the Hehe'a i
Assembly made hosts of friends
Another hard struggle will take place IN
the Eleventh district. where Judge helth,
of Fauauier. who has just been elec'eu
NO ~ The Judges of the Supreme tourI
Of Anncals. will vacate the bench. hill
III mis- week it looked as If Judge
Iar,ee y Norton. of Alexandria city,
Who was an aspirant for the place "ouid
bave q walk-over. Since these however
eoroo influential members or the LesiS
lature have put their heads tosether anu
urged Mr.. c. +. Nicol. or frlnce II,
liam. to become a candidate MI ~ -
Is an able lawyer OF the hlsheSt S,a''o'I'S'
| .xrh n would
,oerous friends in both houses OF the LIS
;sloture and the fight between the Two
candidates will be carried on upon the
tia1hest nlane. The district is composer OF
,be counties OF Loudoun, Fauquier AR
o. Prince William, Rappahannock' Alex
andria and the city OF Alexandra -
rhe twelfth district will be announcer
eceno of q severe struggle Tor supIehlacy'
II 10 COMPOSED Of the counties OF reue'
ick Clarke, Warren. SHENANDOAH anu
pace Judge Robert II. Turner the pres
emf incumbent, is, of course c@ill'''i' =
~ re-election He has mace Soou
- ord mere would be no trouble as
10 his reelection if it were not ior the
rnouestjonable strength Of state senator
,rbomas w. Harrison, Of Winchester, VINO
has entered the field as a candidate. WINE
in the Senate he has made a very soVu
representative Of his constituents, ana ne
nossesses other qualities which make a
very fit aspirant for judicial honors.
The Sixteenth district is at present rep
resented by Judge John a. kelly. lha'
gentleman, however. has decided not 10
| he AGAIN q candidate for reelection. The
district consists of the counties of Smyih,
Washington Grayson. and Russell. TWO
Of the counties. Smyth and Washington
| have brought out a candidate each. In
Smvth county 1t is Mr.. John i. Shehey,
| the present representative In the House OF
! Delegates and he will find a contestant
in County Judge Ward. from Washington
In the Seventeenth district, up to a Few
| DAYS ago. il was thought that Judge H.
| : X Morrison would be a candidate fOr
reelection. Since then, however, 1t has
| become known that the Judge Is not seek
/ ing for further honors, and at TINS noun
IT has not vet been definitely settled Who
1 1t Con 70
sons place. The district consists or the
| counties of Scott. Lee. Wise, Dickinson
and Buchanan.
Late last evening IL was said that
possibly Judge Morrison would reconsider
| his determination and become candl'
| date for reelection. Should he, however
| insist on his retiring 1t will be very likely
| that Mr.. Trigg Miller, OF Wise county
will be the choice.
Two years ago the General Asse mpiy
changed the complication Of the judlcla
| districts by taking Bedford county IRON
the Fifth distric: and the city or RoanoA'
| from the Fourteenth district, ana forinlns
out Of both the Eighteenth judicial ais
| trict Judge James 4. Dupuy was a
that time elected circuit judge FOR SD
years, and he will. Of course hoiu over
for four more years
Resides the selection Of the nominees
for circuit Judges in the six judicial DIS
| tricts mentioned above, the caucus u
| morrow evening will have TO make NOM
| nations for judges of the corporatio'
courts in fifteen cities Of this state. II j
nretty safe TO say in connection with TN
matter that in all but two or three ID
stances the present incumbents VIII agar
| receive the nomination, and VIII ne IL
| elected without opposition.
In Alexandria city Judge j. X. NJ. Nor
| ton will be reelected. unless he shoui
become the choice of the caucus for cir
emit Judge In the Eleventh district Il
preference 20 Mr.. c. l.. NicOl, the presen
member of the House from Prince WI
liam. In the case Of Judge Norton's cleo
tion as circuit judge, II is not known wh
will succeed him as corporation judge.
Tn I,ynchburg the present corporation
iudce. j. Singleton Diggs, is candldat
for reelection. but II is understood Una
Senator Miller. Of Lyncnburg' ana III
Randolph Harrison. member OF the Hous
of Delegates from that city. VIII not sun
mort Judge Diggs, but that their ca'ui
| date Is Mr. +. Z. Christian, the preseh
commemorative attorney OF una, CT.
In stanton Judge Charles Grattan' IN
nresent incumbent. is candidate for re-
/ election. He will. however. meet WI.
some lively opposition on the part OF MI
n 6 Kerr. young lawyer OF stanton.
Tn all the other cities the present yuuse
~ the corporation courts will be re-electe
without the slightest opposition.
are the following: Judge William i. hhe,
In Bristol; Judge r. T. w. Duke. Jr, /;
charlottesviIle: Judge A. NJ. AIKEN f,
Danville and North Danville; Judge .
W Wallace, in Fredericksburg; JuuT
Iobn III. Ingram, in Manchester; Juuse :. =
tucker Brooke. In Norfolk; Juuse
Bernard. in Peterspurs, s u wit