Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-05
ALL FIVE AT ONCE.
THIS PLAN ADOPTED FOR NOMINATING
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
No Nominations After the First Ballot and
Lowest Men TO BE Dropped-The
Plan In Detail.

The Democratic members Of the Gene
raj Assembly held joint caucus In the
hall of the House Of Delegates last night
to determine the method Of nominating
judges OF the Supreme Court Of Ap-
peals
There was full lobby OF friends Of the
candidates. and great interest was mani
tested.
As soon as the hall had been cleared OF
non-members Senator Little offered the
following:
Resolved. That In nominating the five
c3ndidatcs for the Supreme Court or Ap-
peals the following rules shall govern: -.
]. All candidates for nomination shall
~ placed in nomination before the first
tailot Is taken. and no further nomina-
TONS shall at any time be made.
= That In voting the roll shall be called.
and the members shall vote viva voce
ssr fye candidates on the first ballot. and
Oh subsequent ballots the members Of the
caucus shall vote for as many candidates
~ places remain untitled.
p That those candidates receiving the
highest vote. being majority OF the
c9ucus. shall be declared the nominees OF
the caucus.
T. That on any ballot on which there Is
- nomination the lowest candidate shall
- dropped, and not again voted for.
" That should there be a tie between
any candidates receiving a majority of
TIE caucus where only one place remains
% be filled, there shall be a new ballot
of ballots between such candidates until
enc snail be nominated.
A SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED.
delegate Saunders offered as substi-
thte that each member vote for five can
Hdates; that the candidate receiving on
eech ballot the least number of votes be
a nnI tlus - "a. .s....-
until five remain, who shall be the nomi-
Senator Watts endeavored to bind the
caucus by resolution to giving the
southwest a candidate, and to selecting
the candidate from that Section before
four
This resolution was ruled out of order
Delegate Logan offered resolution that
the ballot be taken for one Judge at a
time, and that one judge be selected from
each grand division OF the State.
The Chair ruled that the latter part oi
the resolution was not germane to the
question before the caucus. and Senator
Hurt made an effort to pass by Senator
iIttle's resolution and Delegate Saun
ders's substitute, but was voted down.
EACH WANT A MEMBER
Both the Valley and the Southwest
made hard fight to get the caucus COM
mittee to pledge TO give their respective
St'uoHS representatives III tne court, Dul
were again defeated, though in the debate
every speaker conceded that all the grand
| divisions OF the State should have Judge
Delegate Saunders's substitute was
voted down, and the question recurrina
| on Mr.. Little's resolution, II was adopted
Senator Watts revived the latter par
OF Delegate Logan's resolution, which
was that a Judge be nominated from
| each Of the grand divisons-the Valley
| the Southwest, Piedmont, Southside. anC
| Tidewater.
Considerable debate ensued as to what
| constituted the grand divisions, and the
| resolution was defeated.
| Mr.. Witkers moved that nominating
| speeches be confined to five minutes, anC
| saconding speeches TO three minutes
| The motion was adopted. and the caucu!
| adjourned to meet at o'clock this after
| noon.