Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
OFFICERS TO ELECT.
SINE Of The Work The Next Legislature
Will Have 10 Do.
.,,us TO BE CONTESTED FOR.
,,..,,osition Candidates Have An
,,nccd Themselves Against See
,ctnry Lnuless. REGISTRAR hpes'
,a,c-ClcrL PcndIcton, and Pub
,tc-Printcr O'ljannon.

-., LEGISLATURE Will convene In Decem-
l.e next. and one of the first duties OF
,t. s1.1ns will be the eicci'n Of State
,a.r-s for the ensuing two years Tho
...s 10 be filed at the coming session
... chose of Secretary Of the Common
y.a.ft. Auditor of Public Accounts
--..srrcr. Second Auditor. Register
thc Land once, Railroad Com
...,-.r Superintendent Of Public
r...rrr. Superintendent of Public In
,...tan. Superintendent Of the Peni-
.....,r Zach branch also elects its
..... AMI other officers for the session.
... .,r.r.hcnis + many OF these Offices
t. unanimously chosen again, but
.-. .r. several who will have oppos!-
I'm aa. VIA have to make a fight TO
..-...a .a tc,ir positions. Colonel w. I.
....s - thls city. is a candidate for
.o.. u Secretary Of the Common
.I rN allied by Hon. Joseph I.
+. Hon. Phil f. Brown. OF Bote-
a.. t.. .tnouuced himself as can
.... t- t.e position of Register OF the
I.s Dfi... IS opposed 20 Mr.. sidney L.
l". r. .r.umbent: Mr.. Joseph Button.
r. ..t session for the Senate clerkship,
,. .-, again for tina; Office in opposition
o.. D- James Dudley PcndletOn, who has
D.. fr. ,.,rNshlp for four successive ses-
,r. and Hon. W. III. Tomncy, OF Wash
f.t.r county. member Of the last
I.ea t candidate for the office or
c....-.nt.r4ert of Public Printing. now
f..I rs Captain J. II. O'Bannon. 30
tr 4. .s known here noW none OF the
e,i.- officers viii have opposition.
TIE SECRETARYSIHP.
The a-ht for the office of Secretary Of
g.. g,nr.ln,c calth IS probably the most
,-.4r.-tiur Mr. Lawiess has made an
.....li,rt officer. and his experience in
g.. couluct of The affairs Of the Office
VIII ro doubt stand him In good stead.
IIs opponent. however. has know
l.l.. of the office: also, having be
.,,k under Judge Flourncy during the
later Part Of his administration.
Nou. Joseph Thomas Lawless was bofn
sity .. 1866. In the city OF Portsmouth.
a.. ana is one of family Of ti'ten
.rg Tho thirteenth born to his parents.
II. was educated at Webster Military
Institute. ST. Mary's College. and Rich
in.ld con re. tie graduated from the
hst-namod college with the degree Of
bachelor of law.
Ny. LaV.css entered politics while yet
81 loy. ana has been an active Demo
Cfat from the beginning Upon the r.
accession OF his party TO power. In ISL
he vas appointed "a committee clerk OF
the House Of DELEGATES. by Colonel John
Bell Digger and by him was successive
IS promoted 90 the positions of reading
clerk and jCurnal-clerk. He held the
lzst-ramcl position tn 1889 when n WAS
electii Il represent his district In the
Senate Of N!Tsinia, where he served his
t-uet.tuCnts AMI tie state with zeal and
f.alitv through his term Of four years.
r.cliu,ug 10 p, q candidate for ro-eicc-
tOa o. Tie Senate. he was elected Sec
i.'l9y of the Commonwealth ly hand
.... Vote, entering upon the duties of
ttat .n.o in January. 1885. His term as
Secretary hes not yet expired. and he IS
a late fcr reelection ly the in
,.G..r General Assembly.
COLONEL ". T. ROBINS.
C.'1.r W. r. Robins. who VIII oppose
Nr L.aIass. was born November %,
Ia was educated at the Virginia
Military Institute and Columbia College,
a.I . 1 studied law. lie cid not
i.....a. however, until 1915. re was at
Iirl.fa Ic!-y ig the John Brown raid