The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-14
JUDGE WOODS CHOSEN
NOMfNITED FOE JUDGE or IHL
CITY COIRr or ROdtOhE.
Captain Adams Wins In Campbe!t county
A Resolution Affecting Election
Bills Finally Withdrawn.

transact such other business as ihlshl
come before tRat body. Inc a''snua'os
times quIie animated. One Ithldi hdvlc
feature. however, could be iound IN tils
TACT tnat nothing cispaIasins va Sa a'o
about any OF the candidates whose names
were presented TO the caucus. Mr.. Mcr-
rift T. Cooke was IN the chair. and sen
ators Loyenstein and Mcliwaine acteu as
secretaries:
IL was at Sis j. VI. that Mr. Cooke
requested all but Democratic members
and ex-memDers Of the General Assem-
bly, and representatives, OF the Demo-
cratic press to leave the hail but !. TOOK
fully nve minutes before the sergeant
alarms was able to close the cooi anu
the deliberations OF the Democratic iesis-
latorS could be proceeded VIII.
= CAPTAIN ADAMS. NOMINATED;
Senator hay. OF Madison, onereu d
resolution providing that nominations ~
made Tor a juuge Of the County Court
of Campbell county, ana Tor a Juase
of the city COurt or ROANOKE, ! n's
was agreed TO, and Senator cle ., %
be recognized by the Chair lie stafts"
out by abiding TO the iact that ne Wa
born and raised in that county WIZ
for the past twenty years OF uvit ,n,
mad served as sheriff and had battied ior
Democracy for over nifty years. Dullns
that time he had often been the Viidt
Tan, and nearly always meme ~
the Democratic County commit -
tnefeItff was IN "A IJ04ti'ii. ~ - g.,
wishes OF the me FORTY Of the DemvcidtS
oil that county who had sent MN 10 .t'
General Assembly as their -,
live. The nomination had D'en = H.
him without his seeking H. ana VIII 81
Wilkinson. who exposed the case OF M
Frank Nelson. the present county JnrE.'
was nominated. II was uhuers'oou NC, ~,
II elected. he would present me nam. y.
that Judge for nomination TOR aho,htI
term. He Nhe speaker had fecelFen ~
Campbell county a majority OF SHY
nine votes, while Mr.. Wilkinson was dt
feated by l75 votes He had cndeaVoreu
10 secure expressions from ter.e9eia ,a.,
tive citizens all over Tie county a'.u
he felt fully prepared to reflect the "iSHr-
of the Democrats there. lie theieiv.,
placed in nomination one whose @pii'tS
was conceded by all who had been "a
lifelong Democrat. and who had se4Aeh
his county in time OF war; captain "'0
phen Adams. -,
The nomination was seconded by Mr..
Stratton: Of Appoma''oz ana San'pn ,,'hc
formerly lived in the city Of lynchouiS,
nominated the present incumbent Juub0
Frank Nelson
ing beautiful tribute TO Senator Glenn
ent. stated that while no ch1rg" had peth
brought against Judge Nelson YET ne
deemed IL his duty 10 endorse the hoi.i-
nation of Captain Adams hs ihe euahl-
nous choice Of the delegation OF that
county.
Mr.. Harwood. Of Richmond. who had In
his possession "A petition signed ny ma
jority Of the members OF the Deinocfa We
County Committee and by I'll the county
officials in favor Of Judge Nelson, warm
" advocated the nomination OF the latleI'
and during his remarks had several llIelE
spats with the Senator from Camppell
county. ..-.-
After Senator Flood, OF AppomattoX,
had spoken in behalf Of Captain Adams
the vote was taken. but before the IN
tire roll had been called. Mr.. ADAMS VINO
had then received by far the larger num-
her of votes. was nominated by acclama-
ton.
JUDGE WOODS WINS.
The nomination Of q judge tor the city
Court of Roanoke was then taken uD'
and Captain W. W Berkeley OF foaHohe
county. IN an elOqeunt speech, which was
brimfui OF convincing arguments, noml-
mated Mr. w .. liardaway Tor the posi-
ton I'm doing so be said that ne was not
q resident of the city OF ROANOKE put lVi
twenty years h. had st00d s.o1ios' az, ~
shoulder with the Democrats OF mat us
trfcf He had canvassed every preclhcl
i'm the district for twenty-five years, ana
was thoroughly familiar Win the Wlsnes
of its Democratic voters. lie nad III MS
nossesgion a petition with more than a
thousand signatures in favor OF Mr. Iidiu
away. while another petition IN iaNor Oh
Judge Woods. the incumbent, mao oiils IT,
.af,-ed houf four hundred Signatures.
senator Flood in a speech just as aple
as that of Colonel Berkeley. presented IN"
name of Judge John W. Woods. VINO ne
saiG vas endorsed by three-fourths OF
tbe members OF the bar ana large dust
- - in Interests in the city Of Roanoke.
General Hundlay OF Amelia, eLioIs eu
tho nomination Of his lifelong irlehu,
Mr. Ilardaway. while Mr. hatha"ay' VI
Lancaster advocated me noilHii,to $50
Imioe Woods. who was heartily endorsed
by Mr. J. Allen Watts, the torin'' se"a'o'
of that district. l..
Major Lee. Of Elizabeth city, spoke ia
favor Of Mr.. Hardaway as ths maj ~
llorsed bv the representative OF thdN us
trict and who should be nominated a. q
nrscffcal illustration OF state ilsr'S'
home rule in county an airs aiiu 80,
s0pian and John 4. balhouh - t,,,',,.t,
Nr Parks. of Page and Rappahdhuocn,
,.erv feellngiy appealed TO the mem Ders III
habalf Of Judge Woods who by MS eN-
perience was eminently fitted for the posi-
ton. 49,. colonel Rerkelev.
the vote was taken with the ioioNl"h
result:
r-or U-oods-Senators Barnes, Boyklp'
Rrovn. buchanan. Clement, tloou, 1Iesn'
Hav. T. X. Jackson. Jones, JORDAN, naao'
Keezell. LeCato. Lii he" ici.ir and
MAYNARD Morris, 81 ead' - ''a''' anu
N bnIesatcs Boaz Z ~ sr, Bryant. Craig,
Diegs. Flshburne, Galleher, "taNefs'
Harris Hatcher. Hathaway, hesrh'
IeYis Maupin. Mccain. John y. Miller
Parker. Parks. Pierce Heddy, Rineharl'
Secar. Charles Smith. Suatlon, 9uIsrhe,'
Sutherland Turpin, Walker. W llaiu'
lanes ". Williams. Thomas +. Williams.
For Hafdaway Senators Echols. LoNen-
eta-1 NcIlwaine. Sands. Southail. SiupiH.
Trcdway. Tgrnbul. and Williams, ,,.,,
Delegates Berkeley, Charles liant
Cabell, Cooke, Hale, kanIoiph iia ,. ~.
HarwOod. Hubbard. Hundley, Nry' Lrt'
Matthews. James McC. Miller MoLsdi'
Newberne. Pitcher. II. :. Powell. !. =.
Powell, Rice. T. w. smith; rallaierio'
Thomas. White. Winston, and WOOD.
Mr.. May. OF Alexandria, was cscused
ator Mushhach. who was absent.
Before the final result could he an
nOunced the nomination of Judge WOODS
was made unanimous.
on motion of MI Hale. Of Grayson. the
nomination or a county Judge TOT bidN
son county was then proceeded with. and
Mr.. ]. c. hadgett was nominated Tor the
position by acclamation.
ELECTION BILLS.
AIR. HrnAloy, from Amelia. offered The
following:
Resolved. That ~ bills and resolutions
and are hereby referred TO a special com
mittee. TO be composed OF the Democratic
members Of the Committee of Privileges
aud Elections Of zach house, which spe-
cial committee shall report TO a future
meeting Of this conference.
Senator Mason moved 10 lay the resolu-
ton on the table hut the motion was
lost After some little discussion. how
ever the resolution was withdrawn nv
General Hundley, and the conference
adjourned.
tity Circuit Court.
The following cases We're disposed OF
in the city Circuit Court Yesterday:
The Commonwealth Of virginia against
william Mayo. treasurer OF Westmore-