The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-03
JUDGE JAMES KEITH
Will BE PRESIDENT or TIE So
PRgME COURT or APPEAhS.
,.dx. RELY VIII be Resident Jodgc and
Mr.. q eorse Keith Taylor Clerk-other
Oricers to bo Elected To-day.

Hons John a. buchanan, iNfchaFd H.
cardwcn. James Keith. George Nj. Har-
r,son. and John w. Rely, composing the
,.vy supreme Court of Appeals, held "a
,onfcrcncc for a couple Of hours in the
confcrcncc-rooms of the Supreme court
bsnainS yesterday and agreed upon non
lanes Keith for president OF the court
and Hon John ". uiely for resident
i,dec. MIR. George Keith Taylor VINO mas
for many years nlled the Office OF clerk
~ the court. VIII be retained for that Of
acc according TO the agreement at the
conference yesterday. MI layioI H"u
10 opposition fOy the position.
These. decisions viii bc formally an
rounced AT the meeting OF the court next
saturday, when a formal election Will De
maze.
The other officers 10 be elected by the
n will doubtless bc decided upon 10
when the court VIII meet for that
purpose.
SECRET CONFERENCE.
The conference yesterday was OF pri-
>,tc nature. and 1t Is not known VINO
win bc elected to hll the various offices at
tho disposal of the court.
The court did not assemble yesterday
until after II o'clock. There were only q
few persons present at that hour. Judges
Eucbanan. Harrison and Rely qualified
before they came 10 he city. Judges
csr,iwcH and Keith qualified yesterday
morning before Mr.. Robert -. Ward. no
t.r,. pybiic. Judge l.. l.. Lewis was the
only one Of the retiring Judges present
lie went into the conterence-rOOm lor q
few, moments, and then left the building.
tator IN the day numerous gentlemen
Wexford and
lamb. ex-Judges George l.. Christian. I'd
mund Waddll and Joseph Christian con
,,.v and William II. Sands, Congress
man Swanson and ConpTCssman-clect FL
lott cX- Senator Bib. OF Louisa; james
Ivop- Roosevelt Page. Samuel REGISTER
Thomas :. Taliaferro, Of Gloucester; Ed
ward : Brown, of Lynchburg; W.
Nloncurc. u. G. Richardson, j. Alstoi
rabcl :. :. T.. Pattcson, :. J.. Kelley
James Caslde. W. {. Pendleton. of Wytbe
Archer Anderson. Jr.; f. l.. Davidson
9. V. Turner, Vrginius Johnson, J.. i
4, Scott. ex-DcleCate Cabell. Of Amherst
George D. Carter. James NJ. Mathews
wills smith. ii. r.. Pollard and others
SOME or THE APPLICANTS.
Among tho applicants for the place OF
rcoortcr arc Il. Garter Scott. OVcTt"l
UoW4rd and James NJ. Matthews, OF
Richmond: Judge Robert Turner, OF
Front Royal: Major Samuel j. {. Moore
of CLARK, Edward W. Saunders. OF J. rank
lin. j. l.. Treadway, of PittsylVah'a
James J.. Harrison. Of Danville; EdWail
s. Brown and Frank s hirkpatrl'N' ~
IVnchburg: NJ. +. Burks. OF Bedtorc
.Iiidce Thompson Brown. of Nelson; Colo
mel Logan. of salem: Judge Moncurc. oil
Caroline. and others.
For the position of Crier at Richmond
that officer also being the librarian mere
The names of W W. Scott, present stat
Librarian: Professor +. Il. Minor, y. X.
Nirou. Judge Joseph Christian ana taz
menu Mcleod. OF Richmond; Charles w
Turner. Of Manchester, and b. ). Nysor,
of Russell. are mentioned. MI. r. -
Ward the old tipstaiG here is candidate
4 Cor reelection. and has several opponents
For the Wythcvills Clerkship there arr
among thu applicants ". &. Pendletoh
Tho incumbent: !. j A. Powell franz
Terry. and A. 4. Campbell. OF Nythe-
,.ille. Robert Gardner and Mr.. Green, I"
Radford: T.. 4. Lynch. Of TazeweH; van
Tsliaferro. Of Roanoke, ana W. u. u
4 Lowry, OF Abingdon.
TIE appHconts for the stanton clerk
shin are John N. Kenney, Hon. }. A.
Wadden and G.. W. =. Barnes. of Staun-
ton. and CAPTAIN j. {. Boude, OF ROCK
bridge.
rhe crier or the tpstaf at Staunto'
acts a. librarian there, and the sam
rnie holds in Nytheville, and AT botl
p)accs several gentlemen are seeKih
each position.
WHFEE THEY WILL RESIDE.
rrdpe Keith will occupy the house u
Niorson's Row. on Governor street. WhlcI
was built by his father-n-lav, MI MOI
SON: Judges Harrison and Rely have en-
4 Gagged rooms for the winter at Mrs. ia
q vaT~. corner of Third and franklI
q streets: Judge Cardwcil will continue Il
8 reside at his home ia Hanover. ana iol
a the present at least. Judge Buchanan WI
8 board at the Exchange.
THAT STENoGBAPHEE,
Il Will be- a surprise to many TO know
a that provision was made 10y The last Leg
81 i-laturc tor a stcnogrspher for the Cour
of Appeals. The bill providing for I'M
was defeated. but in the appropriation
Nm. page 81. acts 1914 is the following
clause. contingent expenses OF courts
thirtv-one thousand i've hundred dollars
of which sum twelve hundred dollars. o
so much thereof as may bc necessary
may 5e used IN the employment OF q
si,noerapher by the Supreme court o
Appeals to perform such duties as IN
said court may assign 20 him
JESTICE ,JOHN'S COURJ.