The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
SILVER NOT AN ISSUE NOW
CONTINUED from First PageJ

'NDs''ff-@~
OF the County Committee. He presented
the name of Judge Trice simply az 'ha'
OF a citizen OF a neighboring county ne
had been a gallant soldier OF three arnnes'
a fearless. faithful, ana lncorrup'lpie
Judge. The petition presented IN MS pc
haIf contained $50 signatures. When Mr..
/ Miller the County Clerk. was asked a
few DAYS ago to strike off the names oil
those who were not Democrats. ne did
not take of a single one
Mr.. Browning here replied that ne was
fighting an Issue, and not on 'ne 'onie"-
eracy. He was not talking war. but the
future of the state Of Virginia.
MIR. PARRISH SPEAKS.
After few remarws By Mr.. Berrey. OF
Stafford. I'm behalf Of Mr.. Monteiro'
Senator Ntrrish obtained the hoor. he
began by SAYING that he thanked the
caucus for the unexpected honor Oh p.,ne
given the privilege Of the floor. wheh Mr.
browning interrupted him in the io"o"ihs
manner:
You say this honor is unexpected, bu,
you have been fighting me ever Si'e'
have been In Richmond. e, .o~.o1
II have not asked any one. re'orteu
Senator Parrish. Ito be admitted 10 WI, w
floor. and when Mr. Digs. OF hlhe III
liam. spoke 10 me on the subject "a VIII
acc 7 fold him | preferred not 10 be az
mitted.' or-
mat is true. sir; | make this asser-
ton" shouted Mr.. Dggs. oo-
"Only the duty to my county cur
tinued Senator Parrish. causes me 70
infringe upon your time; but ! 90 lhls
faithfully. fearlessly, but fairy. JuuSe
Trice's petition has been endorsed 10y
Judge I.eake and his son. and by every
member OF the Goochland bar except MI
MOnteiro.
How about Judge Leakes endorse
;pent?" ouerried Mr.. Montague, OF Eliza-
beth City.
rish "a letter from Judge Leake TO Judge
Trce dated November 18th, wherein the
writer stated that he then Tor me nrS'
and advised Judge Trice to be guided by
the advice Of his friends. He stated that
he regretted. under the circumstances,
not to be able to support Judge Trice, put
that he did not desire 10 withdraw ms
signature from the petition.
After reading the letter to the caucus
the Senator continued: Judge Irlce -
endorsed by seven out OF eleven meHpcI
of the Democratic County Committee ana
/ challenge nv young friend 10 show the
endorsement Of his candidate by the DEM
ocrats of the county. Major 1yler re-
ceived j23 majority IN GoochldnG, anu
there are about 90 signatures OF peiilo-
Gratis to Judge Trice's petition. nestci-
day Mr.. Peter c. Miller, the deputy couh-
Nv clerk. was here, and the petition was
handed TO him with the request 10 scruti-
niZe IL and strike of all noh-DernocId's5'
but not "A single name was removed
About eght-tenths. If not all, the sigma
.ures were gathered during the past TWO
or three months
/ The speaker was then asked a number
OF questions. to which he replied that he
considered Judge Trice as very far SUI
peror TO Mr.. MonteirO on the bench; the
latter was only about twenty-five years
old and Judge Leake had told one or Inc
.sna.N sar..A
Irice TO be one of the best judges whom
he ever saw on the bench. VINO was not
a practicng lawyer.
I'VE only ask" said Mr.. Parrish. that
the one be nominated whom the majority
want. Since the election Mr.. Browning
had a conversation with Judge Tricc, dur
ing which the latter charged That MI
Browning committed himself TO him IN
the presence OF Colonel Is. O. James and
Mr.. Robert Southall. Of Amelia, and MI
browning admitted that he did So.
Mr.. Darlington, of Charlotte. here stat
ed that since Mr.. Browning had said this
he should vote for Judge Trice.
DR. Winston. Of Hanover, next stated
that he had heard some delegate on the
floor, whose name he could not then re-
collect say that he overheard the con-
versation Just alluded TO by Mr.. Parrish.
After some further discussion II was
agreed. in view Of the conflicting state
ments made, that Judge Leake ana COL
b. @. James. VINO We're both present, De
accorded the privilege Of the floor.
Senator Parrish pointed out that he ana
not refer 20 any personal letter OF Judge
Leake until the matter had been brought
up by Mr. Browning.
JUDGE LEAKE EXPLAINS.
Judge Leake then stepped forward and
SPOKE substantially as follows.
six years ago we got up petition
against the reelection OF Judge Tricc, who
originally had been elected by the Read
justers or COalltiOnists. There was then
no Democratic lawyer in the county. SUD
sequently. Judge Trice came into the
Democratic party. Six years ago when
We started the petition against Judge
Trice, Col b. o. James was our represen-
tative, and Mr.. Parrish. Judge Irlce
brOthcr.in-law. represented US ~ the ; IN
ate. \ great feeling then existed against
Judge TTice which has not died out. but
is intensified But | was then told that
our representative was TO nominate the
Judge and | gave up the nght. Al the
last assessment of property Judge Iricc
appointed three assessors instead OF one.
as required under the law. and they were
all relatives of his. This was the last
straw and during the last primary the
issue was made between the Trice and
anti-Trice factions. AT first Mr. Johh
Rutherford was elected as a candidate
for the House, but he did not want 10
commit himself as TO the Judgeship but
Mr.. Browning then pledged himself
primary overwhelmingly
Did you vote Tor senator Parrish, the
regular Democratic nominee, two years
ago. queried Mr.. Diggs.
No, sir, ala not. replied Judge Leake.
for personal reasons. AT the last phi
mary The understanding was to turn out
the Trice clique. The majority Of the
County Committee was for Mr.. MontelrO,
ana also all the county officers, except
my brother-in-law, Mr.. Miller. who is the
county clerk. believe nine-tenths OF the
people are against Trice. Last summer
when | signed the petition, i think IT was
i'm September, j had no idea that Mr.
Monteiro would become a candidate, but
| knew all the time that Mr.. Browning
would not support Judge Trice. All my
friends signed Judge Trices petition. but
they are now for Mr. Monteiro'
During the discussion that followed
Judge Leake stated that he and his friends
believed that Senator Parrish had not al
ways voted Tor the Democratic candidate,
and this caused Senator Parrish 10 declare
that since he had a vote he had always
voted for the Democratic candidates, from
the President down 10 the oVerseer OF the
poor.
Colonel r. O. James was then accorded
the floor. IL have been called in he
said. without solicitation on behalf OF
anybody. The statement of Mr.. Browning
was made Ia the presence of Mr.. Robert
Browning and myself when Judge Trce
asked him If he did not state to him on
the day of the primary that he and his
friends would support Judge Trice. lie
| said that he did. and he also admitted
| that he had sent Judge Trice a message
| by Captain Vaughan he need not fear for
| he would be elected judge. Mr.. 'rowning
| also said that he did not think that was d
pledge.
MIR. Southall then seemed to be dis
| Sustcd. for he walked away without TAX
| ing any further part in the convention.