Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-21
THE LAST CONTEST.
ruT CAUCUS rINIsHEs COUNTY
JuDGEsnir uMINArIoNs.
list NIGHTS SESSION A WARM ONE,
.,,,,mtttcc's Report ENonerates
,,drc oglcsby, OF Carroll, Who IL
y.-EIcctcd-Fight In James City
RESULTS I'm judge smiths Election.

The last Of the judgesh'p contests was
seeded last night. when the judges for
49,. courts Of ten counties were nomi-
..,,ed Ii is rather remarkable that IN
,,.cbcnts were elected in every instance,
,,..pt In Princess Anne county, whore
7..r, yyoodhouse Withdrew. and MIR. Ben
mi, white was elected without oppo-
suon.
7,b, contest for the judgeship Of the
f.strict composed Of the counties Of James
rl.y and YORK and the city Of Williams
,,.rg was very heated, though 1t resulted
., the reelection OF Judge smith by a
large majority.
lB8ee Baker i. Lee OF Warwick, who
g. criticised by the Legislative Committee
i-ycs,igating the criminal expenses OF
s.,s~al counties. was renominated by ac-
,l,wation. with great enthusiasm.
The next caucus VIII probably be held
,r,r the holidays, when a judge for the
ttreen,h Judicial Circuit Will be nomi-
rated. ..,o
So chairman Merritt T. Cooke.
Mr. ChurChman. OF Augusta arose TO a
rrfstion Of personal privilege ana pro-
,esded 10 explain that while Judge Ly-
-, Chalklcy. the recently reelected
lodge az the County Court Of Augusta
S.s not voted for Bryan in 1895, the rea-
s,r ne did not do SO was that he had
,ar,ovcd from one ward to another ol
tbo city. and forgot TO get his transfer
a. tine 10 cast his ballot. lie sae
1,5rs ChaIkley was as true DemocT3'
- ever lived. and the newspapers lhp
ls5 represented him as otherwise did hin
q great injustice.
DID NOT WANT SMOKING.
Mr. Wilson sent 10 the clerks desk
ana had read the following resolution;
.Resolyed. That any member OF thl
osucus who shall smoke during the ses
sion of the caucus SHAH be hhed e. " ~
paid 10 the pages of the House
"Resolved, further, Ihat upon "".
,pember being guilty of this onence
second time he shall be escorted 10 III
door by the sergeant-at-arms'
senator Eggleston arose from out
cloud OF smoke to move that the resolu
lion he laid on the table, which was dou'
with but two dissenting voices.
CARROLL COUNTY CONTEST.
c.rrou county was called, and car
,sin parks. chairman Of the caucus con
,,,ittoa appointed to investigate 81
eharges AGAINST Judge y. =. OglesoN
,,resented the following report
10 rbe Democratic Caucus of the S'"'
~ Oh i,,5dersiened. appointed TO invest
r-ete certain charges against hon, ~.
S-iesbv Judge of the County CouIt :
carroll county beg leave TO report
iVllSMS, VEllSSsMrSe,e-Having the signatures Of l.: L..
1a,n5nos and 9 G. Worrell 10 paPe
ordorsinp the said Oglesby for re-elec.lO
1be genuineness. Of which slSha'uie9
aGTS TSe Evidence shows that said Jennini
,,od stoned or caused another 20 slel u u
rarne 10 a paper endorslns sd1I Oeeton,
tt~ said jutgeship, ana Htu 9is VI \
RI name TO a paper enuoIslAS ". ;,
yr.,oT The onponent Of said Oglesoy j
s,id office. that said WOrrel hdd sASiS
or caused another 20 sign ills n"IS ~ ii
1,aperg endorsing both candloaIe55, ~ " ,'
such conduct on the par % F.,'' onnrov,a
and said Worren cannot be app 'DNSS
,Isrs yva no evidence 10 show tIldl Jtt,t
Oglesbv was responsible ioI H. Vl ~
tbere was anything improper i'll HIS ie'
lion 10 this charge. .,r--,e,r,
PEOPLE APPROVED HIS COO RSf"
Cbarge-nlcgal appropriation OF 4
- - the county Your committee n
80 evidence to support this charge. T.!
if there had been techhcaI HIes es5 u,i' :, =
The poODle approved the expense anu =
the benefit Of IL. Certainly, not one Ne
~ benefit accrued 10 Judge OsieSD5. l.. .
q -c,.,v.-s -Tbat sail Judge Oglesby, IN I
aiscbafge of his ofhcial duties. had pa
dered TO the Republican party, .s,oIa. anu
reason Of such conduct the DeIloci Demo- q, /"
NV had sustained injury. Inc a'
paeL,,5I,lsined of were approved by the pt
ME- I.-' as shown by the evidence; In l
matter of appointments, which IS me 3
Of the offence complained Of there " "
nothing i'm the evidence 10 si'ow nov, :, n
T,5re Oelesby was actuated ny any II
i've OF a political nature, or t3at
1snocratic party had been injured the
by. ,.5
r. s PARKS.
S II. LETCHER.
GEORGE W La CAIO