Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-10
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the Unexpired Term Of His Father az
Attorney -General)
ant for nearly eight years during wn,I"
time Major Scott held the ONCE OF ~.
tornev-General and as such MI
became thoroughly familiar win 'he - -
tics Of the Office. and appeared At ~ ~
bar I'm many prominent cases ne ~
wears of age, University OF NHsliIi',
man. and is I'm respect 10 MS h.sH 80. -
18th and his splendid personal magnet
ism very much like MS Iathel. ii fI,
nointment as Attorney-General to MI
r. ,,nexnired term of his father gives
general satisfaction.
Will, RE BEFORE THE CONVENTION
Mr. Scotts name Will be before the
poaro,<e convention. lie will be placed
In nomination there, and friends VINO
have taken ND his cause will champion
+, for all they are worth. Mr.. scott
wiu use no personal effort TO secure
tho nomination for Attorney General, but
friends who believe he Is deserving ol
n and abundantly able to fill the ofhce
with high credit to himself and to ,he
state have taken up the fight Tor MN
hoping 70 maintain the Strength pos-
sessed by his father, and TO place upon
the son the mantle which they DeieVo
would have fallen upon the SIRE had HUI
the hand Of death intervened.
HE HAD NOT DECLINED.
II was incorrectly reported yesterday
tbot Mr. Scott would not accept the Of
flee temporarily. but would be candidate
before the Roanoke convention IN
this respect Mr.. Scott himself, In an
swer TO a telegram from the Dispatch
wired this paper as follows .oo-
Warrenton. Va, August g. loy''
The Richmond Dispatch, Richmond va:
| have accepted the appointment uhahi-
mously rendered me by the board.
Nv friends desire me 10 be "a cdhdlud'e
before the convention at Roanoke, and
7 am i'm their hands. / will make no
personal effort to secure the nomination.
r.. CARTER SCOTT
Colorol Tazeweu Elicit. who has been
Tho lifelong friend Of Mr.. Scott, said
last night to a Dispatch man that Mr..
SOFT had never thought of declining the
tender of the Office Of Attorney-General
for the remainder Of his fathers term.
"On the contrary" said Colonel Elicit.
81 know that Carter Scott regarded
his appointment as a high tribute 10 his
ability and his character. i urged him'
as the equal of any man who Is running
for the office. Ii has been said by his
friends that he would not go into TINS
fight in order 10 hold the place OF as
sistant to the Attorney-General, and this
is true. He intended TO have branched
out FOR himself had his father. lived ana
been returned to the Office
Colonel Morton Marye. Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts. i'm speaking Of the appoint
ment of Mr. Scott as his fathers success
sor. yesterday said that the board thought
the attorney-gen matter over
carefully, and considered whether II
should act at once or wait until after
the convention, and then appoint the
nominee Of the party. lt was suggested
that Mr.. Scott was thoroughly familiar
with the work OF the office, and that even
the nominee OF the party, whoever he
might be. might want 10 devote much
of his time to the campaign. and 1t was
deemed wise 10 appoint Mr. scott AT
torney-General, which was done.