Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-09
NINE JUDGES NAMED.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED
member Of the senate, and should be ac-

/ iected TO Mr.. Parrish Dcihs "''"N" ~
| make a statement. s-.,
Mr.. Digs thought the Deiesa'e iron
c.oochland should not be afraid TO allo"
A. porr,sh IN address the body III MT
| browning had a strong case 10 preseh'
| an favor of his nominee, he should DC
willing for Mr.. Parrish 20 state his SIDE
ID Mr. saunders agreed with Mr.. Digs.
Mr. browning Withdrawing his obJec-
,ion ex-senator Parrish was allowed the
privilege OF the floor.
Mr. browning placed In nomination MT
A y. Monteiro, who. he said. was en-
dorsed by the great majority of the peo-
r,e OF his county. Mr. Browning salu
| when he made his canvass and asker Ills
constituents whom they favored for Juoge
they had replied ANY one except tus
incumbent. Judge Trice.' The latter We
not even a Judge. He he'd oeeh d Ju9uS'
of the peace. and had been elevator W '"'
present position. o,.o
Afr parrish here asked the Delegate
from Goochland If no drowning ia"
| NOT stated during his canvass that he
would support for the judgeship the can
| didote who was favored by the maJoIly
of the people of the county!
Mr. Browning replied that that was just
| what he was doing 1910, 49,
MIR Pendleton placed in nomination the
incumbent, Judge TTice. In reply 10 d
question as TO whether the latter hau
ever obtained a license to practlce la~'
the Delegate from Louisa replied IN the
negative. He referred to Judge Irlee
war record in glowing terms. M.
Mr.. Browning, in reply 10 MI Teiiule-
toms effort, said that the latter had con-
6ned his remarks TO the Confederacy and
not 10 the issues involved. The question
before the body was not In regard 10
J the late war. but simply as TO the wishes
| of the people of Goochland as 10 "no
should be their next Judge.
AN "UNEXPECTED' HONOR.
Mr.. Parrish then arose and thanked
the caucus for the unexpected hohor
extended him. Mr.. Browning here arose
| and stated that he did not see how the
gentleman could term the honor ''uneX-
pected'' when the latters friends mad
| been working as hard as they could 10
get him admitted 10 the body. rms re-
| tort on the part Of the young Delegate
| from Goochland brought a storm OF APP
| plause. and there were cries on all SUES
| that the vote be taken.
However. the Chair called the body 10
order and reminded the members OF the
privilege which had been extended MI
| Parrish. The latter then stated that ne
! had not asked admission to the body,
but TO the contrary had said that he had
rather not come IN.
| MIR. Parrish then proceeded with his
| argument. He said he held letter in
which Judge Leake declared himself IN
| favor Of the incumbent. III he had
| changed his position since then Mr.. Par
| IRISH said. he was not aware of it. The
| speaker made the assertion that the great
majority Of the Democrats of Goochland
We're in favor Of Judge Trice, as were
| also most Of the members Of the bar of
! that county.
II was shown that most Of the members
/ of the bar named by Mr.. Parrish resided
! I'm Richmond, though they practiced in
| Goochland.
Mr.. George w. Bland asked Mr.. Par
! IRISH whether he thought Judge Trice or
Mr.. MOnteiro would make the best Judge.
| Mr.. Parrish replied that he thought the
! incumbent's long experience on the bench
made him more competent TO fill the
position. He was forced to admit, however,
that Mr. Monteiro could no doubt salts
factorily occupy the bench. Mr.. Parrish
closed his argument by appealing to the
body in the name Of the Democracy Of
Goochland to nominate Judge Trice.
LAWYERS ARE HEARD
Mr.. Montague moved that as ex-Sena-
tor Parrish had been admitted TO the
floor to make a statement for Judge
TTice. that ex-Judge A. *. Leake be adj
mitted to make a similar statement for
Mr.. Monteiro, This led TO a motion by
Mr.. Reddy that every member OF the
bar whose name had been mentioned in
this contest should be heard.
Mr.. Saunders took the motion seriously,
and spoke in support Of it, but it was
agreed that Judge Leake and Mr. b. O.
James, an eX-Delegate from Goochland,
should be heard from.
Judge Leake said that six years ago
nearly all the men here opposing Judge
| Trice got up a petition against him. He
stated that Judge Trice was elected by
/ the coalitionists in the first instance be-
cause there was not a lawyer in the
| county who voted with that party He
| said there was a strong feeling against
| Judge Trice, though his own feelings
| toward him were of the most pleasant
character. The straw that had broken
the camePs back. said the Judge. was
| the appointment by Judge Trice of three
| land assessors, when the county was only
| entitled TO one and that each Of the
| three was a relative or connection Of the
Judge who appointed them. Mr. Mon
! teiro was supported because of his oppo-
sition to Judge Trice,
DID NOT SUPPORT PARRISH.
| Judge Leake was interrupted by Mr..
Diggs with question as to whom he
/ had voted for two years ago for State
| senator. He replied that he had not
voted for Mr.. Parrish, but had not voted
| for the Republican candidate. Senator
/ Flanagan, though he was a warm per-
! sonal friend. He had never voted for a
| Republican, and never would Continu-
| ing. Judge Leake stated that nine-tenths
/ of the people of Goochland wanted Mr..
| Monteiro for Judge of the County Court.
He testified as to the high personal cha
racter Of Mr.. Monteiro, who is only %
| years Of age.
/ Mr.. Diggs asked Judge Leake If there
was not an understanding that If Mr..
! Monteiro, who Is now Commemorative
Attorney, were made Judge, his Judge
Leake's) son, d. II. Leake. was to sue
coed him as Commonwealth Attorney.
! "Under no circumstances" said Judge
Leake with emphasis.
The ten minutes accorded Judge Leake
having expired, he retired.
Mr.. Parrish was given permission TO
make a personal statement He said he
simply wanted TO say In reply to asper-
| sions cast upon his Democracy that he
| had always voted for the Democratic can
dldate, from the nominee for the presi-
dency down to overseer for the poor.
TRICE THE FAVORITE.
Colonel b. o. James then made a state
ment, the substance of which was that
Judge Trice, and not Mr.. Monteiro. was
the overwhelming choice of the Demo-
Gratis of the county. He said he knew
whereof he spoke when he averred that
I four-iifths of the total population Of