The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-23
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|ial.AJudgo T.gJ rhA1.s Of The CORPORA
|stion Court, this 81 morning APPOINTED
|SC1arenca W.sjR Crimson SommonWea1tlnn,
ATTORNEY to- fll hesYacancyScAuse by the
death Of y NJ Newton: ss.s
This vacancy would have S. been hlled
some time ago but for the 1act sln 1eh
Judge sBarha1n was waiting FOX glests-;
lature to separate the omcesH of Common
weaIth,s and City ATTORNEY. There were,3
{ IN the beginning, four candidate Tor the!
position. CIV Robinson c. G. MITCHELL
&c AyIett Ashby and Col. c. Baker.
The last named. zhoweyer.W itPdreW from
THE race, deeusing q IT best p give the
younger men q show.
e Mr. Mitchell was endorsed by the Dem-
#ocratio City Commit ee and the Central;
Labor. Union. the notwithstanding the
allied trades unions. which have. per-
Shars, four thousand votes
AS may be imagined, the fact that their
endorsements were turned down has not
been received by either organization with
very good grace, and while the many
friends Of CIR. Robinson are con-
grat ulating him, they realize that ne Will
have a fierce fight at the May election,
when he comes before the people for nom
sination for the Office at the Democratic
primaries. Mr. Mitchell will be can
Sdidate for the nomination and there may
be others in the field. The chances are
though, that the fight will be between
these two.
Mr.. Robinson is graduate OF the law
school OF ashington and Lee University
He is we'll known throughout this end OF
/ the State, having always been prominent
in politics He was before the people
last, It will be remembered. when he OPP
posed Hon.. d. Gardiner Tyler for the
nomination for the State Senate.
The May campaign will be the hottest
ever experienced in this city. The fight
for the mayoraIty is likely to be ex-s
ceedingly bitter. The present mayor, A.
"A. Moss, will be q candidate for re-elec-
ton. Who his opponents will be is not
announced, but there is hardly a doubt
that the fight for tho nomination Will De
a three-cornered one
Since the salary. of the office has been
doubled a man will not have to be nil
lionaire to take it, though even now the
money paid the mayor IS not magnh-
Gently plentiful.
Probably, after all, the most exciting
contest will be for the position of city
sergeant, which is the latest of = the
three. AT present there are three can
didates in the field, all Democra tic
It cannot be said whether the Repub-a
5licans will make a stand The matter
runder5 al AopeAlit,
presents itself they will probably put
up one or more men. Republican action
is largely dependent on future conditions.
Should there be any independent Demo-
Gratis in the field. the Republican leaders
will hardly neglect the opportunity.
The most recent factor in NEWPORT
News politics is one Of the most intluen-
tial. It is the Hebrew Club, that was
formed not long ago. Its membership
comprises every Hebrew voter in the city
and, as may be imagined. such co-opera-
ton will undoubtedly count for much,
especially in view Of peculiar local con-
dtions.
Ben Bates, acquitted Saturday of the
charge of numbering Charles T. Wilkin-s
son, has returned to Fort Monroe after an
absence Of nine months spent ia jail
here awaitig the Issue of his case His
battery is now In the Philippines. where
his brother is fighting for the Stars and
Stripes. Ben. wishes to rejoin the bat
terry and will probably do so.
Rev T. William Jona>, ID. preached{
a magnificent sermon at Hampton Bap-z
fist church last night to an immense
congregation on the life OF General Rob
crt Z Lee-"The Model Man OF the
Centuries All of the Confederate Vet
Grams in this section attended. the Hamp-s
ton camp going in a body.