The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-10
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10 Be ORDERED.
Fourth District Congress man VIII WI be:
Chosenin November.
CLEAR FIELD FOR LAsslTE:RF',.. 1.
All Other Democrats Withdraw From
the Race-More Commissioners OF
Valuation Appointed 81 Gov.
crnors to Confer.

Governor Tyler will not order a special
election for Congressman in the Fourth
District.
e This statement is not made on the
authority of the Governor, for 1t was
stated at his Office yesterday that no de-
cision had been reached in the matter
In fact, the Governor has not been Of
ficially Informed Of the death Of Repre-
sentative Epes. While Senators Daniel
and Martin and Representatives Hay
Young, Swanson and Rhea have urged
the Governor to order a special election
as early as practicable, it is known that
some of the other Virginia members Of
Congress, have suggested to the Gov
ernor that a special election would pc
a useless expense, inasmuch as the KEEP
resentatve chosen could hardly take
his seat before the adjournment OF Con-
gress.
The attention of the Executive mas
been called also to the fact that Where
vacancies already. exist, there Will be no
special elections, and notably in the case
Of Hon. John Walter Smith, late repre-
sentative from Maryland, who has re-.
signed to become Governor of the State
GENERAL ELECTION.
All congressman are to be elected next
November, and the Governor is said to
be Of the opinion that the Fourth Dis
trict will have no real need of repre-
sentative before that election. Congress
viii reconvene in December, and in the
case of the Fourth District, the member
to be chosen in November will be elect
ed for the unexpired term as well as for
the full term; or, q representative can
be chosen for the unexpired term and
another for the full term to begin March
4th next.
It is said the Governor has been ap-
pea1cd to by several prominent Fourth
District Democrats not to order spec
cial election.
Major Francis r. Lassiter was at the
Capitol yesterday. He stated that there
was no doubt that he would receive the
Democratic nomination. 1t was learn
ed from another source that Judge VIM
Hodges Mann, JuGge Asa D. Watkins and
Hon. R. G. Southall have all decided not
to run and will support Major Lassiter.
The Petersburg gentleman will, there
fore, have a clear field for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
Messrs. r. T. Thorpe, of MecklenburG:
William F. Wickham, Of Powhatan and
S. Y Gillian of Dinwiddie, are spoken
of for the Republican nomination.
- More Com rnissioners.
The Board, consisting of the Auditor,
Second Auditor, and the Treasurer, yes
terday appointed the following Commits
sioners of Valuations:
A. M. BROMLEY. Southampton; 2. B.
Britt, Nansemond; Walter Oliver, Fair
fax; J. A. Hirshberg, Newport News; DR..
Claude ]. Bradshaw, Isle of Wight:
Walter c. Brooks, Portsmouth; and II.
c. Mann, Petersburg.
There are still eighty-nine appointments
to be made, and the number of candl-
dates is on the increase.
A test case will probably soon be made
up in Richmond, in order to have the
Court of Appeals decide whether or not
this act is constitutional. firm OF
brokers ARE soliciting subscriptions to
fund to employ eminent lawyers to
fight the act through the courts
Governors to Confer.
Governor Tyler and Acknowledgement
Montague will leave for Washington on
the 23d instant to meet the Governos
and Acknowledgement of Tennessee ~
reference to the Virginia
boundary dispute.