The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-22
TALK WITH MEMBERS.
They Tell What They Think the
Legislature Should Do.
A CAUCUS ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
What Date VIII Probably BE Selected
to Nominate a Judge and to De-
eide as to the Mode of Proce-
durc in Dcaliu. With the
Details for HOldin.
the Convention.

the Convention.
The General Assembly will convene in
extra session at noon tomorrow.
Lieutenant Governor Echols will cali
the Senate to order, and Speaker Saunders
will preside over the House.
All the clerks and the pages who served
at the last regular session will I'll the
positions they held last winter, Nothing
of Importance il, likely to be done during
this week. There will probably be a good
many bills offered and referred to COM
r1ittees.
Governor Tyler will send a message,
a very brief one, to the lawmakers and
ii will be read tomorrow. Ordinarily, the
Governors message is laid upon the table
and ordered TO be printed, but it IS uil-
derstood that this one Will be read and
then ordered to be printed as a public
document.
MEMBERS COMING IN.
A number of the Senators and Delegates
have reached the city, and some informal
conferences were tlclU ldSl 5iIt-
A very Interesting question that con-
fronts the lawmakers is with reference to
the mode of procedure in arranging the
details; for the holding of the Constltu-
tiona! Convention. Those who talked the
matter over were unanimously OF the
opinion that inasmucll as this matter
has been made q party issue, the Demo.
cratic caucus should fix the OASIS OIL
renreseutation, the time for the election Oh
Iafa
tion to meet, Speaker Saunders said the
catcils might decide all Of these questions,
or il might instruct the Democratic meM-
hers of the two elections committees 10
,renare and report to the conference d
bill for the consideration OF tnat bods-
Senator Wickham thought the arrange
,nents for the holding OF the conVen-
ton should be decided by the caucus,
MAY MEET FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Democratic members OF the two
houses will probably be called by Char
man Pitcher, of the conference 10 meet
on Friday night for the purpose of nomi-
mating a candidate for judge of the Court
of Appeals, and at that time the conVen-
tion matter will be discussed
If is thought that nearly all the mem
hers of the Senate and House VIII arrive
here to-day.
The opinion is generally expressed by
the lawmakers that there VIII be no
general legislation as to which there Is
serious objection. Members, as rue
thought something might be done loot>'hS
to the Improvement OF the collditioi'9 eA
listing at the penitentiary, and some sad
the pension act, known as the Pafhs
bill, would probably be amended.
THE CONSUMING TOPIC.
The iudgeship contest ovcrshadowed all
DIV Eastp Y
last night every new arrival added inter-
nst TO the struggle. Judges White
Mann and Phlegar are all showing up
we'll and it looks if it might be a neck
and neck race between them on the hrSt
ballot. Judge Prentis Is strongly backed
from Tidewater, and it developed last
night that he will most likely get the
three votes from Albemarle. Judge Mann
will not attend the caucus, ana VIII re
main at home until the fight is over
Without his vote the caucus Will be
composed or 133 votes, and it will, there
fore. require sixty-seven to nominate.
There was a decided air OF confidence
paryading the headquarters OF Judge
Whittle last night. Speaker Saunders is
in active charge of the forces of the
Henry county man, and has at his dis
posal parlors ,, 5, ; and 6, on the frst
floor at Murphy's. a strong lobby, com
posed largely of lawyers from Judge
Riely's old home. Mr.. j. ". Carter,
Judge w. r. Barksdale, Messrs- William
Leigh and Joseph Stebbins, are among
them while Mr.. James p Harrison, of
DanvilIe, and a large delegation of bus
mess men from the Fifth and Sixth Dis
tricts, are also on hand.
ALI. ARE, WORKING HARD.
The forces of Judge Mann, who are
md at VS.
are in the hands of that very astute poll
tical leader Congressman Elect Flood,
and some of his chief lieutenants are
Colonel James Mann, Hon. r. G.. Southall
and ex-senator Walter A. Watson.
The rooms of Judge AIanns We're the
scene of much caucusing and consultation
last night
Judge Phlegar has strong backing in
the Southwest, which appears to be prac-
tically solid for him, and he has a scat
tered strength all over the State He
has considerable strength in the Eighth
Congressional District and also in the
Valley section
Hon. John w. Price. OF Bristol, is one
of his most active leaders, while Colonel
w o. Moore, of Wytheviile; Hon A a.
Campbell, of the same town. and Capt
j. r. Johnson are ably assisting them
Hon. w. B. Bowles, of Salem, is also
very active in his support.
Judge Prentis has a more Industrious
lobby here, mostly from the Second Dis
trict, ConSressman-eect Maynard. Of
Portsmouth, being the recognized leader.
THE CLERKS READY.
Sergeant alarms T. B. Watkins, of the
Senate, was at Murphy's last night, as
were also Doorkeeper of the House 4. O..
sullivan and Clerks Hurt Jordan. George
Lindsay, John Z. Loving and c. B. Mann.
a.,
to pages who were appointed for the
regular session. will hold over. and the
committees for the two bodies will re-
main intact.
Speaker Saunders said last night he
House to order. and the same is probably
true of Lieutcnant-Governo Echols, of
the Senate.
After the reading of the message of
Governor Tyler the two bodies are ex-
pected to adjourn until Thursday. and
so on, until the judgeship fight is dis