The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-29
THE DEADLOCK
STILL con TIIlNUES
Another Futile Effort to
Nominate a Judge.
TOOK SEVEN BALLOTS.
WhittIe Holds His Own and Refuses
to Make aShow-doWn.
JUDGE PRENTIs DROPS OUT
His Name Formally Withdrawn from
from the Caucus-Battlc Royal is
On Between the Three Leaders.
Hot Fight Over Adjourn
ment-Another Meeting
Thursday Night.

The Democratic caucus OF the e'eiie' '''
Assembly met again last night, ana aieei
taking several fruitless ballots on tnes
iudeeship of the Supreme Court, al
iorrned to meet again on Thursday night
,.ba, another attempt will be made to
nominate a candidate
Just before adjournment Senator May
nard formally and finally withdre" tue
name of Judge r. r. Prentis SO the oat-
tie will now be fought out between tie
three leading candidates
The forces of Judges Mann and Phlegar
! tried every possible means to drop Judge
: NNhit1le so as to see what be "oulo "o
with his strength but the supporters Oh
| the Henry man stuck together ana re-
| fused to be forced to make snow do"h'
The leaders of Judges Mann ana fhle-
/ ear trained closely together throughout
! the entire meeting, and finally brought
about an adjournment through q con,ll,
! nation of their forces. They struggled
! hard against the efforts OF the Whittie
| people to fix a date for another meeting,
| and would perhaps have carried their
noint but for the breaking away from
| them of Hon. John Whitehead, or NOT
i folk, and Senator Wickham, of Hanover
| who caused a stampede of votes from
| ave to no on the question of ADJOURN
| ment without day Senator FLOOD lor
| Judge Mann and Delegate Price for Judge
| Phlegar made impassioned speeches
against Mr.. Saunders right to nave a
| date fixed after a motion to adjourn had
| been made.
ALL ARE STILL HOPEFUL.
| The friends of all the candidates talked
| hopefully of the final result of the StruS-
! gle after the adjournment was accom-
| plished last night.
Hon. r. CT Southall said he believed
| the contest would be settled Thursday
| night and that Mann would win.
| Major S. Heth Tyler said about the
same thing in behalf of Judge Ph,egar.
| Speaker Saunders, Hon. S. l. Kelley and
! Congressman Swanson, for Judge Whit
| tie. agreed that they had the big end OF
the fight, and would hold it until crowned
| with victory in the caucus Thursday
! night.
| The fight is going to wax warm from
| now on, and it will be a battle royal until
| il is determined one way or another
| The caucus was called to order by
! Chairman T. c.. Pitcher at o'c clock. Sec
| retary Charles c. Bland recorded.
| The balloting was Immediately pro
ceeded with between Judges White,
! Mann ana fnlcSdG, iSliiiS ii'iHA AIS
| received the lowest number of votes on
the last ballot Friday night and his name
| being dropped under the rules.
| THE FIRST BALLOT.
| The first ballot stood as follows:
| For Phlegar-Messrs. Ayers, Baker,
| BoWles Bruce, Cowan, Davis, L. G. Dono-
| hoe, Dupuy, E;wel, Fleet, Folkes, Gale
| her. Gent. Johnston, Lambert, Lewis.
Lyle, Lyons, Madison, NIassie, McClung.
| Mcconnell, Moss. Parks, Patteson, Pol
| lock- Price, Robinson, Rolston, Ryan,
| Shands. ST. Clair, Steel, Stickley, Tate,
Todd, Toney Tyler, Waring, ]. M. White
| head Wilard-i1.
! For Mann-Messrs. Baugh, BirdsonS,
! Blallev Bland, Boaz, Clarke, Cogbill, S.
| r. Donohoe, Duke. Edwards, Embrey,
| Flood, Foster, Garnett, Hartley, Hubard,
| Jeffries. Felix NJ. Jones, Thomas n. Jones,
1 T. G. Jordan, Matter Jordan, LeCato,
| Lupton, Maynard, McIlwaine, McAlis-
| ter, Morris. overly, Owen, Petit, Pilch-
| er, Priddy, Sands. Shelton, Southal. Wal
| lace, Watkins, Warrhen, John White
| head. Willard, Williams-H
| For Whittle-Messrs. Akers, Anderson,
| Barksdale, Barclay, Blakemore, Buntin,
| Cardwell, Churchman. Clayton, Clement.
| Dodson, Farley, Eggleston, Featherston,
| Fitzpatrick, Glass, Goad, Gouldman,
| Gregory, Harvey, Hume. Hutcheson,
| James, Jennings, Kelley. Keezell. Lacy,
! Ieech, Matthews, McRae. Munford, Muir
| rell, Musgrave, -Newhouse, Nottingham.
Opie Saunders, Stoner. Tuck, Tyler,
| Ware Wexford, Joseph Whitehead-3.
BALLOTS WITHOUT RESULTS.
The second ballot was taken without
| re-entering Judge Prentis. Itresulted as
follows:
| Phlegar. -.......... ..-.43
Manu.. ....... ...... ..................fl
Nnlttie.... ....... ....... ..........---. 10
Judge Mann was dropped, and the third
| ballot resulted as follows, Judge Prentis
! being again entered:
Phlegar....-..... ......-....4o
Manu.. .....-..........4o 10
I prentlS.-... ...............3S
The fourth ballot, with Prentis out. re-
| suited as follows:
,,aa ~ u
WhittIe. .....-.-.......-.42
| WANTED TO DROP TWO.
Mr.. Hume moved to drop the two low
est candidates and proceed TO elect a
| judge. This brought a dozen leaders to
! their feet, and Senator Munford ap-
| pealed to the caucus not to adopt a
clotnre rule, but TO give every man a
chance. Senator Flood spoke along the
same line, and Mr.. Hume withdrew his
motion amid loud applause.
Another ballot was then taken with
out re-enterins Judge Prentis. There was
very little change in the result. the vote
standing as follows:
Phlegar. Observation-Disclosures. 80
Mann. ..-........ ............. As
Whittle........ ........... .........45
| Judge Phlegar was dropped and Judge
Prentis again brought into the race. The
vote on this ballot was as follows:
Prentls. ...........
s Mann.
Ehittfe..
Before tue vote was announced Mr..
Nottingham changed his vote from Prem
It's to Wfittle, and he was loudly cheered.
Judge Mann was then dropped and
Judge PhIegar again entered The ballot
was as follows:
Prentis. ss........
sWhlelle,........,s .35
Ph1egar-. 3. -. .45
JUDGE RRENEIS WITHDRAWN.
Senator Maynard withdrew the name Of