The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-02
POSITION MANY
WOULD ACCEPT
Federal ]ud ge's:shlp ge's:s.hlp is Not
Often Declined.
LEWIS WILL NOT RUN
He is Not in the Race TO Succeed
Judge Paul.
LEADERS MAY TAKE NO ACTION
Will Probably Not Make Any Recommends
tions to the President Daniel 1ligg
and Walter S. Poage Are
Spoken of for The Place.
Mr.. AIderson Not
an Aspirant.
LEADERS MAY TAKE NO ACTION

There will be a lively fight for the
judgeship of the United States District
Court for the Western District of Vir-
ginia, made vacant by the death of Judge
John Paul.
1t is probable that tllere will besa dozen
or more candidates.
Had President Mckinley lived the Re
ably have recomme ended District Attorney
T. NJ Anderson. This was what was
talked about at the Roanoke Convention.
Mr.. Anderson, it is now said. will not be
a candidate. 1t is further stated that the
big party leaders may not take a very
active part in the fight Most of them
are Federal otfice-holders and will have
to go UP to President Roosevelt soon and
ask for reappointment. They do not
know the President as they did his prede-
cessor. Roosevelt has the reputation of
doing unexpected things, and these Re-
publican leaders are said to think it
might toe the wise thing to do to let the
President alone in this matter.
NOT a CANDIDATE.
Judge L. l.. Lewis has confided to some
friends that he will not be a candidate.
He would have a strong backing for the
place, but he thinks some lawyer, a res
idCiIL ou lllS uiSIiiSt, SiAoutu De'- CiicSSii-
The Judge was panied when his name
was mentioned in connection with the
office while his old friend, Judge Paul,
was still living.
It was learned last night that Hon.
Daniel Trigg. of Abingdon will be
candidate. He is q Democrat and one OF
the leading lawyers of his part of the
State His friends have hopes that he
will win, for the new President has been
gn1lppfi0C office the
South.
Z, A strong candidate will be Mr.. Walter
S. 7Poage. of yYytheville, q man=who has
q wide acquaintance and extensive prac-
tice in the Southwest. He is a Republi-
can, but enjoys the very highest esteem
of the Democrats. Mr.. Poage was at
Murphy's Hotel last night. He said while
friends had talked to him about becom-
ing a candidate long before Judge Pau.
died, he could not think Of doing so.
But he is dead now, and q splendid
man has passed away" said Mr.. Poage
"a successor will have to be chosen and
I would esteem it a very high honor to
be his successor. There is hardly any
lawyer to be found who would not be
proud of an appointment to the Federal
bench. .
Mr.. Poage was here to see a sick rela-
tive and left the city last night.
OTHER ASPIRANTS.
Mr.. John c. Blair, of Wytheville, the
assistant district attorney, will be q
candidate. He is a son of the late Frank
S. Blair and a brother of Hon. Robert
w. Blair, the member of the Constitu-
tional Convention from Wythe county.
Mr.. Henry Clay Mcdowell. of Big Stone
Gap, is an aspirant. He is a kentuckian.
and has the backing of big politicians
of that State. Mr.. Mcdowell went to
Big Stone Gap from Louisville.
It is pretty well understood that Hon.
A. P. Gillespie, the member of the Con-
stitutional Convention from Tazewell
county, will have his name presented to
the President. He is an able lawyer and
one of the richest men in Southwestern.
Virginia.
Hon. Harry ST George Tucker and Hon
Holmes Conrad, both Democrats, are
mentioned as the possible successor of
Judge Paul General John E. Roller, OF
Rockingham, is a candidate. and has the
backing of General Rosser. who is on
mighty good terms with the President.
But General Rollers age is against him.
The whole sum and substance of the
matter is that there may be half a hum
dred or more candidates, but President
Roosevelt is likely to keep the people
guessing until he makes his selection.
A Federal judgeship is for life, and is a
position the average lawyer would not
decline.