The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-04

ELECT OLD OFFICERS.
Men Who Have Served Before VIII
be Chosen Again.
CAUCUsEs HELD LAST NIGHT.
Both of the Conferences ere Like Lore
Feasts-hlay Nominate safe Officers
To-Morrow Nlght-Litt.e Doubt
That a Recess Will Be
Taken After Pfelimiua-
~ Work is Don:.
CAUCUsEs HELD LAST NIGHT.

The General Assembly will meet to-day
at noon.
All the old officers will be reelected
Speaker of the House. Hon John F.
Ryan will be chosen to preside over thia
branch of the Legislature. He ryed
as Speaker, but at the last Sc. :. Hon.
E. w. Saunders filled this high position
The Democrats Of the Senate and House
met in separate c-ucuses last right and
made their nominations.
There was not a single contest in the
conference of Democratic Senator's. The
nominations We're made as follows:
Henry T. Wickham, president pro tenn.
Joseph Button clerk
Frank 3. Watkins. sergeant-at-arms.
S. NJ Donald, doorleeper.
In the caucus of Democratic members
of the House there was but one contest,
| and that over the position of second door
keeper. Mr.. ?. e. Lipscomb was nomi-
mated before the rolI-call was completed.
The House officers will be:
John F. Ryan, speaker.
John w. Williams, clerk.
John NJ. Johrsston. serseant-at-arms.
| A o. Sullivan, arst doorkeeper.
P. e. Lipscomb. second doorkeeper.
| The caucuscs were very tame. Nothing
unexpected came up for consideration by
! either body
| The Republicans have made no nomina-
! tions, but it was said last night thes.
might give complimentary votes to-day
| for members of their party.
WHAT WILL BE DONE TO-DAY.
! The Constitutional Convention will not
| be in session until ; o'clock this after
| noon and the Legislature will hold full
| sway at the Capitol until that hour. The
| Senate will be called to order at noon by
! Lieuteuant-Ciovernor EchoIs. The oath
/ will be administered to the new Senators
| and then the officers nominated by the
/ caucus last night will be elected.
| Clerk Williams. of the House, viii call
! that body to order. The roll of members
| will be called: they will take the oath
required by them. and the nominees OF
the Democratic caucus will be elected
| There Will then be an Interchange OF
MESA gcs between the Senate and The
House. ana a joint committee Will be ap-
| pointed to wait upon the Governor. He
viIl be informed that the Legislature Is
! organized and ready to proceed TO work
! Then will follow the message from tho
Governor, which will De presented by
Private Secretary Ber 2. Owen, Jr. This
i will about conclude the york OF the first.
/ day. There viii probably be q SocG many
| bills presented. especially measures grant,
| ins, charters. as the Constitutional Con-
| vention has decided upon q general char
| ter law.
WILL TAKE. y RECESS.
There seems TO be no doubt that the
| Legislature will take recess and wait u
| reasonable time upoE the Constitutional
/ Convention for it to complete it's work.
| This seems to be the opinion OF nearly
/ all .fn members. Just hoy long this re-
cess VIII last none can tell. There is SONS
little talk about not even electing wllaE
are known as the basement officers" :"
but to let the lncumbents continue iy,
their positions until tho convection shall
| have decided just what officer the State
shall have and what their duties shalt
be. But there is no probability OF this
course Being pursued. though it has q
/ few advocatGe.
i It seems very likely that the General
Assembly vii! elect the so-called base
| ment officers. pass any bills that may be
necessary ard within TWO weeks take a
| recess. In fact it can almost he stated
that this will certainly be done
THE GENERAL CAUCUS.
A petition viii De circulated to-day for
signatures for 4 general caucus OF ALI
i the Democratic members. to, be held to-
morrow night for the purpose Of romi-
mating the candidates for the various
STATE Offices. There arc some who favor
postponinc this caucus until Friday
night but sentiment seems to be IN IA
for OF getting rid' Of these contests as
earlv as possible. II looks Very much
as is the cauci.s -roud 5e hello rs-mor-
row night.
There is no apparent change in the
situation, as regards any Of the o5fces
70 BE- flied Al the rar,1:s'ates sre still
IN tho field. No new ones have come
ont Some :l;rvc ro other hope ot VIM
! rirg 'ila-1 that the" Hisv be favored
fv Something turning ;ip.''
There will ne 2 nrettv Ia--- attHntiasc,
i % the members today. p~of,ah'v n'netc
! oe- cent of them we~e - tho CITY 1ost
! -i~'ot sor'e others viii arrive this
I morning.