The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-03
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There ought not TO be any confusion
over the matter of who is required to take
tn. oath OF. allegiance to the new Consti-
tLt1cn," said Secretary of the Common
wealth D. @. Eggleston at Murphys last
right The provision Of the schedule on
the subject is to my mind too clear to
admit of a rea sonable doubt Executive
officers stationed at the seat of govern
rler t. member of the State Legislature
and judges of courts of record are spe-
ci1cally named. and they and no others
were in contemplation by the conven-
ton. Other officers of any class whatso-
ever are not required or even expected
to take the oath. but proceed in like man
mr. as at present. taking the usual oath
of office when they qualify for the posi-
tions to which they are elected or APP
pointed.
Il am sure no one ever contemplated
the taking of the oath by the military
officers of the State.
There we're but few people about the
hotel Hobbies last night guests having
sea altered out to catch a breath of fresh
air on the cars and elsewhere.
Judge William R Barksdale. of the
County Court of Halifax. is registered al
n:eht on private business. Judge Banks
dale has been considerably indisposed for
several days. but is much improved in
health. He is in fine spirits over his pros
rects for election as judge of the new
sixth circuit. which embraces the counties
Of LunenburS, Mecklenburg. Halifax and
C,rlpbeli and the city of Lvnchourg. At
present Judge Barksdale has no oppo-
sticn and it seems altogether likely that
he will have a clear field in the caucus.
ETc has made an admirable county Judge,
and has been on the bench in Halifax
for a great number Of years. Judge
RarEsdale is a warm admirer of Senator
Carter Glass, OF Lynchburg, and Is sup
porting him for Congress in the Sixth
District He thinks his county VIII give
Mr.. Glass a fine majority in the coming
primary.
Nj Henry ". Holt a prominent law
yer OF Stanton. is in the city on pri-
va,e business, and is registered at Muir
phys.
II am warmly for jeff. Wallace for
Congress in this district. and I think he
has a fine chance to win. said Il promi-
rent insurance man of this city to a
gro W. of friends at New F'ords last
night. Just then two other voters in the
party announced their Interiors of sup
porting Mr. Wallace. and one of them
said he worked in a large establishment
i'll which Mr.. Wallace would get all the
tcteS from the mana gers down. The
fight for Congress here is beginning to
look up considerably. and the situation
is being discussed freely about the hotel
lCl bies.
7-rginians In the city last night were:
New Ford's-C. II. Keeling and child.
Atlas: J. F. Davis and daughter. Birch;
Cr S. T. x. Kent. Ingram; W A. Gray
and r. y. East. South Boston; A r. Bow
die Virginia.
M,rphy's-I. F. Youngblood Norfolk:
W. A Gathright, Dabney's: H. Williams.
Blackstone; Mrs. NJ, c. Moseley. Virginia
Ms: Chapman. Williamsburg: F ". san
fnr,,. Newport News: A ?. Mann Min
elal Harold ". Parker Mineral
Iexington-W. Edgar WadaiI LeSins-
ton; c. l. Johnson. Wingna.
Among the out-of-State guests regis
fc,ed at the Lexington are Messrs. 6.
". Rippard. Baltimore; W VI. Poindex-
ter, Chattanooga
NJ. A. l.. Baylor. of Essex county. is
among the Eirginians registered at the
Jefferson.
DR.. S. T. A Kent OF Ingram. Halifax
county. Is in the city on private bust
ness and is registered at New Ford's
DR.. Kent. who is one OF the most promi-
nent practicing physicians in Halifax
county. has the distinction of having
presided and kept the time at the re-
cent warm Joint debate at Houston be-
tween Senators Glass and Clavtor. rival
candidates for Congress in the Sixth
District