The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-01
Only Z For-aI Session

The final session Of the convention vas
merely formal, the business being lin
lied 10 the adoption Of the engrossed
draft Of the new organic law and q reg
ist-aticn ordnance TO carry into effect
the new suffrage plan provided for the
State Handsome gold watches were
presented by the members TO the presi-
dent, Hon John Goode. Of Bedford, and
10 Col. JOSEPH Button secretary OF the
convention Senator Daui6F made the
presentation 10 Nj Gocde. and beth his
speech and that of the recipient were
graceful bits Of eUloey-
Under the resolution prOcIaimirg the
co1st tuition 1t becomes effective on July
1o and the General Assembly is called
together fer July Is To recognize the in
strument and TO adopt such supplement
tary legislation as may be necessary
Governor Montague has issued his proc
Iauation convoking the legislators for
the date named Il is expected that this
July session viii continue at least two
weeks nd possibly three Judges fer
TIE tEa- ty-foUT new circuits are 20 Be
elected and some spirited contests are
already assured.
Fights for Various JudgeshiPs.
In almost every case the judges Of the
present circuit courts viii be judges OF
the new circuits, being unoDDosed IN
nest cases IN she ciev. Judge B r.
wexford will retire and Mr.. Beverly T,
Crnrp viii be chosen 10 succeed him
There is 10 opposition TO Mr.. Crump-
Fifteen Of the present circuit judges are
unGpposed candidates for the new Judge
ships. and IN three others the present
judges are opposed by other aspirants.
Il the Third circuit County Judge
Timothy Hives, Of Prince George. and
II. Robert 7. TUTnbuu. Of Brunswick,
both members OF the late Constitutional
convention, are n the field, as is also
County Judge J. 2 West, Of Sussex.
In the Eighth circuit Judge John n
White OF AIbemaTle: Mr.. Paul Petit
Of Fluvanna, and Mr. 3. T. Gordon, late
member OF the convention from Nelson
are in the field
In tie Thirteenth circuit Judge G. T.
Garrett. OF Matthews county. and Nj.
Clagzett 3 Jones, Of King and Queen
county. both members CT the late con
ventiGn. are rivals for tho JudgeshiD
IN the Eighteenth circuit Circuit Judge
5. Houston Leteher, Of RockDridge, and
Mt. Joseph a. Glasgow, Of Augusta, are
candidates.
II the Nineteenth circuit Judge George
K Anderson. Of Allegheny. and Judge
c. W BTecknrIdge, Of BoJetOurJ, are as
piTants.
In tho Twenty-second circuit Judges
Henson and Stuart are IN the race
In the TwenJy-third circuit Judge J. P.
Shcffey and Judge 3. T. Hutton are the
asQirants.
In the Twentieth circuit two Of the
present circuit judges are candidates
for the new 5udgesiip- They are Hon J.
r. Tucker, Of Bedford, and Hon. Il. E.
Blair, of Roanoke
Review Of the Convention.
The constitutional convention began
its sessions on June u, 1901, ana ad-
journed sine die on June %, 1902. but
the session was not continuous. as there
were several recesses. Altogether The
body sat about 800 days. ard cost the
State about $3.50, 900. This sum, it is es-
timated by gtatisticians. viii be saveJ
n one years operation of the new con
stitution, which reduces the cost of tht
judiciary greatly, increases the revenu,
from corporation properties and effects
retrenchnent wherever practicable
without dctriDent 10 the best INTEREST,"
OF the Commonwealth.
One important and immediate efEec
wiz be the holding OF the Congressiona
elections this fall under he new suffrage
plan, which eliminates about - per cen
OF the negroes and possibly 10 per cen
Of the whites from the electorate. II +
thought that the new electorate VIII in
sure electing all the ten Democratic
candidates for Congress The Ninth an,
Tenth districts Rhea's and Floods. re
spectiveIy. are least affected by the ncv
Law Swanson, in the Fifth, viii hay
Republican opposition, but It is cUasld
cred certain that he VIII wiz, neverthe
less. Republicans VIII run il the Sec
o1d, Ninth, and Tenth also, though d