The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-18
AMONG The
POLITICIANS
Something Of a Contest IS on
in Chesterfield.
is VERY HOT IN AMHERST.
The Prediction Is Made that Or. Don
Scot, viii Defeat Former Judge G.
!. Campbell Final Revis-
ion Committee.

| Captain ". w. Baker. OF Chesterfield
county. is a candidate for election to
the House Of Delegates. and 1t Is con-
coded that he will be returned practically
| without opposition. Chesterfield, Man
| chester and Powhatan county are also
| entitled to q floater delegate. There will
| be q contest for this position, as we'll
| as for tho succession to Senator Cogblll.
who will retro at the close OF his torn.
| Theer aer two candidates for the senator.
ship, one from Manchester and the other
| from Powhatan. Mr.. John G. Robertson.
| of Manchester Is In the field for. the
| honor, and Mr.. J. P. Sadler Is the Pow
| hatan candidate a
For the nomination for floater dele
cato ex-Delegatc Carter Harrison, OF
Powhatan, and Mr. Robert S. Ryes. OF
Manchester, are In the field. Powhatan
| may get both the Senator and the floater
delegate. Mr.. D. l.. Toney. at present In
the House. will not stand for reelection.
In the senatorial district OF Lynchbprg
and Campbell, 10 succeed Sena tor Don p.
Ealsey. there are two canddateS Mr..
William A.. O'Bren and Mr.. A. r.
Thomas. both Of whom reside Just outside
the city Of Lynchburg. are the asplrants
Both have strong following. but gentle-
men familiar with the situation there
predict tina Mr. O'Br!cn will win.
THE AMHERST FIGHT.
Reports from Amherst county arc to the
effect that lively campaign for the
House OF Delegates nomination In that
district is now on, and ut promises to
be very warm before the primary, should
one be held. The lively feature is added
to the campaign by the candidacy of
ex-Judge Clarence j. Campbell who
will make vigorous canvass In the
hope OF election. The Judge would regard
his election to the House as In the nature
OF a vindicaton. after his removal from
the county judgeshp. Prior to his election
to the judgeship he represented the coun-
ty for several terms in the House, and
1t was while serving therein that he was
elected to the bench, from which he was
recently removed. He Is being opposed
by DR.. Don Scott. one OF the best known
and strongest men In the county. Both
are making nm active canvass, and live
~ campaign Is anticipated. The indica-
tons are that 1t will not be stump CAM
paign. but close canvass or a still hunt
for votes. Judge Campbell will make
the hardest fight OF his career. for VIC
tory would be doubly sweet to him after
the action OF the present General As
sembly. Dr. Scott, too. will make a
close and aggressive campaign. for he
stands as the representative OF the anti
Campbell forces. He Is expected to win. |
II the campaign should develop into a
stump canvass 1t would certainly be n
stormy ono. AS 1t is there is much sup
pressed feeling among the more active
supporters Of the two men.
NECESSARILY SLOW.
Many OF the members OF the House and
Senate have been twitted by their con-
stituents with having been In session an
long time putting the Constt-
tuition into effect. In the Interest OF
these members Mr.. ]. N. Brennman. a
we'll known statistican and authority on
legislative matters, has figured out
OF the records Of the General
Assembly following the Underwood con-
vent!on and the time Of sittIngs OF the
present convention. Both followed the
adoption OF new State Constitutions and
had many changes to make In the statu-
tory laws OF the Commonwealth to con-
form them to the organic law. The
convention Itself recognized the neccs-
sty for longer session and gave tho
General Assembly Leave to sit as long as
might be necessary, within the liH!tations
Of its life
The General Assembly following the
convention convened on Ooto-
Der s. 1869, and adjourned July II. 1870;
reconvened October i. 1870 and sat until
November 10, 1S70;= reassembled December
Z, 1870, and adjourned sine die March 81,
1871. total sitting of fourteen months
and twelve days.
The General Assembly OF 1901 and l002
July 18th to July 2Sth; recon-
May 10. 1908, a total OF six months and
twenty days. The General Assembly VIII
reconyene on the 18th OF November and
will sit thirty or forty days, making a
ota Of less than eight months IN al.
This record will compare favorably with
that Of the Assembly Of ls6o-7o The
present General Assembly has at least d
seven months the better of the comparl-
ON FINAL REVISION.
The Legislative Joint Committee on
FINAL Revision Of the Statutes is still
engaged In the work. The members di-
aed up hlee a o. nsm W. enan
sitting In this city while Senator Mann
IND Delegate r. B, Davis worked IN PEI
ersburg and Delegate ]. r. Cation at his
nome In Alexandria. Mr., Boaz, OF the
which has been sitting IN
his city, stated last nisht that his com
york In about week. Then the entire
committee Will sit together In Wythe-
lille, and Messrs, Roaz, Walker and An- J
lerson will review the work of the other !
hree, Messrs Mann. Davis and Cation J
viii revise the work OF the committee
which has been sitting In this city,
The full committee will go to 1Vythe-
lille on the 24th and will probably SIT
several weeks there.
Mr.. Boaz expressed the opinion that the :
General Assembly would be In session
ully month when 1t conyenes Noyem-
Ter 1lth This time will be necessary py 9
eason of the vast volume Of important
matter to be passed upon by
he two houses. With the great hummer
I roll calls necessary under the new
considerable time VIII be re-
uired to put all these revised statutes
through the necessary legislative stages. 9