The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-13
Advocated by DR.. Ware and
Backed by Geo. Y. Hunley.
PRONOUNCED UNFIT
BY MR.. WHITEHEAD
Senator Bland Massie Nominates II. C..
Payne, and the Question Will Come
Up To-Day-Bar of Amherst,
Nelson and Lynchburg Has
Endorsed wv. Kinkle
Allen-The Papers.

Present conditions strongly indicatethat
the Legislature will not elect a successor
to former Judge c. ]. Campbell, OF AM
herst, but that the place will be left va
cant. and some judge, perhaps Hon. ].
M. White, Of Alberaarle. will be desig
mated by Governor Montague. to hold
court there until the expiration of this
term next February. The turning down OF
Colonel c.. Burks Christian In the House
yesterday, and the passing by of reso.S
luton to elect in the Senate where It
was said that Mr.. T. c. Payne would be
put up, are straws which seem to indicate
the course of the wind on the subject,
and another Is that large number Of
influential members are opposed to an
election, owing to the bitter facttonal
differences existing in the county.
Following closely on the heels of what
took place In the Legislature yesterday.
a delegation arrived here last night from
Amherst and Nelson, armed with. d
strong petition signed by all the lawyers
in Nelson. seventeen In Lynchburg and
all in Amherst save two or three who
are adherents Of former Judge Campbell,
and nearly all the county officers OF AM
herst praying the Legislature to elect
Mr.. w. Einckle Allen to the place.
These papers will be presented in the
House to-day by Hon. w. H. Boaz. Of
Albemnrle, and then the policy OF the
body in relation to the matter Will DC
settled. and it Is believed 1t VIII pc IN
favor of no action
STRIKING DEVELOPMENTS.
There were all Kinds of Interesting de-
velopments in the Amherst county judge
ship situation in the Legislature yester-
day. Perhaps the most striking Of all
took place on the House side. where Mr.
Whitehead, of Norfolk, pronounced UNIT
for office Colonel c. Burks Christian
whom DR.. r. B. Ware. the delegate from
Amherst, had just admitted he proposed
to name as former Judge Campbell's sue
cessor, should the Joint resolution he had
offered for an immediate election pre-
vail Mr.. Whitehead's speech was one OF
tho most vigorous Of the session, ana In
1t he declared that 1t was being sought
to thrust upon the people of Amherst as
their judge a man wholly unit for the
place. Mr.. Whitehead charged that Colo
mel Christian was an habitual drunkard;
that he was Intoxicated when here as z 4
witness in the Campbell case. and that
he Gir. Whltehead) had seen him drunk
n hundred times. Mr.. Davis. of the jul
dietary Committee. also vigorously OPP
posed the resolution. 1t was defended by
DR.. Ware and Mr.. George Y. Hunley. but
was rejected. ayes, 20; noes, 3D.
F." " &. >
But there was much of interest in tho
matter outside OF this. BY some curious
anomaly, while DR.. Ware was trying to
get through the House n joint resolution
to proceed at u O'clock to the election OF
a judge for Amherst county. and telling
the body he would name Colonel Chris
tian, Senator Nrassie was laboring to get
through a similar one In the Senate
stating that his candidate would be Mr..
II. c. Payne. He finally agreed to let his
go over until to-day, when the senate
will act upon 1t and probably reject u.
Another interesting incident took place
In the Senate. When the cleark read the
usual communication from the House. II
stated that the latter body had agreed
to the Senate amendments to tho Camp
bell removal resolutions.
Lteutenant-G overnor Willard therenpon
announced that Judge Campbell had been
removed from office by q joint vote OF
the two houses.
Senator McIlwaine arose and read a for
nal protest to the ruling of the chair, and
asked that It be snread upon the Journal
MAY NOT ELECT.
IT IS not believed the Legislature in-
tends to elect a successor to Judge Camp
bell but that the bench In Amherst Will
be left vacant and the Governor allowed
to designate some judge to serve out the
term. This course is favored by the
Courts of Justice Committee OF the House
end Mr.. Allen, et Botetourt, member OF
the committee 9as offered a bill clearing
up any doubk regarding the Goyernor'a
right to designate in case OF the removal
Of a Judge The law at present says.
.yVhere vacancies exist by reason of death
or resignation" Mr.. Allen proposes to
strike out all this and insert the word
occur"
FIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
Almost Immediately upon the conven-
Ing OF the House yesterday Mr.,
Ware. of Amherst. offered joint
resolution fixing l2 o'clock as the hour
for electng Judge of the County Court
OF Amherst to succeed former Judge
O. j. Campbell. who was removed by tho
T legislature The resolution was imme-
dately considered and provoked the most
bitter discussion.
The House refused to refer the resolu-
meant to defeat 1t. Mr.. Davis made
first objections and then fiery debats
Mr. Whitehead drew from
Mr.. Ware the admission that II
the resolution should he adopted. he
would name Colonel O. Surks Christian
~ '''' A FIERY RrFpRT..
In opposing the resolution in q most
spirited manner. the member from Nor
folk said.
lIya1 In that county till / Was twenty