The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14
Mr.. /. p. Whitehead Succeeds
in Getting Factions Together.
JUDGE WHITE is
ACCEPTABLE TO ALL
He Will Preside in the Court of Amherst
Next Monday = After February
Next He viii Become Circuit
Judge-Hot Fight Looked
for in Amherst County
This Fall.

The famous Amherst county judgeship
matter has at last been finally and
amicably adjusted. upon the lines In
dicated In the forecast made in The
Times-Dispatch Of yesterday.
A delegation of members and citizens.
composed OF Mr.. +. P. Whitehead. OF
Amherst; Hon, r. B. Davis. Of Peters,
burg, leader of the House Judiciary Com
mittee In the Campbell case; Senator
Bland Massie. Of Nelson, and DR.. r. =.
Ware. OF Amherst. called upon Cover
nor Montague early yesterday morning.
and told His Excellency that all parties
had agreed to the designation OF Judge
]. NJ. White. of the County Court OF
Albemarle. to hold the County Court OF
| Amherst during the unexpired term Of
former Judge c. J. Campbell. Governor
Montague readily assented to the agree
ment and the delegation left well pleased
with the result.
| Before the delegation waited upon the
! Governor, conference was held at the
|Capitol between representatives OF tho
warning factions II. .anlhersz and mem-
bers OF both branches of the Legislature,
and It was agreed that this course was
| the proper one to pursue
| The matter was urged by MI. White
head as the best solution of the trouble.
and he soon induced tho others to 1ali
in. line.
At the conference with the Governor,
the Executive wished to know whether
Judge Galloway Brown, OF Bedford, would
be acceptable. There was no objection to
Judge Brown. but it was shown that his
location was such that he would not be
able to I'LL the position. having to travel
al IN reach AnhSfSt.
PLEASURE EXPRESSED.
Much pleasure Is expressed at the
amicable adjustment of ths matter. all
though there was no other course open
to the Campbell people. The House
had indicated In no uncertain
tones that it would not vote to elect
Colonel G. Burks Christian. who would
have been put up by DR.. Ware. and had
the Senate resolution. under which Sena-
| tor Massie said he would have named
Mr.. T. C.. Payne come to a vote. 1t would
have likely met the same fate. In other
words. the Legislature had fully made
up its mind not to put upon the bench
| in Amherst county q partisan OF either
Of the warning factions. and Its leaders
had concluded that the best thing to do
was to name Judge White
Hon, Bennett r. Gordon. OF Nelson. and
Mr.. Fred ]. Harris. of Amherst. came in
yesterday and were armed with strong
papers, urging the election of Mr.. w.
| Kinkle Allen to the vacant judgeshlp.
These gentlemen urged that Mr.. Allen
was the choice of the bar and people OF
Amherst save those who train with the
former Judge. as well as Of the bars OF
Lynchburg and Nelson. but when they
found the Legislature had determined
4. not to elect, they readily assented to
the designation of Judge White. who Is
! everywhere recognized as q fine man
and an upright Judge.
IN HIS OWN FIELD.
| Judge White has Just been elected to
preside over tho new Eighth Circuit, en-
hracing the counties of Albemarle. Am
herst Nelson. Fluyanna and Goochland
and the city of Charlottesville. The
new Circuit Court system becomes Of
fectiye on February !. 1904. and the
designation of Judge White 10 sit IN Am
horst In the interim will give him an
introduction to the bar and people OF this
portion of his circuit In advance OF &C
tually going on the new bench.
The compromise which was reached on
yesterday over the Amherst judgeship
settles the legislative end OF one of the
Il longest ana ultlelcSt oS' dt5esASsS 1WANHSS'sN
at the Capitol in many years, The mat
ter has been constantly before the pub
lilo ever since the day former Judge
/ Campbell struck the Rev. Mr.. Crawford
/ BECAUSE OF publication the latter had
! written concerning the former In the
i Christian Federation. and It's every stage
has been watched, with the utmost IN
seres' HOT pS 'ts HATTLE hsiHt.f FOR HOUSE,.
l No move has been made. so far as is
known here, on the part of former Judge
4 Ca ampbell to take his case to the Supreme
Court and the fact that his, personal
ed ses Resolutions ti to proceed to tho election
| Of his successor would seen, to indicate
that they consider him removed from
The announcement is made that former
Judge Campbell will be candidate for
i the b emocratLo nomination. TOR the House
| OF Delegates In Amherst this fan. and
i great fight Is expected. There Is some
faiK Of ofeCommonw nwealth's-Attorney Otto
i L. Evans entering the race. and they
i are known TO be personal AMI polite
eenemies Of lone, standing; superryis9l
\ Of Temperance MagisteriaI District B
lB. Campbell and DR.. Don Scott. OF Elon
4 are also mentioned. 1T is. said by the
Il Anti -Campbell forces that they will have
I hut one candidate and that they are
preparing to make the battle of theli
iiwes :. On the other hand, former Judge
Campbell is said to 6e be-. strG,nE In his