The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-01-15


General Assembly has remained In
session until this time. As | writ,
this, the tired Legislators are Tuning a
their desks while Harry Owen intone,
the many useless roll-calls provided
for by the Constitutional Convention
The week has been dull at the Cap.
itol. About the only interesting fea-
ture has been the final defeat in the
Senate Of the much amended Leake
bill, which sought TO complete the
Barksdale pure elections law by pro-
viding for special grand jury investi-
cations subsequent to all primary and
general elections.
The promoters Of the Lewis aud
Clark Exposition, which is to be held
in Portland, Oregon, III 1905, have been
endeavoring to persuade the legislature
to appropriate $4,000 for Virginia
building at the Exposition. They prom
Use, If Virginia will do this, that Oregon
will contribute $4,000 to the James.
town Exposition. They will make a
strong fight before the new legislature,
and no doubt will have the ready help
Of the tide-water representatives.
This week will be an interesting one
to several Of the basement officers.
The Democrats Of the two bodies will
meet in separate caucusses tonight to
select their officers: but there are no
contests, except for the D0orkeeper Of
the Senate, and Donald it is thought
will be reelected easily.
The joint caucus will meet Thursday
or Friday Of this week to select Reg
lister Of the Land Office, Public Printer,
to fill the vacant judgeship in the
Fourteenth Circuit, and to 20 through |
the form Of renominating Col. Morton |
Marye, as Auditor Of Public Accounts
and Judge Dew, as Second Auditor.
For the Land Office, there are five can
didates Col. John w. Richardson, Of
Smyth county, the incumbent; ;. NJ
Donald, Of Augusta, at present Door.
keeper Of the Senate; ]. n. Brenaman,
Of Shenandoah, at present one Of the
House committee clerks; Col. S. NJ.
Newhouse, Of Culpeper, a member of
the present house; and Mr.. Haynes,
of Franklin, who seems to be the only
one Of the candidates who hasn't con-
tracted the habit Of feeding at the
public crib. The impression around
the Capitol is that Richardson is the
strongest candidate, and will win un-
less some combination is formed that
shall result in his defeat.
For Public Printer, Capt. James II.
O'Bannon, who has held the position
'ince he defeated A. h. Micou, Of Is
'ex, some sixteen or eighteen years ago,
always has opposition, and always
wins out. He is expected to do so this
ime, although he has an active OPP !
;onent in the person Of Horace A.
hawkins, Of the News Leader, whose
riends claim that he has much
trength.
The vacant judgeship undoubtedly
les between Hon. Manly II. Barnes, of
Jew Kent, and Hon. d. Gardiner Ty-
sr, of Charles City. Mr.. Roger r.
iregory, Of New Kent, is also can.
idate, as is Mr.. Norvell Henley, Of
Williamsburg, aud Judge Smith. of
hampton. The Barnes and Tyler
eople both claim 10 have enough
otes to win on the first ballot: but the
sue is doubtful. The atmosphere +
round the Capitol is very Barnes
Ike. The fact that his brother, A. J.
srnes, defeated Hon. II. W. Madison, 1
he Tyler candidate in the house dis &
let, which includes every county in 3
the judicial circuit, with the Judge
mp as the clear issue, the fact that all
the representatives from counties or
ties in the district are for Barnes. and
e additional fact that he has the en- +
rsement Of most of the bar Of the &
strict, gives his candidacy great au
orlty. But, on the other hand, Mr..
Ter is just completing a term in the
ate Senate, and will have the SUD- a
TT of many personal friends in the q
lcus. Mr.. Gregory undoubtedly Y
'uld be a strong candidate but for IT
fact that Tyler is going to get many /
les that would otherwise have gone
him, as young Gregory belongs to
ne family and is an exceptionally
e man.
t seems as If there may be Just one
re county judge who may not serve
his term, as information has reach
us here that Judge Alexander Beav-
OF Buchanan county, is seriously,
hsps fatally, i'll with small pox, at
Iliamson, w. Va.
nez Haden, who shot and killed
hes McDOugall, 10 a questionable III
ut, last Saturday night, was acquit-
In the police court yesterday. The
oting was shown clearly to have
D accidental.