The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-12
NEW MEMBERS HERE.
Legislators Gauaering for Session
.To-morroW-Ca Tonight.

rnOrrOW-CaucuS Tonight.
Members of tho new General Assembly.
which VAL convene a hooa TO- m =! Tow !.
rully quorum OF both houses ure on tn.
scene OF their labors for the next sixty
DAYS.
House reelected and already here at.
tending the session OF the Old oooy, a
large number OF the new members came
day almost ali the others will be he e.
Twenty of the forty members OF the Sea-
ate are holdovers and have two moe
S been rys &c d. One I member Of The
present House, Hon.. Arthur G. Harman,
mas been elevated to the Senate. a large
The fourteen new senators nave arrived.
The Democrats lnenuers OF the Two
bodies will cuucus to-day for oil.cers OF
prumlke to be merely iorn-ai affairs. as
only one officer OF either body has opposi-
tion. 3. y H Fl
Docrkesper Samuel M donald, OF Au-
gusta. mas an opposition In the Re :, son n
viii WIN with ease. He Is also an asp.iant
tor Register OF the Land Office. but tie
Us lo t haforsp
evening.
Tie eve Of the assembling OF General
Assembly is very tame now under the new
regime compared to conditions under the
old. when all the basement officers"
wcrU usually elected. The new Constttu-
ticn has taken out of the hands OF the
General Assembly the election OF treas
uicr, commissioner Of agriculture. secre-
lary OF the Commonwealth and SuperN-
tenGent of public instruction. heretofore
chosen by the body. These are now
elected by the people. THIS leaves to be
CHOSEN blythe Leg stature and the Demo.
Graz tic caucus only tho auditor. second
auditor, register Of the land office and
superintendent OF public printing. OF
lnese but two offices arc contested-resis-
ter OF the land office, for which there are
three candidates. and public printer, ior
whic. there are but two. Besides these
q Circuit judge Is to be chosen bS the
caucus and by the General Assembly
to III the vacancy duo to the death of
Judge Hubbard, in the Williamsburg Dis
trict There are five aspirants for this
honor but the fight is really said to have
narrowed to two. Usually there5is a fight
ove.. officers OF the two houses, but ms
year there is but one contest and that
has been referred to-. This makes tho
situation rather, tame
Aualtor OF Public Accounts Morton
larye will be reelected without opposl-
ton as will Second Auditor J. G. Dew,
dates are John w. Richardson, incum,
ben, and j. n. Brenaman and Samuel
NJ. Donald.
FOR public printer the candidates are
j. IA OBannon, incumbent and Horace
A. Hawkins. os'this city.
The greatest fight before the House
a ns,4eaa't 81 samltting bssgatss.s 8
Owens and Parker. OF NortolK coun " y,
to the Democratic caucus. .Iney WI ~. y y
elected by tho faction known as the
Fusionists In Norfolk. county oyer GIL
ddntes Of the faction known as Stra-sn!-
outs, and recognized BY the state - ~
ocrn tic Committee as the regular ore. y.
iyatinn In that county. THIS may pc taKe,n
up, but will hardly be dec ded ct too ~, We
caucus. Representatives Of both rae tor W,
are on the ground, ready 10 present t''eH
,, cases before the caucus ~,
Among the members-elect III the ely =.
last night wela the following, who are
registered at the hotels: Delegate g. -! =,
Bryant, of southam pton. at MuTpny,s;
Judge Archer a. Phlegar and N 3. Pile,
member,lect 81 the SENATE at t n - s'oM II
Gharotte " M Sterrff't ra 81 ,fH. j. g
Evaret Of Nelson; p. a. Hoao.e o., iIa e'
| City, Scott county: Il ponnaid ocoi!' e e
! Amherst; W. II. McNiel, OF Ice - ~
Noel, Of Pennington Gap; a: q siI = o vs..
| Of Williamsburg; a. b. Coleman; OF noa
| nnko and Senator-elect Camnl ~ te,n!!
Of Buckingham, all AT, the same hosiery,
| Others may be at private MONIES II, W =, NC
citv. By'ttils evening nearly all ,ne ~ y,
| bnrss, and members-elect Will pc mere. ana
the hotel Hobbies will be Lively.