The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-21
Hon. S. M. Newhousc Defeated
for the Land Office 81
Thirteen Votes.
Mr.. BARNES WAS. BADLY y a
BEATEN FOR JUDGE
Nominations Bestowed After thee
Caucus Has Listened 70 Flood III II
Of Eulo9gistii,c: g oratory, y: n
Norfolk County C,o,l- I NJ
test Was Not Men 5aE.
toned. n /. T. sss b. ~

! Ono OF tho largest Democratic legts
5latiye ca,tcusess held here In recent year Is
last night renomina ted ~ ohm W. Ricl';-s3ss Ritc'lt';3s
ardson, OF s,nyth county, for the e . fonr fe'l'! #
year term as Register or the Land OMco %
and superintendent Of grounds and u build
ings, and nominated D. Gardiner T ylers i4
OF Charles City county, rs judg Sof5 the' "
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit for a. term 5orSS
eight years, from FEBRUARY 4, 1904 f3 ~ esS
nominations are equlva,,nt to election
Both victories were popular, and in bot
tbs margin of the winner was grcatcsrI}s
than had been anticipated by the opposssilT73s.
ton and their friends. II.
4 The Richmond delegation and that from 4
TTenrico voted to a man for Richard son y \
for Register OF tho Land Office, but sli dis
lvded UP considerably on the vote for
circuit Judge. Senator Bryant and sDele-S58
gates Cox, Anderson and TlomasorS! e Y ss
voted for Mr. Tyler, willis Senator a l,-ss
derson and Hartman and Delegates wall
glace, Kelley and Rosenegk Werci r.sls
Barnes. SS Si5s 33 :GE.SS
Fusion Fight N t65 U :. sssssI55l371 3sIS1a
The expected contest ov.sr Tie rigbtsnfs3ES
Delegates Parker and Owens. q { Norfo llsss#
county, ito sit in 4 Democratic caucus "
was not even mentioned. This Is $under-5s5
stood to mean that the opponents OF the N
claims Of the two Norfolk coun ty del le53$s
gates to sit lin the caucus has BEEN e--5s
iferred until u House caucus Is held dN3tlo5s 3,tl
nominate a successor to Cap talr1 z ArthlirsS
%. Sullivan as doorkeep,sr. The nnti-St
"a. r1fouta ad
erenca to have the matter of the eSgihilitHE5
of N1essrs Owens and Parker to sit III {
a. Democratic caucus settled by the Demo-s.
cratic members OF the House without tina 8
intervention of the Senate. indeed prace-
dents for action by the House alone wern
being looked up and lively skirmtsli
was expected on this question first OF
ALL
The death Of Captain Sullivan was ans
nounced yesterday, nd a once made thsiss
holding Of House caucus necessary to- q
choose a successor. Tho Norfolk county 8s
fight will break out afresh and hs foughe
to finish In that caucus, whenever u
1t is he'd. AS for the doorkeepership8 OF II;
the House. 1t is a foregone conclusi iolaS
that Mr.. p. z. Lrpscomb.f Of King and \
Queen county, now assistant doorkeeperss9
will ha chosen to succeed Captain sullissS
van. Ho will probably be nominated by II
acclamation. Then an assistant doorr$as
keeper must be chosen. VI 3t5 5.@
A Night of Oratory. 35s
THE nominations Of tho aspirants fofr$7
the two offices to be filled ilst night wa1 81
the occasion for u great burst of ora..H
tory. Nominating speeches were limited.
to ten minutes, and several of the srssa k-
ers took tho limit and We're indulge.hii8gs ii8gs
somewhat. Without discrimination, "
must be said that nearly all the nominate
Ing speeches were of q high ord,sr. Tlet q
Con federate veterans We're In evidence1 N
in both contests, and in one case the
old soldier won In the other he was de-ss5
feated by younger soldier, for NIrs88
Richardson had q war record, too thous NJ
too young to enlist. Nh ssH
Tlore was some mnnoeuvering as to 8thdl ~
order Of the nominations nt the openillA ny
OF tho caucus, but the esoaltion of All'.s
Wickham, that tlhs body nominate NJ
Register OF the Land Office md a Judge
OF tho Circuit Court for the Fourteenth Ss
Circuit, settled the order of the con-
tests. is
Senator ], Coyd Byars was recognized III
to place before the caucus Mr.. John Vs.
Richardson. of Smyth county. for re- s2
nomination as Register OF the Land Office. 8
In graceful speech, III which hand
some tribute was paid the lncumben s
Mr. Byars commended Mr., Richardson
caucus. He referred In mplimentary s
terms to his life, character and his ser- n
vice IN tho position. 81 gif.
Delegate NJ. NJ, Green, OF FauQuler, IN 81
brief, but very happy. speech, savorlnS f
OF the chaste phass and Discrimination ~
eulogy characteristic of the oldep time, U
placed before the caucus the name OF MT,
Newhouse. Tho speaker euloglDed the ss8
former delegate from Culpeper as a ma y, ss
n .,plsiator and as a soldier, and made y q
hit by remarkng that II We could not Ia
have a Capitol, we might mt Least have "a
a New-house to keep It in order. sfs
Delegate Robert X. Lee, or F'alrfa x,8s
seconded the nomination OF Mr.. New s
house IN an exceptionally handsome
speech, Mr. Slaughter also seconded Alr sl
Newhouse, as did Senator Barksdale and 3S
Senator Patteson. Senator Eat tteson #
spoke with his old-time fire and made al
eloquent plea for the old so.sler, first, IS
last and all the time. 3ss#
Delegate Kelley OF Rlchmoad, one fot
the best speakers In tho General .Assen-
bly, seconded the nomination OF alr.
Richardson, raviewng Very effect ely EsS
his service to the Confederacy as "a mere Il
boy Mr. Kel;sy's speech, though brisf,
was n handsome enogium, well deiY-38
cred.
senator Archer . Phlesar of Menlr.5 i.5
gomery, in a brief speech seconded shA
nomination Of Mr.. Rich9rdson
Mi, Gum was the last totspeakt frlnFk