The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-07
LEGISLATURE TO
MEET WEDNESDAY.
Advance Guard Already
On the Ground and
at Work.
CAUCUSSES WILL
NAME OFFICERS
Democrats of Each House to Meet
Separately Tuesday Night.
Little Opposition to the
Incumbents-G Gossip
About Chair
nanships.

With the coming OF the new Legisla-
ture on Wednesday will be inaugurated
lively scenes about the Capitol. which
will continue and grow in interest until
the session ends moro than sixty days
hence.
Already the advance guard is arriving.
and within the next twenty-four hours
most OF the law makers will be on the
ground. and lobbyists. friends OF can-
ddatcs and political leaders from all
over the State are gathering with them.
and the various contests for public place
are being vigorously pressed. The DEM
ocrats OF the Senate and House will
hold separate caucuses In their respec-
tive chambers at s O'Clock Tuesday
night, and will nominate candidates for
presiding officers, clerks. sergcants-at-
arms. etc.
The Senate officers will be chosen with
out n single contest, unless present signs
fail
They viii be: President pro TEN, Henry
IT. Wlckham. Hanover: Clerk, Joseph
Button. Appomat.ox, Sergeant -at-Srms,
ground, and lobbyists. friends or can
Frank B. Watkins. Charlotte Doorkeeper.
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lain Wilson, Henrico.
All the above gentlemen are incum-
bents. and SO far as is known, will have
no opposition.
The Senate caucus Will name four
pages and Il steering committee" The
latter Will in turn recommend the stand
ing committees of the Senate to later
caucus
Clerk Button will name his own as
sistants, without reference to the caucus.
House Officers.
The House caucus is likely TO be more
turbulent. There are three aspirants for
Speaker. They are: Afessrs. Cardwell,
OF Hanover Lee, of Fairfax, and Church.
man, of Augusta. They are all well
known and popular among their COLI
leagues and are working hard for the
honor. The Cardwell hackers appear to
have the greatest amount OF confidence,
but those behind the other aspirants are
chirpy and in good fighting trim.
The other House officers will prob-
ably be reelected without opposition.
They aret
Clerk John w. Williams. Giles; First
Doorkeeper 8. NJ. Newhouse, Cuipeper;
Second Doorkeeper, z. z. Lipscomb, King
and Queen. The speaker will appoint tho
House pages, and Clerk Williams will
select his own assistants.
There are two candidates 70 sergeant
ut arms of the House. They are the In
cumbent Captain J. NJ. Johnston. of Rock
bridge. and Mr. "A. j. Taylor, of Flu
wanna.
Much depends on the result OF the con-
test for speaker. If Cardwell wins, Col
onel Lee will. likely get a good commit
tee Craftsmanship, 1t may be privileges
and elections, which mould would make
him the Democratic floor leader OF the
House, or 1t may be Courts of Justice,
< tinguished.
Preside Over Roads.
II Cardwell wins, Churchman will again
preside over Roads and Internal Navigu-
ton, which Is decidedly one of the rank
event, Hon. linton d. Jennings, Of
Lynchburg, Will head the Finance Com
lnittee succeeding Hon. William Henry
1 Boaz, got Albemarle who did not stand
for reelection.
There will be n general Shaking mn
of tho committees on both sides, owing
to the fact that SO many old members
seen at the head of nearly all tho inn
portant ones. NO time has heen set Far
the Joint caucus. which is to name seven
circuit judges; all the Supreme Court
Judges. and nearly all the clty Judges in
the State. H,
nhe joint CAUCUS will also name. a sue
cessor to the late Captain j. Fl, O BAN
non, superintendent of Public Printing.
& for the unexpred term 90 two years,
Hon. Davis Bottom Is filling the post
ton by appointment Of Governor Mon
hague, and Is a candidate for recollection,
Mr.. Horace a. Hawkins, a local news
paper man is in the field as nell, and
there are several other nsplrants.
Two Hard Fights.
Court OF Appeals, and many OF the city
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