The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-15
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Hon, Richard Evelyn Byrd. member
OF the House OF Delegates from tho
district composed OF NYinchester and
Frederick county. and o leading cand,-
date for Speaker at the coming session
yesterday. on his way home from tho
Exposition, where he has
spent the past several days.
Mr.. Byrd loft for his home last night
TO vote In the senatorial primary, which
takes place In his district to-day, be-
tween Senator F. s. Havenner,5 OF Shen,
nndoah. and Mr.. r. NJ. Ward. OF Fred-
Whom seen at the Hotel Allen, before
ed himself as highly pleased with his
p pro Tor winning the apeakership.
and active in his behalf. =
MI, ~ am m, keeping IN pretty close touch
correspondence brings me encourage
ment from new sources almost every
day. want to say that am entering
binations look upon the speakership
as an honorable position. which affords
an opportunity for ono to accomplish
can enter upon its duties free to exert
my best energies in this direction. do
MOI, desire the place.
Il would retire from tho contest be-
fore would undertake to secure tho
honor through promises OF committee
assignments to my colleagues, for no
man can hope to preserve. the dignity
ter the deliberations Of the body in a
proper manner unless he is in n posi-
tion to select his committees with ref
erence alone to the fitness and capa-
bilities of the members.
Mr.. Byrd has already been renom-
mated for the House and VII be So' re-
overwhelmingly Democratic.
Former Senator +. c. Moon. OF Buck
ingham. is in the city on professional
captain W. G. White. Of Fiuvanna. viii
be nominated for the Senate in tho
Eighteenth District.
Follow Accomac," was the slogan
convention in Virginia years ago. and
who had received the thirty-two votes
Which appears first on the roll.
Follow Accomac" Is again invoked
In the settlement Of accounts with the
Sete y rs sH thla
parish, Accomac county settled With
Auditor arye yesterday yo,n and he Is ths
is the only county in the State where
the old ecclesiastical parishes stlll OBJ
tain, and Mr.; Jacob Is very, proud 70 Of his
is still divided into the two old original
parishes. The ono is st Georges.
and the other "Accomac:" 1nBthe latter
there still stands an old church. built
lin the days Of Queen Anne.
Division School Superintendent w. D.
Smith. Of Scott county, Is IN the city.
and Is registered at The R sGf1t lie
LIS L T. L : y
Hon. Wood Bouldin, commonwealth's
Attorney OF Halifax county, who will
be the leading counsel for the prose-
eu!on in the ! Tnao Of formnr yndg Ssr W.
at Houston before Judge Barksdale, on
i Former Senator William P. Barks-
4 defense, is at the same hotel having
4 returned yesterday from trip to-
Jamestown.
II quently about the case in the lobby last
4 night by friends, but they steadfastly
declined to discuss It in any manner
i that 1fary
ton have been reserved for those con-
nected with the trial and that the
! courthouse Is being fitted up with telo-
/. graphic facilities for the press.
: Former State Senator Bland Massle.
Of Nelson. Is IN the city. on h y Wy %yay
homa from Norfolk. where ne nttenued
cries. While on the seashore. senator
Massie attended the Jamestown Expo.
slton for a day.
. DR.. Paul B. Barrlnger, OF the Uni-.
] yersity Of Virginia, who was recently
;. elected president of the Virginia Poly
I Itechnic INSTITUTED. arrived In the city
4 yesterday afternoon and Is stopping at
l Rueger's. DR.. Barringer came down to
tn1 lf matters
: with Superintendent Eggleston. Mr.. Fl:
NJ. Smith and other nearby members OF
the board, but their conference WI re- re-.
h late only to the routine work OF the
. school, 4,
I, The new president has accepted u the
charge on September LIST.
Former Judge J. w. Fleet. OF King
r and Queen, is at Murpllys. Judge Fleet
q cling down In his county. and, that
o ensre t to be eoif lled tis fall, He is
! candidate for recollection as Common
e wenlth's attorney OF his county, and.
1 i iHSass he Viii Win out. u ke nearly
aoston 51d1go Fleet preabIGits eoFs
i District, between Senator ]. boyd Sears
and Colonel John r. Saunders.
Judge Fleet IS former, member Of
the, I.6gislatute, and is we'll known In
. Richmond. Nj
yirginians at the Richmond are; S, u
i BlckfOrd. Hampton; r. IT, Eakle and
| wife, Miss u, Eakle, and, Miss g. Propst
/ staunton, and Miss Pauline Barnes
I chrlstlansburg. s2 IN
55 G, r.. Purdum, Lynehburg; ". II. u.
HlHoWardsyille; DR., r. r, Preston, Glade
Strings, ana Thompson Bel cher, Big
Rock are among the Virgtnlans q
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