The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-21

Improving, however, and that he hoped
she would be well in d few days.
I'VE are IN the East for u little rest
and recreation," he stated over the
phone, and have already visited New
York, Washington and other points
north of here. AS soon as Mrs. Glllett
Is we'll we expect to go South and re-
main some time before returning
home"
Governor Glllett is under fifty years
of age, is prominent Republican and
has lad n most distinguished career
lr public life. lIo is d lawyer by pro-
fcsslon, was several times City Attor
ney OF Eureka, Cal, served in the CAL
ifornla State Senate and was a member
OF Congress- for twosterms before his
election as Governor. He Is n native
of Wisconsin, but lie has lived in Cali
fornIa since 1888.
Two gentlemen who are greatly In
tercsted in the fight for the jidgeship
iii the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in the
event of the removal of Judge Black
stone by the Legislature. were In the
city last night. They were Hon. J.. p.
Stearnes, of Newport News, and Hon.
$. Gordon Cumming, OF Hampton. Mr..
Stearnes is at Murphy's on his way to
Pulaski county, where he owns some
that lie thought his son-in-law, Mr..
Clarence w. Robinson, commemorative
attorney of Newport News, stood n good
chance of winning. The bar OF that
city, however Is divided between
Messrs. Robinson, w. ]. Ne1ms and C.
l.. Phillips. Mr.. Stearnes, who is n
former member Of the Legislature, will
return here on Tuesday to work for
Mr.. Robinson.
Mr. Ttu,,,,,,f,,,r 4, :, ~ -....-..
ing come UP several days ago to look
after some law business He Is for
Mr.. otho If. Mears, of Northampton,
and declares that he will win in the
caucus. The other candidates are Hon.
N. b. Wescott. of Accomac. and Judge
%. H. Montague, of Hampton. The
friends of both the latter claim great
strength for them.
Prominent among the guests Mt Muir
phys last night were Mr. George Lind
say, OF Portsmouth, journal clerk Of
the House of Delegates, and Hon. l.. p.
Summers. of Abingdon, collector of in
ternal revenue for tho Sixth Virginia
District. They both came to the city
on private business.
The Virginia Debt Commission held
a conference at the Jefferson Hotel
Yesterday with reference to the yir.
sinia-West Virginia litigation now
pending in the United states Supreme
Court of Appeals, and adjourned until
10 o'clock this morning
Members of the commission who
We're present yesterday We're Hon. John
3. Moon. of Charlottesville (chairman);
Hon. Randolph Harrison, of Lynchburc:
Judge ]. Thompson Brown. of Nelson;
Hon. Henry T. Wickham, OF Hanover,
and Judge William +. Rhea. of Bristol.
Others present at the conference were
Messrs. G. LIE Gendre and John Crosby
Brown. of New York, who are under
stood to hold large number of the
certificates. and Attorneys Holmes Con-
rad of Winchester, and S. Robinson,
OF New York, and Attorney General
William Anderson. Members of the
commission did not care to discuss the
conference last night further than TO
say that the business disposed of was
or routine nature, and by way of
further preparation for pressing the
matter In court.
There is a possibility that the ban
ruet hall in Muhpry's Hotel Annex may
be selected for temporary use by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
While new Federal building Is being
constructed or the present one repaired
Judge Pritchard visited the hotel
during the recent term of his court
here in company with Clerk Joseph P.
Brady, and he expressed himself as
pleased with those quarters. The ban
Duet hall is well fitted for courtroom.
and nearby rooms In the hotel could
be secured for jurors. clerks, officers,
etc