The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-11
BOTH SENATORS
GUESTS Of CLERKS
Messrs Martin and Swanson Prin-
cipal Speakers of Before Con
vention at Ocean View.
vention at

Especial to The Richmond Virginian }
NORFOLK. VA, August ll,-Sen-
ators Martin and Swanson were to-
day the guests of the Virginia clerks
or courts at Ocean View and Cover
nor Mann will oe mere tonight for
the final banquet. Senator Martin
was on to-day's boat trip of the clerks
but Senator Swanson did not arrive
In time for this. Senators Martin and
Swanson will be the guests of AlVah
H. Martin and James V. 'Trehy at an
| elaborate dinner at the southern
/ Pleasure Club, Ocean View, this even
! ing.
The two Virginia senators were the
principal speakers at to-day's session.
/ The speechmaking began at noon and
il Will be late In the afternoon be-
fore 1t is over Officers will be elect
ed at a session to be held at five
o'clock this afternoon,
The principal features OF yester-
days session was the paper offered
by Robert Gillian. clerk OF the cor
porafton court OF Petersburg. The
subject of his paper was criminal pro-
cedure and IL was declared the most
able presentation of its kind the clerks
had ever heard.
Following the reading of the paper
there was considerable discussion and
the clerks went on record as favor
ing a uniform criminal procedure in
/ all the courts in Virginia.
Judge White of the TwentY-eighth
circuit; Judge West. of Nansemond;
Judge Lawless OF Norfolk county cir
cult court. Judge Wells, of the chan
Gerry court. of Richmond. and former
Judge Thomas II. Wilcox. OF Nor
folk, made addresses 10 the clerks,
The tenor OF these talks were the re-
iationship between the clerks. the bar
and the judges, All asserted that an
efficient clerk made an efficient court.
The court clerks We're entertained
at dinner by James V. Trehy at the
Southern Club, and State Senator
John A. Lesner at his bungalow. A
fish dinner was served them. One OF
Senator Lesner's guests was State
| Senator Thornton, of Fairfax county.
who is stopping at Ocean View hotel
with Mrs. Thornton.
Those I'm Attendance.
Among the court clerks attending
the convention are two from the dis
tant corners of the State. They are
Court Of Bristol. and Phil III. Cola of
the Frederick County Court. Others
present are A. S Johnston. of Isle Of
Wight; James V Trehx, Norfolk;
Walter Christian, Richmond Hastings
Court; Fl. A. Holt Hampton; Alvah
III. Martin, Norfolk county; Robert
killian, Petersburg: II. q. Smith, New
port News: T. II. Geddy. Williams
burg; S. +. Waddill, Henrico; r. j.
Doran. former city clerk Norfolk Cor
poration Court: w. l.. Maupln, Char
lottesville: ]. c. Darlington, Charlotte:
George Fl. Rucker. Alexandria county,
A. NJ .Rucker, Buena Vista; w. f..
Coons. Cuipeper: w. r. Du Val. Man
chester wv. Wilson. Montgomery; e.
p. Turner. Greenesvitle county; John
Crosby. Augusta county; A. T.. KEEL
lam Princess Anne county; Horace
Adams, Prince Edward w. ID. Tenn
pie. Prince George: w. $. Greenway.
Alexandria city; II. +. McLemore,
Southampton; +. G, s. Hunter, King
George, T.. II. Chase, Dickinson coun-
ty; Gram Craddock. Halifax; III. f..
Hutchinson, Mecklenburg: Thomas II.
Davis, Lynchbarg: Laurence Warning,
Norfolk Circuit Court, +. L. LaRue,
Bath: r.. W. Nottingham. Northamp-
ton. William s. CraWie. Soffhumber
land; John -. Grant. Jr.. Acconac.
j. n. Kelly of the Snprenae Court of
Virginia. OF Wytheville: w. IT. Siedge.
Brunswick. s. Nj. Boiling. Bedford,
Joseph r. Brady. L. s. Circuit and
District Courts IT. ID. Hudgins. York.
r. ID. Norris, Sussex county; 4. "A
Harris, Spotsylvania; Charles ID. Den
nit, Roanoke county; Charles D. Sa-
willie, Chancery Court of Richmond.
r. t. Marabie. Newport News; $. G,
Goggin. Campbell county. sam Smith,
Mathews: A. =. Edwards, Surry:
Stuart Jones. OF the Supreme Court OF
Virginia. Richmond.
United States Senator Martin ar
rived I'm Norfolk last night and was
escorted to the Southern Club by State
Senator Lesner. Senator Martin spent
the night at the Southern Club
Two important committees were
appointed by President Johnston yes
terday. They are the publicity COM
mittee, composed of Mezsrs Gose.
Christian and Trehy: and the nomi-
nation OF officers committee, compos-
ed Of Messrs. Martin, keilam, Gillian,
Cold and Edwards