The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10

Absence OF contests before the Gem
cral Assembly FOR the offices OF its
bodies and for the State positions to be
filled, characterizes the approach Of
the session of 1910. The separate Demo-
cratic caucuses to be held tomorrow
night will be practically formal affairs.
for all the officers are candidates for
reelection and not one of them is op-
posed. When the joint caucus OF the
Senate and House meets. probably on
Thursday night. the United States
Senator, the judge of tho Supreme
Court and all OF the judges of the
Circuit and Corporation Courts whose
succcssors are 10 be elected at this
term. will be renominated without OPP
position. with possible single exccp-
tion In the last named class.
In the upper house the understand
Ing Is that as this Will be the second
session OF the body, the reelection OF
officers is unnecessary. as they hold
over III any case. But tho Democrats
wiH meet In caucus nevertheless and
so through the form of renominniInE
or indorsing the incumbents.
The House of Delegates will. re-
elect Speaker Byrd. Clerk Williams.
Scrgeant-at-Arms Johnston and Door
keepers Newhouse and Lipscomb
OpcninE or Legislature.
At noon on Wednesday, the Senate
VIII be called TO order by Lieutenant-
Governor j. Taylor Ellyson. Clerk
John w. Williams, Jr.. will perform
tho same duty in the House OF Dele
gates. On the west side Of the Capi-
toi there Will be little to do Senator's
elect Sands Gayle. of Buckingham. aud
John j. Owen, of Prince Edward. the
only two new members. will be sworn
in. But Clerk Williams. the only ofli-
Ger who Is left In the House from the
last session, must swear in every one
of the 100 members and then conduct
the election for Speaker.
a good attendance OF members Is
expected. Delegate John w. Williams.
OF Southampton. is not expected to be
present. DeleEatc-elcct a. II. snyder.
of Rockingham, who Is also Ill. may
come to Richmond and take part in the
deliberations.
The Republicans may have little
caucus ofthcir own. but of course
such votes as they may cast for legis-
lative or judicial officers will be mere-
sly complimentary.
Caucus Nominees.
The real work of the opening OF
the session Will be done in the Demo-
cratic caucuses on Tuesday night. The
Democratic Senators viii meet and
elect Senator Sale to succeed Judge
Mann as chairman ofethc Senate eau
Gus. Tho names of Senator Edward
53ccho1s for president pro TEN. of the
Senate. Marshall B. Booker for clerk.
S. NJ. Donald for doorkeepcr, and j.. B.
Watkins for scrgeant-at-arms, will be
indorsed.
These officers arc all hold-ovcrs. The
steering committee, composed OF Sem
@ators Sale Simms. Halscy, Early and
King, will make such rearrangementa
OF committees as they may sec tit, in
consequence of the death OF Senator
White and the retirement of Judge
Mann,
~ On the House side Edwin II. Cox,so
Richmond, will be elected cllairmanof
the caucus. and will, by virtue Of this
position be chairman OF the Joint
caucus. Richard Evelyn Byrd Will be
rcnominated for Speaker. j ohm w. Will
liams for clerk. j. NJ Johnston for SER
geant-at arms. and s. NJ. Newhouse
and F. e. Lipscomb as doorkeepers.
Speaker Byrd will be put In nomi-
nation by Alden Bell. of Culpepcr,
Changes In Pages. III:
The pages in the Senate have not
as vet been chosen. Four Of the five
will be- selected by the Senators, af-8
ter their arrival in Richmond, IN
groups of ten Senators to one page.
The fiiftl, page will be chosen by the
Lieutenant-Go and the clerk Of
the Senate. I'm the House al the pages
are appointed BY tho Speaker. half OF
them being Recommended by@the Rich
mond delegation and the remainder By.
other members of tho body. l'racti-
cally AL pages in botn houses will be
new.
Immediately after his election.
Speaker Byrd will announce the per-
sonnel of the standing committees for
the session.
IA 1t is likely that the Joint Demo-
cratic caucus of the Senate aid House
will meet on Thursday night AT that
meeting Senator John w. paniolawilll
he renomlnatsd for the United States
senat torshlp. and Judge Richard II,
4 @Cardwell for his present position on
THE supreme Court Of Appeals y
Circuit Court Judges, M
The terms OF several Ec ircuit Judges
will expire on February l. while there
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