The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21

Having got into the habit of break
Ing records during the present session
of tho General Assembly. the Joint
Democratic caucuss broke another one
last night. merely to keep in practice.
and met, nominated full list of cam
didates for state Offices TO be filled
by the Legislature, and adjourned. all
within twenty minutes. fully half of
which time was occrpts.d by the callins
Of the roll of the caucus to ascertain
II quorum was present.
Senator Folkes. OF Richmond. did ii.
With absolute heartlessness he pre-
cluded all chance for oratory and
keenly disappointed fair sprinkling
of women in the gallery by present.
ing list of nominees and securing
their nomination en- bloc. They Will
be elected in joint session of the GEN
eral Assembly next Tuesday.
No mention was made of the United
States senatorship, 1t being considered
that Senator Daniel is already the party
nominee under the primary plan.
OF course the Richmond Senator was
helped in his fell design by the fact
that not a single officer had opposi-
tion for denomination. Had any ono
Jobs there would have been no use in
trying to stem the flood of oratory,
which had perforce, under the circum-
stances, TO remain bottled up.
Caucus in Session.
| The hall of the House OF Delegates
was we'll filed with the Democrats OF
| both bodies when. at S:13 O'Clock, Mr..
Stubs. of Gloucester, called the body
Ito order. He suggested Senator W. w.
| Sale. the chairman Of the Senate cau-
Gus, for temporary chairman of the
| joint caucus.
| Under direction Of Chairman Sale
Reading Clerk Harry B. Owen called
| tho roll of the caucus. A quorum be-
ing present, the chairman called for
/ nominations for permanent chairman
Edwin P. Cox, chairman OF the
I House caucus was. in accordance with
/ the unwritten aw on the subject
| nominated by Senator Folkes. Tho
nominatIon was seconded by Mr.. Var
rell, Of Greencsville, and Mr.. cox
(. was elected.
! Both Mr.. Cox and Senator Sale were
/ iapplauded when they took their seats.
Senator Fletcher of lrauquier was
| elected permanent secretary.
| Nominated in Bunch.
Tho secretary had no sooner taken
the floor with his all-encirclinc reso-
Hutton. 1t provided that the Demo-
1 crats OF the Senate and House OF DELE
i gates of Virginia In caucus assem-
| bled declared 'the following persons,
i the party nominees for tho rcsnec
! tive offices.
Without any further comment from
! any one, the resolution was put and
/ unanimously carried
Mr.. Bowlnan of Roanoke county.
4 was on the ground with a supply OF
| the same brand of goods as that pro
| duced by Senator Folkcs. IIe arms,
caucus had completed it's business ho
| would move to adjourn. Amid lanrn-
/ ter from the neor and expressions uf
4 disgust from the gallery, the caucus
/ stood adjourned.
4 After adjournment q Colonel button.
the nominee to succeed himself MS
4 Commissioner Of Insurance, announced
l. that he would 'reappoint Jacob n.
Rrena,nan as Deputy Commissioned.
NIr4 Brenanan Is secretary az thn
Democratic State Committee, ana has
been prominent IN political affairs for
1 a number of years.
Republicans Namo Slcnrp.
i Bascom Slemp REPRESENTATIVE from
the Ninth District In the nationaI
s|7house. was decided upon last nirht III
4 the Republican CAUCUS as the nomince
4 jof thu minority party at the election ~
4 limited states Senator to be ieId NJ
4 the legislature next Tuesda ay. q N, n - -
The nominating speeches. win hc
4 made by Delegates PEI Teton ma ia -
n and Ebv sSenators1 Lincoln and Nool
4 i No further statement, was issued hys
the cauuus, whichmet. last night D l tle
!. Z sCnn,tol in one of the commit "a rnon,s'
y 8N prominent Replbl lean M ember l,'st
night intimatcd that stcr3 In tha aos- les
II n,, " ne surprise he sl, mr. " ~