The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
CAUCUS RESULTS
STILL UNCERTAIN
Apparently No Candidate With
Opposition Has His Fight
Won.

Every contest before the Legislature
for basement officers" is anybody's
night This fac. becomes more and
come into the city one by one for the
session. y good many of them are yet
unpledgcd. and this increases the I'M
tor of Public Accounts has been In
progress for many months. a large
PROPORTION of the law,makers have
sTiEGc c In keeping themselves from
aria noes. entangitnS and otherwise.
The candidates and their friends are
actively at work around the hotel lob
pies at nearly all hours. Their efforts
support Is being sought from any
quarter which seems likely 10 promise
influence IN favor OF the applicant. AS
e9nparatively few members have as
YET arrived. each is surrounded with
eager suppliants as ne cnters the lobby.
ana ne is fortunate indeed IL he gets
70 MS room before he Is lmplorcd FOR
;, Charles 4. Johnston and { Lee
WI Win their friends. II NJ. Darnar viii
S DC n@re !! from 81 hoanoke today. while
crS' VINO are on tho lookout.
Both Arc Confident.
IN - cst IN the night for Second Audi
few days. largely because Of tho rather
remarkable snow of strength, consid.
SrinS the lateness OF his candidacy.
hIs $3.50 .! hoseWeil rage. He ana
MS. MS friends belieys tina, his chances are
sood. while Judge John G. Dew feels
assured OF his recollection by sub
stantial majority.
tween Colonel John w Richardson am
Major Charles G. kiser over the posi-
non or register Of the Land Office will
T ~ "iose. and that 1t is uncertain.
light. on both sides. and m,,eh ,s en Inns
on heneath the surface.
bg no means least in interest la the
siN-cornered race for second ioorkeep-
er IN the Houss of Delegates G
ilHsloW. tho Incumbent has been hpre
a .pr several days, and Mcssrs. Afoncure
estiy fSr ION H., were working very earn
mat victory was in sight. Astda frnn,
:: VI taFrar, who lives here tho otb.r
day 90. 4 , YES VII probably be here TO-
ohe Of the very biggest arrivals O,
I.st night was Soma tor Elect HoweI, -
eve nSnerS,on, OF Lynchhmrg. TO whom
| the chair. He will seek amnndn,o,, =
90 the motel inspection law, in w;irS
az las q personal interest. lnasmuch
a ri me eight foot sheet is used by him
stops at hostelries. which must h,,.I ~
looms greater than ten feet in nitrh
| IH. 9. Fl: Rolston, of Rockingham
anon ~ W; stephenson. of Bath. arc
s, Marshall g. Booker. clerk Of the
SIate senate, came to the citv fron,
IaniaN county last night. lie bas
piehtS TO do. and says he Is rea%v
/ Tor II all. He has no opnosit;on fnyy
tG,sIection' and will be chosen for he
~! term OF four years. or for the Iifs
| Office. o"' 10 assume
Major Green and His Pine,
enc OF the distinguished arrivals is
'iat OF Major Moses NJ. Green. OF Fan,
q9lnr, formerly a member of tbs UnI,e,
VI L"ieEateS, who will be ma.lc ,ssIsI :
ant d"orkeePcr of the Senate. Major
NI"en was accompanied by his bistnri,.
p!GG or fearfui and wonderfuI siem
men In the House Major cree,
T nim. grew FESTIVE. AT the begin
HIlG OF what promised 10 be a ionp
sprccn nc would arise, repair 10 ,he
corridor, light his pipe an dtberc
commune with the statue OF (;rnr..,,
Washington. At the biennial hnnnijSt
given 10 the Legislature hy the Local
uc!csation speaker rcfcrrcd to thj..
maoit. Major Green. in reply. said thot
ne could usually secure more infnr
mation Oh any subject from his own
! thoughts and from the Washirr,on
House III the
Colonel s. NJ. Ncwhousc. of ,,ulpcncr
IS mere 10 assume his duties as first
nonrkceper in tho House. lie look :
SeNcta! years younger than AT thr
| last session. Colonel Ncwhousc has
no opposition.