The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-08
TO FILL OFFICES
WITHOUT DELAY
Even Rumor of Postponing
First Auditor Election
Dies Out
LEGISLATORS ARE
COMING TO TOWN
Many Members Have Already
Arrived and there Will
Be Few Absent Ones
in Lobbies Tonight

The solons are arriving on every
train and by tonight almost the fuil
membership of both houses OF the Gen-
eral Assembly will be ON the ground.
You can paste it In your hat tnat
there is going TO be no delay In the
selection or IN the election of any OF
the state officers, Notwithstanding Inc
talk that for some reason. NOBODY
knows what, the selection OF AUDITOR
OF Public Accounts was TO be deferred
until late In the session. Even the
rurnor has vanished into thin air
This General Assembly Is going to
be OIL of the busiest as we'll as one OF
the most businessiike in years, and
the members feel that they can work
better with the election Oh the boards
Hence the caucus for the nomination
OF the State officers VIII be held just
as quickly an convenient. either on
Thursday night or not later than Fri
day night, and there isn't going to be
and delay in making the choice. al
though two or possibly three ballots
will be necessary to settle the ques-
ton AZ to who shall succeed Captain
Donahoe Al Auditor of Public Ac-
counts.
Donohos For Short Term.
Captain Donohoe will be Reelected
without opposition to I'LL out the un-
expired term OF the late auditor. Nor
ton Marye. serving until March !.
Every member OF the caucus VIII 'ose
for Captain Donohoe.
But when the votes comes to I'LL the
Office for tho new term there VIII be
as lively q scrimmage as has been
seen In recent years. The question ro-
solves itself into the of1e--how will the
new members, constituting about sixty
per cent of the membership XofeI
They are largely an unknown guam.
tity. A few Of them have expressed
preferences for one or the other OF tue
candidates. but generally speaking the
new men are unpiedxed.
Il 10 gsnerally admitted that Ary
ono n me f6uf candidates. Charles =.
Johnston. c. Lee Moore. Col Eugene
G. Massie, and IA. NJ. Darnan would
fiji the Office with credit TO themselves
and satisfaction TO the STATE.
The Four Cardidates.
H. M. Darnall. Of Roanoke. Is a man
OF fine business qualifications. apd per
sonally popular. Mr.. DarnaN re-
turned to Richmond yesterday and Is
now actively pressing his candidacy.
He has many strong advocates
Captain Charles A. Johnston has
been on the scene the past week. He
has strong friends among the soions'
with whom he has been associated an
q fellow member. and will douf less
receive the support Of many of hts for
mer coworkers. There Is some tndig-
nation over the fact-that the Rad
ford people. on account Of their own
little row over the site OF the Normal
School procured for the town very
largely through the earnest efforts Of
Captain Johnston. should have per-
mitted Republican to have slipped IN
the person OF Mr.. ITysses Grant Fian-
aean. While personally an estimablt
gentleman Mr.. Flanagan's political per-
suasion makes II impossible for him
to serve his district with quite that
distinction az had been achieved by
his DISTINGUISHED predecessor, who was
high up in committee work.
C.. Leo Moore. veteran chief clerk
In the ONCE Of Auditor OF Puplic Ac-
counfs, believes he has the promotion
coming to him. ana feels ne In goinH
to get 1t. While his official position
has kept him in Richmond for some
thing like twenty-seven years, Mt
Moore claims Alexandria as his resi-
dence and goes there to vote. During
the long illness OF Cot Marye he waa
virtually at the head Of the depart.
ment and there Is no man in tbs
fConfinued on thirA pare.)