The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-22
MISSED LAST BOAT
SAILING THIS YEAR
AS Judge Tucker Can't Reach
Alaska Until Spring, He May
Stay in the Senate.
WERE SELECTING SUCCESSOR
New Federal Judge Free During
Winter to Finish Term
in Upper Branch.

III Upper Branch.
/ AFTER all the stir and hubbub among
politicians over the selection of n sue
/ cessor to Judge John Randolph Tucker
as Il member of the State Senate from
! me tweaty-second District composed
! Oh Rockbridgc and Bedford Counties
and the city of Buena Vista. it now
seems more than probable that there
Will be no election. and that Judge
tucker will continue to occupy the
seat through the coming session. Judge
Tucker WAS recently appointed nv
President Wilson as a territorial indigo
and assigned to the Federal Court in
Alaska II was his intention to leave
ut once for his post or duty. ana he
SO notified the people OF his district
who at once began to look about for
the selection of n successor in the.
state Senate.
Missed Last Don't.
From information received al the
once OF Governor Mann it appears that
Judge Tucker missed the vessel sail
ing from Seattle for Alaska On DC.
tober is. and that that is to he the
last vessel sailing until navigation
opens next spring. With the approach
or Ice in the far North in the FAN
season. the steamers abandon Their
regular runs. II does not seem 10 lac
practicable, therefore, for Judge Tuck
or 10 go to Alaska until navigation
opens aEain-prot ably IN May or June
He cannot qualify for his new position
until ne reaches Sitka Until he quail
hes, he Is entirely eligible to serve
as q member OF tho state Senate. and
the Governor Indicated yesterday that
while he had not been Officially noti-
fled about the facts In the case. he saw
no reason why Judge Tucker should
not occupy the seat 70 which he was
elected ard so avoid the trouble and
expense OF q spe cial election
Has Not Resigned.
No resignation on the part OF Judge
Tucker had ever been forwarded to
me Governor or accepted. so as the
record stands he still IL the state
Senator from his district Qualih-
cation for Federal Office would vacate
the seat. but, as pointed out he cannot
qualify until he reaches Alaska next
spring
The announcement that Judge
Tucker will be In Virginia during this
winter and may without ,mpropricty
continue to servA his district in the
Senate WIZ be a surprise 10 his own
section. only last Saturday meet
ing OF Democratic chairmen was held
with a View II nominating sue
ment. Those taking part were Ian
don Lowry chairman of Bedford
County; Colonel Robert Catlett, chair
man OF RoCkbridge County. and II. s.
Ruckcr. chairman of the city commit
tee OF Buert Vista.
The meeting was held at the Carroll |
Hotel. Lynchburg. Each man had his
own candidate, Mr.. Lowry supporting !
$. S. Lambeth. OF Bedford: Colonel Cat |
lett advocating former Attorney Cen I
eral William y. Anderson. and Mr. 4
fucker supporting j. G. Paxton. OF /
f'uena Vista After an all-night con /
ference II became apparent that neither /
would give in. and that there could be 3
no nomination by the county chair
men.
Were Planning Primary.
ON Monday conferences We're being
held with "A view OF determining whcth-
er II was practicable to hold Il primary
To select q Democratic candidate the
plan being TO ask the Governor to call /
A special election just before the Cen
eral Assembly convenes in January.
mass meeting OF the Democratic
voters OF Buena Vista was held on
saturday. y. w. Robertson and w. r.
Paxton were put in nomination. and
oalloting was conducted as in a pri-
nary. Ninety votes We're cast. the
meeting standing: Paxton, 40; Robert
son, Al. The two counties have taken
10 formal action, though Rockbridge
vas claiming the right to name the
nan this time. as Bedford has had the
);,iCe for some time. and ii was be-
icved that the county would soldly
support Major Anderson. With this d.
'ision between the two counties and
'ity forming the district, it would be
.ard to pick q district candidate with
,ut a primary. The hope was generally
II the Capitol yesterday that
his might lie avoided. and that Judge
fucker would continue to occupy his
seat, at least through the regular SEES.
sion this winter. If the present plan
IF holding special session next fall
o take UP tax reform Is adhered to
he district VIII have ample time in
which to choose a successor to Judge
Fucker after he leaves for his new
judicial posi& II in Alaska.