The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-28
Only Two Uncertain, but They
Are Expected to Yield to
Wishes of Friends.

Norfolk. Va, June 27.-An of the
nominees for office by the Citizens
iarty's nominating committee of for
ty-nine last night will accept the nom
nations with the possible exceptions
Of w Frank Robertson, named for
commissioner of the revenue. and s. a.
Woodward, one OF the two nominees
for the House of Delegates
Messrs. Robertson and Woodward
said their acceptance was uncertain,
but it was believed that both would
finally yield to the insistence of their
fricnds and become the nominees for
the positions TO which they were
unanimously named. Both said they
greatly appreciated the compliment
given than.
The following is the ticket which
was named:
For clerk of the court-R w. Peat
ross.
For Commissioner OF the revenue
W. Frank Robertson.
For city sergeant-Claude L. Hud-
gins
For city treasurer-P. c. Stanworth.
For city collector. Bunyan Jones.
For Commemorative attorney-O.
L. Shackelford
! Woodward and W. P. Cousins
The following is the ticket which
will be in the held IN opposition to
the above all being incumbents In
the respective Offices:
For clerk of the court-James v.
Trehy
For commissioner of the revenue
H. j. Doran.
For city serseant-John LAWYER.
For city treasurer-B. Gray Tun-
stall.
For city collector-E. j. German
For commemorative attorney-John
G. Tilton.
For House OF Delegates-Candidates
yet to be named.
1t was said to-day that third
ticket is possible If not probable to
be put in the field by the Bull Moose
! Progressive Republicans. 1t was said
that the Norfolk Progressives want
maintenance of their organization and
want vote upon which to base rep
rcsentation in connection with conven-
| tions To this end. ii is said that Bull
Moose candidates for the Legislature
are most certain TO be put in the field
in 5hc November election IL full
ticket for city positions is not named
The prospects, however, seemed to be
/ for a full ticket.
The Progressives, it was said to-day.
would have under certain conditions
! given their Endorsement to the Citi-
zens ticket had the legislative nomi-
.
permitted to name these candidates
| Frank c. Miller, who was originally
mentioned as possible nominee for
Commemorative attorney on the Cit
liens party ticket was not considered
last night because he scratched that
portion of the candidates pledge which
said:
II further pledge myself to abide by
the decision of this convention and
Ito support its nominees"
Mr.. Miller said to-day he was not
approached until o'clock yesterday
afternoon on the subject of subscrib-
ing to n candidates pledge: that align
ments had then all been made and
that to have signed the pledge as pre-
sented to him, at the late hour 1t came,
would simply have been signing an
agreement to step down and out from
the race for the position for which he
had announced himself Mr. Miller
said:
II declined to pledge myself to the
support of an unknown ticket under
the rules adopted by the convention.
did pledge myself to the support OF
the platform OF the Citizens party.
| This, I think. was as far as any party
had right to bind me. The result
was as ! had anticipated from infor-
nation before me- I am n candidate
for Commemorative attorney, and ex-
pect to be upon the official ballot in
November. have no unkind feeling
for the committee"
Forty seven of the forty nine mem
bers of the nominating committee were
present at the Lynnhaven Hotel last
night when the nominations we're
made. The convention was called to
order at $40 P. NJ by w Frank Rob
ertson. chairman OF the executive
committee OF the Citizens party which
named the nominating committee.
James + Elliott was named as per-
manent chairman of the convention,
and presided throughout. l.. 3. Cox
was named as permanent secretary.
after Attorney r. b. G. Gait had de-
clined to serve. Edward Brocken-
borough was temporary secretary.
II. j. Williamson. j. II. Kegebein, l..
E. Cox, Milton Mckann and J. c. Spence
were named as committee on creden-
tials.
f. H. Holland. Otto Prophet, j.
Wilcox Jenkins and c. II. Tumbleson
were named as committee on rules.
II decided that the nominations
would be made by two ballots under
the two-thirds rule, and then under
majority rule, the lowest candidate to
be dropped
The nominations were made in ex-
executive session. The meeting cid not
! adjourn until 1880 o'clock this morn
ing