The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-08
LAWYERS DISAGREE
ABOUT JUDGESH|P
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'Soieiuutu IIr'il FtTSt IdSe.p
night as a supporter OF City Attorney
II. i. Pollard
Tic friends OF Hon. II. r. Pollard,
who has been prominently urged as
a fit appointce as Circuit Judge of tho
United States for this circuit. are in
full sympathy with the friends OF Ar
chibald W. Patterson. Richard Evelyn
Byrd, Willis y. Smith. Hon. Il. Carter
Scott, Samuel \. Anderson and II. K.
Prentis who are reported as being
opposed to a, meeting Of the local bar
for the purpose OF eliminating all can
didatcs from Richmond but one.
The rule in such meetings is for
one candidate after another to be
dropped until some one candidate re-
ceives a majority of the votes cast
at the meeting. This practice is adj
United To be a good one for Judge
ships of purely local character. But
II is said that where n judge, as in
this case, has jurisdiction over five
States, there is not only no proprlety.
but absolute impropriety, in having
but one OF many local bars attempt
to dictate the appointment.
Tests of Strength
III might readily happen that the
man who had far and away tive great
est strength In the State at large
would fail To secure the majority Of
the vote cast at q local meeting, where
voting goes by favor. one who had
strength and support in each OF the
five States interested could thus be
eliminated, simply because some other
man happened TO receive one or two
Yates more than he did at meeting
Of a local bar. The strongest candi-
date that the state could put forth
might thus be eliminated. and a candi-
date whose success was Impossible be
substituted.
".All asprants except Hon C. "
Meredith having rejected the idea OF
having meeting OF the bar. II is
not seen how such a meeting can
have amy sort Of beneficial result. Even
IL the aspiran;s in Richmond were re-
duced to one by the elimination Of
partially, 1t would not result in plac-
ing Virginia behind one candidate for
Norfolk and other parts OF the State
are blossomng with aspirants. Some
OF the gentlemen named have received
and are receiving ardent support from
other parts OF the state than Rich
mond and from other States than Vir-
Ginia.
Calls Il Unfair
They have peculiar elements OF
strength arising out OF past afilia-
tons and associations, and 1t is said
that to call upon them To discard this
support simply because another may
receive a vote or two more in local
meeting, would be most unfair.
None of the gentlemen named Will
take part in the meeting that is called
for tomorrow by tho friends of one
OF tho aspirants. and none OF them viii
submit his name TO the meeting
"On the contrary. they will continue
in the field and it is tho hope OF their
most active friends that those who
support them viii continue to do so.
and Will send to them the testimonials
which have been asked for, and which
have been freely offered"
Would Commit Attorneys.
Discussing tho situation last night.
Colonel Eugene c. Massie, n supporter
OF a. w. Patterson, called attention to
the fact that candidates may appear
later. not now mentioned, and those
who attend the meeting day will be
committed to the nominee. and unable
to support any future aspirant. lie
also said that the successful man in
the meeting might not he abe TO secure
tho appointment, so that the judg-
ship would be lost to Richmond ana
to Virginia. Further. Colonel Massie
said:
Several days ago Mr.. James Caskie.
representing Hon. Charles v. Meredith.
invited a conference of the friends
of certain other gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned to succeed
Judge Con-. At the first conference