The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-22
KELLY IS NAMED
|. TO SUPREME COURT
AFTER LONG CONTEST
Thirteen Ballots Taken in
Caucus Before Bristol Candi-
date Wins Over Judge Jesse
F. West.
Final Vote. Shortly Before Two
O'clock This Morning Shows
Kelly 20. West 81. When
the Nomination Was Made
Unanimous.

After a session which ran into the
nominated Judge j. l.. Kelly, of Bris-
toll. to the vacant judgeship on the
bench of the Supreme Court Of Vir-
ginia-
Thirteen ballots were taken, during
the course of which there were many
changes of front.
Senator Cannon. OF Richmond
undertook to have the caucus adjourn
over till tonight at o'clock. the prop
osition being rejected with storm OF
objections
The sixth ballot was ordered and re-
suited as follows: West. az: Kelley,
"a: Staples, "a, Hutton, 26. Staples
was again dropped and Delegate Oliver
places Judge Sims before the caucus
for the second time. The hour OF
1920 found the members of the eau
Gus standing pretty solid, the last bal
lot showing 12S of the - voting.
Hutton QHs-FHlteH- Iff.--
The seventh ballot eliminated Judge
Hutton from the contest, and saw the
return OF Judge Hutton, the first man
dropped, to the contest. The result
was: Sims, IS: West, 81; Kelly. .33;
Hutton, 81.
The eighth ballot resulted: Sims.
81: West, sc: Kelly. Al: Staples. 5.
Hutton and Burns were again placed
in nomination,
Delegate Gregory moved to take an
other ballot and thereafter to forbid
the nomination of any other candi-
date. This was defeated
The ninth ballot resulted Sims.
90: West, 81; Kelly. 81; Hutton. "a
Burns. 5. Burns was dropped.
The tenth ballot resulted as follows:
Sims. 90; West. as Kelly, IS; Hut
ton. %. and Hutton is dropped again.
The eleventh ballot resulted: Sims.
so; West. A.: Kelly. ~. Judge Sims
was again dropped.
Staples Again.
Senator Featherston again placed IN
nomination the name of Judge
Staples.
The twelfth ballot resulted as fol-
lows. West. SO; Kelly, so: Staples,
81.
Staples again out OF running, and
the Anal ballot is on. with West and
Kelly the only candidates.
The ballot resulted: West, 50:
Kelly. 10.
Senator West. brother Of the de-
feated candidate. moved to make the
nomination unanimous, which was
adopted amidst applause.
And at LAS O'clock the caucus ad-
Journed.
Oratory was discounted last night
when the Democrats hello joint eau
Gus TO name Judges for many of the
courts of She State. a Supreme court
Judge and an insurance commissioner.
Soon after the caucus Had been
called to order. Harry r. Houston.
of Hampton. was made permanent
chairman, and John w. Williams was
chosen clerk.
4 resolution was adopted providing
for restricting all speeches In cases in
which there were no contests should
be confined TO mere presentation
OF the names.
The announcement was made that
the place of commissioner OF insur-
ance of Virginia was to be filled, this
being the first announcement that the
department head was not chosen for
life. Colonel Button was nominated
by reclamation. several members
making speeches in behalf of Colonel
Button.
Supreme Court Last.
Under the resolution adopted the
naming of a judge the Supreme
court was left as the last business
Senator John NJ. Hart, OF Roanoke.
was the first to arise. Eloquently
and earnestly he presented the i,ame