Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
RICHARDSON WILL ISSUE
ORDER FOR ELECTION
commemorative Attorney to Be
Chosen on Date of Regular
November Balloting.
ALL DOUBTS ARE SET AT REST
Method of Nomination Is Left En-
tirely to Party Committee. Which
Is Expected TO Name Democratic
Candidate.

Is Expected TO Name Democratic
Candidate.
"There is no question in my mind as
10 the Commemorative Attorney of the
Hastings Cour. % Richmond being an
officer of the c:,- within the meaning
Of section 8 Of IN" charter" said Judge
Richardson YESTERDAY, dissolving the
last remaining doubt as TO the proce-
sure that will be followed in electing
a successor 20 Minetrce Folkes.
''On the first day of the October term
Of court ! shall issue a writ OF election
calling for the election OF n Common
wealth's Attorney AT the general cleo
ton. which VIII be held on November
e Before issuing the writ-probably
within the next week or ten days-1
shall appoint an acting prosecutor. who
Will serve until the office is filled by
election.
My duty ends with the issuance of
the writ of election and the making Of
the ad interim appointment have
nothing Il, all to do with the election.
1t is for the City Democratic Commit
tee alone TO determine the manner in
which The partys nominee shall be
selected, or whether II Will dispense
with a nomination altogether.
GENERAL ELECTION
Is OPEN TO EVERYBODY
since tho November election is n
general election, any person of good
character who possesses the qualifica-
tions for Milling the Office may be a
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TO everybod y-Dcmocrats Republicans.
independents. Socialists persons
without political utilization Of any kind
THE City Democratic Committee, Of
course. is the recognized party au-
thority which has the power TO select
the party nominee. Even after it
selects a nominee. any Democrat. if
he chooses, may run independently.
How the committee would look upon
such candidacy is another matter
and one which would not care to dis
cuss
The general election law is SO broad
that any voter has the right to strike
out the names OF tho candidates on the
ballots and substitute nominee of his
own. even If the name of that person
docs not appear on the ballot. In order
10 qualify for having ones name put
for an asplrant for Office to file notice
twenty days before the general cleo
ton"
GENERALLY believed THAT
CITY Committee WILL NOMINATE
Judge Richardson's statement OF the
case was complete and final, as far rs
he was concerned. 1t leaves tho situa-
lion precisely as it was when Judge
u ,,,, r1e hri ti.,I d,
last week that he would call an cleo
ton and comedies with Assistant City
ATTORNEY Andcrson's Interpretation of
the law, as requiring the filling Of the
Commemorative Attorney vacancy by
popular vote,
AS the matter stands an order call
ing for an election will he issued by
Judge Richardson on October 4. On
that day, or shortly after, the City
Democratic Committee will meet to de
eide whether or not ii will make a
= nomination, and in the event that II
decides to nominate, who the party
nominee shall be.
The belief most commonly held is
that the committee viii nominate and
that the name Of this person will be
placed on the ballot in the general cleo
ton as the party's nominee. Any other
vacancy al this election Will do so
without the samt', ion OK the party COM
mittee and III Popular parlancc Will
be regarded hotter" or indcpon-
dent The committee, OF course, has
no power TO restrict the number Of
candidates in the general election. It
can only name the regular party
nominee.
HEpJ-BJICAN NIGHT WIN
IN FUEE-FOR-ALL RACE
Should the committee. however. de-
eide not TO make nomination, the
election would be thrown open 10
everybody, and all Democrats would
enter the race on an equal footing.
Such n procedure, however, is open 10
the ohjectioa that il would open an in
viting field for a Republican or indc-
pendent Of strong following. who, by
mastering the united support OF n
strong minority Nigh; defeat a field OF
Ave or six Democrats. between whom
- the strength Of the majority party had
been divided
Immediate interest centers now in
the appointment of the temporary
prosecutor. who Will act until the
vacancy is filled b. election The APP
pointment cannot long hc delayed, be-
cause the prosecutor VIII nave TO pre-
pare the indictments for the next term
of court. which opens on the frs, Mon
day Of next month. Judge Richardson
r will proba bly, appoint within a week
1t is believed that In making the
appointment adj interim. Judge Rich
ardson will give weight TO the wishes
Of the pubic. as far as they can be as
certained. The lawyer selected Ky the