Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-26
PRIMARY COULD Be HELD
TO FILL F0LKES VACANCY
Sufficient Time Remains for Such n
Course, Says Attorney
General.
RICHARDSON is NOTIFIED
Judge of Hastings Court, on Vaca-
ZION, Writes Mayor He Will Give
Question of Filling Office of Com
monwcalth'S Attorney Attention.

Ihat the City Democratic Commitioo
VIII nave sufficient time in which to
,'i' primary to nominate a candi-
u'tc Tor commemorative attorney to
succeed the late Menctrcc Folkes 10
inc opinion OF Attorney General Pol
,r ,,"' eNptessed informally yesterday.
Inc committee. however. under the pri-
mary law, has the authority to max n
the nomination itself without calling
Il special primary.
me Attorney-General said that he
was under the impression that thirty
80 no'ice py the committee OF it's
Intention to hold a primary was nee
cssary. and that there is sufficient
.Ime IN which Il call may he issued.
IL inc committee should decide to per-
mt the voters to name the candidate
primary will he held in the Thirty
s eniru Sena torial District as late as
september IS, and IL is unlikely that
an objection would be raised to hold
ing primary in Richmond early i'm
OCTOBER The nomination must he GER
tihed to the electoral board twenty
days before the election
MAYOR HAS NOTIFIED
JUDGE RICHARDSON
Mayor Ainslie has notified Judge D.
- Richardson. of the Hastings Court
Mno IS IN Atlantic City. that Assistant
Ci'E attorney Anderson is of the onin-
ION ulat the vacancy in the Office Of
commemorative attorney must be
MED at the November election this
year. Judge Richardson acknowledged
receipt OF the notification. and replied
ma, ne would give the matter his inn
mediate attention. He is expected to
return to the city about September |
II the judge holds that Colonel Andcr-
sons Interpretation of the law is cor
rect, he Will issue writ of election
IN accordance with the notice given
by the Mayor.
Members of the city committee take
the position that the body cannot an
tciDate the writ OF election and can
take no steps toward making n nomi-
nation until the court enters a formal
order. Consequently. it is probable that
Judge Richardson may let his position
be known ut an early date in order
not TO delay the committee in deter
mining the manner in which n nomi-
nation shall be made.
1t is understood that Judge Richard-
son has received numerous letters rec
ommcndinE local practicing lawyers
for appointment as Commonwwcalth's
attorney. When he takes up the mat
ter, the Judge Will decide whether or
not 1T is Incumbent upon him to fill
the vacancy pending the election. in
the event he is also of the opini"n
that the voters are to make the choice
at the polls in November.
FRIENDS OF uADDON
SECURE MANY PLEDGES
While The nomination OF candidate
to succeed Mr.. Folkes is pending
friends of 7. Gray lIaddon are said to
have secured pledges from many mem
bers Of the City Democratic Commit
tee, looking to his nomination for the
vacancy. They are proceeding on the
theory that the committee will name
the candidate. The general impression
at present is that the party governing
body will hold that the expense at
tachcd to special primary and the
shortness of time will make il mex
pcdient to have the nomination made
in that manner.
In political circles there are indica-
lions that many party men, especially
supporters of others mentioned as pos
sible candidates, will insist that n pri-
mary be called and that the committee
put itself in n position to act before
the time expires. George T.. Wise, w.
Kirk Matthews, Harry c. Glenn and
Alfred j. Kirsh are among the other
lawyers urged for the vacancy.