Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-24
AUBREY WEAVER MAY
co ON CIRCUIT BENCH
Front Royal Man Suggested for
Judgcship il Harrison Goes
to Congress.
STUART TO MAKE APPOINTMENT
Judge Harrison as Yet Only An
nounced Candidate for Seat to BE
Vacated by James Hay in Seventh
District.

With the growing belief in we'll
informed political circles that Judge
Thomas w. Harrison. Of Winchester
will be chosen to MI the seat in the
House OF Representatives made va
cant by the appointment of Represen-
tativc Hay to the United States Court
or Claims there has arisen a concerted
movement To secure the appointment
of Aubrey q. Weaver. of Front ROYAL.
TO the vacancy on the bench of the
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit that Judge
Harrison's election would create
The movement III behalf of Mr..
Weaver began within u few hours af
ter IL became known that Judge Har-
rison would accept the Seventh Dis
trict nomination should it he offered
To him. Since that time every mail
has brought Governor Stuart letters
recommending the appointment of Mr..
Weaver TO the judgcship in the event
that vacancy should occur.
Although the day is drawing near
for tho selection of a successor to Rep
resentative Hay, none of the promi-
nent Democrats Of the Seventh Dis
trict who arc looked upon rs poten-
tial candidates has announced himself
an aspirant for tho honor. Judge Il.
I. w. Duke. Of Charlottesville. has
already said that he would not be a
candidate. Clerk Floyd w Weaver
of Page County. is known TO have the
matter under adviscment, but has so
far RETAINED from coming out. Judge
Harrison. so far, has clear field, and
unless all political prophecy goes
wrong. he Will be named.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
MEETS on WEDNESDAY
meeting OF the Seventh District
Democratic Committee will probably
be hold "Wednesday in Harrisonburg
1t is assumed as practically certain
that MIR. Hays successor will DO NOM
mated ut n convention to be hold either
at ilarrisonburS Charlottesville.
Sentiment in the district Is in favor of
prompt action in order that the Dem
ocratic nominee may have ample time
TO conduct campaign, since all signs
point to active Republican opposition.
IL Judge Harrison is nominated, he
Will ut once resign from the bench, and
II will become the duty of the Gov
ernor to fill tho vacancy by appoint
ment for the uneXpred term. Judge
Harrisons term does not expire until
1922 The appointment will be sub
icct to confirmation by the General
Assembly of 1918.
For the present, at least, no other
candidate for the judgeship has ap-
pcared. Friends of Mr. Weaver alone
are conducting campaign, and 1t APP
pears now, in the absence Of any oom-
petition. that he Will receive the APP
pointment 1t has been known in leg
islative circles that Mr.. Weaver has
for Il long time cherished the ambition
Of being elected to the bench He rep
resented the Counties OF Clarke and
Warren In the Legislature OF 1914, and
was chairman Of the House Finance
Committee He did not stand for cleo
ton to the General Assembly OF 1915
A FOUR-OoRNERED
FIGHT IN SECOND
Rivalng In interest the impending
political Developments In the Seventh
District is the four-cornered Demo
cratic campaign that is approaching
an end this week in the Second. Here
Representative f. Il. Holland is being
opposed for reelection by ]. =. Hol-
land, j. Edward Cole and II. L. May
nard. The four candidates have been
conducting touch-and-go campaign
for the past two months. Little moro
than week OF campaigning remains
since the issue VIII he settled nj the
congressional primary on August l.
The winner will still have to defeat
Luther d. Way. the Republican cnndi-
date for the House from the Second
District
Republican opposition is certain, so
far. only in the Second and the Ninth
IN the Ninth District, Representative
c. Rascom Slemp Will again be chosen
~ the Republicans 10 succeed himself
The Democrats will name their can
didate at convention to he held in
Bristol on August IL. 1t is possible
also that the minority party in the
Seventh District will put ca ndidate
in the field to oppose the Democratic
nominee for the Hay vacancy. Former
State Senator John Paul. of Rocking
ham, has been suggested as the prob
able Republican nominee.
In every other district things are
serene. The Fifth District held a con-
vcntion at Martinsville on July II and
rcnominated Representative T.. w
Saunders. In the First. Second. Third
Fourth. Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Dis
tricts the incumbent members Of the
House Of Representatives are without
Democratic competition and viii he re-
nominated on August !. In mono of
these districts has there appeared any
Republican opposition. and any COM
petitor put up by tho minority party
viii be showed under.