The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-19
Committee Appointed to
Draft Bills to Be Re-
ferred to Legislature.
MATTER OF JUDGES
Another Set of Officials
Other than Those Who
Sit in Primary May Be
Necessary for Election.

Steps looking-;o formation ofsa Leg.
Good Roads association were put
afoot Immediately upon receipt of in
telligence by President S. l.. Lupton
and Secretary G. II. Scott that Gov
ernor Davis had issued call for q
special session OF the legislature. This
committee will whip into shape pro-
posed good roads legislation for SUBJ
mission to the general assembly and
draft bills to be recommended to the
legislative body
1t is composed OF Senator c. O'Con-
nor Goolrick. n Fredericksburg
chairman; George P. Coleman, state
highway commissioner: Q. L. McCraw,
secretary OF the Lynchburg Automo-
bile club: w. c. Saunders. chairman
of the board OF supervisors of Hen
rico county, and S. l.. Lupton. presi-
dent OF the Virginia Good Roads as
ISOLATION. An early meeting OF the
| committee Is probable, according to q
statement made yesterday by Score.
| tAry Scott The latter is secretary Of
the committee.
President Luptcn was out OF the
| nothing was given out at headquarters
of the association with reference to
deferment of a date for assem- bling of
| the Legislature 1t had been hoped
and even anticipated by President
| Lupton and others OF the executive
| committee OF the association that the
| governor would see fit to assemble the
lawmakers within the next ten days
| to two weeks.
HISTORY OF FIGHT.
/, Secretary Scott expressed himself as
4 well pleased a the successful termina-
ton of the fight waged for the last
three months by the association to
have the governor order an extra ses-
| sion. The association began Its fight
| for the special session to consider the
federal road aid appropriation OF So
100000 on March II last. at which
| time the executive committee of the
association met in Murphy's hotel and
| drafted resolution calling upon the
governor to order a special session.
/ Failing to obtain action, the COM
mittee met again AT a later date and
again importuned the executive.
| though in somewhat more forceful
+! language, TO consider their recommen-
dations. The governor. in his reply to
the second communication, told the
! association that he did not see that
anything would be accomplished by
converting the lawmakers in special
session at this time.
firing OF hoping to effect the de-
sired results through this channel. the
| association got busy and circulated a
petition among members OF bottle the
senate and the house, which asked
that they sign a call for an extra see-
| sion, to be presented to the governor.
The result, after many weeks cam
| paigning, is already known.
WRITS OF ELECTION.
/ Writs Of special election. ordered
Tuesday night late by Governor Davis.
in the three senatorial districts and
the seven house districts to fill vacan-
cies occasioned by death or resigna-
ton, were today sent out to the proper
local ofliciala.
whether by convention or primary, az
also the matter Of neither or not spe-
cial ballot boxes will be employed
where men are running for the spe-
cial session In the regular primary, II
is said. will be left to the local party
committees.
In this connection a moot question
was raised In political circles yester-
day. Jake Brennaman, secretary of
the State Democratic committee. was
| inclined to the opinion that a separate
and distinct set OF judges other than
! those who will. sit in the regular
primary will he necessary In the dis
tricts In which special elections will
be held to I'LL vacancies in the house
and senate
! QUESTION OF. SOLDIER VOTE.
Anent the question of disfranchise-
ment Of soldiers who have lost the
right to vote by reason of the fact
that they did not pay their poll taxes
/ six months prior to election. as pre-
| scribed by law, because OF the fact
that they were in the service. either
at home or abroad. It was suggested
yesterday that. 10 far A Richmond In
concerned. the city Democratic com
!, mittee might agree to permit soldiers
to vote in the forthcoming legislative
primary and indicate to Judges Of
election the attitude OF the committee.
While. 1t was pointed out. this would
be Unconstitutional, 1t is not believed
that anyone would raise the ques-
| ton.
/ Section IS Of the Virginia constitu-
ton, bearing on the subject. says:
1 NO person shall vote at any le-
| Ealixed primary election for the nomt-
nation Of any. candidate for once un-
less he u 1t the nnae registered and
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