The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-16
NO OPPOSITION i
TO THE NOMINEE
Burnley Withdraws Can.
didacy for Registrar Of
! the Land Office.
DELEGATE PRICE
/ CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
Democratic Caucus d.
fers Nominations for
Prohibition C 0 m m IL
!! sioner and Two judy
ships.

resentative in congress from the Fifth
district and distinguished jurist and
parliamentarian. was the unAnimuns
choice last night OF the joint Demo-
for the vacancy on the supreme court
CT appeals. occasioned by the resiKnA~
tion of Judge Stafford g. white,
president Of the tribunal
No opposition to the nominee mani
tested Itself, friends Of Judge Robert
G Southaif. of Amelia, having with
drawn his name as IN Aspirapt affer
II became evident thst majority OF
the caucus was pledged to the sUundft
OF the Rocky Mount candidate. .ss-
1t Is presumed that fudge sau11arS
WI resign his seat In the hous1os
representatives within the next ss4ew.
days to accept the post to which hGsAka
been nominated. since Judge Whtti1Ias
Resignation became effective on DAcent-
Der "a and the courts memhership Kaa
consisted Of only four judges since that
time. *ssTssfs
DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
Judge Saunders has had distias
suished career an jurist and iextsi1-
tor. He was born in franklin caNItf,
where he now resides, on OctobGre4S.
High school. Bedford county, aAA HS
University o. vtr9inia. where ~. G4Aa-
uAted IN q number OF acAA4AhAeenxf&64x
ma later was Astoc3atsd With ~ Sax
s>r F. n. Brent IN tbs conduct sfs IA
nigh school at onAncock, AcG15xe
county, sssa*
Returning to the university. hSM.
gan his professional studies in thSsfAll
Of 1881 and received the dexrAA III
bachelor Of law in June. 1882. Ins.thA
summer of that resr he opened S~fxw
office in Rocky Mount FRANKLIN
county. and continuously practiced His
profession at that point until he "a.
elected Judge of the Fourth judicial
circuit. a@stsss
In 1887 he elected to the house AT
delegates and reelected successtveiy
for seven terms: served as chairman 81
the committees of privileges and else
tons and courts of justice In that
body; IN 1899 was elected speaker of
the house and retained that position
until elected judge OF the Fourth cir
cult IN 1871 Under the operation OF
the rev constitution. he became judxs
of the seventh circuit and while serv.
ing in that position was elected to Ill
the vacancy in the Fifty-ninth con-
greSs caused ~ the resignation OF
Claude a. Swanson, who was nAm4d
governor of Virginia. He has served
in that capacity up to the present time.
becoming known as one of the bc4t
rarliamcn, arians of the house OF ra,s-
resentatiycs
The tm.na:ion of Judge Saundsxs
~as made hy Ectssafe uIfjard andsseN-
snied by Senator 1iison. -.
BURNLEY WITHDRAWN. sss
On motion of Colonel Parke~eP.
Deans, the nomination of prohibittnn
commissioner for The term beginning
September l was passed by. Nomf4a-
tons of judges of the corporation court
of Ruena Vista and OF the Second judf.
cial circuit also were deferred. ss
Senator y, n. Early, Jr., read = COM
munieation from W. Sam Burnl1y,
trar of the land Office. and Colonel
John ". Richardson, the incUmb0Nt,
was nominated without opposition.
Other state officers nominated were:
G. Lee Moore, auditor Of public aca
coauts Nf
Roosevelt Page. second auditor.
Davis Bottom. Superintendent Of puh-
lie printing
Other judges nominated without Oh.
position were: 4as
Floyd n. Roberts, corporation court
of Bristol 1ee
Robert l.. Gardner. corporation court
Of Radford.
Judge William II. Barksdale. sixth
judicial circuit.
II. Garter Scott, Tenth judicial cir
cui-.
u. Gardiner Tyler. Fourteenth judi.
cial circuit
Henry W. Holt. Eighteenth Judicial
circuit
Fulton Kesley. Twenty second iuAl.
cial circuit.
Delegate James H. Price. OF Rich
nsopd. was elected chairman Of tho
joint caucus and J. sinclair Rrotn.
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