Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29
CAUCUS PICKS SERGEANT
FOR NORFOLK JUDCESH|P
Shackclford loses Scat by Three
Votes, Although Having
Strongest Endorsement.
CONTEST WAS VERY BITTEI.
Norfolk Delegation Split OH Two
Candidates. With Cherry Denying
Any Connection With Effort to Dis
credit Commemorative Attorney.


Following one Of the most c,osnl,.
contested lights ever staged in tho
nail OF the House Of Delegates w. II.
Sarseani. Jr OF Norfolk. was las t
Cooperation Court OF tho city of Nor
folk by a joint Democratic caucus of
=! nc sen senate and Houss, of the virEni,A
ce!vcd forty eight votes 10 his oppo-
ncnts forty-fve. he was opposed bv
~ l.. Shackeiiord. commonwealth's s
SO close was the vote and so un-
certain was the result that third
confirmation OF the balloting was ne
Judge James l.. Mctcmorc was nom
inated ma to succeed himselt as Judge OF
Court of Norfolk city, was 9Fepsa,;@ti eievated
70, 70 me t'a nanGn ,, OF the newly created
Richmond Delegate Prcside..
JahcS II. ETicc, delegate to the
InhGe H@nse from oi Richmond city. presided.
JuuSc AcLtmorc was nominated by
Hichard l.. Brewer. Jr.. Speaker OF the
lious9' and the nomination was Sec
Gnded Gsia by " Delegate parke r. Deans. OF
Isic OF wight. Senator Deal of Nor
IoiK' nomlnatcd Judge Hanckcl and
Deiesaie Dodson seconded the nomi-
Colonel sargcan, was nominated bv
delegate Dodson and tho nomination
& w&;tS seconded By Delegate cherry.
forfs ~ro denied en- dsny any congestion with ef-
who was nominated by Senator Deal
ana Nnose nomination had half
uoZcn or more seconds
MI; Shackclford was indors.d by
The Bar Association OF Norfolk and
aorIsnou'h and by number OF other
Delegate Cherry bespoke for his
candidate the votes OF his colleagues
IN thc House on the ground ot bar
OF Mir e,ford. stated sne n0mina''Sn ,.as 5n
tatoh Mas not ef in sesord with the intsrpre
courtesy and read the petition OF the
Lar Lar ASsociation OF Norfolk. whici,
dele ieieeatsH aaaFeSTed ,hs 10 the Norfol% city
4eicEaite from Lancaster reminded the
MoriolE clay Representatives. more
properly should have been done by
,shnckeIford Called Real Choic..
he '' No,.!s produced petitions which.
deub: do asserted; SER, demonstra,ed beyond
ihsopis Z. of Norfolk. House courtesy. -.
noini tFcnahrea, ,,shsa does not extend TO the
rom getting ,he man they want; liz
Ghamensed .r not only the delegates :
the fo'iI tii% NoFfo!k. 10 bu! the Senator from
member ,i, OF House or senate who ha
p.easGa Their votes TO any particuiar r
,.I.;.t'atS' >eia TOR Deal accented rbr
III u..ina ium, and release of those
Meaged TO The candidate whose cause
Vas espouscd by the Norfolk dele
gates was tacit.
senator Eppes. OF Nottoway. in s.c-
ondlhS the nomination OF Mr. Sb,ci. :
ctioFd. declared that the case Of -.
neop!c OF Norfolk. who desired ,hc
bpesent prs commonwealth's attorney,
mac, i,au pecn made out. but, notwitb ,
standing the fact that those Win n .n : :
hoca hhoca'ed me cause of Mr.. Sargcant had
iDe9n given ample opportunity thcv
!lan failed to make case my
Delcga;c r. Lindsay Gordon o-
.E:ontS2 alluded to disagreement Of ,Sc
No!toik representation as "a bons
nlf,ded against itself" and told tis
colleagues that tkt matter of y lI cbo iis i.s
S.1sntrco Gown 20 an impartial cnn-
siaeration cf the evidence and cvory op
nf .f" H. Young according 10 the dictates
eeconded oadsS7 I,,p5wniLe. ,5" Of Lancaster. who
I1onls Thack eiford, deprecstcd the abuse M, oi
tiouse courtesy. and declared TIA, ~
such tninS as blottins the vii ~
ave awaI ?c%9if M;,b existed is It should be done
Tie he Norfolk city deicgates to ent nj ,od od
OF that city. court