The Washington herald., 1921-12-25

because the law requires three
notice of candidacy before
the primary and the primary must
order to enable the successful can
didate to get his name on the oficial
ballot for the special election. II
permit this. then a party plan pri-
plan will almost certainly find ia
vor with the district committee IL
" develops that 4 legalised primary
is out of the question.
The six candidates are: Harry St.
George Tucker and A. Willis Rob-
ertson. of Rockbridge; Richard r.
Bernie and Floyd W. King. Of AL
leghany; and Clarence J. Campbell
and Aubrey e. Strobe, of Amherst.
Maj. Bernie, at present a menu
Der Of the State Industrial commits
sion. and Col. Strobe are the roi
mer service representatives in the
field. Maj. Berjpe saw field serv-
Ice In France. and Col. Strobe spent
much time in Washington. later be-
ing sent to France. much Of which
time he spent as member Of Gen.
Pershing's stan; He has returned to
MS law practice. and 1t was for a
ume thought by his close friends
that this would be the thing that
would cause him to eschew politics
for the future.
Hopes for "she-string Ala.
Col. Strobe was a supporter in the
subernatorial primary, last August,
OF Mr.. Tucker but he is counting
not a little on strength from for
mer Tucker supporters N the i'm
pending fight, this condition being
looked for particularly in the East
ern end OF the shoe-string district.
which would include Nelson, Amherst.
Appomattox. Buckingham and Flu
wanna.
Some little surprise has been &C.
casioned over the fact that Staun-
ton and Augusta County have not
mad one or more candidates. Interest
was shown in Staunton In an effort
10 induce several leading Demo-
Gratis to announce themselves. hut
the efforts proved to be in vain.
L. w. II. Peyton, chairman of the
augusta County committee, de-
clined to heed a largely signed pe-
tition, declaring when 1t was pre-
scented to him that he would not
accept the nomination IL rendered
him.
Joseph A Glasgow, another lead
ing Democrat, to whom the marty
owes much because OF past services.
also declined to make the race. al
though he was assured of hne
support In Staunton and Augusta
With the contestants for Congress-
lined UP. interest is developing in what
promises to be spirited contest for
successor to Judge z. w. Saunders.
the Rocky Mount member of the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals of the State.
whose death occurred ten DAYS ago. |
The Lynchburg Bar Association seems
10 have been about the FIRST organixa,
ton of its kind to move for the ap-
pointment or election of Its own Judge |
to the vacancy. for the Hill City bar
as early as Monday unanimously en- |
dorsed Judge Frank p. Christian, of |
the Lynchburg corporation. Judge |
Christian has been on the bench for |
more than a quarter OF a century. He
Is the teacher Of the Friendship Bible |
class at Court Street Methodist Church |
there. the class being the largest IN |
Lynchburg.
Other judicial lights Of the city men
toned already for the vacancy include |
Judge Jesse F. West, of waverly, who |
has presided over the third circuit for |
mere than ten years. Edward p. |
Burford, an attorney. Of Lawrence
Vile; Eugene Withers. Of Danville; |
Judge Robert G. Southall, Of Amelia |
County, Judge Of the fourth circuit, |
who was formerly a member Of Con-
gress: Judge William r. Barksdale, of |
and Judge E. J. Harvey. Of
Chatham.
Four sections Of the State are now
on the supreme bench. |
Judge Kelly, president of the court. |
being from Bristol; Judge Burks, |
from Lexington; Judge Prentis, from |
Suffolk. and Judge Sims from Louisa
This shows that central Virginia and |
northern Virginia have none Of the
members of the court from that Sec
ton and 1t may be that this fact may |
influence the general assembly to no
small degree when the election finally |
reaches joint session.
Gov. Davis has announced that he
will make no appointment to the |
leaving this to the legisla- |
ture which assemblies in Richmond.
January IL.