Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-23
ylRGlNIANs URGE
NAMING OF WADDlll
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y saying that he had kept az open
s mind regarding this appointment.
In the afternoon. Henry w. Andcr-
\ son and Joseph Brady, OF Richmond,
and Republican State Chairman Jo-
5eph L. Crupper, OF Alexandria, called
s upon Attorney-Gcnoral Daug hcriy 10
9 present to that official the fitness o.
4 Judge Wnddill for the appointment.
s hlr. Daugherty also was nbncommii-
: tai, but said that the the Cabinet
meeting the President had referred
IN complimentary terms to tho fine
Z character of the Virginia delegation
SSWhtch had called at the White House
1 earlier in the day.
Inc bankers who We're in the group
i or Virginians took occasion while
3 mere today TO cali upon Comptroller
;2of the Currency CrissinEcr. the sue
& cessor to John SHELTON Williams. to
q pay their respects
Oncinl lntimntion Lacking.
q There is still no official intimation
a as to when the President will APP
4 point Judge Pritchard's successor or
n who will be favored. Interests i'm
y mediately associated with the admin
5 ever, the possibility OF Judge Could
Z being named, largely because OF his
close relationship with the Attorney
; General.
Representative a. !. Montague. OF
( Richmond, impressed upon the prcsi-
y dent privately that Virginia has not
had n place on the United States Cir
Z cult Court OF Appeals for fifty years.
3 Maryland, Virginia and North Caro-
( lima have each been honorcd with a
: judge OF the court. The delegation
was headed by Senator Swanson and
z Representative \. J. Montague, and
was composed Of the following from
Z Virginia: Those from Richmond were
John Kerr branch. George Bryan.
+ Brydon Tenant. state Senator James
{ L. Cannon. L. c. Garnett. J. Il. Saun-
. ders. W. 7. Reed. o. J. Sands. !. c.
. Taylor. H. 7. Wickham. Robert II.
: Talley II. NJ. Smith, Hiram NJ. Smith
and f.ppa IIunton, Jr.
The delegation from Norfolk was
composed Of the following: Nathaniel
Ecaman. president OF tho Bank OF
Commerce: w 4. Goodwin, Tcnch +.
Tngham. Goldsborough IIerpol, Hugh
C. Whitehead. Hugh u. Kerr. $. l..
Slower. Judge Thomas II. Wilcox, y.
H. Martin, II II. Rumble. II. Is.
Wolcott, Lawrence Brooke. Henry
Bowdca. United States Commissioner;
Percy :. stephenson. Major Clinton
J.. Wright Harry q. Barbcc. T.. q.
DodSor, w. ii. Ncnahlc, y. -. fur-
row, l.. W. Wolcott and Richard Mic
1lwaInc.
y delegation of Republican lead
ers have an appointment to see At
torncy-General DauEhcrty later in
the afternoon where the Gual!fca-
tions Q! Judge Wadd.li will he pre-
scented. The non-partisan delegation
who called OH the President this
morning Will endeavor TO see the At
tcrney- DauGherty also in the
interest Of Judge wadd!ll, bu. owing
TO tine Cabinet meeting ut 1880 it is
doubtful Il an appointment can be
arranged today.
The ranks IN the delegation OF Vir-
rinians who called on President
Harding to urge the appointment of
Judge Waddill TO the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals, after lcav-
ing the White House called on Comp
trollcr Crissenger, OF the Treasury
Department. 10 pay their respects
The call on the comptroller had moth
ing to do with State patronage, they
said.