Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-10
TWO HOUSES BEGIN
LABORS ON STROKE
OF Il TOMORROW
Early Arrivals Swarm Ho-
tel Lobbies on Eve of
60.Day Session.
HOUSE AND SENATE
TO CAUCUS TONIGHT
Selection Of Brewer aud vii.
liams as Speaker and
Clerk Certain.
HARMAN SERGEANT At ARMS
Developments iI-iEhtcn Interent in
supreme Court Of Appeals Vacancy
and Other JudEeshIp Fights.

Every train arriving in Richmond
yesterday ana last night brought
members OF the two branches OF the
General Assembly which convene.
tomorrow at IL o'clock noon and
along with the members. came men
who are going To look after certain
measures which wiil hs introduced IA
the two branches.
Their. came also friends OF the can
dIdates for the Supreme Court Of An
peai* vacancy. and for the c!rcui,
onhS"ships. who are TO be nominated
, ri joint caucus on Thursday night
In the House of Delegates
AS usual. upon such occasions Muir
phyH Hotel lobby was crowded until
late hour last might with members
OF the two houses and their follow
ers. and the gossip ranged from tho
sciection OF the reading clerks TO that
OF inc nomination OF the various
Jh1Ees.' and then jumped TO the con-
ference In Washington which had
ssSShder consideration the splitting OF
Ninth congressional district
INTO the "shoestrinC" districts. thus
eliminating the Republican strength
IN mat section OF the state.
Hetirent ~ to WnshInrton p,,.
Representative ]. Murray Booker
or the Fifth District, came i'm on ths
late train from washinEtop. and wa,
heartily greeted by his friends. II.
declined to tell what occurred In
Washington saying that the state
ment would come OH, OF the ma tons
capital. Archer Williams, OF wy,he-
vale. wh" also attended tho Wash
ington conference, smiled when
1ueried about the meeting, and would
give out no details.
Separate caucuscs Will no bo,J In
the Senate and the House tonight. he.
ginning at S:lh o'clock There an
peared last night little likelihood .,
FORMER Senator a. C. Harman. OF pjch.
'""""' hot winning in the race for
inc position OF sergeant-at-arms 70
NJ 'hr vacancy caused by the death
OF me tate Frank y. Watkins OF Char
io''e' -. NJ Pattie. OF Madison, now
assistant doorkeeper In the Senate. ls
sa'd 10 he n candidate for the posi-
ZION. ana the names OF Alexander
hopbs' OF Prince George, and DuvaI
Porter. OF Richmond, are mentioned
as candidates, but former Senator
Harman Is said to have the pledge NJ
majority OF the members. and wi,
be nominated
h""Se to Nominate Officers.
The House caucus will d.,
time to the nomination OF ,ts or,
GERS Richard H. Rrewer r.,
Nansemond. Will be renomin.,o.
speaker OF the House. John w. VIII
ia ms VIII be renominated clerk. and
the ora doorkeepers will be rcnom.
mated
IL. Lindsay Gordon, Of Louisa will
can the caucus to order. and Doll.
gate James H. Price. of Richmond
Will be renamed chairman OF Tho c.u
Gus.
Fihterest In the Supreme Court OF
Appeals vacancy was heightened last
night when 1t was announced that
friends OF Judge Jesse +. West n.
Sussex, had opened headuuarters IN
room l65, Murphy's Hotel, and wouId
look AFTER the interests OF Judge
west until the conclusion OF the
caucus on Thursday night. David
"A. Harrison. Jr., of Hopewell, a for.
ner member OF the House OF Dele
gates, is in charge OF Judge Vests
headquarters. Many lawyers and
friends Of Judge West from the
Ihird District are here in his inter-
est.
Friends Of Aspirants Active.
Friends Of Judge r.. j. Harvey. of
DanVille. also were prominent in the
various assemblages last night. as
were also friends CT Judge Frank r.
christian. of Lynchburg.
The hottest contests in the circui,
1udeeships are In the seventh and
the Ninth Circuits In the seventh
circuit Judge a. NJ. Aiken. who was
appointed by -Rovernor Davis to al
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Judge Hugh Diilard. Ia being opnoscd
by g. Turner Clement Common.
wealth's attorney Of pi,tsylvan,5
County. Ex-service men are watch
ing the fight with Interest, for Judge
Dillard was captain in tho coas,
artillery and saw service In France.
H,o is tho hrst ex-world war veteran
TO offer for this high position, and