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One of the most amusing stories of the past ten days is the one that comes from the newspapers in our neighboring (and associated) county of Loudoun. According to one of the Leesburg papers, the citizens of that beautiful—and large—county were “miffed" (that’s their word) with the Governor in his appointment of Rappahannock's Rayner V. Snead as Judge of the Circuit for the three counties of Loudoun, Fauquier and Rappahannock.
Stated the Loudotfn paper, it had always been a ‘gentlemen’s agreement' that the judge would alternate between Loudoun and Fauquier. Fauquier had had two judges and Loudoun one; they seemed to think it was their turn again.
All this "gentlemen’s agreement” sounds very fine—but what does that make Rappahannock? The red-headed step-child? It gives the impression that die small, 6,000-peopled county with the four-syllable name was being treated like the baby of the family with the two bigger kids pushing him aside while they hogged all the best
Rappahannock is definiely pleased at the appointment of Judge Snead. We know he’s a good man, and we have thorough confidence that he will prove his value. We are glad, too, that finally someone has remembered that Rappahannock is still on the map. We are pleased that the county has been given the opportunity by Governor Battle to let the sterling qualities of Rappahannock be shown in the new Judge.
Pity the Poor Judge
It’s understood that Judge Rayner V. Snead has expressed sympathy for Governor Battle in the job he had of appointing a Judge.
The new Judge has had to appoint a new Commonwealth Attorney, and it has been a trying task. Both of the candidates were about equal in qualifications, and about equal in popularity. Judge Snead knew when he made the appointment that he had two wildcats by the tail. The friends of each, candidate were many, and the many friends were going to be disappointed when their man didn’t get the job. It would have been understandable had the Judge hunted for a third “dark horse" for the job, rather than face the choice between the two candidates.
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