The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-04-17

to faithful discharge of the duties of TIN
position, and that he confidently reliet
upon the support and encouragement O
the Board.
DR.. Fauntleroy was then requested tt
remain in the Board chamber, and Thu
question of recommending assistant physi
clans was resumed. DR.. Gleaves announced
that upon reflection he had come to The
conclusion that the Bylaws should not Ii
changed, but that the elections of assistant
physicians should be made from nomina
tions by the Superintendent. Mr. Pendle
ton opposed this view, and after some
further discussion, it was agreed to change
the Bylaws So rs to provide that nomina
tions for assistant physicians should be
presented hy henderson, the Board and
submitted to the Superintendent. If the
Superintendent objected to any nomination
he should state his reasons therefor, and
the Board should make their selection from
names not objected to.
1sT ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN.
Nominations for first assistant physician
were then called for. ~
Judge Allen nominated DIR. VIM. Ham.
ilton. He referred to his long service In
the position and said that he believed him
pre-eminently qualified to discharge the
responsible duties he would be called upon
to assume. He also read a strong letter OF
recommendation from DR.. Cabell of the
University.
Mr.. Pendleton nominated DR.. III. s.
Crockett, the incumbent He referred to
him IN terms of the highest ccmmenda-
ton as a physician, as q specialist, and as
a cultivated, heightened gentleman. You
have inspected his work, said Mr.. Pendle-
ton. and the resolution llnanimouslyadopt
testilies to the opinion you have formed of
his qualifications. He is young. energetic,
accomplished, full of life and vigor, and
has with marked success discharged the
duties of the position. The gentleman
you place in nomination against him is,
have been informed, enfeebled by age, and
is no longer capable of bearing the burden
that would be placed upon him. learn
that whilst DR.. Hamilton was the first
assistant. sometimes it was ten days
before he could complete the rounds of
his visits which should be daily. In JUS
tice to the trust confided to you, l ask you
elect the best man that can be gotten for
the place.
The nominations were then submitted
to DR.. Fauntleroy and he stated that he
had no objection to either. He was then
asked as to DR.. Hamilton s age, and replied
that he would judge him to be about 65
years old. He had known him for num-
Der of years and his appearance was pretty
much the same now as when he first be-
came acquainted with him. He was man
slow of walk, and to a stranger might
seem decrepid, but he (Dr. FL thought
that he had several years of usefulness be-
fore him yet. Whilst he (Dr. +. was Su-
perintendent, DR.. Hamilton had never
been absent from his ward ten days.
DIR. Gleaves.-Dr. Fauntleroy, which Of
these gentlemen do you prefer?
DR.. Fauntleroy.-I have already stated
that have no objection to either.
DR.. Gleaves. hich do you prefer per-
sonaliy
DR.. Fauntleroy. That is another ques-
ton. With DR.. Hamilton have long
and pleasant acquaintance. To DR.. Crock
EFT am stranger. l know of HIM only
by the representations which have been
made of him, which are complimentary
and which believe to be true. Under
these circumstances would naturally ex-
press a personal preference for DE-. HAM
ilton.
The vote on the question was then called
for, when DIR. Gleayes obtained the floor
and delivered speech highly eulogistic of
DIR. Crockett. He said he had known Hal
Crockett from infancy. For all the quail
ties which constitute man; for gentle
ness of disposition for sterling integrity !;
for irreproachable moral character for
natural talent and eminent professional
attainMents, he believed that he stood
almost unequalled for one of his years. In
every attribute he measured up to the full
statute of a man, physician and a chris
tian gentleman, and yet in spite of all
these qualifications for the position, he felt
constrained to yield to the preference of
the Superintendent and vote for DR.. VIM.
Hamilton. The roll was then called and
the result announced as follows:
For DR.. VIM. Hamilton-Messrs. Cole
man, Waller, Gleaves, Allen, Russell, Burke,
Hartman and Bumgardner.
For. DR.. Crockett Harnsberger,
Broadus and Pendleton.
End ASSISTANT.
For second assistant physician Mr.. Cole
man nominated DR.. e. C. Fisher who,
under DR.. Fauntleroy's previous admins
tration, and for several administrations
before, had filled that position.
Mr.. Pendleton nominated DIR. Strain,
the then incumbent. In presenting his
name, Mr.. P. again begged the members
not to place over the unfortunate inmates
of the Asylum men who, by reason of age,
were not competent to meet the onerous
and oppressive duties that they would be
called upon to discharge. Against DR..
Fisher, personally, he had not one word to
say, but be entered bis protest against
making that Asylum refuge for men,
who, however eminent in their time, had
served their day and generation, and were
not capable Of now bearing the burden that
would be placed upon them.
THE FIRST POLITICAL SHOT.
Mr.. Coleman, in reply to Mr.. Pendleton,
stated that he wished it distinctly under
stood that he had nominated DR.. Fisher in
pursuance of fixed determination that he
had formed when first appraised of his ap-
pointment as member of the Board. The
people of the State of Virginia had risen
in their might to condemn the course Of
the Readjusters. The predecessors of this
BoaId had turned out these officers for no
reason other than political, and with an
emphasis that could not be misunderstood
the people had demanded that they should
be reinstated. 1t was for this purpose
that this Board was appointed, AMI they
would be untrue to the trust comm tilted
to them did they not by their action place
the brand of condemnation on the course
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