The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-08
OUR LAW MAKERS.
,p,Ie REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
WHOLE PEOPLE.

SOM. of Their Deeds for the Common
wealth.
Though legislative bodies are supposed
,,nerall, 10 be truly representative Of q
State or city. examples II exceptions ar
,...uentlv more numerous than thos,
ofihc rule. Many persons elected TO look Il
en-. interest Of a community are soon delib
,,at.l, or unwittingly committed TO mes
sur, for the promotion Of schemes of benefit
,.one class only. and the more deeply they
i..one involved the less care they have foi
,o,d Of their constituents. such, how
..,r is NOT The case with the General As
..,ll, ofihis grand old Commonwealth
7Y..t lofi, is a model Of the rule. In mass
,n either house. Overwhelmingly Demo
.,tic.iffs an exponent Of the conservatism,
,,lirb means progress fthe historic position
.fNir,inio. IndiN idually cOnsdcred,cycr
.t,.. In the state is represented.
..1 cornilucss and attention 10 de-
t,ns characteristic Of those whose
mind. have been trained 10 the law is COM
lto.d with the business instincts, the
...eial. practical know ledge and familiarity
,.n, local needs of merchants. bankers,
..,i.ultnrists and manufacturers.
While some OF the members have ex-
..-.enre extending over more than half a
..nfnr,. 10 is noticeable that quite large
,..nl.rarc yOungmcn. whose achievements
.fr.,dy demonstrate that Tiny will continue
81. sustain the records OF their families as
,i-. pairiots. and be worthy assessors with
,b.-. whose axe and active participation in
,.li.c affairs make them safe guides Of the
1nmmOnwealtii.
Nlf ire and young manhood are most hap
.fr combined: members 90 ancient families
.I.... names are inscribed ON the scrolls of
,,,fi.n'- history. 81 in the same body with
rr.n whose ancestry runs back INTO the
nrL continent: those who endured hard
.hif-. pritati0us and loss Of property, and
,thn received wound. in defense OF their
homes and principles are law makers with
fLl.l who fought ON the other side. Courtesy
,hlrlcfer.s BE- 81 Southern men Is prcdomi-
,anf and 90 h i- shown 10y the Not' s Of Re
pulIlean- for nominees Of the Democratic
lau.u-. and hv the ccntlcmanly hearing
which prevails in the debates and routine
proceedings.
virginia has good reason 90 De- proud OF
h.r Assembly. and she Dr. confident That H.
..f- when finally promulgated boy official
action of her Executive. viii De only for
l.r GOOD and advancement Meeting at
finn. when the Commonwealth Is an active
nrrfiripafur boa the progress Of the south.
DID. Legislators Will have many material
nf.lirm- tO confront. hui they Will meet
fa.m calmly and Systematically ana care
nr fhe Old Dominion.
AID idea of the personnel of the body may
&. /. . l.,.t. ~
awlDle and about the senate. for instance,
bon Particular. Of the one hundred and
rirft-nino members. the scott county
DELEGATE still having 90 Doe decided. one
hundred and sixteen are Democrats and
fweutf-fhrcc are Republicans. Of whom
four are c0l0rcd. I'm the Senate are cigh-
i..u lawyers. nine farmers. tNo physicians,
frn merchants. one newspaper man ana
airlt persons who have retired from active
cuisines. or who have mo- regular profession.
Eleven of the members Of this branch
served in the Confederate army and three
Iu fh. Federal army. 80 iu the House Will be
found men representing many professions.
.arunatiOns or trades those who fought for
fle Conicdcracv and those who fought
against 10 merchants. manufacturers. law
NDrs. farmers. mechanics are side 10y elde'
and ~ hilt some appear for the hr~t time ln the
legislative halls. ~ search into their history.
lboui which many are very modest, VIII
show that they have rendered act'Ve service
a~ school trustees. local magistrates ana di-
rector- Of public policy or imprON tments in
their several counties or citie-. While
every citizen is particularly Interested IN
ais own particular representative. every
body i'm ;he Commonwealth wishes 90 know
something about the Legislature as "a whole.
TO meet this wish. the TIMES publishes this
morning brief sketches of AN the members
of both houses. az recorded ON the tally
sheets Of Clerks Peudlcton and Bigger. No
atfemut has been made to publish "a COM
piete history of each member but only suf-
icient has been given 10 characterize the
personals
Democratic Senators.
JOHN L. HURT. of piitsyl,ania, President
s,lY tenn. of the senate, was born March TO-
les. in Carroll county, Tenn; was cdn-
cii.d al the samuel Davis Institute. Halifax
comfy. Va. and is a farmer. He served in
thr confederate army. and ha. been twelve
wears iu the Senate oi this state.
J. l.AHTHIR wa, born M Bedford county
boz 1861. aud educated ia the county schools.
During the war be- was captain of Com
nany e.. Finy-eighfh Virginia regiment. and
since the war he has been farming in Bed
ford county
InoMAs II. BARNES was born in Nanse-
mnrd county MAY 80. 1853. prepared for col
I..o no the old kinsale college. in that
county: took the academic course at the
Inftsr-ify ct virginia. and graduated ln
medicine af the Virginia Medical college.
Anera successful practice of several years
ln returned. and i- nov farming the ola
u.4nfafion of his father lie has been super
visor OT his county. and has served IN lhe
House of Delegates i'm lN,'A' -. ISL -, ana
l~-l-'-6. and IN now one OF the Anld-oNci
senators. lie is one of the board Of visitors
III William and Mar, and the Virginia
Medical college.
T,yfoE BERRY. one Cd the most striking
figures BOZ the senate. WAS born ln dcheiSph
county. W. \a.. on the 2iiu oi july NO.
Ills education was begun under private
teachers. and completed at Judge Brock
.ubroueh's Law school in Lexington. MI
BDrr, served about eighteen months during
ihe war. and was captain of tbe Nineteenth
Virginia Infantry. This L. biz ihird term
in the senate. aud when not ia legislative
malls. he practices law i'm Amherst county
4. We. BLACKSTONE WAS born october
@. lbs at Accomac Courthouse; studied ai
Roanoke College. salem. lssi-'i6. aud after
graduation there in Juue. 1916 for three
Nenr- in fhe academic department ANA TWO
wears in law az the University Of virginia
receiving the hachelOroi law degree IN y as
1881. he is practicing law. and has been
state senator since November. lNND.
WILLIAM X. Dudley was born an FRANK
Dim county Jul, -. ls2g. and N0s educated
'u the county schools. lie served ~ the
arm, in Early'- vision, and haze been Oh
ner,lsor of Franklin for years. Mr.. Dudley
I-A married man ans a farmer.
THOMAS VI. dunn, of Albemarle, was
born september lsf, 1896. near Free nion'
-radnatcd at the Medical college OF IT.
.lnia March, 49,. ana practices medicine
and cultivate. his farm. lie hqs represent
"a hi. county iu the Legislature sit years
being elected iu 1873. lssi. and iS>S.
GEORGE ". iA,LEN, Of Giles. was born
lu that county september Sd. 1875, and was
educated in the county schools lie entered
fhe army in 1864. and served " private
Until App0maitOX. lie was deputy clerk
aud clerk of Giles courts nom 1870 90 ~ y |
'ouniy Court Judge OF Bland and GILES
from l>-4 % ISL aud commemorative At |
f0mey for the latter ffom lSs3 10 1881. i
EDWARD fCHOis WAS born IN Monroe
county. West Virginia. in september, 1904
ami educated at the Washington ana Lee
University nnI the University ~ irginla. |