Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25
AN OPEN LETTER TO GOyERNnp
TYLER
ALEXANDRIA Ian % 1Soc

ALEXANDRIA, Jan. %, ISqS
To His Excellency j. Hoge Tyl or Cor.
ernor of Virginia:
Your letter to Mr.. Leonard Narbrr,.
of this city, was shown me YESTERDAY
desire to thank you for the kind WV
in which you speak of NE and to assure
you that | do not in the slightest way
feel unkindly to you for not returpjpg
me to the Western State Hospif,,
Board. 1t is perfectly natural that Won
should select some friend, az you have
done. l have known Mr.. Thornton f.r
some years and you could Lot hsy.
made better selection.
The effort of myself and friends M,
been simply to place myself properly
before you, having been informed that
my position as party man and friend
of yours had been misrepresented 10
you by Mr.. L. c. Barley, the delegate
from this city, and his friend or friends
who called on you 10 urge my remoys.
from the board. Now as to Mr.. Barley
| desire to say simply this On the
death of Judge Chichester, Of Fairfax.
short while ago, Mr.. Barley applied
to Governor O'Ferrall to be appointed
to that position. Gov. O'Ferrali wisely.
did not make this appointment but 81
pointed resident OF Fairfax county.
most excellent gentleman, ]. N. Lcyp
Mr.. Barley's friends thinking il best or
their interests that he should be CT
he bench in Alexandria and Fairfax
counties induced him 10 announce
himself for the legislature and then 10
offer himself as a candidate for tho
judgeship. TO give legality TO this Mr..
Barley removed "a fac. known 10 very
few his legal residence to the county q
Alexandria, a mile or two from the COZ.
poration line. Mr.. Barley offered hm.
self as candidate for the Legislature
from Alexandria county, and no onede
string to go into scramble for the Pc
sition, MIR. Barley was selec
ed without opposition. 1t has been
said by very many here, and am pc.
fectly convinced of it, that Mr. Barley
ran for the Legislature for the express
purpose of having himself elected judge
of the counties of Fairfax and Aeysr
dria, in neither Of which be ever absc
lutely resided for moment. Nh.
Barley, in an interview published in q
Washington paper, says be did not 20
out of the city of Alexandra "as Mr.
Beckham did," to ask en- appointment.
l suppose he must allude to this judge.
ship. l have never asked q member q
the Legislature to vote against Nj.
Barley or to vote for Judge Love !
did state, perfectly honestly, in az ~
terview with Mr.. Geo. X. Pickett thsr
l did lot consider Mr.. Barley a citzen
of Alexandria county, and ! do not
know citizen of this city who does.
[ say now, and have always felt, hat u
man to be selected a judge to
sit on cases affecting the life and
property of other people ought
to be one thoroughly conversed
in law and who has proved himself
capable Of taking care OF his own a.
fairs. What prominence in legal MA
tiers has Mr.. Barley attained that
would entitle him to be selected Is
judge? Who, save one, with an in
mense amount OF cheek, would ask 70
be appointed judge over d people in
whose county he did not reside?
have never spoken unkindly OF Nh
Barley, and some people here know [
have gone to his rescue when he need
ed a friend. DR.. Smith is my fami!y
physician and personal friend. hid
never heard until yesterday that lis
name had been mentioned as a member
of the hospital beard. My duties thc.o
were not in the line of physician. !
attended to the business management
and left other matters to the staff Of
the hospital. / have nothing to regret
as to my connection with the hos
pital ard have done my my duty to
the State, and if Mr.. Barley thinks be
has done what is best for the people Of
my district, it is all right. l thiuk he
will find very few 10 Alexandra 10
agree with him. 1 am, with great re-
spect, very truly yours,