The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-09
A FEW NEW COLONIES
GOTERNOR TYLER Announces THE
MEMBERS or MS STAFF.
List OF Those Appointed and Something
Personal About Each Of Them-Coi.
CowardIn Is the Chief

Governor Tyler yesterday named the
members OF his staff.
lie did not announce any appointments
until the bill increasing the number OF
members TO eighteen had been passed
by both branches OF the Legislature. The
House of Delegates approved of this
measure on Friday and the Senate con-
CURED in it without any debate yester-
day. soon after that body met.
There is one vacancy on the staff. 1t
is said a gentleman invited to serve has
declined and Governor Tyler has not
had time IN which to select some one
to take the place offered him.
TIE MEMBERS.
The following are the members OF the
staff announced:
c. OBJ Cowardin Chief Of stafO Rich
mond.
w. -. Rowe. Fredericksburg.
w. w. sale. Norfolk.
NJ l.. Dawson, William NJ. Coulling,
DR.. c. V. Darlington, W. Brydon Ten
nant and W. o. SHELTON. Richmond.
William Henry Mann, Petersburg.
George c. Cabell. Jr., Danville.
II. &. Ford. Charlotte county.
Louis G. Barley, Alexandra.
George S. Shackelford, Orange Court
house.
King Z. Hartman. Pulaski.
W. o. Moore Wytheville
Joseph Button. Appomattox.
WHO THEY ARE.
Colonel Cowardin IS TOO well known 10
need any introduction. He served on
Governors Lees staff and for a brief
period was Chief Of Governor OFerralls
staff.
Colonel VI. r. Rowe. Is an ex-member
OF the House Of Delegates and one Of the
most substantial business men Of Fred
ericksburg
Everybody at Norfolk knows Colonel
W w. Sale who is an old friend OF the
Governors though a gentleman young
in years
Colonies Dawson. Tenant and Shelton
are members Of the Richmond TAR. Cal
ouel Couling is n business man and OF
late years has taken very active part
In politics DIT. Darlington IS young
physician and surgeon with very
large practice.
Colonel Mann Is a member Of the House
OF Delegates. formerly Assistant District
Attorney. q lawyer and one Of the most
popular young men in Petersburg.
Colonel Cabell is q son Of Hon. George
c. CabeH. who for many years was the
able representative Of the Fifth District
in Congress.
Colonel Ford is one Of the citizens Of
Charlotte. Of which that county is proud.
Like Colonel Cowardin, Colonel Walton
needs no introduction He is a former
member Of the state Senate; the law
partner Of Judge +. y. Newman. aboni
whom much has been written recently
and he Is the author OF what Is known
as the Walton election law.
ONLY RFAPpOINTNENT
The only member or Governor O'Fer-
rails staff reappointed is Colonel LOUIS
G Barley. who is the well-known menbcr
Of the House from AleXaidria.
The two members from the Ninth district
are both excellent gentlemen. Colonel
Uarman IS n neighbor OF the Governors.
and Colonel Moore Is the chairman OF the
Democratic Committee Of Wythe county.
Colonel Shackelford is former mem
her Of the House. and a lawyer OF large
nractice In orange and surrounding coun-
tics -. g.
last. but by. no means least, there is
c,o1onoI 10 Button. No colonel will wear
tbe uniform more worthily II Is mood
less 70 state that ne is the clerk Of the
senate the secretary Of the state Demo
cratic Committee. and an all-around good
follow. ,.
II will he observed that each congress
efonal district has been honored IN max
inc the selections. as follows;
First District. !; Second ]; Third O.
r-ourth I: Fifth. /: Sixth, I; Seventh j.
Eighth. .: Ninth. .; Tenth, ].