Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-01
THEY ASK TO RETIRE.
MEMBERS or THE HOARD or AGRI-
CULTURE TIRE OF SERVICE.
EEU SYSTEH OF APPOINTMENTS.
The Governors Plan of Distribution
More Popular as "a becomes BETTER
vnacrStood--A Mothers Plea for
Her son-omces CIOsed.

The Governor has not yet made any
announcement Of what he purposes do'hs
with the vacancies which have occurred
in the state Board OF Agriculture VI
the gentlemen who constitute this boale'
the terms Of Messrs. McMath' Buioru'
Hurt Mccain. and Stuart have eXplreu'
Nessrs. Hurt and Buford have written
the Governor that they desire TO re1lie
from the board and are, therefore not
candidates for reappointment. no oae
has vet been decided upon as the sue
cessor 10 Colonel Buford, but the Gov
ernor viii appoint Mr.. J. N. Barker OF
Henry county, 10 succeed Mr. huiI hc
viii rsappoint Mr. Stuart, but has not
decided as 70 filling the other vacancies
on the board.
Mr.. George w. Koinor. the new Com
missioner Of Agriculture did not Nis'
the State Library building yesterday nor
could be he found though he is' WIN H'a
family stll IN the city. lie has not IN
elected "a vet whether he viii make any
CHANCES IN the force now carrying on
The work OF tho department. or Wnch ne
takes charge Tuesday morning me 80
en-, force includes Mr.. Richard Games
the chemist: Mr.. Thomas Strattoh' III
snccior ~ fertilizers, and Messrs. Ihohas
bigger and Harold JobsOn, clerks All
are candidates for reappontmeht
Colonel Thomas whitehead the ieuIlnS
Commissioner, closes his long aumliisIfa-
ton I'm a manner creditaOle 10 hliiiocil
and TO the State. lie was elccleu 10 'le
ofFco bv the Legislature I'm December
- e. f.or Ma ofeofi0u the appoint
inc mower was vested In the Governor,
and Colonel Whitehead was reappointcd
every two years.
THE GOVERNOR COMMENDED.
covernor Tyler IS receiving commenda-
tions ~ his Motley to scatter throughout
the state as far as possible, membership
of the boards of various public institu-
,lops The plan was not entirely popular
al first. IL was thought by many that
Il was advantageous, for various reasons
10 have as many members Of the DoaiuS
from this city as possible as Richmond'
by reason OF being the capital or the
State. and the largest city In virginia
was q centre of influence, and her cu-
zens could better WELD such influence III
behalf of the institutions they served lt
was, and is, the belief or Governor Iyier'
however that It will prove highly bene-
and active friends IN localities where they
are now practically unknown.
Many people in this State Go not know
anything Of the work that Is being done
at tho Virginia Military Institution SAID
Governor Tyler yesterday. They DO not
above all. know that tho state furnishes
free tuition there. I want them 70 know
it. / want tie people in counties where
tho institute, and where other OF our
benefcient State institutions are praoti-
cally unknown. TO know hat Virginia
IS doing a great work for many classes
Of her citizens. j DO not believe this fact
can better be brought homo TO them than
by having their neghbors on the boards
OF State institutiOns-men who viii take
an interest in the work deyOlying upon
them, and the work OF the institutions.
who viii be- impressed by its magnitude
and who win tell their people about it,"
And then the Governor cited, as an in
stance of lack Of popular Information re-
garding State institutions, the necessity
which the State Board of Education was
under recently OF mailing large number
Of circulars for tho purpose Of informing
tho people OF The State that the Deaf
and Blind Institute, at stanton, was
open TO afflicted children.
CAPITAL NEWS.
Ine Capital ana state Library Duldlng
odices closed yesterday at noon and win
not reopen until Tuesday morning, fhe
Governor having ordered the observance
Of Monday as a holiday.
The Governor has received a most
pathetic letter from Helen Webster.
mother OF James Webster, the negro
youth under sentence 10 be executed for
criminal assault at Bedford City on Janu-
airy 9Th. The letter is evidently written
by the woman herself, as the spelling and
grammar are very poor. She states that
her boy had O fair trial and there is no
grounds for complaint against any one.
The appeal IS one for mercy Helen asks
that her son Dee confined i'm prison for
life. lie Is only Us years old. and is one
Of seven children. Helen says the boy
would never have committed the crime
had he not been under the influence of
liquor.