The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-03
OLD YAK ERS
WHO WILL RE: TIRE:
Many ofthe Most Prominent are Not
Candidates.
NEW MATERIAL IN LEGISLATURE.
hen Of Ability Will. as a Rule, Succeed
Those Who Have Served Their
state Losg and
Well.

Many of the leading members of the
Legislature. lnen who gave served With
distinction FOR seversl years, Will not be
there when the General Assembly con-
ecncs on tho first Wednesday in Dccem-
Der.
lion. Z. w. Saunders. the present
speaker of the House. who has been elect
ed Judge of his circuit. will BE missed
lie came TO the Housc away back IN
the eighties and at once became Il leader
He was u strong 5debatcr when at college,
and his powers III this direction were
rapidly developed when he was made one
of the lawmakers. Mir. Saunders Was
one of the abiest debaters III the House
during the long period Of his service there.
Another man who Will be Very much
missed is Hon r c. Pitcher. of Fauauier.
lie has seen long service in the House
and finally became chairman OF the I'M
portant Committee on Roads and Inter
nal Navigation. Just why MI. faicher
decided 20 retire TO private life he has
never let his most intimate friends know.
He could have been easily renominated
by his party. but for some unexplained
reason he declined TO be Il candidate and
the honor went TO his friend, MIR. Moses
Green MIR. Pitcher is man no one was
especially anxious 10 meet in debate. In
4 rough, roll and tumble discussion he
has few equals. He and Mr.. Saunders
often locked horns and the scraps be-
tween them were always interesting to
the spectators.
ON THE SENATE SIDE.
Over on the Senate side Mr.. George
w Morris, of Charlottesville, will b
sadly missed. He is now the judge CT
the Corporation Court of his city. lie
came TO the front soon after he entered
the Senate. In debate he was always
able to hold un his end of the line NJ.
Morris retirement VIII open UP the wa
for some other Senator to preside owe
the Committee on Public institutions.
One of the very ablest men who have
been in the Senate during the last few
Years will not be there next winter. He
IS the Hon. b. B. Munford. OF Richmond
Mr.. Munford could have been re-elected.
hut he declined TO be a candidate. He
was one of the most levei-headed men in
the upper branch of the Genera! Assem-
bly,. and his speeches always attracted
attention.
One of the oldest Senators in point OF
service who will retire TO private life is
Hon. Conway Il. Sands. of Richmond.
Re has made a record any man might be
proud os. lie retires voluntarily. declining
a denomination.
The man of all Others who will be
lative session is Hon, II. D. Flood. who
has been elected to Congress. Mr.. Flood
came to the House of Delegates about
fifteen years ago. After serving there
two or three terms he uas sent to the Sen
ate. He has been chairman of the Com
m'tee on Elections and Privileges during
the two last terms. He has been a leader
in each Body in which he has served.
Mr.. Flood is one OF the most tireless ana
energetic workers. In nearly every case
IN which he became the champion of a
measure he succeeded in his efforts.
one of the most valuable men who las
servo d in the Senate during recent years
is Hon. Henry Fairfax. He declined re-
election. and his retirement to private l:fc
is a public loss. Mir. Fairfax was The
chairman of the Finance Committee ana
looked carefully after the financial in
terests of the tState..sa4 z4fs
The late Nm. p. AIcRae. of Petersburg,
whose tragic death, occurred last summer.
will he sadly missed. lie presided uyer
the House Committee on Court Of justice
at tho last session.
SOME MEM MEMBERS.
Some of the new men who will be elects
cd on Tue sday will become leaders. Mr.
Richard B. Davis. of Petersburg. IS .
lawyer OF wide reputation. He will be
one of the big men in the House.
Col. James r. Cation, who will come
from Alexandria to serve in the House.
is a lawyer of ability. and in 1897 WAS u
formidable candidate for Lieutenant-tinv-=
crllor. 3ttisAs4
Norfolk will send to the Senate Col. ".
w Sale. of the Governors staff. who will
succeed the lamented Col. w. Z. Foster.
3 grand old gentleman. who has died
since the last session.
Richmond will have in Col. George
Wayne Anderson and Mr.. Julian Bryant
two worthy SUCCESSORS of Messrs Mutt
ford and Sands.
Cha rles NJ. Wallace. Jr.. Will go back to
the House from Richmond. He sarTed
there with distinction at the session '.e
fore the last. Mr.. George L. Ford. who
IS said TO be man Of ability, will he
chosen to succeed Mr.. Fairfax. and MIR.
T. q. Moon will succeed Mr.. Flood. Judge
Rlakevs successor in the Senate Will be
Mr. J. Boyd Sears. one of the best known
lawyers in the Tidewater section.
While inany good and valuable men will
he lost there will be among the new
members number Of men of ability.
An Insurance agent out in Kansas was
hoastins that his company recently paid
life policy to the widow the next day
after the funeral of her husband, and in
sisted that no compan: was ever SC
prompt in payment. That's nothing, re
marked an agent OF another COMPANY
cone of our patrons recently fell from the
top OF a four story building and check
for the full amount of his policy was
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