The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-24
GA I.H.ERED FROM
The LEADERS
Hon. S. s. Wilkins Returns from
FarmviIIe Board.
TALK ABOUT SUBMISSION
Prominent Educator Says The Convention
Nay lmmortalizc ltselI-deueral
Rosser Here = Polti-
cal Chat.
Hon. S. s. Wilkins Returns from
TALK ABOUT SUBMISSION

ton. Is III the city, having returned 1rOui
Farmvillc, where he attended the meet
ing of the Board of Visitors Of the State
Normal School, of which he is a member.
Mr.. Wilkins believes the board mace a
good selection when it chose DR.. Jarman
to succeed Dr. Frazer as president, al
though he stuck to DR.. Chandler to the
end He saws every member Of the board
was present. a thing he has never known
before, although he has been a member
of the board for fifteen years.
A prominent educator who is in the city
says from what he can learn, any on
stitution, however good, which may be
adopted, will surely DO defeated if it IS
submitted to any electorate Tor ratltlca-
ton or rejection The members have the
situation in their own hands he con-
tnued, land they have al opportunity
to immortalize themselves il they will
only see it, When asked what this was,
he unrestatingly replied: ITO make the
best Constitution they can and proclaim
it, whoever may cry against this course.
General Thomas l.. Rosser, of CharIot.es-
vile. is registered at MurpilyS He is
understood TO be here i'll the interest OIL
the University appropriation, and Incl
dentally to look after some political mat
=.
mighty good chance to be the next United
States marshal for the Western District
of Virginia, and in conversation with
some friends last night he ntlmatcd very
strongly that if he dill not get the place
himself it would not go again to MS OH
time antagonist Mr.. S. Brown Allen, CT
Stanton.
4 number of the members of the
House and Senate were here last night,
having come in to look after private
business. Some of them we're senators
Cromwell, Byars Stands Shackclford
and Whitehead, and Delegates Clarke.
Hunley and Matthews. Doorkeeper OF
trc senate Donald, of Stanton, is also
i.erc.
Among the Charlottesville people here
in the interest of the University appro-
priation, which comes up again in TIE
convention to-day, are: Hon. John w.
Fishburne and Mr.. Daniel Harmon pro-
minent lawyers and Democratic leaders.
They were very active in the lobhles and
around the other hauntS OF the coll'eh-
ton members last night
Hon. s. Wilkins Matthews, of Accomac,
is in the city, having returned with the
Asvlums and Prisons Committee, oil
which he is q member
AIR. Matthews says he Will. shortly after
the reconvening of the legislature, pre-
.cnt = bill in the House, in the nature
of a general dog law for the state. Il
know if is said" observed the popular
leader, that the man who introduces a
dog, law had as well bid farewell to his
collea cues. and prepare to retire to prl-
waite life, but l am going to do 1t never
theleSS.
Colonel Thomas II. Carter and Df. y.
p. Barringer, of the University of Viz
cinia, are in the city TO witness ths !lnai
fight over the matter Of appropriations 10
that isst'tutions, which comes up to-
dav in the convention. The matter VIII
come UP on a motion of Mr.. Thorn &c e
consider the vote by which the section re.
lating TO appropriations was stricken
from the education report Thare IS great
interest in the final result OF tho tight
and much lobbying is going on to-day.
Hon. j. ". Williams, OF Giles. father CT
Clerk John w. Williams. fertilizer for
the Ninth District, is in the city on. Off
cial business. The fertilizer season in the
Southwest does not open up until about
April list.
DR.. Frank X. Shields, a prominent ply
sician and chairman of the Democratic
Committee of Elizabeth City Is here
DR. SHIELD is a brother of Mr..
Phil Shield, of this city.