The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-21
JUDGE W.,G..L. owing
N mn he RACE
Friends Press Him for the Com
mission.
MANY OTHER APPLICANTS
onIy About Twenty Have Made Their
wishes Known to the Governor, but
the Field is Full-Mr. HorsleY,
of Wise, is Out Of the Race.

Judge William G. Loving. Of the County
Court of Nelson. is one of the most recent
applicants for a position on the ne"
Corporation Commission. Judge Loving
IS f,rty-three years OF age. and for TWEEN
~ years has been a striking hsuIe AZ
tho uublic affairs of his section he Is
= na,iyo of Amherst county, and was
thrice its representative in the House OIL
Delerates. having defeated the late Ro-
be,t j.. CoghiIl when barely twenty years
OF age-
Judge Loving was prominent In the
proceedings of the House and pracuceo
his profession in Amherst and ADJOINING
counties until 1890. when he removed 70
Nelson. In 1897 he was elected judge VI
tho County Court of Nelson. and mas
behind him a record for courage ho'es's'
any signal ability.
TudRe Loving has always been an ac-
five DEMOCRAT and a consistent advocate
AZ clean methods In politics. He sWayed
his county for Hon. Frank I. GLASGOW IN
the great congressional fight of 1Sss, ana
was one Of Governor Montague's pest
leaders in Nelson last year.
He was an original convention advocate,
having offered the resolutions which car
-,ed bis county for making the issue
marty one in 1900, and followed this up
with ceaseless work for reform, until when
4he fight fer proclamation came up some
,nont11s ago he led its friends to an over
whelming triumph.
Judge Loving iss endorsed by ieaoihs
LAWYERS and business men of his sec
ton, who speak of his legal attalnments
in the highest terms: commend MIN ior
his fine Judgment. and absolute impair
,ia,,ty. has keen conception Of right
md his courage to stand up Tor IL rs
against all influences.
Governor Montague will evidently nave
8 wide field Of applicants for Corporation
Commissioners to select from. While only
about eighteen or twenty nave actuaiiE
filed their formal applications 1t is saio
that no less than one hundred men III
different sections of the State contem-
plate seeking places on this most I'M
portant tribunal.
Mr.. w. J. Horsley, a lawyer OF promi-
nence in the Southwest, whose Office is
81 n;r Stone Cap Mr.. Horsley seems
very hopeful of his prospects and MS
friends say he will be strongly backed.
The friends of Messrs. Phil B. Sh1eios
end e. S. Goodman, are pushing thelr
respective claims. and so far as is known
they will be the only applicants IRON
Richmond city
Good political guessers are 1orecas.,ls
4,,a anpointnent of Mr.. John h I'd
,,,rnds. Of Halifax. on the Commission.
,r5 while Governor Montague will say
nothing further than that he proposes
to name good. high men. it seems to be
q growing impression that MT. Eofnuhos
stands a fine chance.
Railroad Commissioner James C. Hi!i
,s a candidate. and there are said to be
scores OF others
Professor Wagner has almost completed
tho engrossing of the new Constitution.
.,,a he saws he will be able to write the
last sheet some time tomorrow night,
1.he work has been admirably done and
the committeeman are much pleased
with it. So far they have found no er-
rors either Of omission or commission
and the work is exceptionally smooth
and even Professor Wagner took the
contract to do the work for $50 Ihis
did not include the schedule, ana mas
much as he will engross the schedule. ana
&c doing his work so well, it is likely that
he will get more. The next lowest bio
for the work was $500.