The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-08
STRONG FIGHT FOR
Mr., 1, GOODMAN 4 /
Richmond Merchants Ash. His Ap-
pointment on Commission.
GOVERN OR TO NAM E GOOD MEN =
.COVERNO NAM 6 GOOD MEN
Seeks Only to Organize Corporation
Commission Which Will Be just and
rto All Interests, but Don't
Say Who Will. Be Members.

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Fair to All Interests, but Don't
Say Who Will Be Members.
Governor Montague has before nm
an intricate and irksome task In the
| matter of selecting the three men VINO
| from March list next will compose the
! new Corpora ton Commission, suppressed
/ ing the present Office of Railroad Com
missioner. which was abolished by the
Constitutional Convention.
There are no less than one hundred
| applicants for the three places, which
are among the most lucrative and i'm
I! portant under the new system Of gov
eminent and It is estimated that in all
His Exceilency has heard as many a s
5000 people in favor of various candi-.
dates, and has received enough letters
and endorsements on the subject to car
pet the Capitol Square
The terms Of the commission are six
years after February 1st, 1915. but in
order to regulate them. those of the
| first three appointees will be of different
lengths. One Of those named by Cover
nor Montague shortly will serve until
March list. 1901: another until March
list 1906. and the third until March 1st.@
1908. So that the present Governor, in
addition to naming the three commits
zsioners between now and February list.
1903. will have to fill the vacancy which
will occur by the expiration of the term
of the one first mentioned above
AI,T,H SpECITI1ATION
The matter as to whom Governor Non
tague will name is purely one of specu-
lation and it is not known that His Ex-
cellency has definitely settled the matter
in his own mind. On the other hand it
is the better opinion of those who are
close to him that he has not. He has
listened with characteristic courtesy and
patience to all that has been said on the
subject. and has had but one reply for
all, and that was as God gave him help
he would do what he deemed hest for
all the people, and would undertake to
give them a commission which would
reflect credit upon the State and deal
In a fair and Just manner wifi, all the
conflicting interests which will have to
be dealt with by the body.
The political guessers have made doz--
ems of states. but when asked as TO their
probable correctness. the cautious young
Governor has simply smiled and said
nothing.
But if any two names have been put
on more states than any Others they
are probably those Of ev-senator Henry
Fairfax. Of Lnadorn. and Mr. John r
r.d,ninds OF Hai:sax. Indeed there are
those who he':a*e thaf II the fnai ro}.nd.8
~, the nar2es OF these two gentlemen
will haz ..y-r;ttnn tf{sr.p
LOOKING, I.5,R s LAWYER
II it be true thai Messrs EG!lnrnds
and Fairfax viii be chosen. the third
and lawyer member will naturally cones
from that section of the State beyond.
4 the mountains, either from the Valley
4 or The great Southwest.
The Constitution requires that one of
the members shall be#a LAWYER. and that
he shall possess the qualifications OF a
SUPREME Court judge. Sucl, a LAWYER
who would agree to accept has been hard
to find, and the matter is still giving the
Governor a great deal of trouble
No harder pull has been made for any
applicant recently than for Mr.. E. S
Goodman. of this city. in whose in
terest the Boards of Trade and Cham
hers Of Commerce in this and many other
cities have passed resolutions and ap-@
pointed committees to wait upon the
Governor.
Mr. Goodman is manager of the Traffic
Bureau of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce and is said to know a freight
rate as far as he can see it Hon A.
g. Braxton and Hon. Charles V Mere
dith also earnestly urge the apnoint-
rnent of Mr. Goodman, and say he ought.
by all means. to go on the commission.
a STRONG# PAPER
The following strong pa per setting
forth Mr. Goodman's claims was sent
to The Times last night:
Richmond. Va. November 6, 1902.
To the Editor of the Richmond Times.
Richmond Va:
Dear sir.-Ihe Corporation Commission
nlcvided for in the new Constitution Of
virginia is conceded TO be one of the
most important tribunals which have ever
been enerafte1 upon the organic law of
the State. and it is; confidently believed
that. If proparly administered it xiii
pl owe most beneticent il its results l,v
fostering and developing. not only the
manufacturing. commercial and agricrl-
tural interests of this Commonwealth
but also its every other mat erial resource:
but as the questions and problems in
reference to the public service cornnra-
tons with which Il will have to .leal
will be of the most intricate and t,itttc..lt
nature. it Is essential that the commits
sioE should be constituted Of tie best
material to be, found. and although the
article on generations provides that sat
leastsone member of the commission she'll
possess the qualifications prescribed for
Judges of the Supreme Court Of a ppea Is.
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