The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
STATUE, OF
PIERPONT''
Another Of West Virgit,ia's
Tavoritc Sons Placed ii, Stattt-
airy Hall at Washington.
THERE is NOT ROOM FOR ALL u
New States Coming il. and !
Each Places Two Statues AM An.
ncx Will be Necessary.
fr-ron, our Regular Correspondent.)

frrron, our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON. d. CT, December 20
The statue Of Francis II. Pierpont tl 'ee'
first Governor Of west Virginia, when
,,.s arrived and will DO unveiled In Stat'
nary Hall, Mt the Capitol on some some Jay ~
the near future. makes the twen ft y
marble and bronze presentmen1s o.
Americans which will occupy q place IN
The national hall Of fame The statue statue
of pierpont. draped, has been placed pe-
side that of Senator John i. kenna' "e es'
Virginia's other representative. B. i,
y. Z n Is n fact that the selection Of FRAMES
IT 1,icrnont as one Of tho representa-
OF West Virginia is not generally ~, NJ
proved by the people of that stale' = ~. ~
M, oninion In that state that the act
ne setting IN another government Wltnln
thc territorial limits OF State a. l, 1 ~,
1-n,on was unconstitutional. An oi1icill
orithe government, Il native Of west y y
pinia, and lifelong Republican. sa "a 70
me Yesterday that lie thought tne eu ..n,
had made n mistake in placing Plerpontgs
.tatna IN the hall "Several persons nave
sSrssd,, a sked mo who was Pierpont""
he said .>,,,,
ssnator 1[enna was one Of the great
men Of West Virginia. lie was q pius.
soldier of the Confederacy, scholar, az
able lawyer and a man OF th ,.,s s In
are remembered and told to TINS Gay !, ~
Washington. IIe was elected 70 me
House OF Representatives IN 1919, w WIZ,
onlv twenty.sX years or age d NJ uiuo.
serving several terms was eiectea - ny
Senate to succeed Hon, Henry y, DilVis 10
He was one OF the leading melhpet . y y
=. 1,pH O.
# will not be long before the mi is
greatly crowded. 1t somewhat feselnple y,
u he stock-ruom of a tombstone shop a..
ready. II all the forty-flve states o. tnc
Union place two statues IN Inc llai !, IN an
annex will have to be built. Ihen ,he.e
will be new States. Where are my 5 10
have their representatives statues place e
.N.,'Ts 5. OTHER STATES.
States nre represented in tho nan as
follows; nj Iona.
than Trumbull.
Illinois-James Shelus.
Tndiana-Oliver p. Morton.
Maryland-Charles Carroll. OF Ca1t, 'oli Z
ton, and John Hanson. ya,,,,
Massa chusetts-Samuel Adams and John
Winthrop
Michisan-Lewls Cass.
New Ilampshire-Daniel Weps'er ana ana
John Stark. :, ~,
New Jersey-PIlllP 1AeAhhSS es1 $500
New Yors--Robert Livingston and n1
c ohio-1ames A. Garfield and VILLA
Allen. i, 1ohr
Pennsylyania-Robe ebert Fulton ana Johh
Peter Gabriel Nfuhlenbcrg ~,
Vermont-Ethan Allen and jacob eol-
lamer, ,a
West Vlrginia-John T. kenna ana
Francis RI PierpOnt
Kansas has decided to have the Status
of Hon j. r. ingalls,, n senator from ti'',t
state, placed in the hall, The statue IS
about ready for unvclng. Edward y;
Valentine, one of the most distinguished
sculptors In the United States. is WORKING
on statues Of Washington and Lee. when
will be placed in the hall by the state
OF Virginia. There is a cast Of the Hou-
don statue OF Washington In tho hall at
present. but it was placed there py me
national government It Is very poor
piece Of work.
CHANGE OF TIME.
IT is a remarkable Illustration OF the
mutablity of mundane things and lac
eyanesccncc of human grca tness, that
several of the names Inscribed on the
pedestals Of tho statues are practcaliy
unknown to-day. 4nd that few men can
recall a.Taet in their history. Tho tact
that a man signed the Declare ton OF In
dependence is regarded as Il reason 1or
his statues being IN the hall.