The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20
GOVERNORS ACTION
CAUSES CRITICISM
Fear Expressed That His allure to-
Sign Lee Statue Bill viii Be Used 8s$aI
by the Souths Enemies When 3s1s
the Question Of Accepting ssS
Statue Comes Before 3SSs3iss55,
Congress-. 5.l s3sssY8s
Times-Dispatch Bureau n


$s Noble D. Larner, former Grand Htg tS
Priest II Of the Masonic Order in the S$S
United States, died suddenly tonight Sin#
the New York Avenue Presbyte terian
Church. where the anntal congre ational l4sF
meeting, over which Justice Harlan, Of
the United States Supreme Court, pre-l9sE
sided, was being held. 2;si
X u Mr. LaIner; as treasurer Of the Il board issff
OF trustees, had Just submitted his Sre-$a
port and taken his sea t, when his Ca anea
was seen&to fall from, his hand and N his IA
head dropped on his breast her! N two ii
physicians, who were prescn t, cached y? 81
( his side he was dead. S5 FL M iss$$
Mr.. Larner was 70 years old Ills
family was one oe5 the oldest Of those
sin5Washington.a He was secretary Of the .aIi
National Union Fire Insuranc Compa1n S
He leaves a widow who vas s. ii'ttlng&
his side when death came, and tive ysonsS
Philip +. and ] ohm 2. Iarrer La Il e' :s
58s. GOVERN OR CRIT cIsED, FL J, M
yirginian Il iii the city o-day was out IT.
spoken in his criticism of the acton
C;o,vvern, or Montague In efusin s TO- sglls&
era Robert T. Lee In stat tuarya q az ssaS
III did not from the first favor the pro
positon.. he said. s...I thought the line
was not vet ripe for the moYement split
when L saw that the Gen eral SAssenp
was determined, !, i made II IN < my i m no Sgtos8 gs
defend Its action Defence is going " Bbe
necessary. There is going to be greaattI tIl RE-
objection in Congress when the Smattefr,diS 'r,iS
OF placing tho statue In the hall comes
up Every Sou utlern member WI 3ShlaaNssei q
to do his utmost III NEE ting th ~ attac IS
which the Northern members VII MAKE
upon us. Unless be great m lstak en- .SS
one. Of the strongest arguments which8tha #
opponents of receiving the statue 4 VII lS 8s
use will be the fact that the Governor rsgf
of Virginia refused to sign tho bill pre-
syidng for 1t, and the interview concern-sBsE -sBs
ing the matter, printed in The 3S8 III n es-s
Dispatch. II believe that had the Cover
nor foreseen this lie would n not "a haVas%N
pursued the course he did. B. He has made 4. N
a mstake--a bad one . u S
Another Yirginlan, Of equal prominence
expressed the same views to-day. S3@
CRuM NOMINATION. 's.%
,rho President was defeated In his de-S
3termined attempt to have the negro
sCrum's appointment as collector OF tho @a
mort Of Charleston confirmed by the Sem
ate. but 1t Is understood that lie will res s
appoint him Tomorrow, The nomination
will then hnvo to be acted upon at tha l&
regular session next wlnter.. The Presl-
dent is determined that the Senate shal ~
confirm tho nomination or reject rs { iH
safe TO say that a third. at least, OF the
Republican Senators arc opposed to- the {&
nomination. 1t Is probable that q ma
jorlty of them regret that It was ever
made, and would like to have IT With
drawn. But Mrs.Rooseyelt has turned #
a deaf ear to entreatles and argumen ts,3
and he will stand by the negro to tho end,5s5#
There will be3 a long fight the noml-SSSa
nation next winter. The chances would y
seem to favor confirmation unless some
OF those Republicans who opnose it are ri
strong enough to withstand the tremen-sssSE
dous pressure which tho administrator &
will bring to hear llpon them i5ss
WISE SEES 9PRESIDENT.l5saa 3.t5
Mr. John S. Wise. from Virginia, is IN #
tho city. He has Just been elected preslr#
dent OF tho West Side Republican .Glub,
In New York, defeating 5canalaates
named by Mr. tIemuel Quigg. which showa#
5that Mr. Wise Is more influential VIM
Nav York Republicans, probably, than
5he ever was with Virginia Democrats or
MI. Wise had n long talk with the Press
5idcnt regarding the cases to come Up IN
tho Supreme Court of the United statesF
to test tho constltutionalltY of tho Viz
ginlp Constitution, The President Is be-s
.lleyed to be ns desirous of seeing the new &,
Constitution overthrnwn as is Mr., WISE,
Though Mr.. Wise gets the fee.
Mr.. Wise says that the other day &C.
told John G.. Carlisle, who Is associat,
counsel with him IN the case, that It wal BY
we'll he did not SEQ what the Southern
papers were saying about him, BSS
what are they saying'" asked ME-
Carlisle s;3
I am replied Mr. Wise. S3g
"I never posed as heing so. replied ;s9
Mr., Carlisle. with remarkable modestyl@
The suffrage case Will probably com, III
up IN May, s4H
WANTS a POSITION.
Mr., b. a, Davis. OF Franklin county q a
member of the Constitutional Convention,
and recently Republican candidate Tor
Congress against Mr., Swanson, Is IN me-
city, making an effort 10 secure y poal.s35 35
ton in the Department OF Commerce.
State Senator Il. N. Harman. iof IazeWell.@ 81
and Delegate j. r., Dudley. of F'rankl'n.#
10th Republicans, accompanied Mr. Davis ~
tn seq the President to,day, md ilatsr@ az
they talked with Secretary cortslypu aud IA
iog - hay. 4s,hn ~