The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-22
MILES IS
GAINING
STRENGTH
Thought That He Will Be
Choice Of the Board
FOR PRESIDENT
OF UNIVERSITY
Pamphlet Issued In Favor OF
His Candidacy.
LETTERS CLASSIFIED
UNDER FOUR HEADS
Prominent Men Testify as to Colonel
Miles Character, Scholarship, Ex-
ecutive and Financial Ability.
The Board Meets to
Elect on 2sth
ofJuy.
Pamphlet Issued In Favor OF
His Candidacy.
CLASSIFIED
UNDER FOUR HEADS
(snecial to The rlmes-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times -Dispatch)
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, July H.
The opinion Is freely expressed In the
city and at tho University that Colonel
George w. Miles, Of Radford. Va, Will
be chosen president OF the University OF
Virginia at the meeting Of the Board OF
Visitors to be held at that institution
on to-day week, Tuesday. July 18th.
Ills friends at the University are san
guine Of his prospects, while those VINO
have opposed him admit that ne mas
gained considerable strength. Much OF
the opposition that existed when Colonel
Miles name was first mentioned In con-
nection with the position has died out.
and there has even been a change OF
sentiment in the faculty, as well as
among the alumni Of the institution.
Interest in the question Of the presl-
dency was revived anew to-day by the
appearance Of a twenty-seven page
pamphlet, just Issued from the press or
the Stone Printing Company Roanoke,
in behalf OF Colonel Miles candidaoy.
1t is in tho form of an open letter 70 the
rector and members of the Board OF Nlsl-
tors, entitled can Abstract of the LETTERS
| Eelat ting TO Mr.. George W. Miles IN con
nection with the Presidency of the Uni
versity Of Virginia., and was prepared
BY Mr.. B. f. Buchanan, chairman OF q
committee appointed by the alumni OF the
University residing in Smyth county. Va
| The hundred or more letters of en-
dorsation are classified by Mr.. Buchanan
under four heads-First, as to Colonel
Niles character; second. as to his schoi,
arship; third, as to his executive and
| financial ability, and fourth, as to his
PROMINENT NAMES,
| Among those testifying to his high
character are tho following. who have
known him intimately, and from that
part of the State where he has spent his
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South;
Judge John A. Buchanan, OF tho supreme
Court Of Appeals of Virginia: Captain
William Ingles, president Of the First
National Bank OF Radford; Major r. X.
Henry, OF Tazewell; Judge Selden Long
| ley, OF Pulaski county; Judge Hal r..
HAYNES, chancellor OF tho First Chancery
Division of Tennessee: Judge George e..
Cassell of Radford; Hon. Wyndham Rob-
ertson. Hon. David NJ. Cloyd. Hon. Rufus
A. Ayers, ex-Attorney-General OF Vir-
ginia; Major John T. Cowan. DR.. Robert
]. Preston, DIR. j. e. Hubble. Hon. JOS
eph c. Wysor, member of the Consttu-
tional Convention; Hon. Herbert G.
Peters, Hon. John w. Gwyn. Mr.. q. H.
copenhaver, Hon. John c. blair, Mr..
James D. Tate. Judge Waller j. Henson.
Hon. r. P. Bruce Hon. J. c. Byars, Hon.
| Peyton F. ST. Clair, Hon. j. N. Harman.
Judge F.. b. Hutton. and others.
| In regard to the scholarship OF Mr.
Miles says - Buchanan, we desire to
say that there arc no better custodans
of the good name of the University, SO
far as regards the scholarship of Its
presiding officer. than the following gem
| tlemen, no one of whom would approve
the election of Mr. Miles II his scholar
ship was not ample and sufficient to pre-
side over any synod OF scholars IN this
country: professor Francis Fl. Smith. Of
the chair of Natural Philosophy, Univer-
sity of Virginia.: Colonel William f..
Peters, emeritus professor Of Latin. Uni
versity of Virginia: Professor William M.
Thornton. ex-chairman of the faculty
and professor of Mathematics In the Uni
yersty of Virginia: DR.. Charles w. Kent.
professor of English Literature, Univer-
sity of Virginia; President George H.
Denny, of washington and Lee univer-
sity; Dr. j. M. McBryde, president OF the