The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07

The chairman Of the Committee on In
dustrial Arts and Esxpositions. Represent
tatiyc Tawney Informed Mr.. Maynard
that there would be q meeting Of the COM
nlttee Thursday. Mr.. Maynard says he
is hopeful OF securing a favorable and an
early report
Virginians in Statuary Hall.
Il a ppears that two moro Virginians are
to be added to tho number whose effigies
In marble now stand in statuary Hall.
Governor Frazier. OF Tennessee, who was
here this week or his way home from
philadelphia. where he j attended tho
launching OF the armored cruiser Ten
nessee Saturday, said that IN his next
message to the Legislature he would
recommend that an appropriation be made
for the chiselling Of statues of John
Sewer and Andrew Jackson. to be pre-
scented to the government as Tennessee's
contributions to the galaxy Of great men
In Statuary Hall ] Ohm SEWER was q
native OF Virginia.
There are now standing In Statuary
Hall two statues, draped, one Of Steshen
Austin, for whom the capital of Texas
is named. and the other OF Sam Houston.
the George Washington of the Texas re-
public, its first President and United
States senator. Austin was born In Wythe
county, Va, and Houston in Rockbrldge
county, Va Sewer was born IN virginia,
and Andrew Jackson in North Carolina.
One Is reminded of a story told Of Sam
uel J. Tilden. It Is said that he had
an antipathy 10 Pennsylvania. for some
big Republican majorities. On one occa-
sion he was at a banquet In philadelphia,
at which speee4les made had lauded
the keystone State moro than history
warranted, In the opinion Of Mr.. I,ildell.
5He was II called on to respond to toast
which had some reference to tho great
men OF Pennsylvania. He did not make
q long speech, and concluded us follows:
and now. MI. .Toastinast( allow me
to propose that.we drink toThe memory
Of Pennsylvania two great sons. Cen
tlemen, drain your glasses TO BENJAMIN
Franklin, Of Boston. and Albeit Gala
tin, Of Switzerland,
was talking to a Southern Demo
Graf to-day about tho proposition to place
q statue OF General Lee in Statuary Hall,
$lhe gift of tho Static Of Virginia, .Ihe
Legislature has made an APPROXIMATION
for statues OF General Washington ana
General Lee, which will be presented to
the nat.onul government, TO be placed
In the hall as Virginia's representatives
Of greatness. This Democrat with whom
L
would be serious opposition to accepting
the statue OF eneral Lee. There might
30 some talk OF opposition before the
statues We're presented, but he did not
believe there would be any speeches or
votes in opposition. The Northern Re-
pu blcans are not so BAD about tlfeso
matters as We sometimes think, ne SAID,
Flo may be right, but 1t is doubtful II
the Grand Army voto will permit Re-
publican representatives and senator's to
vote to accept a statue OF General Lee
Ia be placed where Virginians would have
II. in the national Hall or Fame, With that
Of the Father of his Country.
About Cockrell.
There has been great deal OF flap-
doodle printed since the election concern
ine senator cockrell, OF Missouri who
viii have to retire from tho Senate be-
Gauss, the Legislature OF his State Is Re-
n,,blican. Senator Cockrell. II is UNDER
stood, has told the President he Will
accent a position on the Panama Canal
Commission, a place, by the way. which
pays S15, 900 u year, The President gnVe
Senator Cockrell his choice between y
position on the canal commission anu ono
on tho Interstate Commerce. Commission,
The senator chose the former,
Democratic papers have contained col
iumns OF regrets at tho retirement Of
Senator Coairell, and lamentations have,
been heard from Democratic editors az
over tllt, country over the loss which the
party would sustain when tho senior sena-
tor retired from the Senate The country
will undoubtedly suffer by reason Of the
retirement of the MlssouEan, There Is
no man in tho Senate moro industrious,
more padnstalang, uDd moro thoroughly
familiar with all governmental matters
than is Francis Nar.ca l;ackrell, Kut
lie is not much Of 2 party man "rhe
senator from tho White HOUSE" he has
beaa, called frequently, owing TO his fl'e-
quontly embracing an q, y. e, to
vote to support the administration; He
ard Wood to lae majorrgencra, and
voted in the Military Committee u favor
Of ,epoltil,g tho nomination with the
Recommendation that 1t DO confirmed,
Ho voted for the Ratification e tho Tan L.
anna canal treaty, and on many other
occasions has refused TO stand with tho
Democrats III opposition to the adn,lnls-
tratior. There is no question OF tho high
character and the ability of Senator Cock
rcll, but lie Is not an ideal party man.