The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27
HON. W. W. FAw APPOINTED.
franklin Lawyer Named as Assistant At
toTney.G General Of State.

franklin Lawyer Named as Assistant At
toTnsy-Gensral0f of state.
Hon. Walter W. Faw Of Franklin,
Williamson county, was this morning
appointed by Attorney General Chag.
T. Gates, Jr., as assistant attorney
gsHerAliandroporter,of Wshnsssee, and
he will be sworn into his new Office to-
day.
ThegofiCe, for (which Mr. Raw has
I! !been'selscted was createii byAct Of the
last general assembly, and the ap-
pointee serves at the pleasure Of the at
torney.general. The ofiOecaFsies with
1t aAsalary Of 81. 600 per Sunum.
Mr.. Faw had strohg endoFHemsnt
from all over the state forthe Office to
which he was today appointed and the
announcement Of the. fact that his abil-
ity as an attorney has shsensrecognized
by Gen. Gates in suoh % Substantial
manner will give mnch general satis-
| faction.
MIR. Paw received his lew oduCati0n
at lebanon and ccmmsnCUd to.practice
his profession at johnson City in 1889,
where he was honOred by his fellow
citizens from time to-tims, being elect.
ed alderman, mayor and .eity attorney
at diAsrentstimes. N He liya1a SrJohn-
onsOity until March. fS9S~when he
moved to Franklin, where he has re-
sided ever since. praeticing law with
muchsuccsss and attaining distinction
atthe bar. N He neversaspired to state
Office until last year, when he made
the race for representative from Will
hanson county on the democratic tick
ct, being elected. He was one Of the
most prominent members of the last
general assembly and was recognized
as one of the ablest representatives in
the lower house. He very seldom arose
to address the house, but was credited
with being one of the deepest thinkers
and best posted members of the legis-
lature. When he did take the floor on
any question he always received the
closest attention from all his colleagues,
and although he made no pretense to
being an orator, he spoke in manner
which carried conviction with it, He
always had the faculty of making him.
self clear and stating his opinion in a
manner that was convincing.
During the first part of the session
Mr.. Faw did not attract much atten-
ton, owing to his quiet demeanor. I
was then that the men with the great
est "gift of CAB" seemed to be the lead
ers. Later in the session, when the
true worth Of all the members had been
ascertained, Mr.. Faw had been recog-
nized almost unanimously as one Of
the brainisst and deepest students in
the house.
Mr.. Faw's mest conspicuous lagisla-
tine work was iR connectionnwith athe
insurance investigation, and the sever
al insurance bills which were intro.
daceaas asresultof that Investigation
WERE most Of them, prepared by him.
Hewas the'olsaisAan of the committee
on elections in the shonse, but that,
comhittes had slittle work. Hewas q
member Of the house judiciary COM
mittee, and. stextstolt lthesohairman, was
Eprobably the mostaactive member Of
that,committee. p
Whiistasman oi quiet and retiring
mannsr; Mr.. Paw thassa genial disposis
ltion and made many fast personal
friends during the Legislative session.
That he willservc the stats we'll as as.
sisssnt attorney general, ell who know
him confidently believe. = Nashville
Banner.