The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-05

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The above anno ounc cemeE y made sal astss5SS 4 III
night Sby Hon. son, VIII Sbe3$Ss
enth uslastlcall reeed veg by the Denlo.
the state, lifst the fattering n ppea LIS mad
lto him Il to reconsider his gsdeterml mlnatl lona
s. st Is enter the rae CAT be ia AIKEN gas sS
an Indication popular fselir
subject. Nh sss
sters have urcd ir e2 sttla7
,guIshed DEM ocratic ade t. the sWrl
,erss heartily wish an 5opr iortun ty
port him for tho post SInan
Them express IA pr tfer enceg " hat les
Should stan ont n
ticket. I
fourt teen rslsssi
faith fAl cha irrna Of his ss
eyeryWhere regarded NJ hs the I'M dlSsI ss3I
hero Iof the DernocratI etcauses In irgi tl1ns
and there Is a wild e. )pread feeling hat tsf
tfia time has come "a Ehen t his labor fs}
love: this siege Of ~ hnlequlted toll sso$
chcelfullyS endured, S hould receive g n some 834
recognition he Sh hnds the peop'ea 'aas,
8hes has served 50 vel
DIE Sto II ) Friend Is. aB
MI. Ellyson hal M lver5s kept any books Z AZ
with tho d enocrati b sApar rty, and
labsolut ely known thi he has not soug ht
the honor, but the pT hssure OF Demo ora tic IN
citizens ull overt the State, ithout regard sl
to eli IS as been so strong that he feels &
Sthat5it IS due his su pporters nd fri
that he ouldeenter| tho race. His ne SsN
has been q houseliol b word In Richmond S
and iii Virgin for imam VI years, and III {9
has long been one pf f6the m osts st triklng 8F
figures IN public lfei In the State,
4 III llns figured t.onspl lcuousl I'M = leSaSE
business as well tls the pol ltlcal NO rtll
and noSopportunity has esca ped MIN y E.F
rtl
enterprises looking Ito he public good.
"a He was a gallant, soldiorSof the Cons
federacy, and NJ hasI II been Interested ss4t
every movement y the relic he
smaimnd heroes Of that great struggl le ssi45
while his efforts hive ever be en- d lracte
of those who gave n 7 heir lives for this rs KS
sacred cause. lie is d high 4 oned Chris
Stian, mn earnest work or In the ca use OF s
feducation,s ana WIZ hau VI 4 mos + popular Ss5
and lovablo type q the Southern gent le-s
His Career. lsB
I'd Mr.. Ellyson was born In this city Ma MIG
90 1877 and has resided here all his life ses
n He was " educated 5at the common u
schools: Richmond College and the lJnl-s5s
verslty Of Virginia. having grad dua ted 8ss$
with distinction IN sseYeral of the Sschoo m
$of8the latter inst tr ton. N He wa
Der Of the second company ot ri n lonti $s
IIoWitzers during the wa 7. n nd sure n sSS
dered With General Lea, mt Appo mat 0x.SS1ss44
Mr., Ellyson was active In tho literary sgS
societies while at the University, and ggs
was associate editor OF the University 38 3558a
ma aga2ne tit fy. II s sg 8A9 4. 4Ss 8i@g
Mr.. Ellyson, upon the completion Of 5liS
his educnton,E entered into business. a.
has almost constantly since that time sss%Si
been actively en gagged In mercantile and sls
newspaper work. He Is one OF the ahlests3k
presiding officers In the State and lies ss89
sides WELDING the gaVel over he State StSss
Committee for fourteen years, 10 n has sSs
presided over numerous other hodle from ;38s
time to time. Four four years he was sgg5s
president OF the Common Council; for ss9l
three terms president OF the Baptist Gem
era Association or Yirglnla;E three terms n "
tyice-president of the Southern fsapt st ESlss3 ~
Convention; four years n State senator
during which time he WAS often s..cal led Bsss
to the chair; sixteen years president, of
the City School Board: fifteen years VI car h h
president OF the board of f4trustees of Rich-tIiS
imonl College and thlrty-three years en-
iecutye officer OF the Education Board ~ 3ltlsss
the Baptist General Association of Yirr-s4tsS
ginia, Sssl, Il isl 81
of the city, and In this position was asxH Hf Ss
offcio chairman OF nearly all the mll- Il
nicpal boards. Since the war. Mr., Els II
Tyson has been active IN all 4 Confederate
matters. and was for 9ong time pres-
dent Of the Richmond Howltzer Assoc
clntIon Iie Is a member OF Lee and PICK
ett Camps. and has represented them at
tho meetings Of the Grand Camp, Gonfed
crate Yelerans, OF Virginia, and the FeT3Ss73
unions OF tho United Confederate NeterT q
ans He WAS the first president of tho Ss s
Jefferson Davis Monument Association,
and a member of the AdNisory Board 81 AK
the Copfederate Memorial Literary Socie-sss
ty, He is also aSnlenber Of S,Adv
ytsry board OF the Virginia Assoslat lion
for the Preserya ton OF virginia 4 tiqNl- Ess
ties. si3 Al
a Mr.. Elyson has long been an earnest
church worker, and Is an oftlcsr ~ she
Second Baptist Church, os thls ettYs ~