Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-23

known as the Republican, Rcadiuster-
Coalition party. an organization en-
bracins all the opposition which could
be mustered against the Democrats in
an effort to perpetuatc Malone and
his cohorts in power.
Leader in Congress.
According TO the face of the returns
The vote was: O'Ferrall, 1891; Paul,
12.1iG
The national House was Democratic.
and Colonel O'Ferrall made contest
ON the grounds of fraud and illegal
voting, and was seated
And here was begun in broader
ana higher field ono of the most bril-
liant records made in the lower house
or Congress by II Southern man in, the
present generation.
Colonel O'Fcrrall was seated in the
Foriyoishth Congress on May 5. 1884.
and was five times renominated and re-
elected. practically without opposition
i'll his own party.
lie made ana kept tho Seventh Dis
trict safely Democratic. and when he
left IL Ia assume the duties Of COVER
nor in 1894, il was. as it is today, ro-
eardcd as tho Gibraltar of the party in
Virginia.
Colonel O'FCrrall was tho chief lien.
tonaE' and floor loader of the late
Charles i. Crisp. of Georgia. in his
.iaht for speaker against Roger Q.
Mills, 0f Texas. and when Crisp won hc
made O'Fcrrall chairman of tho very
important committee on privileges and
elections.
His Lies Ambition.
Colonel O'Forrall was several times
y candidate for Governor before he
finally won the prize of his lire's am
hilton. In each succeeding convention
his strength increased until in the
summer Of lS93. his party crowned
him as lis leader. His competitors
Then were Col. y. S. Bufor,l. Major ].
Hedge Tyler, but il was evident long
before the convention met that the
Valley man would win with ease, and
he did
Colonel O'Fcrrall was trmmphantly
elected. and Gil tho first day of jan
nary. 1894. was indicted into Office
with much pomp and ceremony The
military turned ont in force. and as
the now governor delivered his in
auSural address from tho southern por-
ticn CT the old capitol, thousands of
citizens stood on the brow of the his
ioric hill to bid him welcome.
Governor O'Fcrrall's administration
was clean. high and fearless. but it
was hose, al times hy many trying
Gr'!eals. The governor was courageous
in the use Of tho veto power, and never
hcsitated moment To ,lisapprove n
hill Tint did not accord with his views
lie mot the trials incident TO applica-
liens for partlnns with the courage
and fidelity that had marked his
course throughout his long public life,
doing what he conceived to he his duty
and letting the consequences take care
Of themselves
Pccahontas Strike.
By ihc free use Of The military Gov
oinOr OFcrrall prevented lynching
dining the first two years of his al
minisiration. hut in the last two years.
three men were put to death in the
State without the process of law
This, however, WAS no fault of the
governor, as he had nc warning, and
no opportunity to interfere
In the spring Of 1898. Tho famous
Pocahontls coal strike took place. ami
tho sending Of troops 10 protrc, those
who desired to work, from tho throat
'llN'i tllN' SillhlHS1 NtSt ' H.
ginia miners, brought much criticism
upon the governor from the labor
unions Of tic State.
Governor GFcrra!l would never sub.
scribe 20 tho doctrine of free silver.
aud when Mr. bryan was named for
President in the summer of 1876 on a
l6-l platform tho fearless man in The
Virginia White House. with his char
acicrstic courage and frankncss. an
nnunccd that he would give his sup
port II Palmer ana Bucknrr. the can
didaies of the :sollwing Of the party.
party.
Valuable History.
There was never n more chivalric
Nirsinian than Charles II. O'Ferrall
ana throughout his long and brilliant
carecr-mili;ary and civil-no one
ever donbtcl his innate bravery. When
his term as governor came to an end
i'll lSaS. CDlnncl O'Fcrrall took up his
residence in this city. having as his
summcr home Dundee" beautiful
/ place near Forest Hill Park. He re-
entered tho practice Of law, and was
until recently the senior member Of
tho firm CT OFerrail &c Register They
enjoyed ? lucrative practice mp to- the
f, time of the dissolution, which came