The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-23

y AH CLUE7T1PEApoDY 8 90. &H&
VII II LARGEST MAkuRs Or sA,Rra AND
"A I'LL COLLARS IN The WORLD. ~
Democrats had left the House to break
Quorum, and lie had seen II Ills IRON
courage demonstrated III me great force
bill fight, when the Reeds and mo
Lodges were forging the chains Z lor ~ ~
political cnslavcment of tho SOUL ''
Judge Crisp not only nag %u Nm
.norsonnl regard FOR Colonel O'ITerrnll, but
y he felt that III view of his long ser
vice iii the House, the party owed nm
some acknowledgements ton. il. & Z. rs
.t85Ilne fully Yindicnted tho appointments
for O. Tcrrall ranked up, with INC
4 trnvcst and best who have presided OVER
tho Elections Committee Of the House
since the war. =
q Was Just Man.
While entertaining an llnwavcrng de-
Eyotion at allS times for his party and It's
principles, Colonel O'Fcrral rose above
the partisan politician and despite the
protests OF someGof Ills Democratic col
leagues, especially from New York STATE
he took the side of the RepubltcanSlnS inc
contested cleo tionNc case Of Noye s VS. RocK- 4
we'll in .thc Tifty-thrd Congress-
n Tho n contest arose from the Sl3ulfnio
Il IN. Y.) District, and Rockwell was tho
Democratic candidate. Tho face OF the
returns showed that$hc was elected by
marrow margin. Noycs contested N mo
courts ana won,3 but was compelled
B through some technicality to carry his
case before the louise, ,.,,,aa
Col O'Terrnll heard all the evld e s;
and, rs chairman, presented and managed
on the floor the majority report OF the
committee in favor of Noyes. The MI MI
snorityi report was advocated by l'ourKe
Cochran and Coli J ohm RI i elbows Two two
Of the most brilliant and forceful orators
IN Congress- and David B.#Illll,t hen 81 IN IN
the senate, exerted all his powerful IN
auence on the side Of the contested
But O'Ferrall was beyond the reach OF
all III ta
Could Not Be SWayed.
He could not be swayed by the elo-
nucnce OF Fellows, nor tho logic OF Cock
ran, nor vet blythe bland shments Lof#tho
diplomatic Fill. Al He saw that justice LAY
on the side of tho Republican contestant
and heNboldly took the lead for MIN on
the floor, repl yings to- Cochran innd Eel
lows and having the majority report
L NuODteU anna .E5FeuI
! Col, II o Ferrall took attractive partain
tho debates Of the House on all ,im-
| portant questions. but his most notable
speeches were made In connection With
I the Force bill and the many contested
| election cases that arose during his long
service In the body.
He was an intimate friend OF President
| Cleveland, and through both OF the lat
|$ter's administrations was often d calleel
| to tho White House and consulted on
smatters relating to legislation and APP
pointmcnts,
His Lies Ambition. I.
Colonel O'Ferrall was several times /, q
| candidate for Governor before he. finally
! won the prize Of his life's ambition
In each succeeding convention his
| strength Increased, until In the summer
| OF 1893 his party crowned him as Its
| leader His competitors then wero Col.
i A. 8. GBuford and Major ]. Hoge Tyler,
but It was evident long before the con
yentIon met that tho Valley man would
| win with ease and he did.
| Colonel o. Ferrall was triumphantly
j elected, and OH tho first day OF jan
uary, 1894, was inducted into office !, with WI
much ponlp and ceremony. The military
! turned out in force, and as the new
4 Gove,r,or ds1iNered his inaugural adj
1 dress from the southern portico OF tbs
i old Capitol thousands OF citizens stood
IN the brow OF the historic hill to'sbid
4 him welcome.
a Governor oFrrall's administration
was clean high and fearless, but IT was
Z beset at times by many trying ordeals
The Governor was courageous IN the use
of the veto power, and never hestatot
a moment to disapprove a bill that dit
not accord with his views. lie met thf
trials Incident to applications for par
Z dons with the courage and fidelity tina
& had marked his course throughout ms
!. long public lifc doing what no conceived
TO be his duty and letting the conse
uuences take care Of themselves.
Pocahontas Strike,
!, BY the free use OF the military Governo
i OFerrall prevented lyncllng during tn
first two years of his administration, bu
J In the last two years. three men, .wcI
nut to death in the State without IN
I process of law,
This, however, was no fault OF Tn
: Governor, as he had no warning, ana y
, opportunity TO interfere.
Governor O'Ferrall caused Coxy's Arm
to be driven from Virginia sol and brok
! IN horse racing and gambling at Alex
nndria during his term Of office,
In the spring of 1905. the famous Focs
hontaS cohl sl'.hc tooh pt'oo, u''N' -
, scndlng OF troops to protect those WI
!, desired to work, from the threatened a
y saults of the striking West virgin
1 miners, brought much criticism upon u
Governor from the labor unions OF u
:, State. hut the course Of the Executl'
}. was fully indicated. and the presen'
e OF the troops almost certainly preYentf
y ono of the most horrible riots that cs.
i, he well Imagined. f#
n Governor O'Ferrall would never su
O scribe to tho doctrine of free silver, al
IS when Mr.. bryan was named for I'reslde
II in the summer of 1895 on O. 16-l pln
. FORM the fearless man In the Virgin
White House. with his characterize
I courage and frankness, announced N
he would give his support to Palmer a.
Duclner the candidates OF the goodwin
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