The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-31


ter dinner speaker, 4. 70 rceful and polish
z d or,ltor II at,d d chatter at the bar and in
tho sbroade forum !, ,as Il g. publicist t. lre le
was a man Of strong con nyic ions, ct great
personal rage and Of sfidell ~ In ms y
Friendships and unfalte s. dew ton 20 his
convict lions. & AZ gen tlema n ~ no knew MIN
we'll Z and njoyed 4 his ndsfip stated
Yesterday that In his jud gmont. .ig y udgo
Kelley was stlie man Of great est culture
who had \ served Il this city as ma ayor$ since
tho war. SAs d. public sI,ea kera he had "a
rich h&vocnbulary whch,s he called sst 9 his
aid as well In sall bis lwri tings
8ESs Native of. Peter sburg.
Anthony M. Il s. ii tive Of Pc
stersburgi born 4 t there sevent ty-twos years
youti was chile s. DIS l
Sintellectua culture, and his equlp lpinent for!
his pro fession: No Soney CO uld Z kbo8 found
syesterd day who could state just wi here ghe
was educated Il this being his "a ado Opted
homo. whittier hos came sins his 4 ma.turer
manhood afterS service as ldtarS IN; 1885,
Upon eating In r. chlnond he began the
Spractic co. Of law here, VI first In an office
on tho south 'sld des of Main S; treet between
Eig nth and Ii N Ia th1 s tree IS, Joining the
old spotswood Hotel ~ Later III ,hesre-
move otfi ices COZ nar Of I'll,
ttuu MILL Itt6 tlu1SM At!ChS4
orSNeMs Leader building mo wv stand tls: Y.
Ing1S7 III Mr.. Kelley fas lie, then ;is, vas
nominated and elected ito tho 3rlayoralty,
succeeding tho late Henry IS. Ell yson.y He
served as mayor y from that LIMO suntil
I1S76, more & than two regular terms. NJ Tho
city was then 5justl ava Kening md recoY-
fering fronlBt the Fstupo ii il!ch tho war
had leftfit III Is islltlnInls atlbng was not
marked mari
events his bell JUST pri or to- the recup-
crationAofs tho 10 hgg belea guered Confeder-
nto cap II iss scharg % ofe thes duties
of hisEof flee was Seminently atisfactory,
ShoRev el'.sss and he his Impress upon
tho fci Tvs III q was succeed ed Il bysi w. G.
Caring ION. Almost:i ifSnot Immediately af y
ter his4Seretlrenent t from5Et he q nlayorlIty
MIR. lSeil eileyewas elected city attorney and
dlschar ged n the duties o 4 h that office In
nh entirely accep table manner # Flo was
about tia nov Or az little later Snoml-.
mated and elected ia. member of tho House
'ofeD Delegates an d served ono 4 terin, 81
M ~ leil ley'st INTEL genoe II and ability,
and his sponchnntE for public Fatfalrs,Sirn-
suited In bis being called! tot the leadership
of he Deniocr G part y z the State.
He WAS made 81, the state Com
the late 70s. or tho early So $,
and served ,us such during a part. tf not
aall, r. Of the State debt ngit Lion, which
from tile late 20 &toStlioF election OF Gov
ernor Lee inl1Ss5, played such a proni-9S
snents pa art in Stat pol ltics.i Ii !,
Appointed Minister to Italy,
Mr. Cleveland was eleoted to tho prosl-s
ldencX In K 1851 annd u assumed a the,sd duties
of that otilco sin March, i Ss5. .t Qulols to-
srecogpizeis merit "a nd ability ie8pronlpty
reward ed j MI, Kelley, nominating him
4 first as minister OF tho United states to-
italy The government OF ISing sIIumhcrtj
declined !, to rocclvo tho minister. owing,
1t Is said. to Mr.. Kelley $ fealty to the
tpapal power. Tho appointment was can
MIl. B Icnntinrnd on a,rnnth EIonge.l N rs.