The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
People Seen in
Public Places

The Christmas llll came last night co..
FAR az out-of-town visitors al Tile various
hotels were concerned. end Set There vas
great activity about tle l0hhies
Tie real hnarity had MOI commenced.
but those or hand Insisted that they
should De- heard
-he CROWDS were made up largely o.
young men on pleasure bent and they
would occaslouauy pass around trlcl,
cigars or throw poperackers so the f-.t
of ursnsp eetine friends
But the out-0f-towu visitors had melted
away and gone 10 their homes to enjoy
the holidays .n tine bosorns of tlcir fanl.-
lies and IL gladden. tAe hearts % those
dear % them
an Tie registers showed considerable
raining or and tile propuctors diI not
sees" 70 expect any considerable pulling
up' unti after the holiday season
The commercial travellers had finished
their work and gone home. and the public
men and out-of-town lawyers had hird
themselves away for much needed resi-.
Public officials. both State and Federal.
wnO55 S;sslno-aS keeps them here curir-.
the year, had gone. and many faces tnat
arc familiar about the Hobbies at night
were missing But 10 is after aU hf.r
a passing lul. for within a week Ill.
rush Will come again. and Will 60 on
undistulbed Tor many months.
Hon. Marshall p. Booker. OF Halifax,
has been "a the city for several dass on
legal business. Mt. Booker is the Young
est member OF the House Of Delegates,
except. perhaps. his friend and colleague.
John 7. wilkins III. OF Northampton.
iie expects 10 be "A candidate for re-tlec-
uon next year and 10 be comes back lis
first bill offered viii bc 10 have the Cor
poTatiou Commission elected by tie pco-
pie.
'T am not yet reelected" said afr.
Booker. "uut 7 hope 10 be returned 70
the next Legislature. In that cNsr,t. 1
shall lend my best efforts TO defeat tie
present system OF appointment ~ the
Governor
i hold that the powers 1sth which
tho Corporation Commission is vested ara
too great for men not elected by The vote
81 the people.
What may happen in the future poll
tics OF Virginia no man can tell. venu
Executive in SHansons seat. with au-
thority to place vcnal men on The Cor
poration Commission. would have opsS--
tunity 10 commit Expectations appalling
10 contemplate.
This is not as Il should be. Better pro
lection should be given the interests of
tho people. They should have The right
TO select the men they want ia that
important Office.
Il am for Corporation Commissioners
elected by popular vote. / viii make that
cry a slogan in my campaign. = shall
be the principal plank in my platform
believe my constituents Will approve Of
the stand ] have taken, and feel sure.
moreover. THAI 81 will be n winning plank
in the platform Of every other candidate
FOR reelection to the General Assembly"
Hon. James Lyons Taliafcrro. member
Of the House OF Delegates from Glouccs-
ter county. IS in the city.
Judge Taliaforro IS here on private
business. but was engaged much Of tbs
day in making calls and shaking hands
with his old friends
Judge Taliaferro is undecided as IN
whether or not he will stand for TO-
election To tho House. He rather mas his
eye on the Commemorative attorney
ship Of his county. which is much more
lucrative. and perhaps more congcniai
To his tastes. but he has not yet arrived
at a definite conclusion concerning thu
matter.
Judge Taliaferro viii probably remain
in the city for several days.
Mrs. Lyle W. Rucker. OF Roanoke. win
spend tho holidays with his brother, IL
S. Rucler. NO Cos Beverly Street.
Hon. loIlAS T. Alufplys long p prom
inent business man Of this city. who
served several terms in the Council and
IN the State Legislature. and who now
resides in Wcstuno1eland county spent
yesterday in Richmond. Mr.. Murphy was
moving about shaking hands with old
friends nearly oil day lie left on a
late train for his home. Mr.. Murphy was
returning from North Carolina. where he
has large interests in q lumber plant
He said business was PROSPEROUS. and the
outlook for he ny Christmas i'm his sec
ton was bright.
These Nirgniaus were at Murphv's last
night: w. r. Siron. Mcdowell: whomqs
Shepherd. Fredericksburg: H. A. Cooiev.
Chase City.
Nifginians 40 the Richmond last nigbt
were; John A. Maddox. CharlottesvlIe.
r. s. Magee. C7arEsviiie.