The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
TAYLOR NOT LIKELY
TO GIVE CONSENT
Believed That He Will Decline
to Serve the Exposition as
Director-General.
ELLYson MAY BE THE. MAN
States Commissioners Associa-
ton Asks Representa-
ton
.ELLYs0N MAY BE THE MAN
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Special to In6 6ItI1eS-DlSpdlGu.ls
NORFOLK, VA, September 2o.-The
question of successor TO James NJ.
Barr as director general of the James
town Exposition seems to be far from
settled to-day. 1t is declared very
improbable that Colonel Walter H. Tay-
lor, president Of the Marine Bank. will
consent to let his name go before the
board OF directors for election, when
the directors meet on. Tuesday. And
tit was even said by big man close to
| the directorate that 1t is not certain
| that Mr.. Bars resignation Will be ac-
| cepted. That, however. is improbable.
One who now has strong support for
the director generalship is Lieutenant
Governor J. Taylor Ellyson. He has
everything to recommend him for the
place. AS governor and later director,
of the department of history and educa-
tion at the exposition. he has been a
conspicuous success.
No other department ofisthe eXposi-
tion has reached the degree of per-
lection as has his. And this success
was not achieved without overcoming
great Observation-Disclosures which few
people know anything about. No one
has worked harder or more consistently
or intelligently for the success of the
exposition than he has. His personal
fortune was pledged that the depart
lnent Of history and education might
| not suffer for the lack of money.
| Scholars and historians say that the
/ department OF history and education
lat Jamestown embodies far the best
| exhibit Of American history ever col-
|! !lected. Aside from this the Lieuten-
| ant Governor has proven himself diplo-
matte, and 1t is certain that he would
1 possess the confidence of tho govern
! ment and business interests. Some-
4 thing else In his favor Is his thorough
i knowledge Of the exposition The SEN
lltiment for making him director general
i grows.
States Ask Representation.
At a meeting held Tonight In the
i Rhode Island Building the Tercenten-
4 NAL State Commissioners Association
Il named committee to walt on the eX-
|. position board of directors Tuesday
Il and ask for representation In the gov
\ ernlng family Of the tercentennial.
The directors will also be asked to
give the United States government
representation The Idea Is that with
I new blood In the family the present
. Internal strife In the exposition fam
lilly can be more easily smoothed over
{ all litigation prevented and things
4 prevented from going further in the
! wrong direction.
y The State commissioners contend ina
they represent an investment of 81,
1 500, 900 by twenty-one States; that th
government Is Interested to the amour
), Of nearly three millions, or In the as
gregate of 10 per cent. Of the valu!
of the entire exposition, and shoult
. be accorded this representation.
. The committee named to- atten'
J. Tuesdays meeting is composed of Col
onel j. p. Givins, Ohio; Judge Blodgett
Rhode Island; Colonel Iinshaw. Nort
!, Carolina Colonel j. W. Baughman
Maryland Stuart r. Bolin, Ohio, ant
Thomas w. Dunn, New York
! #8It is authoritatively stated to-nlgh
, that the Federal government will no
attempt to name the new director
: general although William NJ. Geddes
government representative of the ex
position, is prominently mentioned 70
t the position.