The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-26
CONVENTION men
IN HIGH PLACES
.Framers of New Consti-
tuition Hold Exalted
Positions.
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MANY WEAR THE
JUDICIAL ERMINE
Fill Important Offices All the Way.
from United States Senator
to Commonwealth's At
torney-Death Has
Claimed an Even
Dozen.
NY q. A. Royce.

i BY g. A. BOYCE.
1 Perhaps the ablest body of men who
1 have deliberated over and settled great
! problems in Virginia in the past two
! gene erations were those who composed
4 tho Constitutional Convention of l901-'2,5s
and 1t is interesting to note the move-
Il ments and varying fortunes of the
members after q lapse of five years
since adjournment. Considering the
fact that the late Virginius Newton,
member from Richmond city. resigned.
and Hon. Otway S. Allen was elected
In his stead 101 members served in
the convention
Not Il single death occurred during
the session. but shortly after adjourn-
ment. Hon. Horace f. Crismond. one
of the most delightful men who ever
|lliyed, and who had served the district
composed of the county of Spotsylvania
and the city of Fredericksburg with
conspicuous fidelity, answered the CALL
and went to his last reward.
II Shortly thereafter Hon, Nathan Phil
lips, Republican, of Floyd, was kicked
by a mule. and died almost instantly.
In the meantime the following other
members have died. making twelve In
all: Hon. William Henry Boaz tDemo-
craft, Albemarle; Hon. J. A. Bristow
| tRepubican), Middlesex; Judge Berry
Judge L. "A. Hancock tDemocrat),
Chesterfield; DR. John w. Lawson
| Il5(Democrat), Isle of Wight. Hon.
Charles f.. Miller CDemecraD, Pittsyl-
vania; Hon. Virginius Newton CDemo.
crat). Richmond; Hon. William 3. Pet
tit eDemocraD, Fluvanna; Hon. John
G. Summers tRepublican). Washington
county; Hon. George p. Tarry Demo.
crat), Mecklenburg.
\ CouIdn.t Uoyyn Thenr
After the convention adjourned there
| was good deal of feeling against
/ the body. especially among poliiicianss}
! and officeholders, whose places had
been abolished, or whose oerquis.tia,
had heen curtaIled, and 1t was freely
asserted that. with rare exceptions. tht
men who composed the convention
would never again be heard of in pub.
lie life.
The prediction has in nowise come
4 true. The rolI-cal1 of the convention
will reveal the fact that many of the
men who composed it are In exalted
and distinguished positions at the bar
on the bench and in the halls of the
State and Natidna1 Legislatures, and
1t happens more frequently than other
wise. that when one of them contests
for public honor lie wins. The answer
Is that they are rule men, OF
ability, character and popularity, md
/
their handiworit is becoming more val
liable and popular will, each succeed.
ing year.
Roll OF Honor.
Here is a list of the convention mem
bers who are holding distinguished
positions in Virginia to-day. ranging
from United States Senator to Com
monwealth's Attorney:
United States Senator--John w.
4 Daniel, Lynchburg.
: Members of Congress-Carter Glass
: Lynchburg; Harry D. Flood, Appomat.
i toX.
> Member of Corporation Commission
1 Henry C. Stuart. Russell.
r Attorney y-General--William A. An.
: derson, Rockbridge.
4 Secretary of the Commonwealth
1 David Q. Eggleston. Charlotte.
g Circuit Judses--George X. Anderson.
4 Allegheny; Bennett 7. Gordon. Nelson;
Y Thomas w. Harrison Winchester
. Claggett 3. Jones, King and Queen; j.
t B. Z. Thornton. Prince William; Wat
: ter A. Watson, Chesterfield; William
4 N. Portlock, Portsmouth.
Z Judge Law and Equity Court Rich
: mond city--John Henry Ingram.
Others Elected.
\ Judge G. Taylor Garnett, of Mathews,
!, He another member of the convention
f3Iwho was elected to tho circuit bench
of King and Queen, but at the follow
n ing election lie was in turn defeated
: by Judge Jones.
i Still another thus honored was the
$ late Judge b. A. Hancock, who was in
. the convention from Chesterfield
d county.
t He occupied the seat on the bench
$ now held by Judge Walter A. Watson,
tIuntil death claimed him few years
i ago.
Hon. Henry FairfaS of Loudoun.
y served as a member Of the Corpora
: ton Commission, but resigned,
4 The following members OF the con-
! vention are members of the Virginia
d State Senate: NIessrs. George b, kee2ell
Q A. It. Lincoln, r. S. Parks andlC. Hard
: ing Walker
: Hon Robert w. Blair. who repre-
: sented Wythe county,&is United States
Il Internal revenue agent. at salary far
i up in the thousands. and Hon. Thomas
n Lee Moore OF Montgomery, is United
I States attorney for the Western Dis
s trict of Virginia.
The following are attorneys for the
a COMMONWEALTH in theirrespectivec coun-5
ties. Messrs, Manly H. Barnes, New
' Kent: Wood Boudin. Halifax, Preston
q w. Campbell, Washington county;
: Branch j, Epes, Dinwiddie; r. I4ind-5
Is say Gordon, Louisa: j. NJ. Hooker.
', Patrick; l,dmurai w, Hubbard, Buck
i, lngham. and Timothy R'yes, Prince
y George.
!. !, Former omcers.
Il Former Governor William L, Cam
o eron. of Petershurg,s and former At-
H torney- General h, a. Ayers. of Wise.
!. were Inomoers OF the convention, as
/. were also the following eA-members.
d OF Congress-; John Goode, of Bedford;
: John w Lawson. of Isle OF Wight;
James ". Marshall. OF Cratg; Julian
Minor Quarles. of Augusta; James -.
ERichmond. of Scott, and George ~
IS Wise, OF Richmond,
d Following are tho members ~ ho had
lbeen judges pslor to their service ~