Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-27
VIRGINIA RATE CASE
IS NOT 50 URGENT
M Sles -
QuasI-0fIIciaI Statement Issued
Concerning The Plans Of The
Stale OFFICIALS.
DANIEL RETAINED BY THE STATE
Senior Senator viii be One of tho
4 Array of Counsel That viii Look
After the Interests of the Old Do
minion-wiil Pursue Purely Legal
Course.

RICHMOND, VA. July 26.Srhe
following is n Guasiofficial statement
coming from those who are empower
ed to represent ana speak for the
State IN the fight for twocent rail
road rates:
Senator Daniel was retained after
tho conferences between the Cover
nor. the members OF the State Corpor-
alton Commission. the Attorney Gen
eral and Mir Drayton In accordance
With the wish of Governor Swanson,
and because OF senator Danicls rec
oenizcd ability ns lawyer and his
tried devotion to Virginia, IL being
considered thai Il was wise to secure
the benefit of his counsel In making
tho defense of the commonwealth
SIT Is proper 10 note that the rail.
road companies have the benefit %
the exclusive services OF great staff
embracing fifteen or twenty of the
nbcst lawyers in tho South. North
Carolina, IN addition TO her Attorney
General ana District Solicitors, has
retained the services Of some seven
or eight of the most capable lawyers
I'm that state. Under the circumstance
cs, il was thought entirely proper that
Virginia should have the benefit Of
the counsel and assistance of at least
two of her ahlest lawyers in assooia
ton with the Attorney General.
This was not done because there
was any urgent necessity for immcd,.
ate action on the part OF tho State,
inasmuch rs the Virginia cases. even
If carried to the Supreme Court OF
the United States in any form. or upon
airy limo or action could not ho got
there before October noxt. ms the
Supreme Court does not meet mt'l
ociobor-thc first week OF the month.
$50 II will he seen from the fore.
going, that even II Il was practicable
mt once TO make up the case undcr
which tho jurisdiction OF the United
States Supreme Court could he in.
volsod. 1t would he impossible to go.
the cases into that tribunal Cor n
hearing before the frs. Monday IN
October, or to have any action upon
1t before that time
II would seem from what arncars
in tho above statement i.,at little IL
any practical good could he accom-
plishcd by summary action Mt this
time. That is to say, equal results
could be accomplished. were all legal
stops TO he postponed until August
or even September. for there is no
1nrrying tho United States Snprmc
Court judges, and no means l,y which
they could be incduccd to convene be-
fore October
Even IL tho case got ,hero then
1t would he as suits on the privileged
docket, for were they to take tho
nsnnl course, 1t might he over year
before they were reached.
Apropos of tho privileged nocket
by the way, it should he said that
como what may, North Carolina.
cases VIII have precedence ovcr Wiz
ginia's. II may not he Irrelevant t,
add just here. however. that tho 81,
Dominion already has another impor
tant case OF different sort on ili
Same privileged docket -ner colossal
suit to enforce West Virginia TO set
tie her part of the State don't.
But for the return to the prcsen
status of Virginias fight for two.c cen
fares: To use the words of one viii,
knows, tho Governor. Attorney Gen
eral or any member of the commits
sion would gladly 20 to jail today
We're any actual gond To he nc, ~
lniSuNu "! Suclt Stll,Sdc'HiCc. i lis
I do not feel however, thag the exignr
icies of the situation demand such
course. Nor do they see the INN,
date necessity for using their power
although they are storing up thoi
ammunition and purposoly using
msparingly mt what they regard n
the proper time for action.
Will be Great Help.
With the aid of Senator Daniel. Al
torney General Anderson and Mi
BraNton will be able to get alon
quite nicely with the railroad cases
( especially in the preliminary stage
of the litigation, which, after all il
wolves the most important of all tn