Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-01-29
ASPIRE TO DANIELS T0GA.

ASPIRE TO DANIEL T0GA.
Announcement was made today
from a reliable source that Thomas
+. Ryan, the New York fiaancier.
Is making his preparations TO retire
from active business life for the
purpose of devoting his remaining
years to his native State.
In this connection it is learned
that Ryan mas had under way for
several months plans for the cree
ton of a million-dollar residence in
this city, his idea being to spend
his winters here and his summers
on his Oak Ridge estate in Nelson
County.
a million-dollar skyscraper for
Richmond is also in contempla-
ton by the financier. Plans for
both these buildings are believed
To be now in the possession of Ryan,
who is expected to come to Rich
mond in the early spring for the
purpose of looking over possible
sites.
The rumor of the contemplated
retirement of Ryan TO Virginia
serves to recall the old story current
a year or more ago, in which it was
stated that Ryan was ambitious
for political prefermentin Virginia.
He has always maintained an
official residence in this State, in
which he is entitled to cast his vote.
He is member of the State
central Democratic Committee, and
was a delegate-at-large from Vir-
ginia to the St. Louis convention,
when Alton b. Parker was nomi-
mated for the Presidency on the
Democratic platform.
1t has been said that Ryan would
like to try his political wings in a
flight for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation, and that he would not shy
from United States Senatorial
toga at the hands of the Virginia
peaple.
The above special dispatch was
sent out from Richmond last We'd
nesday, and Of course aroused a
great deal of curiosity and comment
throughout tbs State. AS our
readers will recall, the COURIER
made the prediction a few years
ago that it was the intention of
Thomas F. Ryan's henchmen and
supporters to gain for him Sena-
torial toga from Virginia. IfPar-
ker had been elected President, as
Ryan's friends hoped, Ryan would
have been hailed as the savior of
the party and brand-new Sena-
torial toga would have been cut out
and basted up to fit his paunch-like
figure. AS Virginia only has the
gift of two of these Senatorial
togas, and as everyone knows that
the other Thomas (Martin) has 9
strangle-hold on one of the jobs
the question naturally arose as tt
whose seat Mr.. Ryan would secure
There has been a quiet, orderly
movement going along for som,
time looking 10 the knitting of tn,
lame lion-Hon. John w. Daniel
and while the fomentors of thi
trouble hold up their hands in hol,
horro" If anyone even suggests tn
unseating Of Pickett's gallan
Major who rode so we'll that blood,
day at Gettysburg, the insinuatin,
poison Is well at work, even som
of the real admirers of the lam
Lou having been kept silent by tn
sat- ment that the gallant Majo
was IN mis- dotage, was not in goo,
health, etc, etc, ad lilo.
IL is n very interesting con
spiracy, but the joke of it is tina
other friends of Senator Martin
have different plan outlined fo
another Virginia politician. The
are grooming him for that purpose
So the wires of Thomas Forum
Ryan (whose middle name seem
10 be his greatest political asset
and this other son of the Oh
Dominion (who will. for the pres