The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-13
SWANSON TARG[T I
FOR BIG /: CHEERING I
Members of L egislature
at DinnerG Give Him
Royal Gre sting.
TEL US HOW MEN
NEED BA G CKBONE

. l4l y
/ Judge Mann Captures Crowd by
Saying Speech, Like His Ad-
ininistration, Would Be
DryRiclln1o1d Delega-
4 ton Entertains Two
Houses.
A Coming at the end of an adminis-s
u tration Throughout which he has main
A tained policy of! independence and
I earnest purpose, which has not utl-
4 frequently brought him into cross pur-
( poses with the legislative authorities
4 of the Commonwealth Governor Swan
i son might well; feel proud of
4 1.-THE reception accorded him last
Il night by the members of the,
u General Assembly. Responding to the
4 toast "'virginia"@a at the dinner given
4 ut AIurphy's Hotel BIZ the Richmond
J Delegation. the Chief Executive was
4 greeted with an ovation. The 200
4 people present rose to their feet. and
4 with hands. with feet. with lips and.
4 with handkerchiefs they demonstrated
i the regard and affection iii which they
4 hold him.
4 .Tocsin Of Advance.
i The Governor sounded the tocsin OF
\ advance. He urged that there be no
retreat in the policies which the Legls-
4 lature in recent years has adopted,
A ''virginia,' he said. is still in the
freshness of the. morning. The noon
tide is yet to come.
"Her people have been, and will still
4 be, great factors in the advancement
!, of the nation. They have never failed
4 their country in her hour of need, ana
A they will still. in the years 70 come,
4 lead in the pathway of progress.
4 The banquet, which was in especial
charge of senator Folkes and Delegate
j. Cox. was well planned and executed.
. Beside the members of the Legisla-
ture, members of tho State government
). and OF the press were present. the
}. total reaching 200. The menu cards,
handsomely engraved. were prepared
J under the direction of Davis Bottom
Mayor Speaks First.
Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor Ely
son acted as toastmaster, presiding
and introducing the speakers in happy
, vein. In the discharge of his duties
1Ihe came in for the usual amount OF
J. repartee. which he gayas az freely 9
,,i:se took Int duct q xtd se.s
Richardson as the Il rsts9 spea e,e ne
:. said that 1T was a great n or TO o.
II the chief executive of Rtchmopd ana
La still greater honor TO be worthy OF
J the traditions OF this city.
. ..Words Of welcome to Eichmond.,
said the Mayor '.are not necessary
, when addressed to Virginlans, cspe-
. cially to representative Virginians,;
{ This city has passed through war and
). through carnage. through fire and
, through famine. through hood ana
! through pestilence, and has not. peer. 9.
i destroyed. From every disaster her
. | people have emerged without dis
Sixty per cent of the people of Rich
) mond. he declared. came IRON ~ me
country. AS an instance. he cited the
!, Richmond delegation in the Legisla-
e ture, all of whom. save Senator F'olkes
] were born elseThere. And as to the
/. Senator he said that one native Rich
i monder was chosen so that the peo-
Pile might know what good Folkes
Richmond can have.
5sf5 Governor Responds.
when Governor Swanson arose tc
, respond to the sentiment, virginia.
,. he said that Senator Folkes had asked
!, him 10 make his speech as short as
t the remainder of his term Of office
q If any credit. he said, were due tt
$ his administration: he praise belong.
n q statesman needs" he. said. ''mort
: than anything else, is nerve. courage
:, backbo You need the valor to de
! = what your Judgment and sense tell: ell
l. people you represent.
q The bugle call. the Governor said. i!
4 to advance. He hoped that the Legls
G lature would heed the call for schools
urged symmetrical development for TIL,
lc State. and not that any part SHOULD
grow out of proportion to other. in
- terests Speaking especially on tn
is amazing results have been achieved
.yiIiriie land assessments OF this year. Ii,
- declared will show an Increase of ten
mi fold over the cost of road Building II
10 locations where better highways llav
,e The Govcrnor-Elcct.
srr Governor elect Mann, In response t
II Tho toast. "The New Administration,
- captured the crowd from the start b
2 would be like his administration-drs
70 "Whether this meets with your ap
e e proval Or not" he said. us anothe
Espee,alay af So as see befor
= Tho State was to be congratulated
- Judge Mann said. on the progressive
= policies Of the present administration
70 {, ed He praised the clean and abl
ss public servant who is about to re
ss as tire.
& ingtou could neyersiivc, But now
" believe that If the time ever come
- when Virginia is called upon for an
= other Washington or a j efferson Q
4 the sons Of the State will /; produc
him."
Speaker Byrd said he had alway
Ct liked Taylor lEllyson, IN fact. lilS
Elithe senate. IT reminds me OF a huns
,,t nt jury. All the statesmen there hay
X equal force ana should e they ever dis
ed force strking the immovable body o
az the contrary. the House consider
aagg every ever proposition iously. Then 1
y, t,1ere? i know what happened thcr
lis to to- tho Byrd bill. the Byrd primar
gefIs 5aths sgpate Il hays hsys
as ,niehfyf solemn time" "a sS;s t
IN N The Speaker p praised \ he ecent. wor
~ AZ the Senate FINANCE Committee, say
Of, ing IN that I had rsnl cred d great pub
4lc ser ~ A Farmer ons DECK. "A S.ss