The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-14
To PLACE MARBLE
BUST To DANIEL
Virginia Press Association - N
Asked to Take Charge Of tn
Scheme-Idea l. Popzlsz.
Want Valentine to
Make the Bust.

X c II II OND. VAS seHAL--
tlrginians will be given On SbnE
their love and admiration for TIA hnaa
senator John Warwick Daniel ~ eanD-
triouting TO fund for a bust 81 ~
11iistlnSulSnec lawyer, statesm1z. s1E-
der. orator and author.
Interviews have been haR wuN
quite number OF gentlemen IN N
walks of Iite-State officials. hrxExls--
Tors, judges, Confederate Veterzna ara
otnerS-looktng TO the inauxurafs~m
OK the move The idea has met anR
IS meeting with the approval 81 AZ
Whatever their station
The plan Is TO invite subss.rfufS.uw
and TO allow everyone in the Skzan
10 contribute. To that end. u - szzr-
gested that no person be allowed q
give more than % cents The snEzTR-
est subscription, of course. WIZ As I
cent No person will be ASKED ar
permitted to give more than the wax-
mum 20 cents In that waY n wZ
De possible to make the moves q
popular one
A Niche Awaits HIM
There are at this time rour ar-.-er
IN the Capitol rotunda-those Of La
tayetts. Fitz Lee. ~Jeb" Stuart azG
John Marshall There are q hspa
NUMBER OF niohes yet To be oiled ana
more fitting tribute than to haz~
me presentment of the peerRezs
oa devised.
The Journal suggests that svxzv
oAS4y ana weekly paper IN the State
ala IN tbs unde<eRkLng-or rafn<r
agree 10 receive contributions for tn
general fund. The matter will BE- ur.-
StAnted az the meeting OF the VfrxInfa
Press Association, and the cO-oSrEz-
ZION OF that influential orEanEEzeSaa
sought 70 make the moveman4 Raz-
eral and insure It's success.
Love OF People
Tns placing Of a bust OF Ssnznar
Daniel In the Capitol would be a trin.-
ute rom the people or VlrxfuEz-
1nece 10 Little room TO doubt thzf tn
General Assembly WILL at it's next 49,
sion undertake 10 do this very fhfzx-
Bot tnS friends of the dead STATES
man-the idol OF the people OF tn
State-oelieve thai the opportunity q
allow the public to ofer Just n raiea
10 fund for this purpose wound ~
eagerly seized 1t would give people
OF al classes chance TO show thef-
Snectloo tor the man who for more
than quarter of q century reurs-
sented them with such ability. Sz<sz
dignity and such honor that his neuL-
DRY and friendship are now regarded
as heritage OF the people OF Viz
The amount of the subscrtvsSorx-
ranging from one cent to twenty-Grs
cents would permit contribuESaun
from all parts OF the State Men HnE
women. black and white. would grasp
the chance to contribute to snch =
tund- and when the total Is in hand
the committee or association-thr Viz
ginIa Press Association Officials uuuIA
be an admirable body to have charge
of the entire matter-could select thn
design for the busx and award Tn
contract.
To mako the scheme YirEinEzu IN
every way, il would be appropriate %
have Edward V. Valentine, or Rich
mond, the sculptor OF the recunbeur
dgure OF Lee at Lexington. make eha
bust.
Then would oonnS tns coreznousen
Incident 10 the unvelIing Of the bzss.
when some distinguished VrxinEza
would be designated to make an a.
dress on the man whose name hzH raEP
years been a household word