The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-05
Appointed by Governor
Stuart to Serve From
State at Large,
BEGIN BIG WORK
WITHOUT DELAY
Echols. Buchanan and Hartman
Named From Senate, House
Members Being Pitts, Chalk
ley, Weaver and Montague.
To Devise Tax Plan
for Special Session.

After a conference In the Office OF
Governor Stuart yesterday between the
Governor. Northumberland Ellyson
and Speaker Cox, the appointment OF n
state Tax Commission was announced
as follows
Thomas Walker Page, of Chariottes-
Vile. professor of economies at the
University OF Virginia.
stephen Roswell Donohoe. of Fair
fax Courthouse. editor of the Fairfax
Herald and former Auditor OF Public
Accounts.
Joseph 3. Anderson. panviilc. for
many years commissioner of the rcve-
nue. of that city.
state Senator Edward Echols. OF
Staunton.
state Senator B. r. Buchanan, OF
Marion, Smyth County.
State Senator Arthur c. Hartman, of
Richmond.
Delegate D. II. Pitts, of scottsville.
Albemarle County.
Delegate John w. Chalklcy, of Big
Stone Gap. Wise County.
Delegate Aubrey CT. weaver, OF Front
Royal, Warren County
Delegate Hill Montague, OF Rich
mond.
All Ten Have Accepted.
The first three were named by the
Governor from tho State at large. The
tenant ]. Taylor Ellyson, and
the four members of the House of Dele
gates We're named 10y Speaker Edwin
r. Cox. The three have had frequent
| conferences with 4 view of selecting
| the best possible list. Before the list
| was announced acceptances werH sss
cured from all ten members.
| To some OF tile lawyer members
especially. the service will be at con-
siderable sacrifice. as practically their
| entire time will be taken until tho
| special session meets in January. DR..
Page will be given n leave OF absence.
Mr.. Donohoe Is man of independents
means. and Mr.. Anderson can have his
work performed by deputies. Tho
greatest sacrifices will be made by SEN
ator Buchanan, who only consented to
serve at the reiterated request OF the
Northumberland. and by Dele
gates Chalkley and Weaver, who Will
be forced to spend much OF their time
In Richmond for the next eight or ter
months.
Will Organize ut Once.
Under tho terms OF the act provid-
| ing for the Tax Commission II is TO or
| ganize with "all convenient haste" and
| is to select one OF its members as
chairman and one as secretary. 1t may
| employ such clerks, stenu -raphers,
| statisticians and cXperts rs the work
| OF tho commission may require. Prac-
| tically the entire timo OF the members
| will be required for the work, rs tho
| report. covering two or more complete
! systems OF taxation. must be submitteS
| to the Governor by November /. Z
| report is to be printed and given the
widest publicity for two months bo-
| fore tho assembling OF the special Sos
sion Of the General Assembly.
Thomas walker Page, tho first named
OF the Governors appointces, was born
at Gotham. Va. December 4, 1857. He
! Is q brother OF I'rotesso or James Morris
Page. dean OF the faculty of the Uni
versity of Virginia. DR.. Page holds
! degrees from Randolph Macon College,
| the University OF Virginia. the Uni
verslty OF Leipzig, and the Universe
| ties of oxford and Paris. He has been
! connected at different times with tho
| University OF California. the Univer-
| sty OF Texas, and since 1906 professor
OF economics at the University OF Vir-
ginia. In 1911 he was appointed by
President Taft 81 member OF the United
States Tariff Board
One Newspaper Man on Commission.
stephen Roswell Donohoe is ma
tive of Loudoun County and began his
newspaper career as publisher of the
West Point Star. He afterwards moved
TO Hampton. where he conducted tho
Hampton Monitor, and during that
time he represented James City, York,
in the House OF Delegates In 1882
he moved to Fairfax County, where he
again entered the field OF journalism,
establishing and publishing the Fair &,
fax Herald. Soon afterward he was
elected county treasurer OF Fairfax
County. declining reelection. although
he had no opposition. In 1896 he was
q delegate 10 the Chicago convention,
which frst nominated William jon
| ninss Bryan He served in the war
with Spain with Company 1, Third Vir-
sinta Infantry, and was elected cap
| OF Joseph L. Willard. Later he was
nominated by acclamation for the
state Senate. and elected without
opposition. during which term no was
repeatedly urged TO become can
didate for Congress. About four years
ago, on the death OF Colonel Morton
Marye. Governor Mann appointed Mr..
Donohoo Auditor OF Public Accounts
for the unexpired term. a position
which he filed with conspicuous abil-
ity In fact. the groundwork was
laid during Mr.. Donohoes administra-
ton for that reorganization OF tho
Office which has made 1t ono OF the
most effective and active branches
of the State government, work
which since Mr.. Donohoo retired has
been carried on by State Auditor O.
Lee Moore AIR. Donohoe declined 70
become candidate for the full term
as Auditor. serving only until Mr..
Moore was elected by the General AS
senbiy. when he resumed the editorial
direction of the Fairfax Herald 3gs
Danviil's Commissioners.
Joseph ID. Anderson. OF DanviIle 5s,
In point OF service. ono OF tho oldest
commissioners OF revenue In tho stare. 4
as we'll as ono OF tho most eficisnt, :
He was classmats ut Emory ana