Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04
SENATORS DROWN WORRY
IN MERRY FLOOD OF WIT
Sixty Legislators and Friends Arc
Guests Of Senator John
4. IcSncr.
ELLYsoN GETS HIGH PRAISE


ute to Honor Guest OF Evening,
Who Rounds Out Twcnty-Fifth
Year rs Party Leader.
Sixty members OF the General AS
sembly. including tho membership of
1 the Senate in its entirety. and few
invited nonmembcrs. sat down in the
Flemish Room OF the jefferson Hotel
last night rs tho guests of Senator
John a. Lesncr at dinner given by
the Norfolk member of the upper
house in honor of Lieutenant Gov
ernor ]. Taylor Ellyson. It was tho
first big function OF the special session,
and after dinner specchmaking bristlcd
with humorous digs at the tax problem
with which It is wrestling and at the
men and measures that have been part
of Its short but cvcntful history
Sharing the honors Of the evening
with the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was
Governor Stuart, the two occupying
seats on the right and left Of the host.
Senator Lesner did the honors as toast
master. He presented for short talks,
In the order named, Governor Stuart,
Judge r. II. Prentis. OF the State Cor
poratton Commissions; Lewis a. Machen.
former Senator Elben c. Folkes Of
this city: former Senator John r. Hart,
OF Roanoke; Senator James +. Cannon,
of Richmond: Delegate Harry r. Hous-
ton, of Hampton; Delegate George L..
Browning, OF Orange; Senator John
Paul, of Rockingham: c. B. Cooke, Of
this city, and LieutenantGo Ell
Tyson.
SPEAKERS PAY TRIBUTE
TO LIEUTENANT-GONER OR
One and all the speakers paid trib-
ute to the honor guest of the evening,
who rounds out this year his twenty
NTH year OF service as head of the
state Democratic organization. Two
! or three of tho speakers even alluded
\ circumspectly to greater honors that
the future may hold in store for the
Licutenant-G overnor. notably Senator
Cannon, OF Richmond.
The city of Richmond has taken
pleasure in giving him Its undivided
support whenever he appeared before
it as candidate for public office" said
4 Senator Cannon. 1T elected him
d Mayor-an Office i'm which he served
the people of Richmond with distinc-
ton. 1t has repeatedly supported in
] his campaigns for the high position he
now occupies. can safely say. I
4 think, that should tho time come when
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4 honor he will find in the city OF Rich
4 mond a stanch supporter"
4 II there was n note OF prophecy In
Senator Cannon's remarks there was no
81 allusion to it in tho speech OF the Lieu
tcnant-Govcrnor. with which the even
ing closed. Mr.. Ellyson contentcd him
4 self with expressing his high regard
for the membership of tho Senate with
A which. he said. he has had the most
cordial relations for many years and
II nd INT IN IN hn to- fro
Norfolk. who, he agreed with preceding
4 speakers, was one OF the best liked men
in the Senate
y INTRODUCTIONS ARE
Particularly APT
\ Senator Lcsners introductions were
4 particularly apt. He presented former
q Senator Folkcs who designed to become
4 n member of the Administrative Board
1 and former Senator Hart, who resigned
10 become internal revenue collect or
for the western district. as the two
! has beens who have come back, but
who have permanently surrendered
their senatorial diTnity-for n reason
Senator Fcathcrston, Of Lynchburg
4 who stands. seven feet more or less
in his stocking feet, was presented by
the toastnastcr as "Onc who lives in a
higher atmosphere than the rest of his
collleagucs.' to which the Senator from
l.ynchhurg replied rcassuringly that his
speeches were not as long as he was
himself. He kept his word.
the junior Senator from Richmond
was introduced as Senator Cannon
not the forty-two- ccntimcrtrc cannon
OF the historic sessions of 1912 and 1914
nut nevertheless Il rapid fire machine
Just the samc-particularly when the
city of Richmond is attacked"
Delegates Houston and Browning,
classcd in Legislative gossip MS rival
candidates for the speakership of the
House TO succeed Speaker Cox. were
presented by Senator I.cSncr as the
two young hopefuls." Mr.. Browning,
In his speech. reminded his hearers
that hope deferred makcth the heart
sick"
HOUSTON LEANS IN