The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-02

Legislative prophets say that II a
movement is undertaken to make Vir-
ginia the first state TO adopt the ma
tion-wide prohibition amendment the
necessary Legislative action will go
through with whoop In both houses.
Friends of Com missioner OF Game
and Inland Fish, John S. Parsons.
yesterday declared that that commits
sioner would be certainly reappotnted
by Hon. Westmoreland Davis, So far
as could be aScertained. however, the
governor-elect is still bus ~ engaged
ia keeping his own counsel as To his
prospective appointments. The name
Of Walter Hathaway. a prominent citi-
zen of the Northern Neck. has been
mentioned quite prominently OF late
In connection with the appointment
Secretary Alexander Forward is
paying one OF the penalties of present
or prospective greatness His news
paper friends are making run on
him for really good look lg photo
graphs of himself on account of a GER
tain interesting appointment which. II
ss expected. the governor will shortly
announce. The high cost OF photo.
graphs. however. is nothing 10 a real
statesman.
Judging from the relived expression
on the face OF Counsel Oscar l. Shew
make, OF the state tax board. the re-
port OF that body must be about ready
for publication. II liz really danger
Gus for anyone to have to carry around
with him as much information on tax
alton as he has for some weeks and
he will doubtless be glad to have the
newspapers help him get 1t delivered
to the public in good sized consign-
ments from now until the legislature
meets.
Commissioner of Labor j. b. Do
herty says he is-weu, we won't say
how old--this year, and that he ia
going to give himself years vacation
after his term of office expires on the
Int OF February. He has enough
BANNED goods and other things sailed
down to keep the wolf from the door
and will leave the Office one of the
most universally esteemed and re-
spected officials who has ever held
down a state department job. They
do say that he never has taken a va
cation in his eighteen years of service
and that he has never presented a
bill for some of the money he had 10
invest in fixfngs when he moved in
~ the FIRST commissioners OF labor of
the state There are a lot of people
(
an announcement that this column
could tell them tomorrow who is TO
move into MIR. Doherty's place Feb
ruary but all inquiries are respect
fully referred to Hon. Westmoreland
Davis
familiar figure which will be
missed from the floor OF the house this
3 weston will be that of Captain w w
4 r. far ms nv I've Law,
from Chesterfield" Captain Baker
was one of the most faithful and zeal
Gus members of the body for many
years, retiring voluntarily al the close
Of the last session He will he sue
reeded by DIR. ]. r. Ragland. of Cen
tralia, one OF the best known ply
sieaans Of m county. eoe''s,,,a.+
The Democratic caucus will meet
la the hall of the house on the night
nf Januaey s. The only name thus
fay mentioned In connection with the
Craftsmanship OF the caucus Is that of
Delegate r. w. Hudgtns, of Mecklen-
burg. There are no fights on of mo-
nfent save the one having TO do with
ihe question OF the admission of
!. CHRISTOPHER J, Meetze. delegate from
Prince William. to the caucus. Mr.
Ms~txe defeated by two majority the
man declared by the county Demo
-ratic committee to he the duly-nam-
i'd nominee of the party. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Meetze will present ar
gumcnts In an effort to show that
his action was irregular and that he
Was. hence. not bound thereby. As
An exceedingly popular and ltkeahle
iaw-maker many will very much dis
like to oppose the admission of Mr..
Meetxe.