Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-11
ALEXANDER FORWARD IS
NAMED ON Commission
Appointed by Governor Stuart to
Succeed j. Richard
WingiicId.
CHOICE MEETS COMMENDATIO,
Has Been Private Secretary 10 Gov.
ernor for Past -Four Iears-For-
meriy Political Writer on the
Stan OF The Timcs-DIspatch.

N!cxardcr Forward. private sccre-
day named by tho Governor as MEM
b.r OF the State Corporation Commits
sion for si1-ycar tc-r,, subject TO con-
frnation by tho General Assembly. Mr.
Forward will succeed ]. Eichard Wing
field. OF AIbemarlc. who was not 4
candidate for rcappointmcnt. General
expressions of approval were made
yesterday by members o. 9th. branches,
ara the appointment is expected to
receive prompt confirmation.
N:non. tho many duties OF the sec
rotary Of the Governor is to transmit
MESA ges from the executive TO the
General Assembly. SIR. Forward ap-
peuIcd on The 1oor OF tile House yes
te.day with sealed envelope, which
he laid OH tho desk of Clerk John W.
Williams. Although his name had been
mentioned for the position. and in poll
tical circles. his appointment had been
forecast with considerable certainty.
the appointee did not know that the
envelope he carried named him for a
position on tho commission, OF which
Governor Stuart was himself None OF
the charter members.
Under the law the Governor is re-
quirGd TO forward to the General AS
senb'ly his nomination for this position
fifteen days before the term expires.
The incoming Governor. Westmoreland nd
Davis, will send a nomination TO the
Legislature Of 1920 TO succeed Judge
William +. Rhea and TO that OF 1929
r-t..,
WAS POLITICAL WRITER
on THE TIMES-DISPATCH
NJ. Forward was born in England.
but came to this country when a boy.
and lived for a number OF years in
Southwest Virginia, being engaged in
the real estate and later in the news
paper business In Bristol. He came TO
Richmond a bout nine years ago as poll
tical writer for The Times-Dispatch,
and for this paper reported two scs-
sions OF the Virginia Legislature. the
Democratic National Convention in
Baltimore when Woodrow Wilson was
nominated and other events OF i'm
portance. Among newspaper men he
is known as the reporter who Gov
cred' the shooting up of the Carroll
County Circuit Court and the subse-
quent pursuit capture, trial and con-
viction OF members Of the Allen gang
OF outlaws.
In June, 1913, he resigned from the
staff Of The Times dispatch to accept
the position OF editor OF the Harri-
sopburg News-Record, then owned by
former State Senator George B. kee-
zell lie was editor of that paper and
4 resident of Harrisonburg when ap-
pointed by Governor Stuart as his pri-
vate secretary four years ago. In the
summer Of 1918 he attended the first
officers training camp at Plattsburg,
y. Y.
WIDE ACQUAINTANCE
AMONG PUBLIC MEN
Mr.. Forward has wide acquaint-
ance among the public men of the
State. He has attended either in his
capacity as newspaper. man or as
the Governors secretary every State
Democratic convention in the past ten
years. In the Governors Office his
efficient handling of the enormous vol
umc OF daily routine has won for him
the highest praise. a large amount
of correspondence and detail connect
ed with the operations OF the selective
draft law have fallen upon this Office
and been disposed of by Mr.. Forward
in connection with his other work. He
was secretary OF the Virginia commits
sion to the Panama Pacifi: Exposition,
| and visited the Pacific Coast in the
Interests of Virginia's exhibition.