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Monday, October 26, 1925.ANDFIANT,NOTESSTATE LOSES ATDEATH OF BYRDms Willing sions, Each Vith Start-rdera,rIBARD IT NIGHTGovernor Trinkle and Others M Pay Tribute To Noted Virginia Lawyer.ph Agency Has Slicing* Clash-ithdraw.Press).Press), e extrsordin-ne of Nations er the Greco-»ened here atKant.itual deiiuuce twth Bulgaria ■re the open-n of the Lea-convoked to ionflict. note to the refusal to iatlons with contending ulgarian soil ade it clear hdraw until tulgarian for-b scare. ie exact mili-ire. They be-flict may re-th the Bui-ntatives who council will ir frequently before com-overnments. drawn, he Exchange opndens re-I Bulgarians, of Rumania, »Cps behindded.i Bulgarian I that the led intermit- j der Tillages. | are reported vo, a village house refu-RICHMOND, Va„ Oct. 26.—Gover-nor Trinkle. in commenting on the death here last Friday night of Richard Evelyn Byrd, noted .Virginia lawyer anlt;rstatesman, said:“Tht news of Mr. Byrd’s passing was a very great shock to me personally, and it must-be recognised by ail Virginia that we have lost one of our brightest minds as well as one of ous most useful citizens.”— Owing to the death of Mr, Byrd, state Democratic headquarters will be closed until Tuesday, M. A. Hutchinson, secretary of the state Democratic committee, announced.Hard, Bat Fair, Fighter W. D. Cardwell said: One of Virginia’s leading men is gone. ’Dick’ Byrd was able, loyal, fearless—a hard, but fair, fighter—a generous winner j and a good loser. He has been my friend for many years. When he first became a member of the House of Delegates, he it was who, in a very handsome speech, put my name before the Democratic caucus for speaker of the House. Recogniziug his outstanding ability as a lawyer, I made him chairman of the important committee for courts of justice, although it was his first session.“I was criticised for tliia by some of my newspaper friends, who said it was without precedent in Virginia, but before the session was over, they took back their criticism and praised Mr. Byrd for the good work he was doing. He succeeded me as speaker.“I am deeply grieved to hear of his death and extend my heartfelt sympathy to his distinguished family.Pride of the Assembly E. C. Fdlks said: From 1906 to1912, inclusive, the Hon. Richard Evelyn Byrd was the pride of the General Assembly of Virginia. If It was, known he was to speak the gallery find the floor was filled by all classes of people, and often not half could be accommodated. It was the same thing In the courthouses In the big cases.He never disappointed in this regard. He swept everything before him. Cannot say that the opposition was cheerful to face him with his flow of wit, his knowledge of his subject, his truly, great ability, genius,‘‘But I krijjw something better than all this In regard to him, to suffering he was Intensely sympathetic, a great heart, kind and generous, worthy of his great name.!fnptinyetWrmoMb1beNo.RaimoChidotatingNelilyInIin tim iod age Llo che nes mai S ton the; lid, retj her ton, Wo S for apei timi som It two vive I Eli* Woi grer]T!redWasforwillmenMrelawillsenT1funeMis?ingti•inirt
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The Daily Independent
Winchester, Virginia, US
Mon, Oct 26, 1925
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