Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-18
STiTE REFORM CONVENTION.

Inns r R,,n,l,annock nominated William
. :. p.n,oh,nnock, To whose high qualifications
he testified. c pro,ddrs of
r,.r,,;,, >.ho was emincnlly fitted for Inc once
40. 49,. ., u,mpshrc nominated Jacob Baker oi rage
comfy who was in every way qualified or Tue p'''
~. r Frederick testified the high claims oil Mr.
p,rr hut should be constrained 10 Vo'e'o1 ''i' f
should he be nominated He aludeo 10 where h. had
Sergeant al Arms OF the House Oh ;,;e far iL
,c.eme acquainted with his many hl'e 4'''''' ~ ''
Office :, ,,ob, forward the name OF
William, Jackson of Louisa Who III nus nh nn,liiis M
Of l. > and in the Legislature, III"
M WISE If Accomac nominated Thomas r. I I'M o.
the county OF Elizabeth city tie SnrTu.t11 that no.
"en sncechcs were more hon"red IN the Ite ~ nun
he Observance tie had thought here y s,o"1 Mr. q Mr.
80, far member 10 name gentleman W, -, va =.
ncie. ~ was very handsome man, gentleman 10
the manor born and had ten OF ihose nb re,son and
(childen) monuments oil lesi a ~ ,be nonunen,s
Mind more nrecous TO a poor man, than an 'iie '''
S'n,n or National reared to George washington ,c
Mr. SuErrEy OF Augusta nominated Dai'e' ~ N
pepper who well kown 10 members e, IF The conn
mr Frpcusos nominated Isaac D Samueis VI e' ~
- W. % who was eminently qualified Tor ms once. H.;
da NOT nominate Mr. s. as Western man. ir s co. h.a
nv snch nridc OF opinion. Mr. s. had been ohelh ~ ,"le
r &r 10 The satisfaction Of the public he mao not
served in the Legislature or IN the war-ou' W IT,; h
served in the Mexican war; but for his 'enaeea Claims
inp hecn POSTPONED 10 nusP OF HIS l'ii' -
Mir MrscoE GARsETT endorsed the hgh e'a''hs VI M
Broaddus ,c,;,s of Mr. Slopqhter
Mr. LIosuERoEa Of Page testified 10 the claims Oh Nj IA
Mr. McCa.pllsH was ready and willing 10 endorse Mr'
Chisman whom he hadknown from MS ihlanc! t
dd nothing in endorsing every thing That mao oeeh saa IN
his favor 49,, a., mann of Gen (,eope
Mason Cooke oi Staford-grandson OF tue ~ pi y
whose name he bore the llusrous author OF ,e n. "
ni h;b the Ina, convention pronounced TO be perfect
of George Mason whom Mr. Jefferson pronounce ~
truly great Ii the descendant oil Surh m bavd l.
revolution be "a fiji for this office as other we souu w
we'll TO puy this tribute of respect TO tho memory Oh
Mason. Gen. Cooke was eminenty nt nc was u se',e
man of uncommon intelligence he haa served III e wa
and in the Legislature stripping Of H. he engaged IN me
war of 1872 and went the pus,s OF danger Tsi al
and then in Maryland On account OF his superior ''ut
qualifications, no had been promoted over n'' ''"'''
Mr.. CLAIBoaSE cordially sustained Mr.. Chsman' VINO
would make an useful and accomplished officer. A.
Mr. RosERT c. ScorT felt II IN act oil Jus're 10 'i
chsman 10 bear testimony his character and qnalnca
lions Fe had known him from boyhood, and ne ihiet'0e
all the good qualities of his father ,,. u
Cen Cooke His modesy was equal his merit, and fiji
merit asked Justice at the hands Of this body
The roll then called with the following I Result, T,e1
Sanue Seymour, Cook S e. Williams Lucas, T. ! mar
Jacob Gay JohnsGH i HaTs o m
Garlic. Bland, McComas Fisher, Ferguson Summers
VIM Smith, B. II. Smith, G. w. Hopkins, FuSefsoh' MI
Foa Tmos. r CnIsMAx-Messrs Mason (presidenl) En-
new Wise Petty Arthur X. Smith, Ridley ChaInbiss, nI
CESS Cox, T. RveS R. G. Scott Bolts Bowden McoanoJ
Claiborne Edmunds Goode, Chambers Purkns, B9c0cS
Flood Turnbu Lynch Lyon, McCamani, floyd anu s'e
81. nj.
Foa ANDREW s. InoADDusMessrs. Meredith J., DAYS paws
NJ r. H. Garrett james Smith, NJ Garrett r. W. ose, !,
Braxton Conway, Douglas Morris, Beae saughah' ti'
Eoa D.yirL WsRp-Messrs s. Watts, Tuns Lyons, Stan
('ortcr
Faulkner Hunter Stewart Byrd and Prlco-l2
Fop JAcon BAkEn-Mcssrs. Taylor Jones Fuina' Kn
doph Stephenson, ~; henney' penea'e' '''"'''
pn EoS ,'1 ~ ,rarrrRNessrs Wallace Barbour Banks
Voolfolk K. T. Scott, STROLLER, Chiffon, Chapman anu
FoR Gro. NJ. Cook Icssrs Moncure, Edwards Snow
den, Ira Williams White and samnders-G ..o
Fon WM JAcKsoS--Mcssrs. II. l.. Hopkins LeNSe'
Bowles and Cocke-4.
Necessary TO choice oil.
SECOND BALLOT ron SERGEANT At ARMS
FoR 5: SAMuELs Messrs. iayoI, w. Ma.' .anb
VIM Watts, Ietcher, Fuz, Newman, Samnels, ). MAI
lin jacob Caly Johnson. Snodgrass Camden, aah
& sana Me @ny FISHERS esuso
mers, Wm. Smith, Benjamin H. Smith, George w. mop
kns, Fulksrson, KiIsore D. Car,sr-4s ..,.,, pi,,sv
Wise, S Watts, Petty, Arthur K. Smith, Iunls Miey
Chambiss Burgess, Cox, Timothy Rives Robert o. col
Bolts bowden McGsnd1h claO9gns dT Fnnaa Inch
Lyon, Leake, Cooke McCamant, Tate-3l: n.;.
FoR a. $ observation-disclosures. Meredith, Stanard, Laws,
Muscoe r. ii. Garneti, Jas Smith, MusSoe uirne' &
els W. Scott Brax,on, Conway, Douglas Morris, fsaie
Stmughan Hall, Garland, Bowles, Hogemli.. :, u
For DAsIEL WAnD-Messrs Lyons Winghed sounal'
j. A. Carter Janney, Moore, Shelley, Faulkner fn'er
Fon JAcop BAxER-Messrs. Jones, Henry l., Horkns'
Stephenson, Kenney, Denca!e, i.ohbegsr Murphy ''"
''I Eon WM SLareurra-Messrs Wallace B,i"ar. Pads,
Voolfolk, Robert L. Scott, sIroher ch''0" C"'i"""'
FoR G. NJ. Cook -Messrs Moncuro, Edwards, SnoSdn'
Ira Williams, Whitilc, Saunders-b.
Whole number of votes Unnecessary 10 choice ,4
After the second ballot the names OF 1ir. oahel aa az
Slaughter were Withdrawn
FoR Isaac S. SAMuELs-Messrs Jones, Ira "ianS,
Martin Stuart, Tredway, White, Worsham, Shell, seq
GIN Hill Fuqua, f. l.. Hopkins Arthur, Saunders Rin'
dolph Barbour, w. Watts Lecher Stephenson Fultz Ken
Dsnsae Newma Snmus nnia
Sloan Blue, T. Martin, Jacob, knote, Gaily Johnh'
Snodgrass Camden, Van Wrinkle, Brown, Armstrong WI
Fisher Ferguson, Summers, VIM. Smith, Benz. H. Smi D.
Caperton G. w Hopkins Fulkerson kig1re y
Foa THos. P. CHlsMAN-Me:srs John T. Mason (p;ea-
den,) Finney Wise, S. Watts Petty Arthur r. Smith, 10y
ur Tunis, Ridley Chambss Cox r. Rives, Il. g. Scott'
Bota Bowden McCandish, Claiborne, Edmund Code
Chambers Pnrkins Bocock, Flood Turnbul, Lynch Ii
CON Leake Cooke Voolfolk, McCamant, Chapman FD!a'
D ra,e--33. ,,,.,
ard Davis NJ r. II. GARRETT jas Smith Muscoc Csarntt
Francis W. Scott, Braxlon, Conway, Douglas Morris
i,eae siraughan, Hall, Moncure, Wngfeld, Garland
r Southal, Bowies, ffo9e--I = h,
Foa DANIEL WARD-3icssra. Lyons, Edwards Snowen'
Banks j. A. Carter, Jalney, Robsri f. Scott, Stroller,
Chiffon Moore, Shelby, Byrd, Pricel3.
Whole number Of votes l23-necessary a choice G5
After the third ballot the Of AR roaddus was VIII
drawn.
FOURTH BALLOT sERdEAST~AT
FoR ISAAC 5. SAMrELs-Messrs TAYLOR Wallace, JoTes,
Stanard Davis, Francis W. Scott Braxton Norris Sn'w-
den Ira Williams, YIN. Martini Stuart Tredway, White
Wursham, Shell, Scoggin, Hill, Fuqua, Henry L. Hopkins
Wngfed, Arthur Saunders, Garland, Southa, Randolph,
Lyon, Bowics. Barbour, Banks J. l. Carter Janney RE
Scott w. Watts Lefcher Moore shefey, Stephenson Futz,
Kenney, Denealt Newman onberser samuels. Seymour
Cook, S. C. Williams Faulkner, Lucas, Murphy, Hunsr,
Stewart Sloan, Byrd Blue, J. r. Martini Jacob knde,
Gaiy Johnson Snodgrass, Camden, Van Winkle Brown,
Armstrong, Wiley Neeson, Hays, Joseph Smith Garlic,
Bland, McConas, Fisher Ferguson, Summers, Price Wr
Smith, Benjamin H. Smith, Hoge, Caperton, Pendettn,
George W. Hopkins. Fulkcrson kgoe. and D. Curter-s
FoR Tnos. P. CHIshAN-Messrs Mason, (Presdert,l
Fnney Wise, S. Watts, Petty, Arthur K. Smith, Tuns,
Ridley Chambss Burgess. Cox, Timothy Rives, Robert
Scott Meredith Bolts, Lyons, Bowden McCandsf, 1ls-
cor r. H. Garrett, James Smith, Muscoe Garrett Conway,
Douglas, Beae, Struughan, Hail. Moncurc, Edwards Ca-
borne Edmunda Goode, Chambers Pukins Bocock Fool
Turnbul Lynch Leake Cooke Voolfolk Strother Chitol
McCamant Chapman Floyd, and Ta,e-45
Necessary 10 chocebo
Isaac Samues ternupon declared 10 be duly elect
ed Sergeanat- Ams-nnd MIR. FERousoN requested tc
notify him thereof