Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-02

white basis members voted unanimously
in the affirmative. together with the follow
ing Eastern members, viz; Messrs. Arthur,
Bolts, Bowden, Chiffon, Claiborne. Gar.
land. Hill, Hopkins, Janney, Lyon. Nc
Candlish, Martin of Henry, Morris, Ran
dolph, Saunders, Snowden. Straughan
St.other, Taylor, Tunis and Wing6eld-
81.
The Convention proceeded immediate
ly to the election Of the eight members O
select committee; and in the course of foul
ballots, the following members were chos
en-.
From tic East. From tie Vest
Mr.. Martin Of H. Mr.. Summers,
Wingfeld. Lucas,
Finney, CaPerton,
Chiffon, Letcher
An analysis of the votes given for eacl
member of the committee will sustain the
general assertion, that the white basis mem
bers by voting in body, with few Eas
tern members, elected all the four Eastern
members of the committee, and, moreover
by voting in the same manner elected the
four Western members, except that Mr.
Summers received large Eastern vote al
well as nearly the whole white basis vote
On the first ballot, four votes were giver
by each member, two for Eastern, and two
for Western gentlemen. As this ballot ser
we'd to indicate those whom the white basis
members preferred to elect, we state, in
the first place, the general result:
Whole number Of votes 100; necessary
to choice SIS; Summers Sc; Martin OIL. 70;
Wingfeld 81; Seymour 81; Chiffon 80;
Faulkner 33; Taylor 81; McCandlish 80;
Edmunds %; Lucas &c; johnson 25; jan
ney "a; Miller 20; the rest scattering.
Mr.. Summers and Mr.. Martin were there
fore declared elected.
Mr.. Summers received 46 Western, and
40 Eastern votes.
Mr.. Martin of H., received As Western
votes, and 22 Eastern votes, viz: those Of
Messrs. Arthur, Beale, Bolts, Bowden,
Claiborne, Douglas, Finney, Garland, HILL
Hopkins, Lyon, McCandlish, Randolph
Saunders, Scott of F., Shell, Snowden
Straughan, Taylor, Wallace, Wingfeld and
Voolfolk.
Mr.. Wingfeld received A Western votes
and Eastern votes, viz: those of Messrs
Arthur, Bowden, Garland, Lyon, Martin
OIL, Randolph and Saunders.
Mr.. Seymour received 90 Eastern, and
Western votes;
Mr.. Chiffon, 81 Western and Eastern
votes;
Mr.. Faulkner Western and 81 Eastern
votes;
Mr.. Taylor. 90 Western and 2 Eastern
votes;
Mr.. McCandlsh, "a Western and Eas
tern votes;
Mr.. Edmunds, % Eastern votes, and nc
Western votes;
Mr.. Lucas, 20 Western and 6 Eastern
votes,
MIR. Johnson Governor clect) 10 Yves
tern and IL Eastern votes;
Mr.. Janney, "a Eastern votes, and M
Western vote.
Mr. Miller, 10 Eastern votes, and Yves
tern vote.
These voters show that the Western
members were not only determined tc
make their own selections from the East
but also to elect no Western man, beside
Mr.. Summers, who appeared to be accep-
table to the East.
On the second ballot, two committee
men were voted for, and the white basis
ticket was "Wingfeld and Lucas"
Whole number of votes 95 necessary
20 choice As. Wingfeld Sc; Lucas So
Seymour 81; Goode IL; Edmunds z; the
rest scattering.
Mr.. Wingfield was voted for by AZ
Western, and 9 Eastern members, viz -
Messrs. Arthur, Bowde Chiffon, Finney,
Garland, Hopkins, Nc Candlsh and Wing
field.
Mr.. Seymour, by 81 Eastern members,
and no Western member.
On the third ballot two committee men
were to be elected, and the white basis
members voted generally for "Finney and
Caperton."
Whole number Of votes "a; necessary to
a choice, As. Finney SIS; Caperton Sc
Seymour %; Goode, 16 the rest scat
tering.
So Messrs. Finney and Caperton were
duly elected, but by a clerical error, the
latter was announced as receiving only 46
votes.
MIR. Finney was voted for by As West
ern members, and 10 Eastern members,
VIZ: Messrs. Bowden, Hopkins, Nc and-
hsh, Martin of H., Randolph, Saunders,
Scott of r. Snowdcli>Ghd Wingfeld.
MIR. Caperton twas voted for by 46 West
ern members, and 10 Eastern members,
VIZ Messrs. Bowden, Finney, Hopkins,
Ligon, McCandlish, Martin of H., Ran.
dolph, Rives, Saunders and Taylor.
All the votes for Mr.. Seymour and Mr..
Goode were given by Eastern members.
On the .tourM bailot, three committee
men were voted for, Mr.. Caperton not
having been announced as elected on the
third ballot, and the white basis members
voted generally for "Caperton, Chiffon and
Letcher."
Whole number of votes Unnecessary to
choice 46. Capcrton 81; Chiffon Sc !;
Letcher As; Seymour 81; Edmunds 19;the
rest scattering.
MIR. Caperton was voted for, on this bal
lot, by As Western, and 90 Eastern mem
bers:
Mr.. Chiffon, by AS Western members,
and ii Eastern members, viz Messrs.
Arthur, Bowden, Hopkins, Lyon, Lynch,
McCandhsh, Martin of H., Shell, TAYLOR,
Wallace and Whittle.
Mr.. Letcher, by 80 Western members.
and 9 Eastern members, viz: Messrs. Ar
thur, Bowden, Finney, Leake, Lyon, Nc.
Candhsh, Meredith, Taylor and Wingfeld;
Mr.. Seymour, by IS Eastern members,
and 9 Western members, viz: Messrs.
Bland, Fulkerson, Kenney, kilgore, Knote,
Letcher, Stewart, Trigg and Williams OF
s.,
Mr.. Edmunds, by 10 Eastern members,
and no Western member.
One of the most remarkable circrmstap