The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-18

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viii he supported accordingly by his many
friends.
EDMOND PENDLEToN.
This gentleman has recently been urged
for the Senatorship by persons principally
from the western part Of the State. Before
the war he had acquired considerable repu-
tation as a lawyer. Hc was a member of
the secession convention representing
Berkeley county but steadfastly refused TO
sign the ordinance. During the war he
maintained his Union principles in common
with many West Fireininns, but took no
part in the struggle. He is the second son
IF the late Judge P. c. Pcndleton, deceased,
Of Martinsburg, and graduated at Prince
ton College, n. J., in 1923, with the highest
honors of his class, studied law in the office
of his father. and came to the bar IN 1888,
and haS been in full practice most Of the
time since. He served two sessions in the
House of Delegates Of Virginia in the VIM
tiers of 1S43-'44 and 1S44-'45.
Last year he was candidate for Judge
ship in West Virginia, but was defeated by
the Radical candidate. Subsequently he re-
moved to Winchester, in this State, and
commenced the practice OF Inv. His talents
and abilities being we'll known throughout
that section, the lawyers of the judicial dis
trict consisting of Clarke and Frederick
counties united in requesting the commHnd-
ING General to appoint him to the Circuit
.Judeeship. The application was favorahly
entertained, and the appointment made.
Judge Pendcton has discharged his duties,
as we are informed, to the perfect satisfac-
ton of the bar and the people generally. A
number of prominent Nirginians are press
ing his claims for the senatorship.
JOHN Z. MULFoRD.
General milford Isl native Of New York,
and was brigadier-geneial in the Union
army. lie served throughout the war, and
became widely and everywhere favorably
known as the Federal Commissioner OF EN-
change To eX-Confederate soldiers he
needs no introduction. Prisoners on both
sides will testify that his duty as an officer
and aS q man was always humanely and
| faithfully discharged.
| He has been a resident of Richmond since
| the surrender of the Confederate armies,
and being largely interested in various Ell.
terprises, has made Virginia his home. We
should call him n thorough Conservative
and everybody will say that he is an estima.
BILE and clever gentleman. At present he
is member of the Richmond City Council
| He received many votes as a Conservative
candidate for Congress from this district
and has many warm supporters for the sen
atorship.
| EDGAR sNoWDEN.
We hardly know whether this gentleman
can he named among the candidates, as
| although his name has been several time:
brought forward, he has never in any way
aSsented to its use. He has been for year
| the editor of the Alexandria Gazette, ant
through that paper has become well knowr
throughout the State. It is alleged that, as ht
was confined to his bed by sickness ut the
| time Of the vote upon the ordinance of Sc
| cession, and as Alexandria was occupied du
| ring the whole of the war by the Fedora
troops, he can take oathS required CT ;
member Of Congress.
| Mr. Snowden is Il gentleman Of ability ant
talent, is not without experience III public
affairs, and is very popular wherever known
lie would make a senator worthy Of |ir
ginia. Ills son, by the way, Is The STATE
Senator from Alexandria, and has already
made his mark in the Legislature.
JOHN s. GALLAnEE.
John s. Gal,alcr, veteran editor, hI
| been mentioned hE the country press a1 (
! GOOD man for II" ~cuatc. Ic is now abou
seventy years oil &ga, and many OF the pc
sent generation may have forgotten him
He Wa, YEAR ago, editor Of the Cha' les
| town free Press, and afterwards of TIT
Winchester Republican; but he was mor
widely known Us the associate Of John
HumpGen Peasants in the editorial con
duet of the Richmond WMg-the firm he
ing Peasants, Galliher IL Mosely. Fo
2 number Of years past he has been il! one Q
the public Offices at Washington city.
OTHER CANDIDATES.
We have not thought it necessary to pre-
sent ,kctches OF John :. MillSon, William l.
owen. and others Of the same class, who
although they have been consistent Cnioi
men. are unwilling to take the irou-cEat
oath, and have not had their disabilities re
moved. There are others, too, whose name
have received only occasional mention
These also have been omitted, it having beer
our aim only to give our catiers some ide
of who the leading candidates are.