The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-14
SCENES Ar THE SAfiKoh'
,,,rp,puICAL SKETCH OF THE
>ENATuN-ELECr, Ere.


..... ,.rir.s,od in the senatorial
The '"'H;'>' 'ilh.'''t, ,r..ol Yesterday morn
ua@Jn2t'ah was H'r, ,hc honr for the reds
~. ana ''g'. ~ rnnsnrvativc conference of
Tho members O! me 40 ho.',ts ,so oa,;,n, ard
rrl, Assembly, '"e i""'; AZ ~. t'p',T, p,,on"tns
:re,.N> v'",' ~, W. a., Wv ,,,rs, crowd of inter
wee ;hr"H-"n hs an t'ses 'io"" VI '''>
.,:rG an. aHNi'"' >i'Fe'''o's'
MORNING SESSION.
r,s,.,, .,I,otin- was commenced, rule
,..,. alr;.ri ~ the caucus 10 drop Tie can
,ri.,,. "a each ,alto: who received the small
'',',. ',.,,.,.i .. o. votes.
:. Gl o'clock The caucus met-Senator
r-,,anla;rg in the chair.
,..'r I'm: d. 4. delay. the business oc the
,,,,.-.e,u was commenced, and the ballot
,.,.aI vas - follows:
F.r,. Bcl3o. tor iorty-cishth since the
c!ueH> ,ir>t &>>c;AoIni}.--huh'ef, - NH'
cT>. p: Heo"c' -, b';puu', - N,,,o
N.....", =: '"'@, no'':i '>"u, =, ".
gUc, stHlL'. 10 1;l'stH'"i - ''N't
u4#;r!. .. N"n;I-Nt oi"pito;, ,v;.,, ,s.
t"rY.H"h.-- li0'i'l' 10 "HeiI 70
Gu-4", - i'i "'''' ~ 90:
Wa,,cr, :; Robertson - stuart. lt I'M -
liau, .; >ml!!."' fcoettsoh U!uppeo' a. -.
tH"'M'- iun'1, ,a. ;, y WI VII" - !.
G"o!r. y; HIrbour. l. u. !. Walker -
rad " Stuart; 10; Nh'l>''"n' : 1Ln''n'
s. u&M cropped. ,,..., A.,
FIG.trSi.- HlihteF. 10 MherS' 20 )
'o"!r, h"' ooui, i1i -: ;.,' S,i;,h -
>'"'''' !'' =" i''
o'I!t'.' ..,.,, ,y,,tor 10. N-;,bers os
-. H,rhour Il Walker II: SIN.
49,. ,I,.'..;,, ~ Walter dronned.
"', :" .i,., II,,,or 81. Withnrs 2n !.
FX'5',," -, ~ - '.'. -. S,,,,-t on. i.hri,
u''u., - 80 .;,'' ',r;not
'";' ~ II,N,or ~ oS. v-i+rerS 20 !.
:.,,.. p..r;,n',r 70. S,u,r, - Bar
'''p'.' '
o"r' -" :.l ,,.,o.or ~. y;,hors n1.
-, I.,'.rt 2n S,,art dronna1.
,1,,r Ii,.;n} ,hn Cnnfnr.nr" nd.
- ',' ,,,,nIp y II
,,rrpxno> SESSION
,.:1I,'-n, l,r rho ,roceed;nrs of the
',,.,I ,..,iI, trn t;vo iIonspS we're in
~. .nnrt ,in,r and at 1910 The
,.a..,,, ,,,,,. o,,,;;, instead Of p. NJ, aS was
- ,ir,f gnga,G. lie first ballot had at tic
,.,,rnonn ,n.>:,n waS the
I,..,.si.,i Which resulted rs follows;
tr,n,,. AZ. Witl,,<. 43: Goode, 80. Goode
,r,.,,,.L
~. r,r,,,; WIS nov between Mr. Hunter
md r,jnr,I N'i;hcrS. and the friends of each
,m,mli!.,,.,v,ai,r3 with nervous anxiety the
.n,,.unrcu!,ut Of the vote which should de.
,Sd,. ,lg,. >,;uto1ship.
yE,a tso.,.l,
,.,.o-p \, ,.hoor ,r.or cb.ar p.as hoard
'',;.' ii.',i fr,, ,i,a linn.o and , mnmen,
- ,a',n.od ,hot Enionoi rntnrt
T.. v:;.i,', t'''' r"nai,.nI tho nnu ino,jon
r.. y,,,. Stood - foi!ows. WithcrS. 60.
I,'..,-, IA r.,,nn thn rntn v..,S an
r'.,,,..I ,rnnincnt member Of the Lcgis
r1m,. ,,d :, y,.rr warm supporter Of Mr.
IIro,,y moved 10 make the nomination
um1nmou> (which WAS done with hearty
goodwill.
!Hc crowd in The lohbleS received the
N9nMnalto" "i Col'nei NtheTs WITH
yoriccrons APPLAUSE and Cheers.
Cl.n.i Wj;lcr, himself was in tbe Senate
chamber whore hc had bccn presiding over
I'm, ,,arnina session, and :rom which he had
he.n unalJe 70 make his way 70 his nnartcrs
,.r,u,,. of the crowd which blockaded thc
w,v III. fri,nIs rnshrd info the senate
clImhrr and raye hjm the warmest conrrat,,.
L,,ion. lln rnrn;v,b them very uuietiv b,1t
viz rvilcu; nl,.,.,,ra saving. ~ thank
,r;. | u,nrccia,e as | cannot express tho
Kind cifnris and cordial goodwill of .my
friends"
Presently some Gentlemen who had voted
ao,,ir,r him c,mn nm and solid. We'll
Colonel ur made t}e hest t;obt AGAINST vor
We couiu' OUT YOU are lalrly nominated
CnJonnI VIII, ra,'I;oj .sG tharI. ro,,
have no aninnsi,;fS .co;,st any Who hon
r>tIy or,no.,d mo II has hnnn n ,rollan,
m,'a fair r.h,,, },
N,inr I " pon;a, orIrro,h,rr rose
nm ~ nr,t,has nr,d ,',oTa-la
,.,, "N.' P'oPo'eu
4"ree sheers Aor ouF new senator,
Which were given with 4 hearty goodwill
Remarks Of Colonel Withers.
Colonel Withers now ATTEMPTED 10 leave
,h, r,n;,nl I,nt w.. nro,,d ,.a,hnroa ..a,'',S
him and literally forced him into tbs
ball of the House of DELEGATES. and were
50 clamorous tor Il s,eech that he 81
last took the stand and said that b,
uttered the simple ,struth and no tritt
c0mmoD.piaca whom bo ,Ssurod tham th.
his "helr, WAS too fuIl for uttarancaI -
lie had unon ,his orc,s;on va fbo,,ybt h,,
one Of ,rojnund ~ra,itnde for the hioh ho
nor conferred unon him in deaminn hin
worthy to represent This nroud old Com
lnonweath in the hiphe,t cnuncl of rho n,
ton. He wculd make no nledoes for hi,
cour>c as her representntive W5en No fnr
got TIC honor and Interests Of Viryinia h.
hoped that his right bind MIGHT fSruet II.
cunning and his tonrue cle,vc m tba -oof ~,
his mouth y
1t had been said that he was an extrem.
i,l-that he was always lookinr hack and
mourning over the q Lost Cause.'; He wonlG
eay in r.,,r a., oSs S'a'e. 1ie nou'e