Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-01-30
UNITED STATES sENAToRsHIPs.

Monday night of last week. Being without
choice. successive caucuses were held on the
nights following with equal failure to select,
until baloting in each branch of the Legs
lature was held on Tuesday and Wednesday,
and on Thursday joint session was held
| There being no election, another joint session
was held on Friday:
The votes of our representatives were
| cast. on the ballotings up to Friday, as
follows: Senator Grantham for Messrs.
Faulkner and Walker; Senator Butler for
Messrs. Faulkner and Price; Delegate Hoof
for Messrs Hereford aud Faulkner; and Dell
egate Gross for Messrs. Hereford and Davis.
At the joint session on Friday, one ballot
was had for the short term without choice,
when the assembly proceeded to vote for
Senator for the long term.
Messrs. Adams, Burdett, Clayton, Dennis,
Barr, Beckley, Bright, Browse, Calvert,
Chancellor, Cross, Farnsworth, Fisher, Gooch,
Hays, Henderson, Knots, Kunst, Lowe,
Modisett, Morgan, Parriott, Penuybacker,
Robinson, Rowan, Shirtz, Simpson, Somer-
vile, Stewart, Wells-30-votcd for Fl. G.
| Davis.
Messrs. Butler, Ferguson, Golf, Kirtley,
Pugh, Aruets, Allen, Chiplcy, Davidson,
Eastman, Faulkner, Ferguson, l1ardmnn,
Hiett, Hooff, Hoffman, Hutton, Imboden,
Rose. Samples, siple, Spurlock, Strason and
| Gibson-24-votedf for Faulkner.
Messrs Caldwell, Gran.ham, johnson,
| Newton, Scott, Tarr, Babb and Hearne-S-
voted for 6. D. Camden, Messrs. Ferrell,
Jones, Ball, Elliott. Quarter, Rgg and Will
son-7-votcd for Brannon. Mcssrs. Lowe,
Turner, Arnold, Cunningham, Duukiu, Gray,
Hall, johnson and McClaskey-9-votedf for
J. j. Davis. Mr.. Baxter voted for Mr.. B.
W. Byrne. Mr.. Berkshire voted for w. c.
Clayton.
Mir. LOOMS voted for E. Boyd Faulkner.
Mr.. Beard voted for Geo. LOOMS. Mr.. Sar.
geant voted for Mr. Barr. Messrs. Maxwell
aud McFadden-2-votedfo for Daniel Lamb
Mr.. Riley voted for Mr.. uearne. Mr.. Stead
man voted for c. D. Hubbard.
Before the clerk announced the result, the
following gentlemen rose and changed their
votes to Henry G. Davis Messrs. Berkshire,
Jones, Loomis, Lowe, Scott, Tarr, Turner,
Babb, Ball, Beard, Cunningham, Dunkin,
Elliott, Ferguson, Gray, Hardman, 1learne,
Hooff, Hoffman, Hutton, Imboden, johnson,
| McClaskey, McFadden, Straton and Wilson
-30-which made total of 60 votes.-
Thereupon the President of the Senate de-
cIarcd that Henry G. Davis having received
majority of the votes cast was duly elected
U. S. Senator, to fill the long term, commence
ing March 7, 1877.
The Joint Assembly then proceeded to
vote for Senator to fill the short term.
Mcssrs. Adams, Clayton, Ferguson, Allen,
Beard, Browse, Calvert, Chancellor, Gross,
Davidson, Farnsworth, Fisher, G ooch, Hoof,
Maxwell, Quarter, Rigg, Robinson, Rose,
Rowan, Samples, Shirt, Simpson, Siple,
Spurlock and Gibson-2G-yoted for Il ere
ford.
Messrs Baxter, Burdett, Terrell, Kirtlcy,
Lowe. Ball, Eastman, Ferguson, Hays, Hut
ton, Kuotts, McFadden, Parrott, Stewart,
Stratton and Wilson 16-voted for Walker.
Messrs. Dennis, Golf Grantham, Jones, New
Ion, Pugh, Tar, Turner, Arnett, Arnold,
Barr, Beckley, Bright, Chipley, Dunkln,
Hall, Hardman Henderson. Hict. Hoffman,
Imboden, Kunst Lowe, Morgan, Penny
hacker and Somcrvillo-2G-voted for Price.
Messrs Butler, Caldwell johnson. Babb,
Cunningham and 1Iearne-6-voted for Den
MS. Messrs Berkshire and Loomis-2-voted
for J. II. Ferguson.
Mr. Scott voted for Jonathan NJ Bennett.
Mcssrs Faulkner and McCIaskey
for Eustace Gibson. Mr.. Gray voted for L.
j. Farnsworth.
Mr.. Sergeant voted for J. J. Davis. Mr..
Modsctt voted for John Brannon. MIR.
Riley voted for w. L. Iiearno. Mr.. Stead
man voted for j. S. Pomeroy. Mr.. Wells
voted for J. N. Camden.
Before the Clerk announced the result the
following gentlemen arose and changed their
votes to Frank Hereford
Messrs Berkshire Burdett, Butler, Cald-
we'll, Dennis, Golf, Johnson, Jones, Kirttey,
Loomis, Pugh, Scott, Turner, Arnold, Babb,
III DIV Fpruu>
son, Gray, Hall, IIardman, Hays, l1earne,
Henderson, Hiatt, Hoffman. Hutton, Knots,
Kunst, Largent, McCaskcy, McFndden,
Modisett, Morgan, Penny hacker, Riley, Som
ervillc. Steadman, Stewart, Straton, Wells
and Wilson-44.
Making the whole number Of votes cast ~.
Thereupon the President of the Joint AS
sembly declared that Frank Hereford had re-
ceived the majority of the votes cast and was
therefore duly elected TO fill the unexplred
term made vacant by the death OF the Hon
A. 7. Caperton.
Mcssrs. Ferry, of Michigan, Blaine, of
Maine, and Window, of Minnesota, all 7adi>
Gals, have been re elected to the United States
Senate. A II. Garland, Democrat, was cleo
ted to succeed Powell Clayton, radical, in the
IT, S. Senate from Arkansas. George +.
Hoar succeeds Boutwell, as senator from
Massachusetts-a good exchange. James L.
Bailey was elected to succeed Senator Key,
of Tennessee, who was appointed by the Gov
crnor to take the place of Andrew johnson.
Ex>Gov. Saunders succeeds Senator Hitch>
cock, of Nebraska. Hon. John II. Me-
Pherson, Democrat, was formally elected
United States Senator to succeed Mr.. Free