The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-08
placed in nominst1on with <As Iewsst
number Of votes. TIE Chak finally d.
cided that the name OF Mr.. Tucker DO

placed IN nomnBoO ~s0 - NWvDS
number Of votes. TIE Cnaw anally d
cided that the name OF Mr.. Tucker Do
dropped.
The second ballot was as fellows: Fftz
Lee 40. Thomas s. Martin. 81: Holmes
Conrad. .; John Goode. II; Mckinney. /:
Tucker. I. The name Of Mr.. Tucker was
again dropped under the ruling of the
Chair.
TIE third ballot had the following re-
suit: Fitz Lee. 81: Martin, 90; Goode. II:
Conrad . The name OF Mr.. Conrad was
next dropped.
The fourth ballot was as follows: Fitz
Eee. ~: Martin. 30: Goode. ~; Mckinney.
II. The name OF Governor Mckinney was
dropped and a motion TO adjourn offered
by Mr.. Eugene Nlthers, Of Pittsylvania,
was lost.
The fifth ballot ended in the following
manner: Lee. 30; Martin, 60; Goode, 10
votes
The sixth ballot was the decisive one.
There were 124 woes cast In all out of
121 Democratic members OF the two
houses, making G3 votes necessary 10 a
choice. The following was the vote:
Lee, 80; Martin, 90; Mckinney. 1; Hun
ton, /.
On motion Of Senator George A. Mush-
bach. OF Alexandria, the nomination OF
Mr. Martin was made unanimous
The Chair appointed Senators William
b. McIlwaine, Of Petersburg and Edward
Echols, OF Augusta. and Delegates Mer-
rift r. Cooke. +. W Saunders Of Frank
lin; w. A. Fentress. of Portsmouth, mem
bers OF the special committee to whom
the application Of Judge +. f.. Buford.
Of Brunswick. had been referred.
The caucus then adjourned until this
evening at g o'clock, when nominations
for various State offices will be In order.
There is no opposition 10 the reelection
Of either First Auditor Marye or Treas
urer Hartman. The candidates for the
Secretary Of the commonwealth. are
Judge Henry w. Flournoy and Hon.
Joseph r. Lawless: for Second Auditor.
Messrs. Sydney p Epes and Josiah Ry-
land, Jr.. are competitors. For the Super
intendent Of the Penitentary, Mr.. Il. w.
Lynn Is a candidate for reelection, and Is
opposed by Mr. $. s. wilkins. of North
ampton. and Mr.. Thomas Scott. of Char
lotte. Messrs J. G. Mitchell. Of Henrlco;
r. n. Wooling. OF Lynchburg, and $.
w. Marshall. Of Shenandoah, are also
candidates for this place.
Register OF the Land Office w. r..
Gaines. Public Printer j. II. O'Bannon.
AND Railroad Commissioner J. G. Hill, all
are without competitors, and are all
candidates for reelection.
Hon. John Il. Massey Superintendent
Of Public instruction is opposed by Dr..
Joseph W. Southall OF Amelia.
Thoma- :. Martin.
Mr.. Thomas Staples Martin. who has
just been nominated for the long term I'm
the Inited States senate to succeed
Senator Eppa Hunton, on March 4, 1898
was born in Albemarle county and is
at present forty-five years OF age He
received his education at the Virginia
Military Institute and the University Of
Virginia. With the cadets he took part
in the battle Of Newmarket. After grad
uating from therTnlyersity he began the
practice Of the law AT Scottsville. Va.
He has not up TO the present time held any
public office.
Mr. Martin is a member Of the Board
Of Visitors Of the University Of Virginia
and the Miller orphan School in Abe
marie county.
He served as the only counsel for the
State dept commission without charge
to the State. and was most largely in
strumental in bringing about that settle
ment. He has been on the State Commit
tee. and occupied a very prominent posi-
ton I'm the politics OF the State for twelve
or fifteen years past.