The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-21

| Judge T.. G. Minor. who had just beer
elected Judge OF the new Law and Equity
Court. He said he felt the responsibility
Of his position. and he took great prids
I'm nominating Mr.. Ashby Wickham fof
that position. He was born In Henrico
| county I'm 1851, came TO the bar IN lSS'
! and practiced law for the next Few
years. In 1883 and 1884 he was the chair
man Of the Democratic County Commit
tee and he was also n member OF the
| Democratic State Executive Committee
| In 1856 he went 10 Washington Territory
| where he soon became a member OF the
| Democratic State Committee. After the
! death OF his brother he returned 10
| Richmond towards the end OF 1891. He
was as eminently fitted for. the judicial
| Office as any man he knew.
Mr.. John s. Harwood. OF Richmond. In
| an able speech, presented the name OF
Mr.. William II. Sands for the office.
who. he said. was lawyer Of ability
and known TO many members. In cities
the proper candidates were usually re-
commended by the members OF the bar,
but in Henrico county there was no bar.
The people Of that county. in rass-meet-
ing assembled yesterday. had with only
five dissenting votes endorsed Mr. Sands.
He presented a petition signed by nearly
nine hundred OF the sixteen hundred
Democratic voters OF the county
II beg the gentleman's pardon" inter
rupted Captain Binford. but at the last
election Henrico polled 1900 Democratic
votes
Eyes. that may have been So" retorted
Mr.. Harwood but we are not consider
ing Smither's precinct just now"
Mr.. Harwoo1 submitted letters from
Mayor Taylor Ellyson and Congressman
George ID. Wise, and read the resolutions
adopted by the mass-meeting at nenrico
county courthouse.
Mr. Mason, of King George, in an eo-
quent manner seconded the nomination
Of Mr.. Sands an old sch)ol-mate Of his.
who had fine personal qualifications and
possessed all the qualities which would
make a good and fair county judge. His
record as a Democrat was of the first
order. and he had stood by his party In
disaster and victory.
Senator Lovenstein submitted the en-
dorsements Of about two hundred citizens,
Of the board OF supervisors of Henrico
county. and about fifty members Of the
Richmond bar, endorsing Mr. A. w. Pat
terson for the office. He had been re-
quested to present these papers, but he
did not propose TO present his name as
a candidate. This nomination. Mr. Loven-
stein said had troubled him great deal.
for some OF his warmest friends had
asked him TO vote for Mr. Sands while
other warm friends and good Democrats
had assured him that Mr.. Sands would
not give satisfaction TO the Democrats Of
the county. While he in part represented
Henrico county. he thought the delegate
from that county was the proper person
to decide who should be county Judge.
Therefore, ne would vote for Mr.. Wick
ham.
Mr.. Withrow seconded the nomination |
OF Mr.. Wickham by saying that he did |
not feel TO do his duty as the representa- |
tive Of the people of Allegheny and Bath |
If he did not arise i'm his seat to second |
the nomination of any man by the name
Of Wickham; name which was dear to
his people and a household word with
them. lie gladly seconded the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Ashby Wickham because he
was as pure man as his uncle had
been.
The vote was then taken. but before
'oll-call was completed the nomination Of
Mr.. Wickham was, on motion OF Mr.
made unanimous.