Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-27

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t,te1patrick. Galleher. Garnett. Hale
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Sc"unuers. Charles Smith. J. =. smith. 81
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nv, ns walker Silas II. Walker Watson
wharton. Wlckham. Wilson. Willard. !
W W. Williams, Winborne. Winston.
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1u1ge ). O. Shepherd was placed IN
no'',i,'ation Tor the Judge OF Buena Vista.
chosen.
SENATOR MASON NOMINATED.
An effort was made to adjourn at this
Juncture, hut was defeated.
MI Berrey placed in nomination for
Judge OF the Tenth Judicial Circuit Hon.
-, - =. Mason, OF King George. The gen
'e'iiah named. the speaker declared was
power In politics In his district.
senator Nickham. IN few words
placed IN nomination MIR George Il. Haw.
OF Hanover. This gentleman. Mr.. Wick
n"nl SAID was highly qualified for the
position, and his meritOriOus work I'm the
past entitled him 10 the votes OF the
caucus. lie was a trained and skilfu
lawyer and had been repeatedly elected
TO The position OF Commemorative At
torney. which he now held. For wears
Mr. Haw had been the chairman OF tho
democratic party in his county. He was
a Democrat. had ever been one, and was
to-day the original leader OF the free
silNer party In Hanover county. Mr.. Haw
bore badge OF honor. result OF the
late war. for across his breast was pin
hed an empty sleeve. His war record
was a gallant one, and no more brilliant
vhaise was ever made than that of the
fHteenth virginia Regiment at Sharps-
burg IN which Mr.. Haw participated
Mr., Embrey seconded the nomination
or Senator Mason. The majority OF the
people in the district wished the election
OF Senator Mason. and he had petitions
10 show this but would not weary the
body by reading ,hem.
MI Owen seconded the nomination Of
Mr. Haw, The speaker said that he had
heard lately on the streets and elsewhere.
the complaint that there was too much
Confederacy in legislation and business
now That wds a complaint that like
appendicitis, had sprung up IN receIA
years.
Mr.. Walker seconded the nomination
OF Senator Mason and regretted that he
had 10 differ with the latter's friends as
TO the eNpediency of making the nomine-
ton at present DR.. Winston heartily
seconded the nomination of Mr. Haw
The nominations were then closed and
when the roll-cal had been about half
completed it being evident that Senator
Mason would receive a big majority, SEN
ator Wickham moved TO make the nomi-
nation unanimous. which was done
The caucus then adjourned
SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE.
Senator Mason the nominee for the
judgeship of the Tenth Circuit, was born
at Edgehill. the home of his grandfather,
Colonel Thomas Randolph. In Albemarle
county in 1856. His father was Hon
Charles Mason. who was at that time the
senator from King George. This county
has never had but two senators in the
Legislature-SenatOr Charles Mason and
his son.
Mr.. Mason was educated at the Locust
Dale Academy. in Madison county; the
Bethel Military Academy, i'm Fauquicr
county; ATTENDED the University for enc
year. and two years later took the two
year b. l.. course at Columbia College,
Washington, in twelve months. He was
admitted TO the bar in 1875, being eX-
amined by Judge William 5. Barton, |
whom he succeeds. The following spring |
he was elected commonwealth Attor- |
ney Of King George county, and served |
three terms, being the last time elected |
without opposition. when he declined to |
serve longer.
In the year 1889, at the earnest solicit |
tatiOn Of the late Hon John S. Barbour. |
he became a candidate for the House |
of Delegates and was elected, though he |
lived in a district which usually gave a |
large Republican majority. He served |
three terms in the House, and In 1898 was
nominated TO represent the Thirty-sixth |
Senatorial District I'm the State Senate by |
a remarkably fine convention, and was
elected by a large majority.
Senator Mason has always been an ac-
tive Democrat, having rendered the party |
signal service in every contest that has |
been fought in his county since he has
reached his majority, but his first love
was the law, and il has always held first
place. He has acquired an excellent repu
tation as a lawyer. especially in chancery
cases, which will be the character of the
majority of those which he will be called
upon TO decide from the bench Of the
Circuit Court
In appearance Senator Mason is a typi-
cal Virginia lawyer. although a young
man retaining many of the characteristics
of the gentleman lawyer of the old
school.
Senator Mason is a grandson, twice re-
moved of Thomas jefferson Senator
Mason has a wife and two children. who
reside at his beautiful country home,
"Sheburne," on the Rappahannock river.