Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-04-10
%. Benjamin Brown, of Cabell.
90. John Hindman, of Brooke.

Peter Dills, James G. Davidson and
Joseph II. Wynn, as commissioners fol
holding the election, certified that the fol-
lowing persons voted at the Dis precinct
for the electors on the democratic Re-
publican Ticket"
John Wynn, Damon Cameron, Joseph
T. Hlx, James r. Sinter, Marsh K. Boyle,
James Thompson, George Kidd, William
Neel, Stephen Gose, Jesse Justice, James
c. Davidson, Clay Bailey, Harvey George,
James r. Dills, Joseph H. Wynn.
An entry on the back of the return ON
the Dills precinct shows that J. Z. Floyd,
James C SPOTS, aud Thomas Peery we're
the commissioners who canvassed ,he ie-
turns and certified tho vote Of iazewell
county. Floyd afterwards was Governor
of Virginia, was Secretary of War during
Buchauan's Administration, and was
Major. General in the Confederate Army.
James c. Spots was in 1910 clerk of Taze'
well county, but afterwards moved to
Richmond and engaged in the commission
and wholesale grocery business. He was
the uncle of the late Capt. Geo. w. Spots,
of Mrs. Joseph Stras and of Miss Carrie
Spotts. Thomas Peery was the father OF
the late Capt Wm. Z. Peery, and the
grandfather of Messrs. S. c., Wm.' E. Jr.,
A. NJ. and ]. c. Peery, who now reside
two miles east of Tazewell. The writer
remembers well both General Floyd and
Squire Tommy Peery.
We hope our readers will not consider
us very ancient when we tell them that
we knew two the electors on the Van
Buren, ticket and six of the electors on the
Harrison ticket. We remember Col. Will
liam Byars, of Washington county. He
was one of the first and greatest friends
of Emory and Henry College, lived and
died near that college, and, when child,
we were several times entertained at bis
hospitable and elegant home.
General A. A. Chapman was born in
Giles county, was member of Congress
several terms and was member of the
"Secession Convention" These two were
electors on the Van Buren, ticket.
OF the electors on the Harrison ticket
the writer met and knew James Lyons,
John S. Pendleton, John Janney, George
w. Summers, Waitman 7. Wiley and
Andrew Hunter Mr.. Lyons was a dis
tinguished lawyer, was member of the
Congress Of the United States and also of
the Confederate States. We read law in
his office, after the Civil Wal, in Rich
mond. John S. Pendleton was the uncle
of the writer, was several times member
of Congress and was Minister under the
Harrison, Tyler Administrations to Chile,
and under the Fillmore Administration to
the Argentine Republic. He negotiated
treaties with both of these Republics.
John Janney was President Of the Seces-
sion Convention, was strong Union man,
and Quaker in religion. George w.
Summers and Waitman T. Wiley were
members of the Secession Convention, re-
fused to sign the Ordinance Of Secession,
and were strong Union men during the
Civil War. Summers was c1rcnit court
Judge before the war and Wiley was a
Federal Judge after the war. Andrew
Hunter was member Of the Virginia
Legislature when the State seeded from
the Union.
We might continue on the reminiscent
line to a great length, but will have to
conclude this article. We may write
again on the same line, if this proves inter-
esting to our readers.