THE JUDGESHIPS.
Richmond, Va., April 24th, 1860.
WM. M. LYONS, ESQ.--
DEAR SIR: we the undersigned, your fellow citizens, believing that you
possess every {paper illegible} quality, both of head and heart, for a
full and honorable discharge of the duties of Judge do, without
disparaging the claims of other gentlemen, most respectfully request you
to announce yourself a candidate for the JUDGESHIP OF THE HUSTINGS
COURT.
Hoping that this request may meet with your favorable consideration, we subscribe ourselves,
Your friends and fellow citizens,
T. Jas. Deane, John Tyler,
Geo. W. Hobson, Isaac N. Cooke,
Deane Hobson, Jos. B. Gentry,
W. B. Warwick, L. Wagner,
Thomas Johnson, Marks Nelson,
Mann Page, W. Albert Spott,
Thos. A. Bulkley, J. Hatley Norton,
John F. Alvey, L. B. Thomas,
E. V. Breeden, Joseph Stern,
Wm. L. Porter, A. P. Woodson, Jr.,
Wm. C. Barker, Wm. H. Davis,
Peter Tinsley, M. Golden,
John W. Sarvay Thos. V. Carr,
S. Hirsch, Cornelius Carr,
John O. Chiles, Henry Miller,
J. H. Connell, H. J. Miller,
Lemmel Verby, M. L. Guerrant,
R. A. E. Dabney, Sam'l. J. Jones,
H. T. Anderson, Thos. B. Bigger,
W. D. Stubbs, Dan'l O'Donnell
J. T. Hay, John G. Snelson,
W. H. Martin, Jos. S. James,
J. W. Ratcliffe, Wm. Ira Smith,
Andrew Pizzini, Peyton N. Snead,
J. P. Swords, Alex. J. Slater,
Wm. H. Parker, B. M. Harris,
Wm. S. Thaw, Rob't Harvey,
John Harrold, J. R. Chamberlayne,
John V. Darracott, Orlando Shay,
W. L. Waring, J. S. Shackelford,
Harvey Allen, Wm. Munford,
Rich'd E. Armstrong, Jno. C. Smith,
Chas. Stebbins, Jno. Esten Cooke,
Albert J. West, Wm. C. Barnes,
Henry G. Benson, John A. Belvin,
Geo. S. Lownes, Victor M. Branch,
John W. Davies, C. D. Yale,
Jos. S. Robinson, John Bowers,
A. Bargamin, J., Jos. J. Jones,
Geo. Bargamin, R. C. Howe,
E. D. Hitchcock, D. R. Quaries,
N. H. Ragland, Jr., Geo. A. Leonhard,
Wm. H. Benson, Sam'l Guggenheimer,
Wm. H. Pledge, G. M. Lumpkin & Bro.
Wm. Gaston, P. O. Sims,
Geo. W. Gary, R. A. Cooke,
David Wilson, O. Cranz,
F. W. Hancock, Sam'l Putney,
John S. Fitzhugh, F. A. Jeter,
W. H. Johnson, Chas. W. Harwood,
R. O. Waddill, Geo. Ruskeli,
Jas. Smith, Thos. S. Armistrad,
Bolling Pickett, Wm. Kirby,
Lewis M. Randolph, Wm. A. Cardozo,
J. H. Harris, Wm. B. Church,
F. Binford, Geo. T. Baldwin,
J. B. Stegal, Jas. H. Gentry,
R. H. Finney, Wm. A. Clarke,
Parks & Miner, A. T. Peebles,
Theodore Courtney, Wm. H. Yoler,
Richard L. Brown, R. McNamee,
B. J. Johnson, A. G. Talman,
Abr. Hirsh, A. R. Binford,
A. Hutzler, F. L. Moore,
Wm. H. Kennon, E. A. Hudnut,
J. N. Parker, H. W. Tyler,
Joseph A. Arnold, John S. Smyther,
D. M. O'Brien, Samuel Forsyth,
Wm. W. Cabaniss, James C. Roy,
W. B. Pleasants, Fred Schaffer,
Richard J. Hundley, John P. Ballard,
G. W. Armistead, Thos. Samanni,
Edward Hudgings, A. D. Simms,
Wm. B. Allegre, P. Fogarty,
Wm. Granville Gray, Wm. D. Kennon,
John Booker, Chas. H. Moore,
Robt. A. Mills, Geo. M. Drewry,
Lewis Antelotti, August Schad,
T. C. Burns, M. D. Whiting,
James J. Dixon, Daniel B. Corrie,
Ro W. Drewry, R. L. Williams,
R. B. Kennon, T. Robertson & Sons,
R. H. Crump, Thos. M. Kimbrough,
Wirt Roberts, Louis Rueger,
Alex. B. Hutcheson, E. D. Keeling,
C. P. Cardozo, Jas. Beale,
W. J. Turner, John Marxhausen,
John W. Kelley, A. Seiberling,
T. H. Ganter, Garret F. Watson,
John L. Woodson, Wm. Caulfield,
Wm. F. Frith, Thos. Leftwich,
E. B. Loving, Fred. T. Andrews,
John F. Glazebrook, Geo. S. Graves,
P. August, Jr., Richard A. Saunders,
D. W. Mahone, B. Hassel,
Theophilus Moore, Louis Euker,
G. Maisch, George Fisher,
R. C. Scofield, J. May,
Wm. J. Thomas, H. Simon,
John L. Sims, J. Kimpel,
J. M. Goddin, C. Labard,
Edwin Holman, Wm. Hutcheson,
Wm. Watts, John A. Hicks,
A. T. Williams, J. H. Anderson,
John Baxter, A. T. Trueheart,
Thos. M. Jones, Oswold Heinrich,
W. P. Martin, B. Heinrich,
A. D. Sims, E. Walker,
David N. Jones, John F. Kohler,
M. C. Hardy, Wm. Lots,
James Holman, Henry L. Dorr,
D. B. Jones, Fred. Seibert,
Jno. W. Baker, Chas. Seibert,
Ash Levy, Wm. W. Crump,
Lewis Cohen, James H. Conway,
John Newman, G. Koenig,
Sam'l Cohen, Jul. C. Fisher,
A. Smith, Dr. W. Grebe,
R. S. Davis, C. Hasse,
Lewis Switzer, G. L. Betty,
Sam Stein, John Werner,
Y. P. Watkins, Fred. Haislow,
Robt. P. Pulliam, H. Beidt,
M. May, Chas. P. Fluyfelder,
Stith Bolling, T. Meyer,
H. Stern, David Hess,
J. Rosenheimer, Max Stadelhofer,
C. C. Tinsley, J. P. Lubs,
J. Greentree, Wm. M. Allen,
L. Jacobs, F. Thomas,
L. T. Slater, Thos. P. August,
E. K. Woodward, Jesse Child,
Wm. H. Waddill, Wm. L. White,
Wm. E. Leffew, D. T. Madigan,
A. Hill, W. Knelbet,
Richmond, April 27th, 1860.
To Messrs. T. James Deane, Geo. W. Hobson, Deane Hobson, W. B. Watwick, Jno. Tyler, Isaac N. Cooke, and others:
Gentlemen: I have received your communication of the 24th inst., requesting me to announce myself a candidate for the Judgeship of the Hustings Court. Although I know you have placed too high an estimate on my qualifications, I do not feel at liberty to decline the request, coming, as it does, from so large a number of my fellow citizens. If it should be the pleasure of the people to elect me, I will endeavor to discharge faithfully the duties of the office.
Very respectfully,
Hoping that this request may meet with your favorable consideration, we subscribe ourselves,
Your friends and fellow citizens,
T. Jas. Deane, John Tyler,
Geo. W. Hobson, Isaac N. Cooke,
Deane Hobson, Jos. B. Gentry,
W. B. Warwick, L. Wagner,
Thomas Johnson, Marks Nelson,
Mann Page, W. Albert Spott,
Thos. A. Bulkley, J. Hatley Norton,
John F. Alvey, L. B. Thomas,
E. V. Breeden, Joseph Stern,
Wm. L. Porter, A. P. Woodson, Jr.,
Wm. C. Barker, Wm. H. Davis,
Peter Tinsley, M. Golden,
John W. Sarvay Thos. V. Carr,
S. Hirsch, Cornelius Carr,
John O. Chiles, Henry Miller,
J. H. Connell, H. J. Miller,
Lemmel Verby, M. L. Guerrant,
R. A. E. Dabney, Sam'l. J. Jones,
H. T. Anderson, Thos. B. Bigger,
W. D. Stubbs, Dan'l O'Donnell
J. T. Hay, John G. Snelson,
W. H. Martin, Jos. S. James,
J. W. Ratcliffe, Wm. Ira Smith,
Andrew Pizzini, Peyton N. Snead,
J. P. Swords, Alex. J. Slater,
Wm. H. Parker, B. M. Harris,
Wm. S. Thaw, Rob't Harvey,
John Harrold, J. R. Chamberlayne,
John V. Darracott, Orlando Shay,
W. L. Waring, J. S. Shackelford,
Harvey Allen, Wm. Munford,
Rich'd E. Armstrong, Jno. C. Smith,
Chas. Stebbins, Jno. Esten Cooke,
Albert J. West, Wm. C. Barnes,
Henry G. Benson, John A. Belvin,
Geo. S. Lownes, Victor M. Branch,
John W. Davies, C. D. Yale,
Jos. S. Robinson, John Bowers,
A. Bargamin, J., Jos. J. Jones,
Geo. Bargamin, R. C. Howe,
E. D. Hitchcock, D. R. Quaries,
N. H. Ragland, Jr., Geo. A. Leonhard,
Wm. H. Benson, Sam'l Guggenheimer,
Wm. H. Pledge, G. M. Lumpkin & Bro.
Wm. Gaston, P. O. Sims,
Geo. W. Gary, R. A. Cooke,
David Wilson, O. Cranz,
F. W. Hancock, Sam'l Putney,
John S. Fitzhugh, F. A. Jeter,
W. H. Johnson, Chas. W. Harwood,
R. O. Waddill, Geo. Ruskeli,
Jas. Smith, Thos. S. Armistrad,
Bolling Pickett, Wm. Kirby,
Lewis M. Randolph, Wm. A. Cardozo,
J. H. Harris, Wm. B. Church,
F. Binford, Geo. T. Baldwin,
J. B. Stegal, Jas. H. Gentry,
R. H. Finney, Wm. A. Clarke,
Parks & Miner, A. T. Peebles,
Theodore Courtney, Wm. H. Yoler,
Richard L. Brown, R. McNamee,
B. J. Johnson, A. G. Talman,
Abr. Hirsh, A. R. Binford,
A. Hutzler, F. L. Moore,
Wm. H. Kennon, E. A. Hudnut,
J. N. Parker, H. W. Tyler,
Joseph A. Arnold, John S. Smyther,
D. M. O'Brien, Samuel Forsyth,
Wm. W. Cabaniss, James C. Roy,
W. B. Pleasants, Fred Schaffer,
Richard J. Hundley, John P. Ballard,
G. W. Armistead, Thos. Samanni,
Edward Hudgings, A. D. Simms,
Wm. B. Allegre, P. Fogarty,
Wm. Granville Gray, Wm. D. Kennon,
John Booker, Chas. H. Moore,
Robt. A. Mills, Geo. M. Drewry,
Lewis Antelotti, August Schad,
T. C. Burns, M. D. Whiting,
James J. Dixon, Daniel B. Corrie,
Ro W. Drewry, R. L. Williams,
R. B. Kennon, T. Robertson & Sons,
R. H. Crump, Thos. M. Kimbrough,
Wirt Roberts, Louis Rueger,
Alex. B. Hutcheson, E. D. Keeling,
C. P. Cardozo, Jas. Beale,
W. J. Turner, John Marxhausen,
John W. Kelley, A. Seiberling,
T. H. Ganter, Garret F. Watson,
John L. Woodson, Wm. Caulfield,
Wm. F. Frith, Thos. Leftwich,
E. B. Loving, Fred. T. Andrews,
John F. Glazebrook, Geo. S. Graves,
P. August, Jr., Richard A. Saunders,
D. W. Mahone, B. Hassel,
Theophilus Moore, Louis Euker,
G. Maisch, George Fisher,
R. C. Scofield, J. May,
Wm. J. Thomas, H. Simon,
John L. Sims, J. Kimpel,
J. M. Goddin, C. Labard,
Edwin Holman, Wm. Hutcheson,
Wm. Watts, John A. Hicks,
A. T. Williams, J. H. Anderson,
John Baxter, A. T. Trueheart,
Thos. M. Jones, Oswold Heinrich,
W. P. Martin, B. Heinrich,
A. D. Sims, E. Walker,
David N. Jones, John F. Kohler,
M. C. Hardy, Wm. Lots,
James Holman, Henry L. Dorr,
D. B. Jones, Fred. Seibert,
Jno. W. Baker, Chas. Seibert,
Ash Levy, Wm. W. Crump,
Lewis Cohen, James H. Conway,
John Newman, G. Koenig,
Sam'l Cohen, Jul. C. Fisher,
A. Smith, Dr. W. Grebe,
R. S. Davis, C. Hasse,
Lewis Switzer, G. L. Betty,
Sam Stein, John Werner,
Y. P. Watkins, Fred. Haislow,
Robt. P. Pulliam, H. Beidt,
M. May, Chas. P. Fluyfelder,
Stith Bolling, T. Meyer,
H. Stern, David Hess,
J. Rosenheimer, Max Stadelhofer,
C. C. Tinsley, J. P. Lubs,
J. Greentree, Wm. M. Allen,
L. Jacobs, F. Thomas,
L. T. Slater, Thos. P. August,
E. K. Woodward, Jesse Child,
Wm. H. Waddill, Wm. L. White,
Wm. E. Leffew, D. T. Madigan,
A. Hill, W. Knelbet,
Richmond, April 27th, 1860.
To Messrs. T. James Deane, Geo. W. Hobson, Deane Hobson, W. B. Watwick, Jno. Tyler, Isaac N. Cooke, and others:
Gentlemen: I have received your communication of the 24th inst., requesting me to announce myself a candidate for the Judgeship of the Hustings Court. Although I know you have placed too high an estimate on my qualifications, I do not feel at liberty to decline the request, coming, as it does, from so large a number of my fellow citizens. If it should be the pleasure of the people to elect me, I will endeavor to discharge faithfully the duties of the office.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
WM. H. LYONS.
~ Richmond Daily Dispatch, 01 May 1860 Page 2, Column 5
