”For judge of the county court of Essex county, Mr. Blakey nominated E. M. Ware. And he was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof. A message was received from the House of Delegates by Mr. Embrey, who informed the Senate that the only name before that house for county court judge of Essex county was that of E. M. Ware. The roll was called with the following result; For E. M Ware, …. 36 Senators who voted for E. M. Ware, are—Messrs. Barksdale, Blakey, Brace, Claytor, Dinwiddie, Donohoe, Egglerton, Fairfax, Flood, Foster, Glass, Gold, Harvey, James, Jeffries, Johnston, Keezell, Le Cato, Lupton, Lyle, Mann, Masie, Maynard, Mcllwaine, Morris, Munford, Opie, Shands, St. Clair, Steele, Tate, Tyler, Walker, Wallace, Watkins, and Whitehead—36. The President appointed Messrs. Blakey and Tate as a committee on the part of the Senate to meet a similar committee on the part of the House of Delegates and count the joint votes, who, through their chairman, reported : For judge of the county court of Essex county : Whole number of votes cast, – – – 119 Necessary to a choice, …. 60 Of which E M. Ware received – – – 119 E. M. Ware having received all the votes cast, was declared duly elected judge of the county court of Essex county for the legal term of that office.” Reference Data: Journal of the Senate of Virginia, by Virginia, General Assebly. Senate, 1901, page 68