The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-06
Editors InteLliae,lcer :


You will oblige many of your readers
by giving place in your columns 10 the
following article from the Morgantowh
Post @.
We see by the returns of the late cleo
tion that Hon. Ephriam B. Hall ,of AIari-
on county, has been elected Judge of the
Circuit composed Of the counties OF PEN
dleton, Hardy, Morgan, Hampshire,
Berkely and Jefferson, or what's known
as the tenth judicial circuit of West Vir-
ginta, to fill the vacancy created by the
removal of the Hon. John W. Kennedy,
who was elected shortly after the organ
iGation of the New State, and who; filled
the ONCE until the latter part of the last
session OF the Legislature. We observe
also that the Governor, under the re-
qutLementsof the law, has deeldfed- Mr..
Hail elected Judge OF said circuit, 1t
now appears Judge Kennedy, who was
also candidate and who received "a
very large votes has given notice OF his
intention to contest the election with
the successful candidate, and TIM, fbe
Governor viii proceed at once, as re-
CURED by law, 10 determine the contest
between these tWoa gentlemen,-
OF the matters of Sdifference be-
tween them, or the exact grounds of
the contestIWe are not fully advised;
nor are we at all able to predict the re-
suit. IL Will be remembered, however
that Hon. p, B. Hall is the incumbent
Attorney General of the State of West
Virginia, elected at the October cleo
ton In 1864, for the term OF two wears
from the 4th day of March folloSyinp.
and that should hebetl1e fortunate con-
testant for Judge of the Tenth Circuit
that the Office of Attorney General will
be vacant. Such vacancy, e under the
law, will be filed only for the unex-
ptred term, and the provisions OF the
44th section OF the general election. law
ares that the Governor shall, within ten
days atter the fact of the vacancy comes
70 ms knowledge, give notice thereof by
proclamation, 10 be published in such
newspapers printed lin the State as he
may deem best calculated to give in
formation thereof to the voters of the
Stateji and in the proclamation he shall
appoint some day, not less than thirty
nor more than sixty days from the date
thereof, for holding the election fo -fiO
held accordingly. r, ar . = -rTs-
ANY vacancy that may exist in the
Office OF Attorney General, may be fiji
ed by the Governor, if he deem 1t ne
cessary, by q temporary appointment
to expire when the person 70 be elected
70 I'LL such vacancy shRll.be duly quali-
ned to act. In the distribution OF the
prominent offices of the State, we deem
1t but fair that all sections of the State,
should as far as possible, be represent
ed. The first Congressional district has
the Goyernor aud the Secretary of State;
the third district is represented in the
person of the Auditor, and the second
district at the election in 1854 was hon-
ored in the choice of Hon. e, B. Hall to
the Attorney Generalship. Should the
judicial contest result in favor of MI
Hall, an election for an Attorney Cen
eraI Tor the unexpfred term must be or
dered by the Governor. In the mean
time, and until the person chosen at
we have no doubt the GoveFnor will
make = temporary appointment. We
suggest the name of our esteemed
friend and fellow citizen, General Rd-
ward O. Bunker, and hope his Excel-
lency may through him honor the Sec
-ond District with the Temporary ap-
pointment, and at the election to be or
dered TO I'll the vacancy that General
Bunker may receive the 0fice' at the
hands of his fellow citizens OF the State
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