The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-01-25
Election of Associate Justice and Circuit
JudqeS.

>. We append the proceedings OF Tile General
Assembly on Thursday last, in relation to the
election of an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court and eight Circuit Judges. The report is
copied from the Rheni1:
!: At 1.p M, the hour-for the meeting of the
joint Assembly, for the purpose of efecting the
Circuit Judges, and an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court, arrived. The Senate was re-
ceived in the hall of the House. Lieutenant
Governor Ransier took the Chair and announced
that the first election would be for an Associate
Justice
Mr.. Johnson, ,-of Sumter, after few eulogis-
tic remarks on the character and ability Sf his
nominee, nominated Judge Willard for re-elec-
ton.
Byas, of 'Orangeburg seconded the nomina-
ton, but said he did so, not because he thought
Judge Willard altogether. qualified, but because
he thought him the best man that could be OBJ
tained. In answer to an inquiry of Beverly
Nash as to what was the nature Of his objec-
ton to Judge Willard, he said that. ] Judge Will
lard had made discrimination in favor of white
men. Nash wanted to know what Kind of dis
elimination the gentleman referred to; for, il
it was social discrimination, as he presumed to
be the case, it was matter with which the
General Assembly had no concern. Byas did
not reply. 81
June Mobley arose and stated that he wished
to nominate one of South Carolina's most dis
tingnished and ablest citizens, the Hon. Benja-
min Byas of Orangeburg. This created a gen
eral laugh, and Byas Indignantly declined the
nomination.
Jamison nominated S. L. Hoge, but his name
was afterward withdrawn in favor of Judge
Willard.
III.I -. 49,, t,l-,, ,nJ ras,lted os. fol
lows Whole number votes cast, 130 ;for Judge
Willard, 123 scattering Z. - '@'S
The Assembly Their went into the election of
Judge of the First Circuit. az
Jamison nominated Hon. r. F. Graham
There was no other nomination, and Judge
Graham was unanimously reelected. The an
nouncement of the result was received with
considerable clapping of hands and applause.
For the Second Circuit, Hayne, of Barnwell,
presented the name of. J. Maher. The NOM
ination was seconded by Jones, of Williams
burg. The latter gentleman spoke in extrava-
CANT terms of the qualifications of MIR. Maher,
and urged as an insurmountable objection to
the election of Judge Farmer, who had not yet
been placed in nomination, that he refused to
qualify before the Supreme Court, because there
was negro on the bench.
Holmes, of Coleton, nominated Judge Ear
mer, as a good Republican and an able and Ak
perienced lawyer. -. -; e.
Byas seconded the nomination, and succeed
ed, as usual, in damaging the prospects of the
gentleman whom he designed to aid.
Robert Smalls, of Beaufort, nominated ~.
F. Colcock, Esq, as person desired both by
the colored and white people of Beaufort coun-
ty to fill the position and that, though not a
Republican, he knew him to be man who
would fearlessly and impartially discharge his
Mr.. Corbin wanted to know if Mr.. Cplcpck
was the same man that was Collector at the
port Of Charleston, and had not yet settled has
dues. .g7l. l..a... 81; =, aiA
Smalls replied, that Mr.. Colcock had been
Collector of Customs at Charleston, but that 1t
was untrue that he had not settled with the
Government, which the gentleman from
Charleston should we'll know, as he was and
had been District Attorney of the United
Statcs for two wears ic..i, j;
A considerable row arose here. June Mob
ley made motion that the rule limiting the
time of speaking to five minutes be rescinded.
Mr.. Corbin maintained that all motions were
out of order, except such as related to the cleo.
ton of Judges, which was the sole business
before the joint Assembly. :. ..,----.:.----
Mobley, Byas, Jones, Jamison, and other
noisy members, endeavored to get the floor at
the same time, and all was noise and confusion
for ten or fifteen minutes. III
Nash moved that the Senate withdraw to
their own chamber until order was restored.
Ransier used the gavel strenuously, and final
" succeeded in quieting the disturbance suf6, uff6
ciently to commence the call of the roll for the
ballots The whole number of votes cast was
136-J. J. Maher, LII G. B. Farmer, 13; w.
F. Colcock, 6.
Judge Green was reelected, without opposi-
ton, for the Third Circuit. .st..
For the Fourth Circuit, Kett, of Darlingtonj
nominated B. w. Edwards, Esq.
Mr.. Levy, of Charleston, nominated Henry
McIver, Esq. . 49,.
Mr.. Crittenden seconded the nomination.;
Mr.. Maxwell, of Marlboro, put the name Of
Charles p. Townsend in nomination. =,
The ballots resulted as follows: O. p. Towns
send, 81; II. McIver, %; B. w. Edwards, IL,
For the Fifth Circuit. Judge Melton. was
unanimously reelected.
For the Sixth Circuit, Clinton, of Lancaster,
nominated Thomas Jefferson Mackey.
Byas seconded the nomination. /, -,
White, of York, nominated Col. I. D. With
erspoon. so.
Mr.. Corbin seconded the nomination, and
spoke in the highest terms of the legal attain
ments and worthy character OF his nominee.
O'Connell, of York, rose and opposed, in an
earnest manner, the election of T. j. Mackey,
whom, he stated, was violent and turbulent
character, that the people of Charleston only
desired to place him on the bench in order to
get him out of Charleston. ';
The balloting resulted as follows: Whole
number Of votes, l2G; necessary to choice, 81;
For the Seventh Circuit, Hurley nominated
for reelection the Hon. Montgomery Moses.
Joe Crews nominated Mr.. W. E. Earle. ~.
The vote resulted: Moses, %; Earle, 25. d.
After the election of Judge Moses, White, of
York, rose upon question of information,
which was, he said, to know if it would be in
order to nominate Ulysses S. Grant for President
of the United States.
The Chair ruled that such nomination
would not be in order =