The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-10-14
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m, WARRINGTON, September 27,
inc attention of the Democratic Com
mittee may perhaps advantageousiy he
directed, now that Indiana is conaidered
! safe, TO South Carolina, where ample
evidence may Oe found OF the develop.
ment OF plot to steal tho State for Gar
neld; Tho primo mover In 1t Is Judge
Bond. of Baltimore, of tho Fourth Judi
cial District Of tho United States Circuit
Court. The district includes Maryland,
virginia, West Virginia, North Carolira
and south Carolina. According TO tho
law as expressed In Sections 2, oil to 2,OIS
inclusive, the Circuit Judge Is auth orized
city or town Of 10000 inhabltants, or ter,
citizens in any County or Parish to opor
court not less than ten days before a,,
eiestion Ior the appcintment for each
tv,o,,nG precinct of Supervisors Of elec.
Carolina for at least two weeks. but has
not yet opened Court, although applica-
lions were probably sent to him Co give
MIN an excuse for going. He 10 o most
Iatsnse ana nncompromisiug partisan.
tnueeu, the partisanship manifested by
timore Court, very nearly cost him
rejection by tho Senate whefi nomi-
mated for Circuit Judge. The confirma-
ton hung fro for months, and had It not
poem Tor the kind offices in his behalf or
Senator Butler he could not have been
confirmed. Nevertheless, while owing
lis place TO Democratic indulgence he,
has relaxed mono Of his partisan Tipor
and In the opinion OF lawyers who eateen,
him personally has thereby detracted
ineasurably from the dignity that should
occasion has be lost an opportunity Of
giving personal supervision and an aid
10 everything within his circuit of par--
tisan character, which he could further
Win any snow OF authority through his
courts. Section 2,o15 Of the statutes has
the generous and sensible provision
that the preceding sections shall be CON
siruded to authorize each Circuit Judge
10 uosignate one o. more District Judges
Within his circuit to discharge tho 8u-
ties arising under tho title. The section
y; was framed with the beat intentions. md
~ IL manifestly just, for 1t presupposes that
Circuit Judges have moro important work
on hand than the personal supervision OF
minor election appointments. Such q
construction has been generally accepted
S 6y Circuit Judges, but not by Judge
trust, tie District Judges with work in
winch impartial appointments as con-
templated by the law are to be made, and
SO mas always taken that task Epon II. M (;
sell. In this instance 1t was his duty to
open court Immediately upon his ar.
rival In South Carolina. He has not
done 1t yet, and there Is; no t.dication
that 1t Is his intention to do so - preyent.
for the probabie reason that ne has wires
to pull elsewhere. And section 2.OI9
provides that when opened tho court
thoTcfIom aud thereafter aud up TO and
including tho day following the doy Of
election shall be always open for tho
transaction of business under the title.
The charge of the court could be assigned
over to the District Judge If desirable
but jude Bond will not care to do that
for obvioua reasons, for longer period
than absolutely necessary SO until all
plans are ripe for tho perfection of The
scheme, which must be an important ono
TO have taken him to South Carolina at
least O month earlier than his judicial SER
vices were required, 1t may be put down
Us certain that he and tho Republican
managers have their heads together for
no good purpose. The subject was mem
toned incidentally to-day to Senator
McPhearson, OF the Republican Congress
sional Committee, whose chief drawback
as manager is his tell-tale face It
completely non-plus5ed him, having
ing supposed the secret woii iept. and
he stammered through reply OF indif-
iercnt purpcrt, with every indication.
facial and otherwise, OF Surprise and
e9mIbnrrassment.-Dispdtch to he ~. r
World.