The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-30
SOLICIT0RSTIP FIGHTS.
THE RACE DETWEEN FRASER AND
ROCKWELL STILL CLOSE.


Friends o. Each Candidats Express
Themselves as Cor fldent of the Sue.
cess of heir Mara Mixed Up Cass
Sent Frcm the Tanapoosa circuit.
The Scramble From Augusta.
ATLANTA. Ca, Oct. 29.--The House did
little business to-day. IL met at 10 o'clock
and after an hour'o session Of routine busi.
ness adjourned until noon, when a joint
session was held for the Inauguration OF the
governor.
The most important measure offered to-
day was bill by Representative Hodges a
Btbb giving the states attorney the right
to the opening and concluding arguments In
all criminal cases, irrespective Of whether
OF not the defendant introduces testimony!
II the bill is adopted, 1t will overturu the
custom which has become time honored i'm
Georgia, Of giving the defendants attorney
the right to close the argument where M
| other evidence besides the prisoners state
ment is submitted The bill was referred
10 the general judiciary committee This
! indications point to vigorous fight upod
it when it is presented, as q majority Of the
lawyers iE the House express themselves
already as bitterly opposed 20 the measure
on the ground that it will take away from
prisoner all opportunity Of fair shows
ing before a jury. whether innocens on
guilty.
THE soLICIToRsHIP FIGHT.
By resolution the House to-day decided ta
meet in joint session with the Senate on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock to take uu
the election OF solicitors general and judges.
The hottest fight before tue House is that Of
Fraser and Rock well from the Eastern oir-'
cult, and Wright aud Davis from the Au-
Rusta circuit. In the Savannah confess
everything looked favorable to SoIicitoS
Fraser In ths early part OF the
week, bus at this time, through
political maneuveriAg by Hon. Fleming
duBlgnon. John l. Hall OF Spalding county,
and several prominent state house officers,
the tide seems running in Mr.. Rocky weil'A
favor, and his friends are Offering to bet on
his success. Solicitor Fraser, however, has
good workers In the persons OF Mai. Ryals,
William Clifton and Howard Thompson.
and while they admit that Mr.. Rockwell Is
pushing Mr.. Fraser close, they claim tha
re election of Mr.. Fraser by q small
majority.
THE AUGUSTA soLICIToRsHIP.
Mr.. Davis is pushing Mr.. Wright close
for the Augusta solicitorship, but as Mr..
Nlklt uha IDu AuHubuCb OF huo teAQlu2
democrats Of the Tenth district his friends
think he'll pull through. The democratic
caRirmen Of the executive committee aud
advisory committee OF Richmond county
to-day sent telegrams Co every member Of
the House and Senate demanding the
re-slection Of Mr. Wright as vindication
or his great work In lighting Congressman
Watson and the third party in the Tenth
diatret. the friends Of MIR. Davis on tue
other hand, claim that he has done equally
| as much as Mr. Wright against the third
party in the First con <res5ional district. 10
is safe TO say that the contest will be do
cidsdly close.
Price Gilberts election in the Chattahoo-
chee circuit Is generally conceded.
MIXED Up CONTEST.
The worst mixed up contest for ths
solcitorship is that Of the Tallapooss cirs
cult, comprising the counties OF Hnralson.
Polk, Pauldiug aud Douglas. The ach
which created the circuit two years ago
stipulates that the solicitors term should be
hrst for only two years, but by some mig
understanding Solicitor Richards was COM
missloned for four years. He decided Co
stand by his commission, and is making no
contest w. I. Roberts, j. l.. Gross, =. L.
Craven and Q. McGregor, however, claim
that the commission cannot supersede tbs
act, and have been making an
active canvass for the place.
A majority of the COMMITTEES
OF the House and Senate to-day made q
report Of the circuits for elections and lefs
| out the Tallapoosa cirouit. Two of the
| committee offered a minority report stat
log that In their opinion the position was
vacant. Considerable discussion followed.
which was finally ended by q resolution OF
Representative Neil OF Floyd that the legisz
latnre elect q solicitor for the Tallapoosa
circuit Monday and lst the courts decide
whether the present incumbent or the
newly elected solicitor is entitled to the
position.