The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-08
PREPARING FOR A CLEAN
SWEEP OF TIE JUDGES

SWEEP OF THE JUDGES.
COLUMBIA, July l.-Six Circuit and one
Suprcms Court Judge are /, be elected By
the Legislature to DO chosen in November.
The all-absorbing interest in the Gubernsto-
rial contest has to q great degree o'ersbad-
owed n most important question. IL would.
II seams y. .--.@s.s. y. mo friends OF
these several judges that they interest IL em-
selves in the selection Of the leg slators.
The history Of the Administration slsmsn Il
hos shown that il !, di.tne,iyely ens Of
Jncksonian Democracy, aod the victors
have generally tsken bo'd Of tho spoils. IL
isa reasonable presumption that the same
rule will be worked for oil il is worth with
the coming Legislature, with special refer
~, snes TO the judiciary. The Circuit Judge
ships srs all desirable positions, on account
ofths honor aud having q paying salary
attached. Anyway they are coveted places
for tho leaders Of the Aduini,tration party,
and should the dominant elsmont be success
ful in the coming contest IL will be seen thai
thets will be Lively race for more than
Of tho Judgesbips.
The records which examined to-day
show the following dates Of election:
W. II. Wallace. November 20, 1889
Jas. Aldrioh, December 10, 1889.
J. B. Kershaw.r December - 1888.
Jas. F. IIlar, Dscsmber l8 1889.
j. II, Hudson. December l8, 1889.
J. j. Norton, DecembSs5, 1890.
T. b. Fraser, December G<l 800.
s. MoGowan, November IN 1887, six
years.
II will be seen that tho terms of all the
Circuit Judges given will expire before the
end of'be terms Of the next legislators. with
Enoo-the exception Of Judges Moron and Fraser.
ious or 40 only election this fall wi bo for the
70 psrmIge Of the 9th circuit. now he'd by Judge
= 2shaw, and ut tho fnIl session OF the noxt
' gisla.ure the success RS Of Judge, 1zlsr,
q Nt,6dson, Witherspoon. Aldicb, Wallace and
Assooints Justice M cGow,n will no elected.
The chaucss arc that oil Of the judges
Ehn has fail fall a a.. a.
the State will bs reelected, yet trere is
already tax Of their Icing dcposed. Some
say tha, the Administration ~ after certain
specinl judicial scsips. vi h the c'nsrrva-
tive tone which is expected Of the neNt LeS,.
lature, IL is geDo' ally tn ,ught that the fond
hopes Of u number of Admin s,ra,ion mon
will Lo disappointed. |, il, however, very
certain that these men will lpok nftor their
own ntoro,ts, and i, is expected Of the
friends OF tho Judges that they Voy hit Of
attention to tho Legislature.
II would he considered rather praphe ic
10 even suggest tho oppn.ing candidates OF
the Judges TO be elected by the nsxt House
Here Ia nm ii-hand list, which may have its
Y inaccuracies and additions:
Now Holding Administration.
Judge J. B. Korshaw, Ernest Gary,
Judge Wirherspoon, Ira Is Jones
Judge liuiuon, john McL,uriu
Judge Wallace, Il. G. Watts,
Judge liar, Glomcui s. Bissell
Judge hldrich, lobt A drch and
John T.. Evans.
n IL il, Of course. worry probable that tho
candidates will be reinforced IL 10 stated
that Judge james Aidrch IL about the SUI ost
OF rs-election that is if the Administrator
forces are in control account rf his posi-.
tion III the Cposaw case
Mr. w. G.. Bonst i, suggested ny tho chief
opponent of Associa'o Justice McGowau.
MIR. Mestze, of Lexington, is herdy "in it,
just now
II might be interesting to compare tho SER
vice Of the two list, at the bar Thu conrs
tenoy Of the men may in measure bs JUDGED
thereby; it usually does in mosLntLsr pro.
fsssiSns~ The records shew-Th. they were
./Sdmit,ed to tSe -Es follows: Judge Nc
- Goran. 1915; Judge Kershaw, 1S43 Judge
l1lar, 1903 (about) Judge Wallace, 1852;
Judge Witherspoon, 1860.
The Candidatss-Erncst Gary, 1880: II. G.
Watts, 1878; G. S. Bisssll, 1886; Ira b.
Jones' 1872; JoNcr II. MOLauriu, 1882; John
IL will perhaps ppn~~~ ,iiieuNous 10 con-
sidsr some Oftt men spoken OF us possible
suocsssors for the Judges now on the Bench,
but curious things happen these days.
Eugene Is. Gary, who was admitted TO the
Bar in 1879. may have the patience to oppose
Judge Norton. although there is talk of his
being candidate against Associate Justice
MCGOWAN.
Wa'ch the board Goesrnor Tillman pro-
poses II ro elected to have a sympathetic
Judicinry. incidentally it may lie reularks ed
that lie Ia not over pleased with tho latest
accession to the supreme Court bench -
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