The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-06
THE ELECTION OF JUDGES
New Men in Ofice-The Old Men Re.
tire, Full of HonOrs-Friday, De.
cember 1, 1898, Long to be Remem.
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New Men in Omce-The Old Men Re.
tire, Full of HOnOrs-Friday, De.
cember 1, 1898, Long to be Remem.
bered.
News and Courier.
1t was proposed to postpone the election of
Judges, but the members were In hurry 10
get through acd declined to adjourn or take a
recess. The election OF an
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
was taken up, the nominees being: Judge
Jones. by Senator Miller: Eugene b. Curry,
by Senator Hemphill. :.
The voting was vive voce, and during IL
there was an unusual quiet, every one Keep.
the "faithfnl" were coming ont on top. ana
the persistent services Of the Lieutenant Gov
ernor were to be duly rewarded.
The vote as originally recorded before the
E. B. Gary-Senate Abbott, Barton, Beas-
ley, Brice, Brown, Durham, Efrd, Evans, w.
D., Evans, ]. g., Glenn. Harrison, hemp
hill, Mayfeld: O,DelI peake. Ragin; Hiae' Kenaern'
House Anderson, Ashley, Barry Brea-
zeale, Buist, Buist Byrd, SSx. & Sr1ln' ReIhay' RIS
Fsk, Foster, Gary, Graham, Gunter., Ham
nett Harvey, Jordan, johnson. Kinard j. D..
Kinards H. j., Lancaster, Leman' MaEial'
Mandin W. H. PSWhIte Rsss Mlshf! RveSs Re
per Rowland. skinner. Smith, A: j.. Smith
J. L., Stalvey, Stokes. Suddnth, Tatem, TIN
dali, Walters, Watson, Watts, Whitm"n,
%snsS5s. %Hlse w. Total 70; THi'e' q. '' d. "'0D'
Jones-Senate: Finley, Fuller, Magill, Nc
Daniel, Muler-5 House: Blackwell, Blease,
Breeland, Bruce, Brice. Carpenter, Carroll
Ellis, Estridge, Gains, Hardin, Harper. Hough
Ieffries, Kennedy, Kirkland, Love, Mauldtn.
L., McLaurin, Mitchell, oliver, Patton, Rog'
RusssI shermaR %sbsrn srneks Seldee haySe
McGOwan Senate; Bigham, Buist. Jenkins
Moore, Mower, Sloan, snythe, Verd.erins' nries
Haskell, Hill, Hughes. Hydriek, Kelly
KNOTS, Lotion, Lowrance, Manning, Moses
Rhodes, Sullivan, Thomas, Tupper, Won hoi-
nitz, weston-2O. Total G8.
The changes from Jones to Gary then came
| in, and after all changes were announced the
vote stood for Associate Justice: Eugene b.
Gary 81, Ira B. Jones %, Samuel MCGOWAN
q.
JUDGE OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT.
It did not take very long to dispose of Judge
James +. Izlar, OF the LIST circuit. MT. cooper
! nominated Hon. w. c. Benet. Mr.. Glover
named Hon. James F. lzlar.
The vote was by secret ballot and resulted
James F. Izlar, Al, w. Christie Benet, so.
NO OPPOSITION TO JUDGE ALDRIcH.
Mr.. Jordan nominated Judge James Aldrich
| for reelection and no opposition developed
The vote was by secret ballot
| A good many members went TO dinner OF
lunch during the vote and the count showed
that only ll9 had voted.
JUDGE HUDsoN'S DEFEAT.
The candidates placed in nomination fol-
| the 4th circuit were r. G. Watts, member ol
| the House from Laurcns County q. P. Town
send, ex-Judge and ex-candidate for the solic-
itorship, and the incumbent, j. 81. Hudson
The vote resulted r. G. Watts 93, j. H. Hud.
son, 80, c. P. Townsend 7, H. II. Newton l.
and blanks four.
wITHERSPooN REFLECTED.
The fight for the Judgeship in the 5th cir
cult was between Judge /. H. Witherspoon,
Representative D. c. Jordan, Of Aiken. Sen.
ators Finley and Wilson and Fuller nomina'
ted Judge Witherspoon. The vote as an
nounced was: Witherspoon. 7S; Brice, Is
Jordan, 40; Jones l; Wallace, !; Townsend
L Witherspoon Was declared elected.
TURNING DOWN A VETERAN.
The last election was between Judge VIM
n. Wallace and Attorney General
Townsend for the .Judgship OF the 7th
Senator Finley In nominating Judge Wal
lace said 81 wish to nominate Judge Wal.
| lace, that man without superior" The vote.
steod Townsend, SO I; Wallace, 46; scatter
ing1.