The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05
GIFTS OF THE LAWMAKERS.
Lively SCrambleS for the JudgeShipS
and Scholarships.

Three Supreme Court Judgeships
Among the Plur1s at the Legisla-
lures ACKNOWLEDGMENT Vacan-
oies in the State Judicial Circuits to
Be Fiued-The Ohcss Within the
Legislative Halls.
Atlanta. Ga, Aug. THE state con-
vention and the state bar association this
week. bringing together the politicians
and the lawyers, naturally had the effect
OF focusing a good deal Of discussion on
the contests for Judges and solicitors 70
come before the next legislature. Many
of the mem ers Of the next legislature, as
well as a large PROPORTION of the candi-
dates who ALREADY figure in these contests,
were here the greater part of the week,
getting together" as it were. 1t is said
that some good trades stand to the
credit Of the weeks work, though Of
course the evidence is only circumstan-
tial.
Beginning with the supreme bench, II
the constitutional amendment is ratlhed
by the people in October, there will be
three vacancies in that tribunal to I'LL.
The term of Associate Justice Simmons
expires, and then there will be two new
places Judge Simmons is a candidate
for reelection, with Judge Gober Of the
Blue Ridge circuit as his opponent.
In the event that the constitutional
amendment is ratified there will be
number Of candidates for the two new
places, among them Judge Spencer R.
Atkinson of Brunswick, Judge NJ. J. Clarke
Of Atlanta, Judge Andrew Cobb of At
lants, Hon. Joseph Garrett of Augusta,
J. II. Martin of Hawkinsville and prob
ably Hon. Pope Barrow of Savannah, and
others.
JUDGES AND SOLICITORS.
Out Of the twenty-three judicial cir
QUITS there will be vacancies to I'LL in
fourteen for Judge and solicitor general.
Judge J. H. Lumpkin of the Atlanta
circuit, who was appointed upon the res
ignstion Of Judge M. J. Clarke, has no
opposition as yet, and is not likely TO
have.
Judge Richard H. Clark and Solicitor
General John S. Gambler Of the Stone
Mountain circuitIhave no opposition.
Judge H. G. Reney of the sAugusta cir
cult is opposed by Hon. E. H. Galloway Of
Burke county.
Judge Sweat of the Brunswick circuit
has q walkover.
Judge Hunt Of the Flint circuit is be-
ing actively opposed by his solicitor gen
sral, Hon. Marcus Beck.
Judge John L. Hardeman of the Macon
circuit has no opposition, and probably
will not. He was appointed to succeed
Judge Bartlett, who will represent the
Sixth district in the next congress.
Judge Gamble of the Middle circuit will
probably go through again without a
fight.
Judge Welborn Of the Northern circuit
does not want the position again. Hon.
j. j. Kinsey of White county is the only
candidate to succeed him, but there is a
warm contest over the solicitorship be-
tween Howard Thompson of Gainesville
and w. A. Charters of Dahlonega.
Judge Reese will be opposed by Hon.
John p. Shannon of Elberton. Judge
Reese is filling out an unexpired term.
In the Potaula circuit the fight over the
sOlicitorship will be between Hon. S. W.
Dupree and J. B. Hudson.
Judge Jones and Solicitor Richardson
of the Tallapoosa circuit have no opposi-
ton
In the western circuit Judge N. I.
Hutchins is opposed by Solicitor General
Russell of Clarke county, w. j. Pike Of
jackson and John Strickland of Clarke.
The contest there will be exceedingly
warm.
PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE.
The candidates already out for the pres
idency of the Senate are VII Venable of
Atlanta, Q. H. Brand of Lawrenceville,
and Hon. Nat Harris of Macon. The lat
ter has not, however, gone actively into
the fight yet.
Col. Bill Harris of Worth has no opposi-
ton for secretary of the senate
For speaker of the House there are four
prospective candidates: Hon. w. II.
Fleming Of Richmond, Hon. Warner Hill
of Meriwether, Hon John T. Boifeuillet
Of Bib, and Hon. Mark Hodges of Pl-
laski. Hon. Charlton Battle OF Muscogee
is also spoken Of but has not announced
his intention yet.
Col. Mark Harden of Atlanta has no
opposition in sight for the clerkship Of
the House.
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