The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-18
GEORGIA POLITICS.
JUDGE HAMILTON M'WHORTER TEN
DERS HIS RESIGNATION,
And Will Run for Congress in the Eighth
District-A Democratic Mass Meeting
in Augusta-Other Political News.

III AuEuSta-OCner EOuLICA News
Judge Hamilton McWhorter has rendered
| his resignation as judge of the northern
| circuit and has entered the race Tor con-. !
| gress in the eighth district. T.;
/ The judge has written a letter to Cow
ernor Northen formally resign1ng, T.
The action of Juu McWhorter VIII ~
| no surprise to those who have Watc4 70
| the trend of political events IN the elg1+
| district. For some time Judge McWhorteE
| friends have been Urging him to make t.
race for congress, but NJ W IS unwilling uocl
| take any steps toward do, so until "a 7"
| could wind up the business of tae circuits.
which he has done.
This action gives Governor Northen an
| other judge to appoint and the active APP
| plicants for the position are two very Well
known Georgians Hon. John p. shannon,
| of Elberton, and Hon. Seaborn Reese, of
Hancock.
Judge Hamilton McWhorter submitted his
resignation judge of the northern cli-
cult Thursday morning, the resignation TO
take effect the list of July. 81 lay down my
duties as judge with many feelings OF
sincere regret" said Judge McWhorter yes
terday afternoon, for my relations with
the people of the circuit and with the law
yers have been at all times the pleasantest'
1t is a fact to which | point with great
| deal of pride" said he that in my several
! years on the bench L have never found 1t
| necessary to fine a lawyer any court ON
Ger or any citizen for any breach Oh the
| rules of the court, and 1t is a pleasure Ior
| me to know that my relations with the
| members of the bar throughout the circuit
| have been universally pleasant. AS have
| announced | have entertained the contest
| for congress in the eighth district. pro
| pose to make an active canvass, anu pe-
| lieve l shall be successful; but, just now
1 do not care to say anything about the
campaign.
1t Is Judge Reese.
| IT rs now Hon Seaborn Reese judge Of
| the northern judicial circuit of Georgia.
| Saturday morning Governor Northern ap-
| pointed Judge Reese to the vacancy created
| by the resignation of Hon. Hamilton Nc
| Whorter and the friendly contest which
| has been waged between the friends of the
| gentlemen who aSpired to TINS hlShly nom
| orable position was at an end
| Judge Reese IS very heartily congratulate
ed bv his friends in Atlanta upon his APP
pointment and no congratulations were
| heartier than those of Hon. John Shannon,
Of Ebert, who was the other prominent
| asoirant for the position.
| Mass Meeting In Augusta.
Augusta, Ga, June 12-(Special)-At
| democratic mass meeting held at noon to-
day, Hon. William II. Fleming, John a
| Barnes and Dan @. Fogarty We're unani-
| mously nominated for members OF the
| house of representatives. Il. w. CarWile.
| p. J. Sullivan Thomas Barrett, Jr., G. II.
| Cohen e. j. OConnor i. X. Dorr D. b.
| Davenport, r. j. Wilson. Neil Mclnnis,
| G. O. Mclaughlin, r. W. Alexander and
| NJ. j. McAuilIe were elected delegates to
! the senatorial convention, to be held III
| Augusta on June 20th for the purpose OF
| nominating a democratic senator for the
| eighteenth sena torial district.
| Hon. Bryan Cumming, of Augusta, was
| endorsed for senator
| Mr.. Dan Kerr asked permission to nitro
| luce the following:
| "Beevng that it is the earnest desire
| of this county and circuit that Hon. Ienry
| c. Roney, judge Of the Augusta circuit
| should be his own successor, We respectfully
Es2qest th9 esd2 Hre y = r sfe nam mn ap 10
ncess ,s'.s request the 'refpfesenta-
+ TI15G5s 70 use all honorable means to re-
! elect him."
Judge W. w. Montgomery offered the
| following:
| "Resolved by the democratic party Of
| Richmond county, Georgia, in mass meet
| ing assembled, this June Il. 1894, That we
| heartily endorse the present democratic
national administration, and we especially
approve the financial policy of President
| Cleveland so far as up to this date it has
| been Developed
Mr.. Carroll moved to lay the motion on
| the table, which was vocferously adopted,
there being but few dissenting voices.
| DIR. |. S. Hopkins, of Atlanta, delivered
| very interesting address to the alumnae
! and graduating class of the Tubman High
| school this morning His subject was
! "Spirtual Beauty" and, though he did not
| condemn love of physical beauty as
! vanity of yanities, he showed how much
| more desirable was the beauty of soul as it
! refined and gorifed all things that it came
IN contact with.
! The Southwestern railroad case, it seems,
| instead of being near an end, has just
| been begun. This afternoon telegram
! was received in Augusta from Frank II.
| Miller who is in New Orleans saying he
| has succeeded in securing a rehearing OF
| the case. This means that the case goes
| to the United States supreme court. The
court at New Orleans divided. two
| Of the justices wished to sustain Justice
Jackson's ruling but Judge Pardee wished
TO oVerrule Justice Jackson. No decision
was written delivered before, Mr.. MllIei
| securing the reOpening of the case.
A barrel of whisky exploded in Bryant
| Glantcn's Broadway barroom and caused
big fire The saloon was insured for 5000,
which will cover the loss.
| Adolph Rosenfeld and William Nenpelt
| were examined and admitted to TIE bar
| this afternoon.