The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-20
FOR JUDGE MAC DoNELL.
THE PETITION N HIS BEHALF
ABOUT COMPLETED.

IL VIII BE signed by - Out of 90
Members OF the Bar I'm savannah.
other Questions, However, Will
Figure in the Race for the city
Court JudgeshIp-aIr. Fraser "a Per-
sOnaI Friend and "A CIassmate OF
the Governor.
The petition which the Morning News
mentioned several days ago as being cir
cuiated in the interest Of the candidacy of
Judge a. II. MacDoneH for reappoinJ-
ment TO tho judgeship Of the city court
has been very nearly completed II has
been circulated only among the members
of the bar, Of whom there are about
uinety-six IN Savannah, and it now has
upon it the signatures Of eighty Of them.
Of tho members Of the bar IN the city
eighty have signed the petition in Judge
MacDonens behalf, three are neutral,
saying they do not care to openly autag-
ouize either Judge MacDonen or Solicitor
General Fraser. six are not in the city.
but out Of this number it IS stated by
their friends. four Of them viii certainly
sign the petition on their return, while
only six have refused outright to sign it.
because they favor Mr.. Fraser.
From this II appears that Judge Mac
Donell Will be urged for reappointment
by at least eighty-four out Of ninety-six
members Of the bar. The party who was
circulating the petition in Judge Mac
Donelis interest states that not a single
lawyer has signed the petition without
the fun knowledge that Mr.. Fraser would
probably be a candidate.
What effect this will have on the gov
ernor's action remains TO be seen. II is
pretty well understood that Mr.. W. W.
Osborne is to have the solicitor general
ship, which is to say, he is to be the
prominent and perhaps the only caudi-
date before the legislature at the close
Of Mr.. Fraser's present term. This. it
appears, would leave Mr.. Fraser out I'M
less the appointment to the city court
judgeship is given him. Mr.. Fraser has
always been a strong Atkinson man, anl
is a warm personal friend and a class
mate of the governors.
The race has been the subject of con-
siderable comment of late by
tho friends of both the can
didates. There are questions out
side of petitions that may enter into the
case, and which may weigh heavily one
way or anoher. The appointment of Mr.
I. d. Rockwell to a position under the
land department of the interior office
is said TO have been made for the purpose
Of side-tracking him. and putting him out
Of the race for the solicitor generalship.
He will be given vacation. it is stated,
for the purpose Of returning to Georgia
to resume his legislative duties, after
which he will go back to the west This
leaves the field clear for Mr. Osborne, in
case that was the object Of Rockwells
appointment. Other politicians, however,
hint that there is a likelihood of the pas
sage of a bill for the creation Of the office
of solicitor general of the city court, to
which position Mr. Rockwell will be APP
pointed, while Mr.. Osborne will become
solicitor general of the superior court
and the Eastern judicial circuit.
1t is very likely that Mr.. Walter c,
Hartridge will be the candidate of one
element in county politics for the seat
in the legislature made. va
cant by the death of Representa-
tive J. ]. Doolan. Mr.. f. G. duBignon
has declined outright to become a candl-
date, and it appears that Mr.. W. W.
Chisholm will be the candidate of the
Citizens Club element This, however
has not been definitely decided, but it is
a fact that within the last few days the
discussion has narrowed down considera-
bly, and the probable candidates men
toned are not numerous.
The whole arrangement is being figured
out on political lines, and IT appears very
much as if well defined plan had been
laid for the distribution Of the plums.