The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-12
1T IS JUDGE NORWOOD NOW.
HE WILL TAKE HIS SEAT ON THE
BENCH N FEBRUARY.

The Protest Against His Confirmation
InenectuaI-ThOse Who Opposed
Him say Many More Names Could
Have Been Secured 10 the Protest.
Nothing Heard From senator Os-
borne, However, and no Further
Effort Was Made-Mr. NOrwOOd's
appointment for -Four Years at n
salary of $4,000 Year.
The action Of the state Senate yester-
day leaves no doubt that Hon. T. NJ. Nor
wood will succeed Judge \. II. MacDon-
ell on the city court bench. The news
Of the confirmation of the appointment
was hardly as much Of a surprise as the
appointment itself, though in the face Of
what had gone before neither We're very
startling.
The Morning News yesterday quoted
Speaker Fleming of the House as saying
the appointment would be confirmed, and
it appears from information subsequent
" received that the fight against the ap-
pointee was abandoned practically at the
time the telegram containing the state
ment Of Speaker Fleming was received
here.
Capt John Flannery Capt D. G. Purse,
j. f. Wilson, w. r. Leaken, W. L. Gig
nilliat, W. II. Miles. Z. y.
Cults, J. Z. Inglesby, T. Z.
Haywood. II. II. Thomas. A. e. Horrocks,
NJ. Orr, John X. Young and c. b. Malone
are named as the only gentlemen who
objected by wire to the confirmation OF
the appointment and it is said that in the
face of the fact that Senator Osborne re-
ceived no further protests he did not feel
ia Z fnt,y
1t would have been an easy matter TO
have procured hundreds of signatures
protesting against MI Norwood's con-
1irmation," said Mr.. W. l.. GigniIiat, who
was Instrumental in securing the few Sig
natures that were sent up. 1.-THE truth
OF the matter is however, we were inform
"a IN the afternoon that the appointment
had been confirmed by the Senate, or the
matter could have been worked up at
mat time. 1t was not until we received
information from Atlanta last night that
the appointment had not been confirmed
mat we could do anything, and then it
was not possible TO see more than a few
men. We asked Senator Osborne distinct
~ IN our telegram, If he desired any fur
Iner protest or any further action to back
nm IN nghting the matter in the Senate,
but We never received any reply what
ever. III he had answered IL we would
have had abundant opportunity this morn
ang 10 90 everything necessary"
Mr.. John r. Young wishes IL distinctly
understood that he did not sign the pro.
test against Mr.. Norwoods confirmation
The signature to the message was that
OF Mr.. j. K. Young instead
me friends of Mr.. Norwood never
doubted that his appointment would be
confirmed by the Senate. It is undoubt-
edly fact that he was opposed more on
account of his silver views and so-caIled
populistic ideas than anything else, as
the general opinion outside of a few is
that he will make an able and an efficient
Judge.
While Judge MacDonelI has been de-
1eated, there are few. If any, who look
upon the result as a victory for Senator
Osporne. He brought all his influence
70 bear in favor of the appointment of
MI Wright, and, according to the reports
from Atlanta, he was greatly disappointed
when his candidate was turned down.
ing was treated no better.
The governor has come in for a good
snare OF criticism for the course he has
pursued in the race, but most people
view II from a political standpoint. and
ural.
Judge MacDonelrs term of Office expires
with the beginning of the February term
OF the city court, or the first Monday in
February, and Judge Norwood will 20
on the bench at that time. The term of
5000 year.
The three candidates will probably all
come back from Atlanta this morning
Judge Norwood will receive the congrat-
ulatlons OF his friends, and doubtless of
the many who opposed him as we'll AS
judge there seems to be no doubt that
he will give satisfaction.