The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-13
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BET
CANDIDATES FOR COURT JOBS
LOOMING UP PLENTIFUL.

There Is a Chance of n Contest for
the JudgeShip of the City Court.
Three Candidates in the Race for
Clerk Besides the Present Incum-
bent-There Are Three others Also
Who Want to BE sheriff.
The political talk on the street IS turn
ing in the direction Of offices connected
with the city court for which there will be
elections and appointments toward the end
Of this year or before the first Of January,
1896.
1t appears that an entire slate has been
made out, though not definitely, as there
are two or three candidates for some of
the offices. Those who watch the political
field have been asking lately If Solicitor
General w. W Fraser is not candidate
for the judgeship Of the city court. The
solicitor general is silent on that subject
at present but his friends say that he is
almost certain to be a candidate for the
appointment. The appointment has to be
made by the governor in time to be APP
proved by the Senate which meets next
October, as the term Of the present judge
expires in January.
There are. to all appearances, several
candidates for the clerkship of the court.
Mr.. ]. S. Collins has been talked Of in
this connection, and some of his more init
mate friends say he might have it for
the asking. Judge Phillip NJ. Russell is
also a candidate for the position. and
within the last day or two another star
l..
son of Maj. John Schwarz. At least this
is what his friends say in all seriousness.
1t is too early yet TO know anything
about the inclinations of the present ad-
ministration with regard to this matter.
but the present clerk of the court, Mr.
William p. Bailey, has a good many warm
personal friends on both sides who are
working quietly in his interest. They
know that the records of the court have
been kept in shipshape since his admins
tration as clerk began, and that he has
given general satisfaction to all who have
had business in the court.
Mr. w. f. Blois, too, has rendered the
county and city good service as sheriff
of the court, and has many friends who
are interested in him succeeding himself.
But as in the other cases there are sew
eral candidates also for this position. So
far, as is known all in the field now are,
besides the present sheriff. Justice 7. j.
Sheftall, Mr.. j. F. Sullivan and Mr.. G.
w Wylly, Jr.
Judge A. H. MacDonell has many times
been highly complimented on his admin
istration of justice from the bench of the
city court. and he has handled many
of the knotty cases which have come be-
fore him with remarkable ability. His
decisions have nearly always stood the
test Of the supreme court He has many
friends who are also warm in his in
terest as successor to himself.
If the solicitor general should be APP
pointed judge of the court. the question
as to his successor naturally comes up.
There are al present two candidates SO far
as is known, Messrs. w. w. Osborne and
I. d. Rockwell, both of whom are members
of the present legislature. The term of the
present solicitor general does not expire
until January 1897, so neither of the can
didates mentioned could be appointed to
fill the unexpired term in the event of such
an appointment, for their terms as mem
bers of the legislature do not expire until
their successors are elected by the people.
| That would give some other candidate
an advantage of them, as he would have
the Office with a better show, perhaps, for
keeping it than another would of having
him ousted from it. There is no telling
which way the wind is going TO blow,
however between now and 1896 or 1897