The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-08
THAT VACANT CHAIR
A Number of Men Who Want Ex-
Judge COnrOy'S Office.
SOME OF THE APPLICANTS
The County Commissioners May
Select a Successor In Special
Session, and the Matter May u
Go Over Till December.
SOME OF THE APPLICANTS

Since Justice NJ. H. Conroy's trou-
bles began dozen ambitious men have
been speaking pleasantly to the county
commissioners and casting longing eyes
at the sign on the door: Justice of
the Peace" AL of them have been
painting in their imaginations their
own names just beneath 1t, some over
1t, and consider themselves just the
people needed to fill the vacant Justice
ship.
This coveted Office Is a remunerative
one to hustlers, and to a popular man
is snug little living. 1t is not now
such a snap as 1t used to be in the
times Judge Fitzpatrick earned his til
tie, or even when Judge Fitzgerald first
wore the ermine. But still IL remains
a comfortable sort of a situation, as
may be supposed by the fact that men
strive hard to attain 1t in the elections
and do not let 1t go without a struggle
first and regret afterwards. There
seems to be a fascination about this
judicial business, even in these minor
details, and the yearnings that have
sprouted in many hearts for the prize
cannot be suppressed.
Owing to the peculiar construction Of
the Deer Lodge county board, 1t will
be a fair field fight Commissioner
Walker a democrat, Hoffman a republi-
can and Williams populist, there can
be no election on party lines. Nor will
the plum go out as a reward for. cam
paign services, but more likely Ii Is to
be decided on the merits of the appli-
cants.
j. r. Eardley, who ran on the repub-
lican ticket hast fall and was defeated
with his ticket, was among the first to
sniff the pudding, before il began to
"a IF d.ti
politician he at once began to pull his
wires TO gain the position he failed to
attain in the election. To what success
can better be told when the commits
sioners meet to make the selection.
d. H. Morgan, a young man well
versed in law, who acted as clerk for
Conroy, and is now serving Justice
Fox in like capacity aspires to the
empty chair. He was out bright and
early with a petition to the commits
sioners for his appointment that has
been generally signed by members of
the bar of this city, and other promi-
nent citizens.
w. ]. Reid has a formidable list of
names of people who would like to see
him get the job, with the perquisite
of tying matrimonial knots. 30.
Orren Emerson, who already has the
title of judge, has many friends who
would like to put the office back of the
name. Judge Emerson as an old-timer,
and a lawyer of much reading and abil-
ity.
ID. A. Speaker came into the field yes
terday like another Richmond and soon
had a score rallied about mis- banners
Con OConner is in the race and |
would like to get "a chance to give some |
OF the burglars that have been troub- |
ling the Palace hotel before him, If ne |
gets the office. He would send them |
up for 20 YEARS and the policemen along |
with them, perhaps.
NJ. w. Stills, the well-known printer,
has been having cases before him for |
years. and handled them well and truly, |
but since the advent of the Mergenthal- |
ers he finds, like Othello, his occupa-
tion gone, unless the board will con-
slider favorably his application to sit |
as justice and hold cases on the law.
Charlie Signs, who has taught young /
ideas how to shoot in the Deer Lodge /
valley for years past, would like ITO ex-
change the ruler and the school book /
for code and a seal.
This list might be continued, for there
are others as the bargain ads. say,
but here is variety and the county COM |
missioners will have their pick from a |
very likely bunch of candidates. They
ought to get a good one.
President Walker said yesterday he |
had not yet determined upon the best |
time for holding the special session and /
he was not sure that justice would be |
appointed at that time, and would con-
suit the wishes of the other commits
sioners before making the call. If this
is made a part of the proceedings at |
the special session likely to be held
soon, IL will be included in the call for
the meeting. Otherwise this matter
will have to take its course and come
up for consideration at the next regu-
lar meeting in December.