The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-14
NO DEARTH OF AsPIRANTS.
PLENTY OF CANDID ATEs TO FILL
SHERIFF RONAN's PLACE.

Deputy Thomas j. sveeny Will Get
the sd Interim Appointment by the
County Commissioners TO-day-An
Election TO BE Held in Twenty
Days-Deputy Sweeny Regarded
as the Leading Candidate for the
Omee-CoI. ). r. Brooks and Mai.
john schvarz UndeFstOOd to De
Conditional Candidates.
a meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners has been called for . O'Clock
this morning. for the purpose Of making
an ad interim appointment to fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of Sheriff Ro-
nan. 1t is understood that Deputy Thorn
as J. sweeny will be appointed until an
election can be held for the unexDired
term. He was Sheriff Remains chief dep
uty, and during his Illness administered
faithfully and well the duties of the Of
flee. His administration has been salts
factory to all those who are brought in
official and personal contact with the Of
flee Of the sheriff, and there seems no 9TH
er man upon whom the choice Of the
commissioners could fall with better grace.
and precedent, for this action by the
Board of County Commissioners. In 1884
when Ordinary John o. F'errl died, Hon.
Hampton L. FerriN the present occupant
of the Office, was appointed by the com
missoners' ordinary of the county, and
served until he was elected to fill the I'M
expired term of his brother. In 1885, the
then treasurer of the county John Will
Hanson, died, and Marmaduke Hamilton
was appointed by the commissioners for
the ad interim term. At the special cleo
tlon, the present treasurer Waring Rus
sell, was elected. In 1887, the then clerk
of the Superior Court, Barnard E. Bee,
died, and the commissioners appointed the
present incumbent, James K. P. Carr, for
the ad interim term. The same action was
taken by the commissioners upon the
death of County Surveyor John r. Te-
beau, when Edward J. Thomas was ap-
pointed by the commissioners. Mr..
Thomas served under this appointment I'M
til the completion of the term, which,
however, was less than six months.
The law requires that the County Com
missoners shan give twenty days notice
of the election they order held. but does
not require that the ELECTION shall be he'll
within twenty days of the death or
resignation of the last incumbent of the
office that has been vacated. 1t is to be
presumed, though that if they fail 10
exercise the authority conferred upon them
by law, for the purpose Of calling an cleo
ton to fill the uneXpired term, the Gov
ernor may call it in their stead 1t was
stated yesterday that the election would
in all probability be ordered for some time
in November, after such prior notice and
advertisement as are required by law and
viii be satisfactory to all concerned.
As is usual in such cases the number of
those who are spoken of as applicants for
election to fill the unexpIred term is by no
means limited. Heading the list is Deputy
Sheriff Sweeny, who WIFI discharge the
office. shou d he be elected to it, for the
benefit Of the widow of Sheriff Roman. He
viii act as her representative and the
emoluments of the Office win Re turned
over to her In the same connection, and
most prominently. Col. Jordan F. Brooks
and Maj John Schwarz have been men,
| toned, though il has been stated and is
credited by he close. friends of Sheriff Ro-
nan, that should Mr. Sweeny make the
race, with the understanding that the rev
cuues of the office are TO he turned over to
Mrs Roman. both Col. Brooks and Mai
| Schwarz viii retire. Ii IS hut fair to say
that this has no further authority than
report, both Col. Brooks and Mai
Schwarz saying that they VIII not discuss
the matter and prefer to reserve any an
nouncements they may have TO make for
some future and more favoral) e occasion
Among the others who have been men
| toned a $ prospective candidates are Mr.
George S. 1aines and Mr. Edward J
Leonard Mr.. John j. Morrissey's name
has been used in the sam connection, bu
| Mr.. Morrissey denies the rumor of hi,
candidacy, and states positively that ht
will not permit the use Of his name. The
same thing applies to Justice NJ Naughtin
There are still others who are horses Of
a color more or less somber, and unles:
the process of elimination gets in its worH
prior to the election, the ticket for TIL.
one Office may be as long as that in use
when a full set of county officers are &c
be elected. THE gentlemen already in thu
field represent almost every shade of loca
political belief and affiiaton.
If, as has been stated, both Col Brock.
and Mai. Schwarz POSTPONE their ambi
lions until the completion of Sheriff Ro-
mans 1lnexpired term, for the purpose o.
| allowing Mrs. Roman to take the revenue:
of the office during this period it is mos
probable that the other candidates will dt
the same thing, and that Mr.. Sweeny. wht
is a nephew of the sheriff, will be elected
In this event the contest for the offic,
viii be postponed a year, when a thu
next election. for county officers, in Octo
Der 1900, a new feature of interest viii
be added.