The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-23
TEXAS POLITICAL NEWS.
Lively Race for Judeeshlp In the Second
Court Of Appeals District
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD FOR A DEADLOCK
Caresvycll, stephens and wnllac'
About Even So Far-Notes from
Recently Held Primaries.

Fort worth. Texas, May 22.-The race
in this the Second judicial district for
successor to Judge stephens as associate
Justice on the court OF civil appeals bench
continues to show spirited effort on the
part OF the friends aud supporters OF the
three leading candidases, Judges stephens
of Weatherford. present incumbent; Wal
lace of Amarillo and Careswell OF Decatur
Thus far the Instructed votes for each
are very close and stand as follows. in
Guiding the votes OF Cooke, which went
for caresweil, and Of Eastland. which were
for stephens, which primaries were heia
last Saturday. Careswell. 26; stephens, Zo'
wallace, %. Among the counties tnat nave
already held primaries are Comanche
Taylor, Mitchell, Montague and ward ana
from each OF them the delegates will go to
t.o nominating convention uninsructeo
In each of these counties the three lead
ing candidates are claiming majority
but those interested in this judicial
election here claim that 1t will be DIM
cult task tt say or forecast how inese
counties will acast their votes,
we'll posted politician yesterday Ven.
tured the prediction that the votes OF
these FIVE counties would be equally ulVla-
cd between the shree candidates. whlch
would still leave the situation doubtful
The campaign is at red heat down IN Erath
county and 1t is said the hght being
made in regard TO the associate Justieeahil
was r-,yer before equalIed. The primary
in that county will be held next Saturday.
Erath has eight votes, and while IL ls nor
definitely asserted the iutimation is made
here that stephens and Wallace will divide
honors.
The nominating convention for the Sec
ond judicial district VIII be called TO meet
In Fort Worth by Chairman Fred COCK
. rell of Abilene about the middle OF June.
In speaking OF the completeness OF the
situation as IL now STANDS Il prominent
democrat said yesterday that in his opinion
the convention would be locked one I'M
less one OF the candidates should drop out
OF the race and this step does not now
look probable All three OF the leading
candidates are strong men and there Is
every indication that when the convention
meets here their supporters viii be just
as anxious to stand by heir choice rs IN
structed. There Will be f79 votes In the
convention. Necessary 20 choice 30
The district IS he largest judicial dis
trict In the world and comprises ninety
three counties.
The Second judicial court of civil appeals
was organized in 1892. Judges Tarleton
Head ana Stephens constituted the bench
Tarleton serving six years, Head four
years and Stephens two years. II will be
recalled that Judge Sam J. Hunter sue
ceeded Judge Head at the expiration OF his
term and Judge Conner succeeded Judge
Tarle;on. Judge Stephens was nominated
and elected without opposition at the eS'
piration OF his two years term and hai
been on the bench since. Judge Wallace
was in the city most OF the past week
hut left over the Denver yesterday 4
begin term of court In the Panhandle
country