The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-28
THE VACANT OFFICE
DALLAS JUDGEsHIP CAUSE OF
 SPECULATION.
Governor Will Not Submit Question of Judge Woods Successor to Primary Election-The
 Central City News.
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Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Sept. N. las County to i'll the unexpired term of the lamented Judge Wood, is now the all-absorbing topic on the streets, not only among. the politicians but the pub lie in general The calling of the County Executive Committee to meet next Tues day to see whether or no 1t Is advisable to call a5primary to decide who will De recommendedeto to the Governor by direct vote of the people, has added new inter est to the contest. It is known here that Governor Jelks does not favor a primary. He is Governor and the Constitution snad ha ne aav mas ,ns rsh, te n ces of the State, whether created by death or otherwise. There are a great many who agree with the Governor that there . primary held here in Dallas that the win be robbed of his prorogative to fiil vacancies and 90 far as he Is concerned simply sign the commissions as they are indicated by the primaries. Those who know Governor Jelks do not believe that he will submit tamely to any such policy. They contend that he is man of courage and that he is going to be Governor and exercise all of the functions of that office without the fear of results.
 On the other hand, there are many who contend that the primary system is the best; that the Governor will be gotten out of a tight place by submitting to a primary: that the win of the people ought ar and IT a T whole % lot of Other other talk of that sort The candidates who think that they will stand the best chance before pri- mary are in favor of that mode of set ting the question and those who think that they would come nearer winning out before the Governor are opposed to a primary. That is the thing in nut shell, but 1t Is the general concensus or opin- in the primaries and that his wish on the matter ought to have some weight.
 If those in favor of a primary insist that one shall be held. regardless of the until Tuesday to decide whether or no he will submit to a primary. He can say fiat-footed that he will not pay any att tention to a primary. after he has ex- pressed his desire as being opposed to one or he can go ahead and take judi cial knowledge of the vacancy and make the appointment and thus forestan the action of the Executive Committee 1T 1t should decide to insist on the Governor leaving the, question to 'the battle OK Ahe ballots"
 Governor delays taking a decided stand one way or another, the more compli- cated the question will become. In the meantime. there Is great deal Of inter est taken in the decision of the question. The fact that the Governor has said that he would hardly appoint any one but lawyer has had the effect of thinning out the number of those who might other wise have applied. Mir J. H. Nunnelee's friends were urging him to enter the race, but as he is not a lawyer, he will not embarrass the Governor by applying for the place. MT. Felix M. Wood and Capt w, P Mollette are the other two in the race who are not lawyers, but 1t IS not known to your representative at this time whether or not they will continue Tn the race. This leaves the avowed can- didates for the place among the lawyers as follows: F, H. Pitts, B. H. Craig Al. l.. Mcleod and w. W. Quarles. There may be some developments between now and Tuesday that will somewhat simplify the situation. but unless the Governor takes a decided stand. 1t looks like the affair will become still more complicated and difficult of solution.
 Two Cases Put On.
 Two cases were called in. the Circuit Court yesterday. It Is the Circuit Clerks duty to furnish a copy of the indictment xo the defendant in capital cases before the trial commences. Circuit Clerk Lacy has been absent from the city since last April or May and he has several depu- ties In the case of the State vs. Char lie Nelson for the killing of a white man by the name of Shelley Sumner, the acting clek who furnished Charlie with